[CFA] Tsadra Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Tibetan Buddhist Studies

Tsadra Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Tibetan Buddhist Studies Description and Purpose This fellowship program provides one-year grants to graduate students at North American universities in order to support them in their pursuit of dissertation research focused specifically on Tibetan Buddhism. Dissertation work must include significant textual work on Tibetan Buddhist primary sources and include translation …

[Opportunity] UVic: CSRS 2020/21 Artist in Residence Fellowship

The Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (CSRS) at the University of Victoria welcomes applications from artists of all mediums and genres interested in participating in our dynamic interdisciplinary research community. Purpose: The artist in residence (AIR) program seeks to create mutually beneficial lines of exchange between scholars and artists who share an interest …

[Online] 2020 International and Intensive Program on Buddhism in collaboration with Princeton University

2020 Glorisun International & Intensive Program on Buddhism (June 27–July 15; ONLINE, in collaboration with Princeton University) The Glorisun Global Network for Buddhist Studies, whose founding members include Peking University, UBC, Princeton, Yale, Harvard, U Hamburg, Cambridge and Oxford, cordially invites applications for an intensive program on Buddhist Studies. Lasting from June 27 to July …

[Online] 2020 International and Intensive Program on Buddhism in Collaboration with McMaster University and University of Toronto

2020 Tianzhu International & Intensive Program on Buddhism (July 31–August 15, 2020; ONLINE, in collaboration with McMaster University & University of Toronto, Canada) The Tianzhu Global Network for the Study of Buddhist Cultures, whose founding members include UBC, Ghent University, Harvard, INALCO, McMaster, and UC Berkeley, with support from the Department of Religious Studies at the University …

[CFPs] Workshop: New Paths in the Teaching of Buddhist Studies (Feb 21-23, 2020)

The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto invites proposals for a three-day workshop on Teaching Buddhist Studies to be held in Toronto from Friday February 21st to Sunday February 23rd 2020. Proposals for papers or alternative formats like panel discussion topics or teaching demonstrations are welcome. Further, …

[CFPs] McGill: Premodern Japanese Studies Network International Conference (October 10-11, 2019)

Over the past two years, the School of Religious Studies at McGill University hosted two successful conferences on premodern Japanese culture and religions. In 2017, scholars from Japanese, American and Canadian universities participated in our first conference entitled ‘The Pure Land in the Nara Schools.’ This first event was sponsored by Numata Canada with a …

[Opportunity] International Funding Opportunity for Buddhism and East Asian Religions Research in Canada

The FROGBEAR project is working in partnership with Mitacs to accept proposals under the Globalink Research Award Program for senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows who wish to conduct a research project at one of FROGBEAR’s partner universities in Canada: Mount Allison University [undergraduate students only]University of ManitobaMcMaster UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity …

[CFP] UBC: International Conference: Buddhism & Technology: Historical Background and Contemporary Challenges

International Conference Buddhism and Technology: Historical Background and Contemporary Challenges  (UBC, September 20-22, 2019) The organizing committee for the international conference on “Buddhism and Technology: Historical Background and Contemporary Challenges” cordially invites the submission of related papers. The conference is sponsored by the Tianzhu Global Network for Buddhism and East Asian Culture, and organized by …

[CFP] UofAlberta: RSGSS Graduate Student Symposium: Consuming Religion: Victuals and Consumption in Religious Traditions

RSGSS Graduate Student Symposium Call for Abstracts Consuming Religion: Victuals and Consumption in Religious Traditions University of Alberta April 16 - 17, 2019 Keynote Speakers: Dr. Rachel Berger (Concordia Univ. – Montreal) and Dr. Aaron Gross (Univ. of San Diego) The Religious Studies Graduate Student Society from Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Alberta invites …

[CFP] UofLethbridge: CONNECTIONS: Humanities and Social Sciences Conference (May 4-5, 2019)

May 4-5, 2019 University of Lethbridge Showcasing undergraduate and masters student research in the humanities and social sciences. Show off the best of your academic work at the first Connections: Humanities and Social Sciences Student Conference at the University of Lethbridge on May 4-5. Proposals for papers from any discipline with the academic fields of …