Awarded annually, on admission, to an outstanding M.Sc. or Ph.D. student(s) in the Department of Physics specializing in Medical Physics. Eligible recipients may not hold a major external award including an NSERC, PGS, OGS or OGSST. This scholarship is not renewable. The scholarship is awarded by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research upon the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Physics. Endowed in 2004 by family, friends and colleagues of Robert L. Clarke, Distinguished Research Professor, and founder of the Ottawa Medical Physics Institute (OMPI) to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the OMPI..