The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies has selected LLED’s Dr. George Belliveau as one of the Peter Wall Institute Wall Scholars for 2016-2017.
The Institute’s Wall Scholars Award is available to UBC Faculty members to spend one year in residence at the Peter Wall Institute in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment. The award selection is based primarily on the candidate’s scholarly achievements, excellence in research proposal for innovative research during residency, and the initiatives proposed to contribute to the intellectual life of the Institute. The selection committee also takes into account the candidate’s demonstrated commitment to research outside usual disciplinary boundaries. Scholars are provided with shared office space at the Peter Wall Institute, and $20,000 in funding. The term of the appointment for this year’s awardees will be from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017.
Please visit the Wall Institute website for more information.