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The Northern Scientific Training Program funds undergraduate and graduate thesis research in the natural, physical and social sciences and humanities.

The online application form is at
 

Background: In 1961, the federal government established the Northern Scientific Training Grants Program to encourage Canadian universities to train northern specialists to meet national needs. Today, it is the Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) and provides supplementary funding to over 300 students annually at over 35 universities across Canada. The program is administered by POLAR as part of its mandate to foster science and technology in Canada鈥檚 North.

For more information on Polar Knowledge Canada visit 

Successful applicants will be required to present their research, however preliminary, at the annual 91亚色 Northern Studies Symposium held in November 2020.  Presentations are 15 minutes in length with 5 min for questions.

Applicants will also report on spending of the NSTP funds by filling out formal Research Reports at  by October 31, 2020 prior to the symposium. Students are required to have supervisors to contribute to their formal research reports.

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Exhibition unveiling: 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Scott Library's Atrium, 2nd floor
Please bring a smartphone or tablet with a data plan to access the exhibition's digital content. You will need a QR code reader, or download the free mobile app izi.Travel here. Head/earphones are recommended.

Presentation and film screening: 7 p.m. - 10.00 p.m.
Price Family Cinema, Accolade East Building

Both events are open to all! Hope to see you there! 

The "City Builders" project aims to record, examine, and divulge the fascinating history of metropolitan Toronto's construction industry; particularly the experiences of Irish, Italian, and Portuguese immigrant workers and their labour organization after the Second World War. Its outputs include: 1) a travelling exhibition with extensive augmented reality-activated digital content; 2) a website packed with interactive digital resources in the form of text, photos, info graphics, audio recordings, videos, maps, and timelines (a few examples here, here, and here); 3) a series of eighteen 6-8 minute-long oral history videos about the lives of retired construction workers and union members (example here); and 4) a two-part documentary, totalling two hours, about two transformative moments in the history of Toronto's construction industry and labour movement.

The first episode of the documentary focuses on the successful campaign by the Irish-Canadian labour activist Gerry Gallagher and his Laborers' Local 183 to improve workplace safety legislation in Ontario in the 1960s-70s, when over 200 construction workers lost their lives building the city, above ground and under. The second episode focuses on the labour organization of Italian immigrant workers in the residential construction sector, known at the time as "the jungle" due to its terrible working conditions and widespread exploitation by developers and (sub)contractors. Led by the charismatic Bruno Zanini - a petty criminal and aspiring opera singer turned labour organizer - and the thundering Charles Irvine - a shillelagh-wielding, Scottish immigrant, who was once a banana boat seaman - bricklayers, plasterers, carpenters, and labourers, organized as the Brandon Union Group, engaged in two major strikes in 1960 and 61; the latter being one of the largest and most violent in the city's postwar history.

With the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections, we digitized over 3,200 photos from the Toronto Telegram collection, featuring incredible photos of the city's landmarks being built and of the historical agents who made them possible. Many of these have the potential of becoming iconic images of Toronto, whose dissemination will likely extend beyond the confines of this project.

All of the City Builders' digital outputs will be freely accessible online after September 28.

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We would appreciate receiving your comments and recommendations at  robarts@yorku.ca.

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鈥淭his prize is awarded to the doctoral dissertation on a Canadian topic defended at 91亚色 in the course of the calendar year that best advances our knowledge of Canada. Special attention will be given to dissertations that transcend disciplinary boundaries and demonstrate innovation in thought and/or methodology.鈥�

The wording of the criteria is not intended to exclude comparative studies.

The award is accompanied by a prize of $500. The winner of the Godard Prize will also be nominated for the dissertation prize of the Canadian Studies Network 鈥� R茅seau d鈥櫭﹖udes canadiennes.

At this time of year, we compile the pool of outstanding dissertations defended in the 2017 calendar year. Please contact the Graduate Programme Director in your discipline if you would like to suggest an outstanding dissertation.

We welcome one nomination from each graduate programme at 91亚色. Please provide with the nomination:

•  An electronic copy of the dissertation
• CV of nominee
•  Nominee鈥檚 91亚色 Student number and current email

Submit applications to robarts@yorku.ca by April 20, 2018.

We wish to decide on a winner of the prize by end of May of this year.

Nomination deadline: 20 April 2018

For any question please email robarts@yorku.ca

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The Northern Studies Program at Carleton University is a 1 year intensive Master's program and 2018-19 will be the 2nd year of our program. The purpose of the Northern Studies programs is to provide opportunities for students to learn how to recognize and support wise public and private-sector decision making in the dynamic North.  The program is interdisciplinary and rooted in analysis of real-world problems. It presents research at the cutting edge from across the North.

The program emphasizes the biophysical, social, and policy environments of northern Canada. It recognizes the impacts of climate change on northern ecosystems and on the Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities that depend on renewable resources. It acknowledges the stresses of cultural transition and evolving governance as land claims and self-government agreements are completed and implemented. It appreciates the importance of functional bureaucracies and practices that reflect the aspirations of northerners. It apprehends the changes to the Arctic Ocean that will facilitate shipping and bring many visitors to the North.

The Northern Studies program is:

• The first interdisciplinary program at the Master level to present a combined focus on the social, political, and physical environments of northern Canada;
• It offers short, intensive access to a Master degree and Graduate Diploma in the National Capital Region;
• The core seminars for the program are multi and interdisciplinary;
• The program recognizes the importance of understanding the nature and capacity of research in order to support decision-making in the North;
• The program aims to assist northern professionals, who need further academic experience to advance their career ambitions, through both intensive Master degrees and the Graduate Diplomas;
• The degree program presents a full credit of experiential learning during a field course in the North and a work placement.
• The program welcomes applications from all people interested in an interdisciplinary approach to Northern Studies. We especially welcome applications and inquiries from Indigenous and non-Indigenous northerners. The program aims to foster respect, appreciation, and interest in the great diversity of cultures and environments found in the North.

  To apply:  

  Applications are due on February 1, 2018.  This program has limited enrollment due to its unique interactive and experiential approach.  Applications will continue to be accepted until all places in the program have been filled.

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An excellent and exciting opportunity awaits university students interested in the Arctic and Arctic affairs. University of Lapland and University of Oulu (Finland), in cooperation with the Model Arctic Council Thematic Network, will host a Model Arctic Council 2018 in October 29 鈥� November 2, 2018 in Rovaniemi, Finland.

The MAC will engage graduate and advanced undergraduate students from universities in the Arctic states, and possibly from some Arctic Council observer countries, to simulate the work and processes of the Arctic Council and its working groups. In the simulation each student will represent her/his assigned Arctic Council role 鈥� representing either one of Member States, or Permanent Participants or Observer countries 鈥� together with 1-2 other students as a delega-tion.

For details regarding funding, time and location and aims of the Model Arctic Council, please download the聽.

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The four years scholarship is worth $60 000, plus tuition, with guaranteed additional funding in research and teaching assistantships.

Please see the link for more details:

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The four years scholarship is worth $60 000, plus tuition, with guaranteed additional funding in research and teaching assistantships.

Please see the link for more details:

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