BLUMENFELD JUNIOR FELLOWSHIPS AT SCIENCE FOR PEACE: APPLICATIONS WELCOMED FOR 2025-2026
The Blumenfeld Fund supports up to three junior fellows each academic year (September to May).
Hans Blumenfeld endowed a Franz Blumenfeld Peace Fund, in memory of his brother who died in the First World War. The Fund is dedicated to projects in peace education and research. Science for Peace, with its office in University College, University of Toronto, administers this fund. Please refer to our website to learn more about Science for Peace and the Blumenfeld Fund: https://www.scienceforpeace.org
To qualify, candidates must have completed, or be completing, their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, achieved a high academic standing, and be interested in the work of at least one of the five working groups and research areas at Science for Peace. You can hold a Junior Fellowship while you pursue a graduate degree or are employed. Your work with Science for Peace will take only a few hours each week.
Those selected will participate as a member of a working group, engage in event promotion or relations with university student clubs, and conduct research and writing on pertinent topics. Fellows are encouraged to create short and accessible research papers, which are rigorously refereed by mentors. Revised articles are published on our website and/or in another publication or online source. Junior Fellows are paid for each article that is accepted for publication.
We invite applications, which should be sent to info@scinceforpeace.org . Your application should summarize your post-secondary education, include a transcript of academic standing, and explain how your interests coincide with the purpose of one of our working or research groups: nuclear weapons and their abolition, militarism and climate change, nonviolent action, critical studies of NATO, and freedom of scientific work and exchange.
Applications will be accepted until June 30th. The BJFs begin in September.
Blumenfeld Junior Fellows: 2024-2025
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Emily Hannan
Emily completed her studies at Wilfred Laurier University. Her focus includes global studies, peace and conflict studies, and social theory.
Fariha Khan
Fariha is a recent graduate of the
dual-degree Global Executive MBA
program from Rotman at University
of Toronto and SDA Bocconi
School of Management. Her
research interests include conflict
and peacebuilding, international
relations and world history,
advanced technology, and nuclear
deterrence.
Anna Lysenko
Anna completed her studies at University of Toronto, with a focus on national security.
Saskia Van Beers
Saskia is working towards her masters of engineering at University of Toronto.
Blumenfeld Junior Fellows: 2022-23
Blumenfeld Junior Fellow Testimonials
"Being a Junior Fellow at Science for Peace this past year has been a fantastic opportunity, as well as a tremendous learning experience. This was precisely the kind of opportunity that evaded me during my undergraduate studies, and has allowed me to further develop many of my academic and professional skills (namely research, writing and analysis). Furthermore, being a Junior Fellow has allowed me to collaborate with many brilliant, talented and passionate members and academics within an ideological perspective that has increasingly been lacking in our public discourse- pacifism".
Boris Kyrychenko (2022-2023)
"Being a Blumenfeld Junior Fellow has taught me a lot about the solutions needed to make our world a safer one. As a non-Canadian student, it has been really insightful comparing Canadian environmental policy and activism with the UK’s. Working with the NVWG has taught me a great deal about non-militaristic methods of defence which can be used to greatly reduce the risk of large-scale wars or nuclear fallout".
Alfie Hoar (2022-2023)
Alfie Hoar
Alfie Hoar is a student at Pembroke College, Oxford, studying Physics and Philosophy. Having just completed his Bachelor’s degree and is now moving into his Master’s, Alfie has a broad interest in the philosophy of science and science’s place in society. He has been involved in campaigns against climate science misinformation and for progressive climate policy in the UK. He participates in SfP’s Non-Violent Resistance Working Group
Boris Kyrychenko
Boris Kyrychenko, born and raised in Toronto, is a recent undergraduate from the University of Toronto, who completed his major in International Relations, and two minors in political science and French studies. His research interests include Canadian foreign policy, world history, nuclear non-proliferation, Eastern European and NATO geopolitics.
Aidan Oliver
Aidan Oliver is a Master's student at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. In April 2022, she completed her undergraduate at the University of Toronto in Political Science, Environmental Science and French; writing a senior thesis on Arctic Security. She also works for Defence Research and Development Canada on issues of Climate Change and Security.
Internships
Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for internships with Science for Peace. Interns have played a critical function in the organization's peace education research and knowledge dissemination.
As a second-year physics undergrad at the University of Toronto, Walter Dorn was mentored by Science for Peace's professors. The experience led him to become an expert on peacekeeping technologies with the United Nations.
What is involved?
We offer university students an opportunity to further their understanding of peace and sustainability issues and gain research and/or administrative experience.
The term of the internship is open. You may wish to commit yourself to one term of four months or opt for a longer posting. You can normally expect to spend three or four hours a week on the internship.
Interns will have one or more of the following responsibilities:
· Help coordinate one working group or initiative
· Participate in a research project, for example, the history of Science for Peace
· Assist in event organization
· Utilize social media to increase the reach of the organization’s work
General Qualifications
We look for motivated and knowledgeable students with an aptitude for research, writing for a general audience, and social media.
Benefits of Internship
· Project management experience and professional skills
· Access to working group and other activities and events
· Publication opportunities on the SfP website
· Free membership in SfP for one year
· A reference letter from the president of the association attesting to your work and motivation
· If you complete an approved 2,000 world article for our website, you’ll receive an honorarium of $500