Independent Scholars Awards for Canadian Studies in the UK

These awards are administered as flexibly as possible to assist the independent scholar to make a significant contribution to the continued development of Canadian Studies in Britain. This may involve research undertaken and shared, assistance with costs of publishing rersearch, assistance with participation in a conference or seminars etc. An Independent Scholar may be a newly qualified academic still trying to find their first appointment or scholars who have not been employed in a UK higher education institution for many years but are still actively researching, publishing, and/or giving conference papers and contributing to seminars. They may have retired from higher education, on pension, but still academically active or they may have lost their university appointment as a result of economic cut-backs. The awards are designed to recognize this important source of academic knowledge, expertise and activity and provide a limited source of funds to assist their contribution to Canadian Studies in the UK.