Overview

The Penny and John Van Esterick Award for Graduate Research on Southeast Asia will be awarded annually to a graduate student conducting research on Southeast Asia especially where such research will require the student to travel to Southeast Asia. Penny and John are cultural anthropologists with a wide range of research experiences in Southeast Asia. Penny retired as a professor from the Department of Anthropology at York University in 2014, and continues to conduct research on maternal and child nutrition and other topics. John taught a range of courses for Anthropology and the Division of Social Science until retirement from York University in 2008. They are pleased to be able to help students develop expertise in the region.
For more information, please visit: ycar.apps01.yorku.ca/research-fellowships-awards/vanesterik-seaaward/

Contact

• York Centre for Asian Research
  8th floor Kaneff Tower
  Phone: 416-736-5821 
  ycar@yorku.ca