Trudeau Foundation Scholarship a gateway for courageous bold

Trudeau Foundation Scholarship “a gateway for courageous, bold, original thinkers who are hungry to play a leadership role in their communities”

Eligibility • You must be already accepted into or in year one, two, or three of a full-time doctoral program in the humanities or social sciences (broadly defined) • Your doctoral work must relate to at least one of the Foundation’s four central themes: Human Rights and Dignity, Responsible Citizenship, Canada and the World, People and their Natural Environment • Canadian citizens are eligible whether they are at a Canadian or an international institution • Non-Canadians (permanent residents or foreign nationals) enrolled in a doctoral program at a Canadian institution are eligible

Who Nominates Scholars? • The Foundation accepts applications from any university. • It is up to students to decide which institution will submit the most suitable file on their behalf. • Universities may nominate a current student who will be pursuing a doctorate at another institution. • The award is portable, meaning students may keep the scholarship even if they change institutions, provided their eligibility for the award does not change.

What is Trudeau Foundation Looking For? • Academic excellence • Leadership experience and abilities • Thematic relevance of research to the Foundation’s themes • Community engagement • Originality and audacity • Communication skills and desire to contribute to public dialogue and share knowledge • Interest for the scientific theme of the 2020 -2023 cycle: Technology and ethics.

What is Trudeau Foundation Looking For? • Interest for the scientific theme of the 2020 -2023 cycle: Technology and ethics • The Foundation is committed to selecting a diverse group of Scholars, including diversity in terms of gender, perspectives, language, race/ethnicity, Canadian region of study anddisabilities. We also welcome First Nations, Inuit, and Métis candidates.

Application Walkthrough 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) Project Title Project Description Objectives and Research Questions Theoretical or Conceptual Framework Research Method References Letters of support Personal Statement

Research Themes Human Rights and Dignity • • • rights affirmation movements social policy and humanitarian action group and individual emancipation efforts examinations of exclusionary practices and marginalized groups violence, poverty, health, education and nurture, employment, intergenerational inequities failures of recognition, failures to act and failed actions social and political integration of immigrants internal migrations issues linked to the information society ownership of knowledge and dematerialized value

Research Themes Responsible Citizenship • political values and the exercise of democracy, taking growing social diversity into account • the institutional conditions for civic involvement and corporate “good” citizenship practices • the notion of citizenship and how, in modern societies, it is being redefined in a growing number and variety of political arenas • the interaction between citizenship and responsibility in settings within and beyond the nation-state • urban territory, which is rife with emerging problems • there is a wealth of other debates sparked by an increasingly cosmopolitan population that is contributing to the growth of ethno-cultural diversity all around the world

Research Themes Canada and the World prevention and resolution of international conflicts points of tension such as culture, religion and the environment economic and commercial issues the process of foreign policy development evolution of multiculturalism – its diversification, the growing presence of ethno-cultural groups outside of urban areas, and the links between diasporas and their home countries • Canada and nongovernmental organizations, especially in the international co-operation sector • Canada’s international standing: Will the country see its influence diminished or will it succeed in creating new strategic alliances? • • •

Research Themes People and their Natural Environment • environmental security at the global level • approaches for reducing the vulnerability of ecosystems, especially in regions such as the Arctic and the boreal forest • the notion of environmental justice by looking at the impact of certain decisions on the poorest segments of society, on immigrants, on people affected by major energy projects and on First Nations • studies of a social, economic or political nature that lead to the identification, evaluation or dissemination of sustainable environmental practices • link between healthy ecosystems, communities and individuals • questions linked to freshwater resources, the restoration of high priority ecological regions, the build-up of toxic chemicals in people and ecosystems, transportation strategies, “green” technological innovations and climate change

Application (Deadline December 11) Apply through the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation webpage: https: //trudeaufdn. fluxx. io/user_sessions/new Trudeau Foundation Homepage: http: //www. trudeaufoundation. ca/en

Resources Gail Lamkin, School of Graduate Studies glamkin@mun. ca Trudeau Foundation FAQ page http: //www. fondationtrudeau. ca/en/faq-0 Phaedra de Saint-Rome, Leadership Programs Officer pdesaintrome@fondationtrudeau. ca