Four University of Maine students have received Killam Fellowships to help fund their studies atvarious Canadian institutions of higher learning during the 25-26 academic year. The Killam Fellowships Program provides undergraduate students in Canada and the U.S. withopportunities to spend a semester or full academic year in the other country as exchange students.Recipients receive a […]
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Stephen J. Hornsby, Professor of Geography and Canadian Studies and former director of the Canadian-American Center, received the Governor General’s International Award for Canadian Studies from the International Council for Canadian Studies at a ceremony at York University, Toronto, on 26 June 2025. The award is given biennially to an international scholar who has made […]
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University of Maine undergraduate student, Meaghan Caron, of Bangor, Maine, is the recipient of a Killam Fellowship to study French in Canada this fall for the 2024 academic year. The Killam Fellowships Program provides undergraduate students in Canada and the U.S. with opportunities to spend a semester or full academic year in the other country […]
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Grants up to $4000 for UMaine Faculty The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine invites faculty to submit proposals for Canadian studies course development grants. Proposals for graduate and undergraduate courses are welcome from full-time faculty in all relevant disciplines. What proposals are eligible for funding? Proposals may use funds for one of […]
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Professor of geography and Canadian Studies and former director of the Canadian-American Center Dr. Stephen Hornsby recently received the prestigious Donner medal for distinguished achievement, scholarship, and program innovation in the area of Canadian Studies in the United States. The award was presented to Dr. Hornsby on November 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C., during the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Conference […]
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The Canadian-American Center at UMAine is once again holding a competition for semester long FLAS (Foreign Language Area Studies) Awards for the Spring 2024 semester. FLAS Fellowships support undergraduate students who have an interest in area studies expertise and language proficiency in Canadian Studies and French or Wabanaki languages (Maliseet, Mi’kmaq/Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Abenaki/Penobscot). Graduate […]
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Grants up to $4000 for UMaine Faculty The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine invites faculty to submit proposals for Canadian studies course development grants. Proposals for graduate and undergraduate courses are welcome from full-time faculty in all relevant disciplines. Which proposals are eligible for funding? Proposals may use funds for one of the […]
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This week The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded $350,000 to the University of Maine Franco American Programs. This funding is dedicated towards digitizing historical documents and making them available online. When asked about this project, Susan Pinette, director of the Franco American Centre and Studies program, and executive committee member for the Canadian-American […]
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The Canadian-American Center is now accepting applications for Summer 2023 Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) awards. This award competition is open to all graduate students who wish to improve their French proficiency in Canada. The Award covers tuition up to $5000 and offers a $2500 stipend, and all credits earned can be transferred to UMaine. […]
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University of Maine graduate student, Malcolm Nelson, is one of several recipients of the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship for the 2022-23 academic year. The FLAS fellowship is offered by the Canadian-American Center and the U.S. Department of Education. FLAS is a federal grant to support students who wish to improve proficiency […]
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