CASIS Essay Prize
The Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) is pleased to offer an annual Essay Prize, supported by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). Prizes are awarded for the best undergraduate and graduate papers on a subject dealing with intelligence, security, or law enforcement issues in any time period and in any country. The 2025 submission period has ended, and winners will be announced shortly.
2024 Recipients:
2024 Graduate Award
Graduate
Aidan Kerr and Nikhil Goyal
University of Toronto
International Assassinations and Future Research: Insights from the Assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
2024 Research Award
Undergraduate
Anna Lysenko
University of Toronto
Eyes Everywhere, All Against Enemies: Analyzing Non-Governmental Open-Source Intelligence's (NGOSINT) Value for Ukraine in the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War (RUW)
2023 Recipients:
2023 Research Award
Graduate
Michael Shirley
University of Toronto
Shadow of the Sun: Tracing Wagner During the First Year of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
2023 Research Award
Undergraduate
Matthew Kieffer
University of Toronto
Opportunity to Adversary: Canada-China Relations in the 21st Century
2022 Recipients:
2022 Research Award
Graduate
Paige Smith
University of Toronto
Cyber Espionage is Here to Stay: A Realist Approach to Cybersecurity
2022 Research Award
Undergraduate
Leuven Wang
University of Toronto
The Disinformation Case for a New Approach to Canadian Intelligence