Javier Alvarez Vandeputte, Kamaldeen Mohammed, Shahnaza Hamidullah and Edward Wang have been named among the recipients of the awards. (School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies photo; Rob Potter image)
Javier Alvarez Vandeputte, Kamaldeen Mohammed, Shahnaza Hamidullah and Edward Wang have been named among the recipients of the awards. (School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies photo; Rob Potter image) Four Western PhD candidates have been named among recipients of the 2023-2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. Each will receive $50,000 annually for three years. Vanier Scholars are awarded for demonstrating unique leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate research that spans all disciplines. Javier Alvarez Vandeputte , PhD candidate in sociocultural anthropology . Vandeputte's research focuses on the linguistic revitalization strategies developed by the Mapuche Indigenous people of south-central Chile. The Mapuche language, called Mapudungun, is threatened, and efforts to teach it in schools have not been successful in increasing the number of speakers in the area.
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