SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Scholarships

Nov 14th, 2014

Dept. of Archaeology

Jess Munkittrick, Anatolijs Venovcevs, and Asta Rand photographed in front of an archaeological display case
SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Scholarships

Congratulations to M.A. students Jess Munkittrick and Anatolijs Venovcevs, and Ph.D candidate Asta Rand for receiving the prestigious Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS scholarships.

Jess, Anatolijs and Asta are among twenty-six Memorial University students who are recipients of the awards which are administered through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) scholarships and fellowships programs. The scholarships are meant to help students develop research skills and to assist in the training of highly qualified personnel. They are awarded to students in the social sciences and humanities who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program Master’s Scholarships

  • Jess Munkittrick, Department of Archaeology, 'Diet and geographic origins of British Royal Navy sailors: isotope signatures of skeletal remains from the Southside Naval Hospital Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland.'
  • Anatolijs Venovcevs, Department of Archaeology, 'Predictive modeling of transhumant forager-fisher wintering sites.'

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program Doctoral Scholarships

  • Asta Rand, Department of Archaeology, 'Ancient Maya residential mobility on the Vaca Plateau: evidence from multiple isotopes.'