Graduate fellowship in ethics and culture
The Centre for Studies in Religion and Society hopes to offer this fellowship again to UVic graduate students for one-year fellowship appointments at the centre.
Background
Funding for this fellowship has become available from royalties earned from a CSRS book project, The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, ed. James O. Young and Conrad Brunk). The editors and contributors to the book wished to see the proceeds from its sale go toward supporting an outstanding Aboriginal student engaged in the study of ethics at the graduate level. If a suitable Aboriginal student cannot be identified, other students are eligible to receive this award.
Topics
The fellowship will be awarded to a graduate student whose research makes connections between ethics and culture. This could include, for example, studies of Indigenous ethical systems, ethical aspects of the relations between dominant and minority cultures, or specific ethical issues that arise in legal, medical, economic, environmental, governmental, religious or other contexts involving different cultures. Applications from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome.
Eligibilty
Eligibility: Candidates should be University of Victoria graduate students in good standing who will be at the writing stage of their thesis or dissertation. Priority will be given to Aboriginal students.
Value
The fellowship will provide a minimum $2,000 scholarship plus office space in the scenic Sedgewick building and membership in the centre’s dynamic community of interdisciplinary scholars.
Conditions
Fellows are expected to conduct their work in the centre's quarters, to participate actively in the programs and activities of the centre and to give at least one public seminar or lecture on the theme of their research. Graduate students are also invited to participate in the editing and production of Illumine, a peer-reviewed graduate student journal published annually by the CSRS.
Application Procedure
All applications must include one copy (1) of the following: i) a title that clearly identifies the subject of the project; ii) a 500 word summary of the project; iii) a brief curriculum vitae; iv) official transcripts (graduate and undergraduate); v) a supporting letter from the applicant’s supervisor. Please indicate in your cover letter whether you identify as Aboriginal applicant.
Deadline - TBA
Please forward one double-sided copy of your completed application to: Dr. Paul Bramadat, Director, Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria. Applications may also be sent by email to csrs@uvic.ca.
Selection will be made by the CSRS Program Committee, based on the academic merit of the proposal and the student’s past record of academic achievement.