Graduate Students

This Summer, the student representatives of the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion and its member societies will host social writing sessions for graduate student members over Zoom. Whether you’re working on a dissertation, proposal, or article, come out and work alongside some colleagues in the study of religion.

The sessions will take place on June 16, July 21, and August 18, from 2-4 PM (Eastern).

If you have any questions, or want access to the zoom link, send an email to cssrstudents@gmail.com.

Assumption University just launched a new Graduate Diploma in Catholic Studies for the Fall 2022 semester.

Call for Applications: AAS-SSRC Dissertation Workshop
Demographics, Migration, and Transnational Flows

The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and the Social Science Research Council, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, are pleased to announce the jointly organized AAS-SSRC Dissertation Workshop.

The workshop will be held in conjunction with the AAS annual conference in Honolulu, HI. The theme of the 2022 workshop is "Demographics, Migration, and Transnational Flows." The deadline to apply is January 5, 2022.

The Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project and the CCSR present a crash course for graduate students on using Statistics Canada data on religion and nonreligion

Date: January 13th, 2022
Time: 14:00 ET
Location: Virtual
To register: contact erobins3@uottawa.ca

Sakyadhita Canada is the Canadian branch of Sakyadhita International, whose mandate is to support and assist Buddhist women in their Buddhist practices. Recently, the decision was made to provide an annual bursary of up to $500 to Buddhist nuns or laywomen who are pursuing Buddhist studies at a graduate or honours level, in addition to retreats or the attendance at Sakyadhita International conferences.

Virtual Writing Sessions for Grad Student Members

This Fall, the student representatives of the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion and its member societies will host social writing sessions for graduate student members over Zoom.

Join us to connect with other graduate students and make some writing progress!

**Fellowship Opportunities at the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (UVic)**

Dear Colleagues,

The Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR) is currently looking for students interested in serving as Student Ambassadors for our organization. These students would act as local liaisons between their home institution and the CSSR, ensuring that their student body is kept up-to-date on all academic, funding, and professionalization opportunities offered throughout the year through the CSSR.

My name is Kaitlyn Neuman, I am part of a team investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived publication pressure experienced by academics in Canada.

Please also see attached Letter of Information (click to download PDF)

Our goal with this research is to identify how publication pressure differs across groups of academics. By understanding these subtle differences, our aim is that more targeted supports can be put in place to support academics.  

To provide support for domestic MA applicants, the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto will be implementing 3 new initiatives:

1. We will be hosting a workshop on “Applying for the CGSM MA SSHRC Grant” which is open to students from all universities in Canada. Students from religion undergraduate programs as well as cognate fields (e.g. History, Anthropology, Political Science, Indigenous Studies, etc.) are welcome to attend. This workshop will be run by Professor Amira Mittermaier on Thursday October 29th from 2:00 to 3:00pm.