Francophone research opportunities

["Neale, Kelley" <Kelley.Neale@usask.ca>]

The Centre canadien de recherche sur les francophonies en milieu minoritaire
(CRFM) of the University of Regina's Institut Français, is launching its first research grant competition. This competition is open to university and community researchers in Saskatchewan, across Canada and around the world.
The competition will close on June 3 2005.  

The CRFM supports original research projects that will enhance the understanding of the francophone experience in minority situations. Within these global parameters, the CRFM will give priority to projects focusing on the following issues: identity strategies, culture and heritage, education, public policy (health, immigration, etc.). The CRFM encourages multidisciplinary projects as well as those that compare the francophone experience to that of other peoples or ethno-cultural groups in minority contexts.

Priority will normally be given to projects focusing on the following francophone communities, in the order indicated: 
the Fransaskois community; other francophone communities of western Canada; other francophone communities in minority situations.

The CRFM offers six types of grants:  
·	Research grants  
·	Research grants for students
·	Grants for teaching releases
·	Research grants for community researchers
·	Aid for academic publication
·	Aid for community-based publication

For more information regarding these research grant programs, please consult the CRFM pages on the Institut français website at www.uregina.ca/institutfrancais or contact Mr. Frédéric Dupré at (306)
337-2357 or crfm@uregina.ca.  Application forms as well as the English version of the web pages will be available online as of May 9.  To obtain the forms or the English version of the programs immediately via e-mail, please contact Mr. Dupré.

Frédéric Dupré
Coordonnateur
Centre canadien de recherche
sur les francophonies en milieu minoritaire Institut français Université de Regina tél : 306.337.2357 fax : 306.585.5183 www.uregina.ca/institutfrancais

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Colloque international 2005 "Résistances et convergences: 
stratégies
identitaires des francophones et des Métis de l'Ouest canadien"
20-23 octobre 2005, Institut français, Regina, Saskatchewan http://prometheus.cc.uregina.ca:6666/institutfrancais/colloque/index.html

International colloquium 2005 "Resistance and Convergence: 
Francophone and
Metis Strategies of Identity in Western Canada"
October 20-23, 2005, Institut français, Regina, Saskatchewan http://prometheus.cc.uregina.ca:6666/institutfrancais/colloque/index.html
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