Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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FASS ESSAY PRIZES


The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers three essay competitions:

Congratulations to our 2012 winners:

Irving and Jeanne Glovin Award
Trisha Dempsey
"The search for a societal catalyst with the capacity to motivate the inclusion of people with cognitive disabilities" (.PDF)

Honourable Mention
Katie Stockdale
"The Honest and Kind:  The Role of Virtue in Moral Theory" (PDF.)

Mushkat Memorial Award
Ana Vidovic
"Beyond Tolerance - A Socio-Cultural Critique " (.PDF)

Halifax Overseas Club Essay Prize
Alison Froese Stoddard
"The Birth of Canada's Multicultural Policy:  Plotting the Official Acceptance of Diversity " (.PDF)

The Irving and Jeanne Glovin Award   

The Oskar Schindler Humanities Foundation established The Irving and Jeanne Glovin Award in 2003 to foster research into the meaning and underlying principles for “good human conduct.”  The Foundation is interested in stimulating scholarly work that defines “good human conduct” with which all persons could agree, to explore its sources, and develop pragmatic educational strategies and ways of teaching children, to show by action, respect and acceptance of others by peoples of the world regardless of circumstances or background. The spirit of the research may be illustrated by the words of Confucius: “Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you.”  Researchers are encouraged to demonstrate the importance of acceptance and mutual respect of others and the impact this behavior has on our society.

Award:  $4,000

Eligibility: The Irving and Jeanne Glovin Award is open to all registered full-time or part-time (minimum of three courses) Dalhousie University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students who are presently enrolled in a graduate program or in their final year of undergraduate study. Students enrolled in any major discipline, for example, Languages, Social Sciences, Humanities and Performing Arts, or any interdisciplinary program, for example, Canadian Studies, European Studies, Gender and Women Studies and IDS are encouraged to apply. The recipient will be preferably one who has a broad general education and interdisciplinary interests appropriate to the research topic chosen. All papers are to be submitted in both electronic form and hard copy following the standards of the APA style guide in 12 point font, double spaced, and must be between 4,000 and 5,000 words in length.

Application and deadline: Candidates are to submit a copy of their essay in electronic form to FASS@dal.ca and a hard copy accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a faculty member by 4:30pm on February 24, 2012. All hard copies can be submitted to the Office of the Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The award winner will be asked to make a public presentation of their research essay.

Selection committee: The Selection committee is composed of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (or designate), the Dean of Graduate Studies (or designate), and two additional members of the Dalhousie University faculty or support staff. The Office of the Dean will notify all Award Winners by March 14, 2012 and will publish their names on the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website.


Mushkat Memorial Essay Prize     

The Mushkat Memorial Essay Prize was established by Mr. William Mushkat in 1942 to foster academic excellence and scholarly research into the meaning and principles that define “tolerance.”  Researchers are encouraged to examine topics that promote amity and good relations among people and or nations of the world.  Papers can be of any subject of national or international importance, but your research must demonstrate how tolerance and goodwill among people and nations are inextricably linked. 

Award:  $4,000

Eligibility: The Mushkat Memorial Essay Prize is open to all registered full-time Dalhousie University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students regardless of your year of study. Students enrolled in any major discipline, for example Languages, Social Sciences, Humanities and Performing Arts or any interdisciplinary program, for example, Canadian Studies, European Studies, Gender and Women Studies and IDS are encouraged to apply. The recipient will be preferably one who has a broad general education and interdisciplinary interests appropriate to the research topic chosen. All papers are to be submitted in both electronic form and hard copy following the standards of the APA style guide in 12 point font, double spaced, and must be between 4,000 and 5,000 words in length.

Application and deadline:  Candidates are to submit a copy of their essay in electronic form to FASS@Dal.Ca and a hard copy accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a faculty member by 4:30pm on February 24, 2012. All hard copies can be submitted to the Office of the Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The award winner will be asked to make a public presentation of their research essay.

Selection committee: The Selection committee is composed of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (or designate), and two additional members of the Dalhousie University faculty or support staff.  The Office of the Dean will notify all award winners by March 14, 2012 and will publish their names on the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website.


The Halifax Overseas Club Essay Prize   

The focus of this essay prize is to demonstrate the relationship between a place in the Overseas Dominions with the British Commonwealth. Research papers can be either historical or critical in nature, but they must speak to matters that stimulate the study of and an interest in the closer relations of the constituent parts of the British Commonwealth.  Examples include but are not limited to:

·         Role of India in the Modern Commonwealth

·         Canada and the World

·         Atlantic exchange and migration

·         Changing ideas of multilateral engagement

·         Immigration policy

·         Peace keeping

·         Origins of Canada’s multiculturalism policy

Award:  $4,000

Eligibility: The Halifax Overseas Club Essay Prize is open to all registered full-time or part-time (minimum of three courses) undergraduate Dalhousie University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students regardless of your year of study. Students enrolled in any major discipline, for example, Languages, Social Sciences, Humanities and Performing Arts, or any interdisciplinary program for example, Canadian Studies, European Studies, Gender and Women Studies and IDS are encouraged to apply. The recipient will be preferably one who has a broad general education and interdisciplinary interests appropriate to the research topic chosen. All papers are to be submitted in electronic form following the standards of the APA style guide in 12 point font, double spaced, and must be between 4000 and 5000 words in length.

Application and deadline: Candidates are to submit a copy of their essay in electronic form  to FASS@Dal.Ca and a hard copy accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a faculty member by 4:30pm on February 24, 2012. All hard copies can be submitted to the Dean’s Office in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The award winner will be asked to make a public presentation of their research essay.

Selection committee: The Selection committee is composed of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (or designate), and two additional members of the Dalhousie University faculty or support staff. The award winner will be notified by March 14, 2012 and the Office of the Dean will publish all prize winners on the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website.

FAQs

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Past winners   

2011

Emma Moore - Guilt Trips: A Personal Perspective on the Ethical Quandaries of Travel in the Developing World (.PDF) (.mov)

Mushkat Memorial Essay Prize

Conor Noseworthy - Tolerance, Hate Speech, and Conflicting Human Rights (.PDF) (.mov)

Halifax Overseas Club Essay Prize

Not awarded in 2011

2010

2009

2008