Visiting Junior Scholars

Beginning in the summer of 1999 through July 2003, the Visiting Junior Scholars program has brought to UBC for one month each summer up to eleven outstanding international scholars at the early stages of their careers. Candidates had been nominated by UBC academic units and chosen by the Peter Wall Junior Selection Committee, based on their research excellence and promise, and their fit with the Institute’s mandate to support fundamental, interdisciplinary research. The program aimed to provide an opportunity for participants to interact with peers from diverse disciplines and for UBC departments to have an opportunity to develop contacts with exceptional new scholars from around the world. The program included scheduled talks, lectures, and meetings; time was provided for participants to continue their own research and to work with their UBC departmental sponsors.

The Visiting Junior Scholars Program has been replaced by the Wall Summer Institute for Research.