All students registered in graduate programmes in the Faculty of Humanities are eligible to apply for Graduate Student Associate status in the Humanities Research Institute (HRI).

Graduate Student Associates will receive announcements of and invitations to HRI symposia and special events, as well as invitations to events and workshops geared towards graduate students.

To apply for Graduate Student Associate status in the HRI, please submit the following, electronically, to your Graduate Program Director:

1. A completed application form.
2. A curriculum vitae (use SSHRC curriculum vitae or the format found here) — Notes on constructing a curriculum vitae.

While applications for Graduate Student Associate status may be submitted at any time, adjudication will take place only twice per year. The deadlines for adjudication are October 15 and February 1.

Funding for Knowledge Mobilization

This year, the HRI is able to offer graduate student associates up to $1,000 to help support knowledge mobilization (KMb) activities. Funded activities include, but are not restricted to: travel to professional conferences to present research; open access fees for online publications; and hosting websites for online exhibits.

Please note that to ensure students have a positive, successful conference experience, graduate student associates who receive HRI funding to attend a professional conference must present their work at Brock prior to the date of the conference. Students can present their paper within their own program, at one of the HRI symposia, at the HGSS, or at the FGSPA’s “Mapping New Knowledges” conference. Graduate Student Associates who have not made arrangements to present their paper at Brock prior to the professional conference will not receive funding.

Applications for knowledge mobilization funding must include the following:
1. A completed application form;
2. Confirmation of the paper being accepted for presentation or publication.

Graduate student associates will submit their complete application package to their supervisor or GPD for their review and signature. We recommend students work closely with their supervisor (or GPD) on the application, and submit the final application to them at least 48 hours prior to the deadline.

Competition deadlines are December 1, 2025 and March 30, 2026. The application must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the deadline by email to the HRI ([email protected]). Only electronic applications will be accepted.