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Canada's newest national museum, and the first national museum located outside of Ottawa, will be dedicted to human rights. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights opens its doors in 2014.
There are numerous funding opportunities available from national and international agencies, and within individual institutions, for research in the field of human rights:
Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows The Trudeau Foundation offers extremely generous funding for doctoral candidates and has a program for university faculty as fellows and mentors. The key themes of the foundation are: Human Rights and Social Justice; Responsible Citizenship; Canada and the World; Humans and their Natural Environment. The scholarship was created as a tangible symbol of co-operation between Canadian Japanese and Canadian Mennonites, subsequent to a formal apology that was offered to Canadian Japanese, by MCC Canada on behalf of Canadian Mennonites. It is intended to assist the protection of minority and human rights in Canada, and to reduce the potential for abuse of cultural minorities such as that suffered by Japanese Canadians during World War II. The scholarship is co-sponsored by the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC) and Mennonite Central Committee Canada (MCCC). The Killam postdoctoral fellowships are open to any field of research (including human rights) at the University of Alberta. In addition, postdoctoral fellows can apply for the Grant Notely Memorial postdoctoral grants for study in history, politics, economy or society of Western Canada. These grants are not restricted to human rights studies. Marta Danylewycz Scholarship Fund: The Fund was established with the primary objective of continuing, promoting, and supporting work in women's history from a feminist perspective. More specifically, the Fund supports historical research at the doctoral level in the following areas: women and ethnicity, women and religion, women and work, women and social reform, women and education, women and family.
The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History invites nominations annually for the Peter Oliver Prize in Canadian Legal History. The prize is awarded annually for published work (journal article, book chapter, book) in Canadian legal history written by a student. Students in any discipline at any stage of their careers are eligible. The Society takes a broad view of legal history, one that includes work in socio-legal history, legal culture, etc., as well as work on the history of legal institutions, legal personnel, and substantive law.
The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History invites nominations annually for the R. Roy McMurtry Fellowship in Legal History. The fellowship is to support graduate (preferably doctoral) students or those with a recently completed doctorate, to conduct research in Canadian legal history, for one year. Scholars working on any topic in the field of Canadian legal history are eligible. Applicants should be in a graduate programme at an Ontario University or, if they have a completed doctorate, be affiliated with an Ontario University.
To be eligible for the award, the paper must be presented at the International Studies Association annual meeting immediately preceding the deadline (not restricted to the human rights section panels), and must be original (not presented or published elsewhere) research in the field of human rights. Papers presented as posters are also eligible for the award. The award will be accompanied by $100 as well as a paid one-year membership in the Human Rights Section. In addition, the winner will receive $300 to subsidize travel to the following year’s ISA meeting (contingent upon provision of receipts).
These prestigious two-year fellowships, worth $70,000 per year, are open to both Canadian and international researchers who have recently completed a PhD, PhD-equivalent or health professional degree
Professionals & Faculty The Human Rights Program provides a limited number of grants and contributions to projects that increase awareness, knowledge, and practical enjoyment of human rights in Canada. Canadian non-profit organizations, professional organizations, universities and post-secondary institutions are eligible to apply for this funding. To receive funding under this program, human rights standards must be an explicit and important part of the project activities. Project proposals must establish clear links between the funding requested and the human rights education activities, along with the results to be achieved with respect to increasing human rights awareness, knowledge and practical enjoyment.
Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights: The Myers Center Outstanding Book Awards identify and review books published each year analyzing the myriad forms of bigotry and discrimination, and, importantly, advancing pathways towards human rights for all. We invite publishers to nominate books published during the second half of 2006 and first half of 2007 at this time. Under the direction of sociologist and community activist, Dr. Loretta J. Williams, a national panel of reviewers, geographically dispersed and diverse on multiple demographic variables, examines books of various genres dealing with oppression and social justice issues. Ten books considered to be most outstanding are presented the Myers Award annually each December.
The Trudeau Foundation offers extremely generous funding for doctoral candidates and has a program for university faculty as fellows and mentors. The key themes of the foundation are: Human Rights and Social Justice; Responsible Citizenship; Canada and the World; Humans and their Natural Environment.
The human rights landscape is in constant evolution. As part of the Commission’s efforts to foresee and understand the trends and shifts that are taking place in Canadian society and remain a leader in disseminating human rights knowledge, it is implementing an advanced and policy-driven research program in human rights. Visit the CHRC Research Program web site for calls for proposals.
This award will be given to the best paper presented at the International Studies Association annual conference 2008 by a faculty member (not restricted to rank) or professional or activist. Eligibility is limited to Human Rights Section-sponsored panels, and must be original (not presented or published elsewhere) research in the field of human rights. The award is accompanied by $100 as well as a paid one-year membership in the Human Rights Section. In addition, the winning paper will be forwarded to the Journal of Human Rights for special consideration for publication. Papers may be nominated by panel chairs or other conference participants, and by authors. Papers should have been uploaded to the ISA website by the deadline. Alternatively, if you are submitting your own paper for consideration, please submit it electronically to the Chair of the committee.
The Law Foundation has established a budget of $150,000 for small, one-time projects. To be eligible for funding, a project must fall within one or more of the five program objectives of the Law Foundation: legal aid; legal education; legal research; law reform; and law libraries. The Law Foundation encourages applications from organizations that are interested in implementing projects of a smaller scale. The Law Foundation encourages applicants and projects that reflect the diversity of British Columbia. The Law Foundation’s working definition of diversity is: Diversity includes age, different abilities, socio-economic level, education, ethnicity, language, family, gender, marital/relationship status, race, religion, work experience, geographic size and location, and sexual orientation. [The Law Foundation of British Columbia also provides Large Project Grants and Graduate Student Fellowships. Many other provincial law foundations, and the Canadian Bar Association, provide grants and student fellowships as well].
Named in honour of the late Walter S. Tarnopolsky, a talented human rights advocate and scholar, the award recognizes a resident of Canada who has made an outstanding contribution to domestic or international human rights. The Award takes the form of an inscribed bronze medallion and an honorarium of one thousand dollars. The Award is presented at the annual meeting of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held during the Canadian Bar Association Annual Meeting in August.
Fellowships will be awarded to outstanding scholars and teachers interested in writing and conducting research about ethics during a year in residence at the University of Toronto. Fellows will participate in a bi-weekly seminar at the Centre, together with local faculty as well as the Centre’s graduate and post-doctoral fellows. Although regular teaching obligations are not attached to the Fellowships, we expect fellows to have some involvement in the undergraduate Ethics, Society and Law Program. Fellows are also expected to participate regularly in the Centre’s other activities, including seminars, colloquia, and public lectures; and to be in residence in Toronto for the term of their appointments, which will run from September 1, 2008 to May 15, 2009. [The Centre also has programs for post-doctoral and doctoral candidates].
The Barbara Roberts Memorial Fund was established with the primary objective of continuing, promoting, and supporting work in peace issues, workplace/unions/radical social movements, social justice/human rights and women’s studies education from a feminist perspective.
The Human Rights Education and Multiculturalism Fund (HREM Fund) supports the Alberta Government’s efforts to foster equality, promote fairness, and encourage the creation of inclusive workplaces and communities. The HREM Fund complements and supports the human rights and diversity work of community organizations, the Alberta Human Rights Commission and educational initiatives undertaken by the Human Rights and Citizenship Branch of the Department of Culture and Community Spirit.
Visiting Professorships in Human Rights
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