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Laurier Students

Are you a Laurier undergraduate student and want to participate in a meaningful, student-led initiative? ISOW recruits new student leaders each spring. If you’re interested in getting involved, send an email to isow@wlu.ca to learn more about our application process.


By joining ISOW, you will have the opportunity to:


  • Gain experience in a humanitarian and educational initiative.
  • Network with University administrators and Members of Parliament.
  • Earn academic credit for your work with ISOW by enrolling in courses taught by ISOW’s Faculty Advisor, Dr. Gavin Brockett.
  • Become a part of a close-knit community of hard-working ISOW student leaders and Scholars.


Future Scholars

Are you interested in becoming an ISOW Scholar? Currently all ISOW Scholars must go through one of our partner organization’s application processes before going through our selection process and being accepted to Wilfrid Laurier University. Please look at our partner organizations’ websites for information on how to apply. If you are selected by one of our partner organizations, you will be put in contact with us for a separate application process.


By becoming an ISOW Scholar, you will:


  • Receive a full scholarship that covers your living costs and tuition for the duration of an undergraduate or graduate program at Laurier.
  • Receive support from ISOW’s student leaders and Faculty Advisor before you arrive to Canada and during your studies.
  • Have the opportunity to build friendships with ISOW student leaders.


Future Partners

We are looking for new partnerships to be able to fund additional scholarships in response to the demand that we are facing. We are especially looking for partnerships with private donors. We are open to exploring partnerships that will enable us to sponsor students from new parts of the world. Please send an email to isow@wlu.ca to learn more about becoming a partner with ISOW. 


If your organization is not interested in partnering with ISOW’s scholarship program, but is interested in partnering with us on an event to engage the K-W community we would still love to hear from you. Previously, organizations like Najda Now and MT space have partnered with ISOW to run educational events such as the Syrian Film Festival. Please send an email to isow@wlu.ca if you would like to learn more about partnering with ISOW on a community event.


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LEARN ABOUT LAURIER

ISOW’s mission is to promote active student engagement through the study of the human realities of international conflict today and to provide scholarships to international students affected by conflict. Our vision is to foster genuine intercultural learning and effective global citizenship by bringing together minds from around the world. One way that ISOW realizes its mission and vision is by offering academic courses to ISOW student leaders and Scholars where students have the opportunity to study particular global conflicts and their humanitarian responses. The courses are taught by ISOW’s Faculty Advisor, Dr. Gavin Brockett.

LAURIER SCHOOL SERVICES

ISOW courses combine ‘traditional’ academic learning with ‘experiential learning’ by providing students with ways to take their learning beyond the classroom. According to the Council of Ontario Universities, experiential learning “is when students learn by doing using their theoretical knowledge in practical, real-life, or work-related situations.” In the 2017-2018 school year, for example, two ISOW student leaders and a Scholar participated in a reading course that focused on the realities of life for Palestinian and Syrian refugees in the Middle East today. The students read books and articles on these conflicts and then used their knowledge to plan a symposium on the human realities of conflict (click the Events tab to learn more!). The students made presentations to grant committees, designed publicity materials and created workshops for students to participate in. This ISOW course gave the students the opportunity to learn inside the classroom and apply their knowledge to a real-world project.



ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

In addition to regular courses for ISOW student leaders and Scholars, the ISOW President enrolls in a Directed Studies course each year in which they focus their studies on achieving ISOW goals for the year ahead while engaging in the critical study of conflict and humanitarianism.


ISOW is working toward developing new courses in the next year, which may include a course on transnational humanitarianism and a field course. If you are an ISOW leader and are interested in enrolling in an ISOW course, please contact Dr. Brockett for more information.

CONTACT US

Have a question or inquiry? Send us an email. If you are inquiring about the scholarship, please look at our partner organizations’ websites for information on how to apply.

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