Fellowships & awards
CSRS Fellowship Program
The CSRS fellowship program plays a significant role in fostering the mandate of the centre. Each year we welcome a broad mix of scholars to visit the centre's vibrant research community. Successful applicants are provided with office space in the scenic and centrally located Sedgewick building, access to the university library and other university services, and valuable research and networking opportunities, all within a congenial retreat-like setting.
CSRS fellows are expected to support centre activities by participating in daily discussions and weekly lectures, making a good use of the assigned office space, as part of their appointment. Fellows are also asked to provide a public lecture on their research activities.
We welcome applications from all disciplinary backgrounds. Some fellowships such as graduate student and Artist-in-Residence fellowships are stipendiary, while the others are non-stipendiary awards (no cash value) - please see the list below for more information for each fellowship. Applicants must be fully self-funded from external sources to qualify for these awards.
Applications are adjudicated by the centre's Program Committee and/or Advisory Council based on the academic merit of the proposal, the views of the referees and the recent scholarly activity of the candidate.
Fellowship categories
UVic faculty fellowships
CSRS offers UVic faculty with a religious topic an opportunity to participate in our dynamic interdisciplinary research community. Awarded faculty will receive teaching-release time equal to the value of one 1.5 credit course during the six-month of the fellowship. This fellowship is decided by the competition in December.
Click here to apply.
Graduate student fellowships
CSRS offers graduate students with religious topics the residencies at CSRS with monetary awards. This fellowship is decided by the competition. All graduate students inside/outside of UVic are welcome.
Click here to apply.
Many graduate student fellowships are sponsored by generous members of our community.
- Rev, Heather J. Lindstedt and Dr. Brian A. Pollick Fellowship
- Ian H. Stewart Graduate Fellowship
- Scales Family Fellowship
Visiting research fellowships
CSRS offers scholars with religious topics from all over the world the residencies at CSRS and opportunities to participate in the research community (no monetary awards). This fellowship is decided by the adjudication committee.
Click here to apply.
Community Sabbaticant Fellowships
CSRS offers members of the non-academic community with religious topics, the residencies at CSRS and opportunities to participate in the research community (no monetary awards). This fellowship is decided by the adjudication committee.
Click here to apply.
Artist-in-Residence Fellowship
CSRS offers artists with religious themes the opportunities to participate in the research community with monetary awards. This fellowship is decided by the competition.
Click here to apply.
My time as an Artist-In-Residence at the CSRS was magical! I experienced compassion, connection, collaboration, and constructive conversation amongst the Centre’s diverse community.
- Meharoona Ghani, the Artist-in-Residence 2020-2021
Associate Fellowship
CSRS offers members in the CSRS community opportunities to stay involved in CSRS activities beyond their initial fellowship terms or the participation in the past (some exceptions may apply). This fellowship is determined by the adjudication committee.
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Being an Associate Fellow at the CSRS has made me feel welcomed and well cared-for in the face of unavoidable graduate-student blues. Daily coffee talks have helped me to find my ‘scholar’s voice’ and develop friendships and professional mentorships that have enriched my life and my research.
- Jessica Ziakin-Cook, CSRS Graduate Student Fellow 2022-23 and Associate Fellow since 2023
Indigenous Research Fellowship
CSRS offers a First Nations, Inuit, or Métis scholar (graduate student or faculty member) for a one-year residency in the CSRS research community with monetary award. This fellowship is decided by the competition.
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Harold Coward India Fellowship
This joint fellowship, named after the CSRS founding director, Harold Coward, offers faculty, senior doctoral and post-doctoral students at Indian universities, the participation in the broad research communities among the three UVic research centres; the CSRS, the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) and the Centre for Global Studies (CFGS). The successful applicant receives a monetary award. This fellowship is decided by the competition.
Click here to apply.
Katherine Young Travel Award
This fellowship offers students at McGill university for a residency in the CSRS and the participation in the research community, with a monetary award sponsored by Dr. Katherine Young, CSRS Associate Fellow.
Please visit here for more details.