The Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) is a major endowed research institute based at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton (yeg), Alberta, Canada. KIAS supports interdisciplinary and collaborative research in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Alberta, focusing on research with the potential for national or international recognition.
KIAS ENDOWMENT PURPOSE:
To fund in perpetuity the Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) as an interdisciplinary and comparative research institute that fosters an innovative intellectual environment for the study of major modern and historical, political, social, and cultural issues and therein, advances society and global polity in a manner consistent with the high humanitarian ideals of the founding donors.
KIAS SUPPORTS RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES, AND FINE ARTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
PETER & DORIS KULE MEMORIAL CONFERENCE:
The Bi-Annual “Peter and Doris Kule Memorial Conference” celebrates the legacy of the founding donors of the Kule Institute for Advanced Study. KIAS will provide funding to one successful application of up to $40,000 every two years in support of a high-profile conference that aligns with and furthers the KIAS Mission, Vision, and Goals.
REGULAR GRANTING PROGRAM:
The Kule Dialogue Grants, Kule Collaborative Outreach Grants (COG), Kule Research Team Grants, and Kule Research Cluster Grants are designed to support research with the potential for national or international recognition.
COLLABORATION GRANTS:
Our collaboration grants include partnerships with the Calgary Institute for the Humanities at the University of Calgary, the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, and The Alberta Teachers' Association.
KIAS VISION:
Fundamental to the Kules’ ideals are the history and culture of Ukraine and its global legacy. In memory and respect for those who suffered, challenged, or inspired Ukrainian history and culture through the millennia, KIAS scholars will undertake research in the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts...
KIAS MISSION:
To facilitate transformational interdisciplinary and comparative research at the highest level nationally and internationally, guided by the ideals of Peter and Doris Kule, the legacies of Ukrainian history, and the purpose of research and learning at the University of Alberta...
KIAS GOAL:
To establish KIAS as a globally recognized institute of interdisciplinary and comparative research excellence within five years of inauguration by linking University of Alberta undergraduate and graduate student researchers and professors, Kule Post-Doctoral Fellows, and...