Essay Contest

2021 STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST / CONCOURS 2021 D’ESSAIS POUR LES ÉTUDIANTS

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2021 STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST / CONCOURS 2021 D’ESSAIS POUR LES ÉTUDIANTS

le français suit The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) seeks to foster an independent community of scholars dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of Canadian refugee and forced migration research. The Association aims to engage students as active members of the Canadian refugee and forced migration research community, and invites students to participate in the eigth annual CARFMS Student Essay Contest. There are two categories: one for graduate and law students; and,…

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2020 Essay Contest Results

Posted on by Michele Millard
2020 Essay Contest Results

Dear CARFMS Members, On behalf of the CARFMS 2020 Essay Contest Committee, I am thrilled to announce the results of the essay contest. The essay contest is held each year to recognize the most outstanding scholarship produced by students in Canada, in the field of refugee and forced migration studies. The winners of the CARFMS 2020 Essay Contest are: “Unpacking knowledge-practices in social movements: The Canadian Rohingya social movement,” Yuriko Cowper-Smith (Graduate/Law category)    “LGBTQ+…

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CARFMS Essay Contest Winners

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2020  Undergraduate Student Winners Winner: “Newcomer Resettlement Insights of a Frontline Worker and Student of Social Work”, Ranjith Kulatilake, York University Runners up (in no particular order): “Who is protecting LGBTI persons of concern? Examining the factors that explain the low level of implementation of the UNHCR’s AGD policy in the MENA region”, Alec Verch, Carleton University “Palestinian Refugees in Egypt: the forgotten  Refugees”, Rana Kamel-Aly, McGill University Graduate/Law Student Winners Winner: “Unpacking knowledge-practices in social…

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2019 CARFMS Student Essay Contest

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2019 CARFMS Student Essay Contest

CARFMS Graduate Student Essay Contest Winners CARFMS Undergraduate Student Essay Contest Winners 2019 Student Essay Contest The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) seeks to foster an independent community of scholars dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of Canadian refugee and forced migration research. The Association aims to engage students as active members of the Canadian refugee and forced migration research community, and invites students to participate in the seventh annual CARFMS Student…

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2018 Student Essay Contest deadline has been extended to January 31

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2018 Student Essay Contest deadline has been extended to January 31

2018 Student Essay Contest deadline has been extended to January 31 The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) invites students to participate in the seventh annual CARFMS Student Essay Contest. The CARFMS Student Essay Contest aims to recognize the most outstanding research produced by students in the field of refugee and forced migration studies. There are two categories: one for graduate and law students; and, one for undergraduate students. A $500 prize…

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