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12 Scholarships offered

Twelve scholarships offered in nine-day military journalism course

Journalism students are invited to apply for scholarships to attend a nine-day certificate course on military journalism from May 12-22.

The course, sponsored by the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute and the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, includes a combination of media-military theory in a classroom setting in Calgary, coupled with field visits to regular force and reserve units elsewhere in Alberta.

The 12 students selected for the scholarship must be enrolled in 3rd or 4th year (minimum) of an eligible Canadian University journalism degree program.

Included in the scholarship are: transportation to and from Calgary, accommodation, meals, and ground transportation in Alberta. Visit the CDFAI website for a sample itinerary, photos from previous courses and a course summary.

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Students on firing range

CMSS students have a blast on Canadian Forces firing range
A half dozen graduate students from the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies took time off from their studies for some high-calibre fun at a shooting range near Lethbridge on Saturday, March 16.
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Graca Ermida

CMSS welcomes visiting scholar Graça Ermida

The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies is pleased to announce that Graça Ermida will be conducting research at the centre as a visiting scholar from Feb. 28 to June 30.
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Turin military history conference calls for papers

The Italian Commission of Military History has put out a call for papers for the 39th Congress of the International Commission of Military History to be held in Turin from Sept. 1-6.
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Lackenbauer to discuss Canada's role in Arctic at Ellis Lecture

Canadian historian
P. Whitney Lackenbauer will be speaking at the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies’ Ross Ellis Memorial Lecture on April 11.
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