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Institute for Social & Economic Research
ISER Student Essay Prize
Geography Honours, GGSA
The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Memorial University was established in 1961 to foster and undertake research into the many social and economic questions arising from the particular Historic, Geographic, and Economic circumstances of Newfoundland and Labrador.
MANDATE
The purpose of the Institute shall be to undertake, sponsor and publish social and economic research within such disciplines and in such parts of the world as are deemed of relevance to Newfoundland and Labrador and the broader Atlantic world. https://www.mun.ca/iser/mandate/
Further information and application form:
ISER Student Essay Prize
Questions?
iser@mun.ca
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