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The aim of this College is to gather together exceptionally talented individuals in the early  stages of their careers in order to address issues of particular concern to new scholars, artists and scientists, for the advancement of understanding and the benefit of society, taking advantage of the interdisciplinary approaches fostered by the establishment of the College. For the launch of this College, the inaugural cohort will come from nominations put forward by Institutional members only. To be eligible, candidates must no more than 15 years from the conferral of their PhD degree (or equivalent qualification) at the time of nomination. The sole criterion for nomination shall be "excellence, which is understood to encompass the goals of diversity and inclusivity to which the RSC is committed, and to which the membership of the College is expected to exemplify in terms of discipline, gender, ethno-racial diversity, Aboriginality, and official languages." More details may be found at the following link: https://rsc-src.ca/en/college-new-scholars-artists-and-scientists
 
As a medium-sized institution, Dalhousie may submit up to 4 nominations. For this reason, there will be an internal selection process with the following parameters and timelines:
 
Monday, January 27th 2014 : Submission of Preliminary Nomination Dossiers
 
• Each of the dossiers should include (1) a summary of the candidate's record (maximum 1000 words) and (2) a letter from the Dean or ADR of the candidates Faculty supporting the nomination.
• Each Faculty may support a maximum of two candidates.
• Please indicate either in the summary or letter of support If the candidate satisfies any of the diversity criteria as described above.
• Submissions should be directed to:  Mark Filiaggi, Associate Vice President (Research)
 
Early February 2014: Notification of Candidates selected to go forward
 
March 1, 2014: RSC Deadline for Submission of Nominations
• Details regarding the nomination process and required documentation may be found in the attached "Protocols and Procedures" document.
 
Interested candidates should contact their Dean or Associate Dean (Research). Please note that self-nominations without the support of the Dean or ADR will not be accepted.

Click here to view the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists Protocols and Procedures (PDF-115KB).