The Annual Warren E. Crichlow Awards in Critical Canadian Studies celebrate the works of undergraduate students at 快播视频. The awards are designed to reflect the academic approach of Dr. Crichlow in advancing civism in Canada. Through fostering a culture of understanding, writing and thinking that is thoughtful, persuasive, critical, insightful and, at times edgy. Inherently interdisciplinary, community-oriented and multi-scalar (from the local to the global), these awards are meant to celebrate contemporary interrogations of civicness in Canada amid fundamental political divides, social polarization and technological transformation.
2025-26 Academic Year
CRICHLOW PRIZE IN AESTHETIC IMAGINATION ($500)
The Crichlow Prize in Aesthetic Imagination celebrates the expression of civism in Canada through non-traditional means, using multi-media tools, both as a distinct format of expression and a substantive reflection of deep transformations in Canadian society. This Prize is open to experimental, aesthetic and imaginative pieces.
Worth $500, the Crichlow Prize in Aesthetic Imagination will be awarded annually to the student or group of students with the top-ranked multi-media undergraduate class project in a third-year or fourth-year course on a topic relevant to the study of Canada for the current academic year.
We welcome one nomination by 快播视频 course director (full-time or part-time faculty member) per academic year. The nomination will include:
- a short covering letter or email explaining the context in which the work was written;
- a copy of the work and plan to share with the Robarts Centre鈥檚 adjudicating committee; and
- the nominee鈥檚 YorkU student number(s) and current email(s).
Nomination Deadline: 15th May 2026
Submit applications to robarts@yorku.ca
CRICHLOW PRIZE FOR CIVIC MINDEDNESS ($500)
The Crichlow Prize for Civic Mindedness celebrates the traditional essay form as a vehicle for interrogating, expanding and contributing to contemporary understandings of civism in Canada. Interdisciplinary, critical and transnational entries are as welcomed as disciplinary contributions to Canadian Studies.
Worth $500, the Crichlow Prize for Civic Mindedness will be awarded annually to the student with the top-ranked essay in a third-year or fourth-year course on a topic relevant to the study of Canada for the current academic year. Essays can be submitted in French or in English.
We welcome one nomination by 快播视频 course director (full-time or part-time faculty member) per academic year. The nomination will include:
- a short covering letter or email explaining the context in which the work was written;
- a copy of the essay; and
- the nominee鈥檚 YorkU student number and current email.
Nomination deadline: 15th May 2026
Submit applications to robarts@yorku.ca