The Robert and Moira Sansom Ideas Foundation was established in 2013 with the intention to create a Graduate Student Scholarship for Studies in the History of Ideas, granting $10,000 each year in support of the work of the recipient. The scholarship is open to graduate students, who are or will be studying at a university in Canada, whose work relates to the History of Ideas.

It is our great pleasure to annouce the winners of the awards for the best essays from issue 42 of our journal Lumen.

The Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is pleased to launch a new Online Speakers Series. This series aims to provide an opportunity to connect with the scholarly community working on the eighteenth century and extend our scholarly conversations beyond our traditional in-person conference.

The SCEDHS is pleased to announce the launch of its very first survey on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This survey is open to all current or former members of the CSECS.

Nine positions for graduate and post-graduate students have recently been advertised for the establishment of the DFG Research Training Group "Politics of the Enlightenment" at the Interdisciplinary Center for European Enlightenment Studies (IZEA) at the University of Halle.

Professor Benoît Melançon, longtime member of CSECS, was recently awarded an honorary distinction from his institution.

If you are currently member of CSECS or if you were a member previously, you can easily renew your membership online.

Applications for the 2025-2026 fellowship cycle will be accepted beginning June 1, 2024, and the deadline for submitting applications is November 1, 2024. 

Philippe Portelance, PhD candidate at UQAM and Heidelberg University, is the recipient of the D.W. Smith fellowship for 2024.