Media and Post-Graduate Fellowship Winners Announced by Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Vancouver, BC—July 22, 2010 –– Two journalists from the National Post are this year’s winners of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s 2010-11 Media Fellowship program that offers Canadian journalists the opportunity to travel and spend time in Asia to research and prepare stories of relevance and interest to Canadians. The Foundation also named three young scholars who will be working with the Foundation for a year under its Post-Graduate Research Fellowship scheme.

The Foundation awarded two media grants this year, each valued at up to $10,000. The Media Fellowships are part of the Asia Pacific Foundation Research Grants Program, funded through the proceeds of an endowment established by the Government of Canada and designed to stimulate informed discussion on Canada’s relations with Asia.

The 2010-11 Media Fellows are:

• Peter Koven, of the National Post, who will research “How Canadian companies are changing the mining landscape in Asia, particularly in China and Mongolia” under the Canadians Abroad theme.

• Carrie Tait, of the National Post, who will examine “China and Korea’s national oil and gas companies and their role in changing the landscape of Canada’s oil patch” under the Open Category theme.

The Post-Graduate Research Fellows for 2010-11 are:

• Lia Cosco, who gained her MA in International Relations from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Ms. Cosco will study “Canadian Education’s Engagement with the Asia-Pacific: Objectives and Implications of a New Gateway.”

• Heather Kincaide, a recent MPhil graduate of Philosophy and Modern Chinese Studies from St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, UK. Ms. Kincaide will explore “Maximising Canada-China Trade: The Role of Canadian-Born Chinese Entrepreneurs.”

• Sarah Eaton, a PhD Candidate in International Relations at the University of Toronto. Ms. Eaton will examine “The Changing Face of Business-Government Relations: Regulatory Reforms in Canada and China Compared.”

For more information on the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Research Grants Program, please click here.

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About APF Canada

The Asia Pacific Foundation is an independent resource for Canadians on contemporary Asia and Canada-Asia relations. As a national not-for-profit organization established by an Act of the Federal Parliament in 1984, the Foundation brings together people and knowledge to provide the most current and comprehensive research, analysis and information on Asia and on Canada’s transpacific relations. It promotes dialogue on economic, security, political and social issues, helping to inform public policy makers, the Canadian public and Canada’s Asia practitioners. The Foundation is funded principally through an endowment from the Government of Canada and by corporate and individual donors.

For additional information, please contact:

Trang Nguyen
Communications Manager
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Tel: 604-630-1540
Email: trang.nguyen@asiapacific.ca