We wish to invite students from the circumpolar north, students interested in northern humanities and social sciences, and minority students to participate in the culminating meeting of the ESF Eurocores programme “Histories from the North – environments, movements, narratives (BOREAS).” The BOREAS Final Conference will be held in Rovaniemi, Finland on October 28-31, 2009 at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland.

Further details about the conference can be found at: http://www.arcticcentre.org/?Deptid=28867

Travel, meals, and lodging will be covered by a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (OPP 0946278, awarded August 31, 2009).

Applicants must submit the following to be considered:

-Cover Letter giving an introduction and containing contact information

-a 1-page Essay describing how participation in the conference will further academic/career goals in Arctic humanities and science

-a CV or resume and short Letter of Recommendation from a professor or other professional with whom the applicant has worked closely

Please submit all materials via email:
karlmertens@u.boisestate.edu, or
Fax: (208) 426-4329.
Mailed applications will also be considered.

Please submit these materials to Karl Mertens, as soon as possible or by September 14. The registration deadline for the conference is September 15 and we will need time to review applications before giving you the go-ahead to register before the deadline.

Questions/Further Information:
Karl Mertens, Graduate Assistant
Boise State University - Department of Anthropology
1910 University Drive
HWSC, Room 55
Boise, ID 83725-1950
karlmertens@u.boisestate.edu

or

John P. Ziker
Fulbright Visiting Chair in North American Studies at the University of Calgary, 2009/10
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
Boise State University