The Simons Foundation

GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS
for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
2008-2009

Doctoral Research Award Recipients
• Adam Bower (University of British Columbia)
• Gamal Selim (University of Calgary)
• Anita Singh (Dalhousie University)

Masters Research Award Recipients
• Justin Alger (Carleton University)
• Katherine Simonds (Carleton University)
• Nicole Kiyomi Waintraub (University of Ottawa)

Awards are offered annually by The Simons Foundation and The International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP) of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT).

The primary objective of the Graduate Research Awards is to enhance Canadian graduate level scholarship on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues.

DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD
$5,000.00

3 Doctoral Research Awards of $5,000.00 are available to support research, writing and fieldwork leading to the completion of a major research paper or dissertation proposal on an issue related to disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation.

MASTERS RESEARCH AWARD
$2,500.00

4 Masters Research Awards of $2,500.00 are available to support research and writing leading to the completion of a major research paper or thesis on an issue related to disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation.

All awards include travel support (transportation, accommodation, and meals) to Ottawa where successful candidates will be required to present their completed research papers to officials of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada during a special consultation to be held in the Fall of 2009.