Centre for Ethics Undergraduate Fellowship
2017-18
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is an interdisciplinary centre aimed at advancing research and teaching in the field of ethics, broadly defined. It seeks to bring together the theoretical and practical knowledge of diverse scholars, students, public servants and social leaders in order to increase understanding of the ethical dimensions of individual, social, and political life.
We invite applications for our Centre for Ethics Undergraduate Fellows Program for the 2017-2018 academic year. One fellowship will be awarded to a senior undergraduate student with a serious and documented interest in the study of ethics. Fellowships are open to any senior undergraduate student, regardless of departmental affiliation or disciplinary background, who is enrolled in a program in the Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto.
The Centre for Ethics Undergraduate Fellow will receive a stipend of $1,000 for the academic year, and will be provided with carrel space for study at the Centre for Ethics. The Centre for Ethics Undergraduate Fellow will be expected, throughout the term of their fellowship, to regularly attend Centre events and to play a leading role in outreach activities. The Undergraduate Fellow is also required to enrol in ETH401H1Y, which combines attendance at Centre for Ethics seminars with an independent research project.
Applicants will be selected on the basis of academic background, record of excellence, and promise of future achievement. In order to be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:
- Be enrolled in a program in the Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto;
- Be entering fourth year (interpreted here to mean: have completed at least 14 FCE toward your degree by the end of the current term); and
- Have a CGPA of at least 3.7.
Applicants should submit the following materials in their application for the Undergraduate Fellowship:
- A copy of your most recent transcript from ACORN/ROSI for all undergraduate work at the University of Toronto;
- A one-page document describing your intellectual interests in the field of ethics;
- A copy of a paper you have written in a course related to the subject; and
- The name and email address of an instructor at the University of Toronto who is willing to act as a reference for you.
Please send complete applications to Professor Markus Dubber, Director, Centre for Ethics, c/o ethics@utoronto.ca.
Applications open: April 10, 2017
Applications due: May 12, 2017