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October 15, 2009 - YCI Alumnus Nicole Bourbonnais Awarded a Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of CanadaYouth Challenge International would like to congratulate former YCI Guyana volunteer Nicole Bourbonnais for receiving a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Fellowship!
Please read an excerpt of the original News Release below:
Nicole Bourbonnais, a doctoral candidate in the University of Pittsburgh Department of History in the School of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a doctoral fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada for her research, which traces the history and evolution of family planning in the Caribbean.
Bourbonnais, who received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of British Columbia, studies Caribbean and Latin American history at Pitt. She will receive $20,000 Canadian (about $18,000 U.S.) per annum for four years while she is enrolled in the doctoral program.
Bourbonnais' experience as a sex education project volunteer in 2003 for Youth Challenge International, a Toronto-based nongovernmental aid organization in Guyana, sparked her personal and scholarly interest in the region.
The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships program aims to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences and humanities.
To read the entire news release from the University of Pittburg, click here
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