Graduate students

Maggie Kontra-Emmens Feature

Canadian-American Fellow Feature: Maggie Kontra-Emmens

University of Maine PHD student, Maggie Kontra-Emmens, is a recipient of the Canadian-American Center Fellowship for 2022 to 2023.  The Canadian-American Center Fellowship is offered by the Canadian-American Center and the University of Maine Graduate School. It is available to graduate students in disciplines that focus on Canada or Canada-US relations. Each academic year, the […]

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Canadian-American Fellow Feature: Jasmin Lamb

University of Maine PhD student, Jasmin Lamb, is one of several recipients of the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program for 2022 to 2023 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 […]

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Canadian-American Center News, Liam Berigan: Can-Am Fellow Researching Bird Migration on the East Coast (On the top right is the Canadian American Center logo. Underneath is a picture of Berigan. He is holding a bird)

Canadian-American Center Fellow Feature: Liam Berigan

University of Maine PhD student, Liam Berigan, is one of several recipients of the New England-Atlantic Provinces-Quebec (NEAPQ) Fellowship for the 2022 academic year. The NEAPQ Fellowship is offered by the Canadian-American Center and the University of Maine Graduate School. It is available to graduate students in disciplines that focus on Canada or Canada-US relations. […]

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NEAPQ Fellow Liam Berigan Studies Migratory Patterns of the American Woodcock in Nova Scotia (Above the title is the Canadian American Center logo. On the left is a picture of an American Woodcock being held by a research student, while another student attaches a tracker. It is a small brown bird)

NEAPQ Fellow Studies Migratory Patterns of the American Woodcock in Nova Scotia

October 3rd through 8th, 2022: In conjunction with the NEAPQ Fellowship, awardee Liam Berigan received funding to quantify migratory linkages between birds who summer in Canada and winter in the United States.  He was also sponsored by the CanAm Center for his travel for this research and granted $1,000. Berigan specifically researches the American Woodcock […]

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Annual UMaine-UNB International Graduate Student Conference

The UMaine-UNB History Graduate Student Conference is held annually during the Fall semester. Jointly hosted by graduate students at both universities since 1998, the conference site alternates every other year between the two campuses in Orono, Maine, and Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The conference offers a wonderful opportunity for History graduate students from the University […]

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Emerging Scholars Colloquium

Emerging Scholars Colloquium American Council for Quebec Studies (ACQS) In Baltimore 20-23 October, 2022 The ACQS invites proposals for papers for our Emerging Scholars Colloquium to be held in conjunction with our 2022 biennial convention. With the participation of the Association internationale des études québécoises (AIEQ) and the Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine, […]

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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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