Awards

Patricia Anderson: Kilman Fellow

Patricia Andersen: Killam recipient to study French Language in Canada

University of Maine undergraduate student, Patricia Andersen, of Durham, New Hampshire, is the recipient of a Killam Fellowship to study French in Canada this fall for the 2022 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 […]

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Faculty Research Fund Awards 2022

2022 Faculty Research Funds Announcement

The Faculty Research Fund program aims to support faculty in establishing or maintaining high-quality research programs and other creative achievements. Competitions are held annually and funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School through a review and nomination process by the Faculty Research Fund Committee. This year […]

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Summer FLAS Competition – Now accepting applications

The Canadian-American Center is now accepting applications for Summer 2022 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.  Credits can be transferred to UMaine.  For more information, […]

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Now accepting nominations and applications for the Canadian-American Center Awards

2021-2022 Foreign Language and Areas studies (FLAS), Canadian-American Center Fellowships, New England-Atlantic Provinces-Québec Fellowships: Call for nominations The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine would like to announce that it is now accepting applications and nominations for Foreign Language and Areas studies (FLAS) Awards, Canadian-American Center Fellowships, and New England-Atlantic Provinces-Québec Fellowships. Academic Year […]

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FALL 2021 FLAS COMPETITION

The Canadian-American Center at UMaine is organizing a competition for a one-half Academic Year Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Award starting in January 2022. The Award would cover tuition up to $9000, offer a $7500 stipend and cover 50% of Health insurance if bought through UMaine. FLAS Fellowships support graduate students who seek to […]

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2020-2021 Call for Graduate Award Nominations

The Canadian-American Center is now accepting nominations for the following graduate awards: Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) Summer FLAS for intensive French language study New England-Atlantic Provinces-Quebec Fellowships (NEAPQ) Canadian-American Center Fellowships For more details about the awards and application instructions, click here. Universal graduate award instructions (for full-year awards only) may be […]

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2019-2020 Graduate Award Nominations: Deadline Feb. 15th

The Canadian-American Center is now accepting nominations for the following graduate awards: Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) Summer FLAS for intense French language study New England-Atlantic Provinces-Quebec Fellowships (NEAPQ) Canadian-American Center Fellowships For more details about awards and application instructions, click here. Universal graduate award instructions (for full-year awards only) may be found here. The Canadian-American […]

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“Coming Home” map selected for 2018 Atlas of Design

We are pleased to announce that our most recent map publication, “Coming Home to Indigenous Place Names in Canada,” has been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Atlas of Design! Please join us in congratulating mapmaker Margaret W. Pearce on this honor. You can find out more about the Atlas here, and more about the […]

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St. John River, New Brunswick

Prof. Micah Pawling wins Canadian Historical Association prize

Please join us in congratulating Assistant Professor of Native American Studies and History Micah Pawling for the selection of his article, “Wəlastəkwey (Maliseet) Homeland: Waterscapes and Continuity within the Lower St. John River Valley, 1784-1900,” for the 2018 Canadian Aboriginal History Article prize. You can access the article in Acadiensis: Journal of the History of the […]

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