Opportunity | Excellence in Philippine Studies/ Filipinx Diaspora Studies Writing and Research-Creation
The Philippine Studies Group invites course directors and teaching assistants to nominate exceptional student papers and research-creation outputs (such as creative works) for the Excellence in Philippine Studies/Filipinx Diaspora Studies Writing and Research-Creation Awards. A small monetary award (C$300) is available for one award recipient per category.
The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, 22 November 2023 at 16:00 EST.
Criteria for nominations:
For PhD Papers:
- The submission should be an original and unrevised version of a term paper or creative project
- It should have a substantive focus related to the Philippines or the Filipino/a/ix Diaspora
- It should have been submitted for a York university class or requirement in the 2022–23 or Fall 2023 academic years
- It should not have been published or recognized elsewhere prior to submission
For PhD Dissertations:
- The submission should be an original and unrevised version of a PhD dissertation
- It should have a substantive focus related to the Philippines or the Filipino/a/ix Diaspora
- It should have been successfully defended in the 2022–23 and Fall 2023 academic year
For Research-Creation:
- The submission should be an original creative or expressive work (including, but not limited to visual art, new media works, screenplays, scripts, dance, musical compositions, etc.)
- It should include a 350-word statement written by the student, which describes the work’s connection to the Philippines or the Filipino/a/x Diaspora.
- It should have been submitted for a York University class or requirement in the 2022–23 or Fall 2023 academic years
Nominators can email their submission to philippinestudiesgroup@yorku.ca. Submissions must include:
- Name, department and email of the nominator
- The student’s name, programme, year of study and email address
- The nominator’s 250-word description justifying the submission
- For paper submissions, a PDF scan of the student’s unrevised essay with the marker’s original comments on the essay included
- For research-creation submissions, please submit high-quality digital documentation in a shared folder. Provide the link in the submission document.
Awardees:
Eight graduate students from three Faculties at York University are recipients of Philippine Studies Group funding for research, fieldwork and language acquisition. Congratulations to Antoniel, Dani, Geneviève, Kad, Myla, Nikki, Ria and Romeo! Read more about the recipients at this link.
Additional funding opportunities are available to Associates of the York Centre for Asian Research for research activities and events.
Past Opportunities:
Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow Research Stipend (Deadline: 6 February 2023)
Requirements: A brief research proposal, indicating the research questions being examined, the methods and methodologies being used, and research plans. Each applicant should also provide a budget breakdown indicating travel costs (including hotel and airfare), participant honoraria, etc.
At least three awards, up to $ 8,000 each.
Language Study Subsidy (Deadline: 6 February 2023)
Requirements: A letter from the applicant indicating which Philippine language they want to study, how learning this language will contribute to their research plans, and a budget indicating total costs of language instruction and, if relevant, travel costs (if applicant will be traveling to the Philippines to learn the language).
Two awards, up to $4,500 each.
Excellence in Philippine Studies / Filipinx Diaspora Studies writing
Deadline: 30 May 2023
Requirements: Nomination packages should include a one paragraph summary of the paper/dissertation and a PDF copy of the paper or PhD dissertation.
Undergraduate paper – $500
Masters Research paper – $500
PhD dissertation award – $750
PhD dissertation honourable mention – $600