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Deadline for Fall 2010 Applications is noon, Friday, 5 November
The Centre for Regional Studies (CRS) at St. Francis Xavier University was established in 1984 at the initiative of the University's Extension Department. Funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council is used in the day-to-day functioning of the Centre. The CRS promotes research related to the social, political, economic, cultural and historical dimensions of Atlantic Canadian life. Each spring and autumn, an internal competition is held for the purpose of awarding research funds. The ongoing involvement of the Extension Department offers a channel through which community concerns can be brought to the Faculty and research results can be brought to the community. The Centre is aligned with both the
academic and social goals of the University, through its mandate to promote
research into the social, economic, cultural and political issues of
relevance to Atlantic Canada, and to eastern Nova Scotia in particular. The
Centre is also committed to collaborative work with groups and organizations
within the region, and to sharing the results of research. It has stimulated
a broad array of humanities and social science explorations, which have
highlighted important but often neglected dimensions of local and community
life. Not only has this resulted in new avenues of scholarship but it has
also nurtured an expanding network of academic investigators and contributed,
through the employment of undergraduate student employers, to the training
and mentoring of a significant number of emerging young scholars. The CRS
Board administers its program by holding annual rounds of competitive
adjudication for scholarly support. Eligible activities include academi Inquiries and applications (8 copies)
may be directed to the Chair of the CRS Board: Lynda
Harling-Stalker Assistant Professor
of Sociology Antigonish,
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