Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
One of the largest and oldest faculties at Dalhousie, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers students a world of possibilities to discover and learn. With thirty-five academic programs, our students can explore their passions – whether it’s learning a new language, developing their writing abilities or delivering the performance of a lifetime on stage. Regardless of their program, our students have the chance to build on what they learn outside of the classroom through experiential learning opportunities.
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
With your support of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, we can realize our commitment to equity and preparing students for a global future. Your gift enables us to do important things like provide scholarships for students from under-represented populations and offer competitive financial support for international graduate students. For those facing barriers that make it difficult to access postsecondary education, this help can be life changing.
When the world in your teacher – creating international opportunities for FASS students
Sociology student Tara Van Lunen says a study-tour to Colombia was an invaluable experience that gave her a broader perspective of the world—an opportunity she hopes other students will have the chance to benefit from.
FASS Scholarships for Black and Indigenous Students
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at Dalhousie University is dedicated to promoting educational equity and providing opportunities for all, including those who are from underserved populations. The FASS Scholarships for Black and Indigenous Students Fund embodies this commitment. The Fund is designed to empower and to support Black and Indigenous students in their academic pursuits, ensuring they have the resources they need and opportunities to excel in their studies to make a meaningful impact in their communities and beyond. FASS is also proud to lead the way as a pioneer by launching the Black and African Diaspora Studies Major, the first of its kind in Canada.
Your generous contribution to the FASS Scholarships for Black and Indigenous Students Fund can make a profound difference by helping students flourish in their studies, bring their knowledge and life experiences to enrich and positively impact the growth of Dalhousie’s community—locally and globally.
Featured campaign
The Romeo Dallaire Institute
Founded by retired lieutenant-general and celebrated humanitarian Roméo Dallaire, the Dallaire Institute is a global partnership committed to ending the use and recruitment of child soldiers. There are more than 250,000 child soldiers forced into armed conflicts around the world we believe prevention is the solution to this complex issue.
Your gift to the Child Soldiers Initiative will support:
- Ground-breaking research: world-class interdisciplinary research that will build and share knowledge to uncover new solutions.
- Advocacy: develop partnerships to help change policies and build the political will to end the use and recruitment of child soldiers.
- Security-sector training: provide comprehensive training to military, police, peacekeeping and other security forces – often the first point of contact for child soldiers – to help prevent the recruitment of children by armed groups.
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