MA and PhD students in the Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture at York University are invited to apply for the Ioan Davies Award. This award recognizes excellence in student scholarly and/or creative research. It is given annually to an outstanding student registered in the Graduate Program in Communication & Culture at York, who demonstrates financial need and a research interest in the topics reflected in the work of Ioan Davies:

• aesthetics;
• critical cultural theory;
• culture in the global arena;
• culture in everyday life;
• technology and identity;
• the culture of cities.

Professor Davies taught at York from 1972 until his death in 2000, helped establish the African Studies Program, the Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought and the Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture, and was a founder of the journal border/lines.

Students may be nominated by faculty or may apply independently. The nomination or application must include the completed application form and the submission of a scholarly paper, thesis or dissertation chapter, or research-creation project. Applicants' year of study and degree requirements will be taken into consideration in the adjudication of this award.   

Amount: $500 min. to $1000 max.

Eligibility: MA and PhD students registered full-time at York University in the Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture. Applicants must be Canadian Citizens or permanent residents, and Ontario residents.

Award information can also be found at: https://www.yorku.ca/gradstudies/cmct/current-students/awards-and-other-support-funds// 

Submission deadline: February 21, 2022. 5 p.m. (now closed)