$1000 Western Canadian Studies New Scholar Conference Awards Announced

NiCHE, through its Prairie Enviromental Network (PEN), has announced the support of up to two awards of $1000 for environmental history papers presented at the Directions West: Third Biennial Western Canadian Studies Conference, University of Calgary, June 21-23, 2012. Prizes will be awarded to papers presenting Masters, Ph.D. or Post-Doctoral research that will shape understandings of environmental history in Western Canada. Up to two papers will be chosen for the award. For the conference CFP and more information, please visit www.dnswest.ca. To be considered for the award, conference registrants will be required to submit an abstract and completed paper ready to be considered for publication by May 15, 2012. Winners’ abstracts will appear on the NiCHE website.