Canadian Research Funding Opportunities

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Canadian Research Funding Opportunities

• Canadian High Commission
• Canberra, Australia

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Overview

• Sciences, Engineering and Health
• National Science and Engineering Research Council
  (NSERC)
• National Research Council (NRC)
• Canadians Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Social Sciences and Humanities
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
  (SSHRC)
• Canadian Studies Program (managed by High
  Commission)
• ACSANZ
• Centres for Canadian Studies
• Research and Teaching Grants (FRP, FEP, IRL,
  CAPA)
• Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Grants (ACSANZ,
  ICCS)
• Visiting Speaking Tours for Canadians (CPEP)

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Sciences, Engineering and Health

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
  (NSERC)
• Invests in people, discovery and innovation to
  advance knowledge in the natural sciences and
  engineering
• Funds more than 8,700 researchers every year
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Supports up to 10,000 researchers and trainees in
  universities, teaching hospitals, and research
  institutes across Canada
• Funds research that improves Canadians' health,
  health care system and quality of life
• National Research Council (NRC)
• Government of Canada's premier organization for
  research and development, since 1916
• Research areas aerospace, biotechnology,
  engineering and construction, fundamental
  sciences, industry, information and
  communications and manufacturing

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Overview of Funding Opportunities

• For Foreign Professors and Researchers
• May apply for research funding through the major
  research councils as either co-applicants or
  collaborators with a Canada-based research team
• May only apply to one research council at a time
• Locating suitable Canadian researcher(s) to work
  with should be your first priority
• For Foreign Students and Fellows
• Limited number of specific programs accept
  foreign applicants

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Overview of NSERC Opportunities

• The principal applicant and any co-applicants
  must hold an academic appointment at an eligible
  Canadian university or college
• Foreign professors or researchers may collaborate
  with a Canada-based research team in the
  following Grants Programs
• Discovery Grants (DG) Group Projects
• Special Research Opportunity (SRO) Program
• Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP)
• Foreign applicants may apply for the postdoctoral
  fellowship
• Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government
  Laboratories

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Discovery Grants (DG) - Group Projects

• Ongoing programs of research with long-term goals
• Recognise the creativity and innovation at the
  heart of research advances
• Recipients may use the grant for new research
  activities, not covered in original application
  (within NSERCs mandate)
• Grants are normally awarded for 5 years
• Shorter awards are available if justified
  (minimum 1 year)

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Special Research Opportunities (SRO)

• Unique, emerging, timely or urgent opportunities
• Must be novel, high-risk or have a strong
  potential for breakthrough
• SRO grants do not support
• Ongoing research and collaboration
• Research projects eligible for other NSERC
  programs (e.g. DG)
• Also pre-research activities involving
  researchers in Canada and abroad
• To investigate and develop potential new
  collaborative projects
• Typically for a workshop or short series of
  meetings
• Must have defined milestones and objectives
• Grants are for up to 3 years

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Collaborative Health Research Projects

• Jointly funded by NSERC and the Canadian
  Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Collaborative research projects in any field of
  the natural sciences and engineering and the
  health sciences
• Program objectives
• Advance knowledge and technologies to improve the
  health of Canadians
• Encourage collaboration and integration of
  expertise between natural sciences or engineering
  and health researchers
• Awards are for up to 3 years

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Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government
Laboratories

• Recent doctoral graduates of any nationality
• Opportunity for emerging scientists and engineers
• Work with research groups in Canadian government
  departments and agencies, including
• Agriculture, Conservation, Environment, Fisheries
  and Oceans, Food Inspection, Health, Industry,
  Defence, Natural Resources, Parks, etc.
• Value is C42,761 per year
• Term is 1 year, renewable for up to 2 more years

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NSERC Grants Deadlines
Guidelines and Application Forms Online
At www.nserc.gc.ca/intnew.htm
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Overview of NRC Opportunities

• NRC awards and fellowships generally recognise
  excellence by Canadian scientists and innovators
• Foreign applicants may apply for the postdoctoral
  fellowship
• NRC Research Associateships

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NRC Research Associateships

• Open to Canadian citizens and foreign nationals
• Recent PhD graduates in science or engineering or
  Masters in engineering and 5 years experience
• Salaried position from C49,489 (PhD recruiting
  rate)
• Appointments are for 2 years, extendable to a
  maximum of 5 years

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NRC Grant Deadlines
Guidelines and Application Forms Online
At http//hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ra_e.html
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Overview of CIHR Opportunities

• Principal applicant must be a Canadian citizen or
  Permanent Resident and Canada-based researcher
• Foreign researchers may be co-applicants in
• CIHR Operating Grants
• CIHR Team Grants
• Canada-based researchers may apply for funding to
  participate in foreign-funded research projects
• CIHR International Opportunities
• Foreign applicants may apply for the postdoctoral
  fellowship
• CIHR Fellowships

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CIHR Operating Grants

• All areas of health research
• Research projects conducted by individuals or
  groups of researchers
• Foreign researchers may only apply as
  co-applicants in a group project
• Grants awarded for 2 to 5 years
• Shorter grants may be awarded for pilot projects
  and feasibility studies

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CIHR Team Grants

• Health research best approached through a
  collaborative team, in all areas of health
  research
• Teams of at least three independent
  investigators, each with proven track record in
  collaborative projects
• Foreign researchers may be included as additional
  team members (i.e. co-applicants)
• Up to C 1 million per grant for a maximum of 5
  years

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CIHR International Opportunities

• Enables Canadian researchers to participate in
  international research projects
• Research project must have foreign-funding
• Funds the participation of the Canadian
  participants (where they are not eligible for
  funds directly from the foreign-funding body)
• Maximum of C100,000 for one year

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CIHR Fellowships

• Open to Canadians and citizens of other countries
• Must hold a PhD or professional health degree (or
  equivalent)
• Candidates with more than 3 years post-PhD
  research training will not be considered
• Fellowships are awarded for
• Up to 3 years (for PhD holders)
• Up to 4 years (for professional degree holders)
• Up to 5 years (for professional degree holders
  who intend to complete their PhD as part of the
  fellowship)
• Annual stipend is C21,000 to 50,000 depending
  on applicants experience and qualifications

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CIHR Grants Deadlines
Guidelines and Application Forms Online
At www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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Social Sciences and Humanities

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
  of Canada (SSHRC)
• Promotes and supports university-based research
  and training in the social sciences and
  humanities
• Funds research that build knowledge and expertise
  on social, cultural and economic issues
• Government of Canadas Canadian Studies Program
• Established 27 years ago
• Aims to develop greater understanding of Canada,
  its values and its culture
• 7,000 Canadianists in 30 countries
• 21 national and multinational associations
  worldwide

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Overview of SSHRC Opportunities

• Principal applicants must hold an academic
  appointment at a Canadian postsecondary
  institution
• Foreign researchers may be co-applicants in
  selected SSHRC grants
• Standard Research Projects
• Major Collaborative Research Initiatives
• International Opportunities Fund
• Foreign researchers may be research collaborators
  to any SSHRC-supported project
• Foreign applicants are not eligible for SSHRC
  postdoctoral fellowships or graduate scholarships

SSHRC
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SSHRC Standard Research Projects

• Supports research and develops excellence in
  research activities in the social sciences and
  humanities
• Supports individual or team research
• Foreign researchers can only apply as
  co-applicants or collaborators with a
  Canada-based team
• Awards are for up to 3 years
• Up to C100,000 per annum
• Maximum C250,000 over 3 years

SSHRC
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Major Collaborative Research Initiatives

• Leading edge collaborative research
• Broad and critical issues of intellectual,
  social, economic and cultural significance
• Fosters opportunities for collaboration on
  important international research, in which the
  Canadian team plays the lead role in the
  direction of the research
• Encourages the involvement of foreign scholars as
  co-applicants
• But must not exceed the number of Canadian
  participants
• Foreign co-applicants may be brought to the
  Canadian research site as Visiting Scholars for a
  period of 3 months
• Grants are awarded for 7 years with a minimum
  budget of C100,000 per year

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SSHRC International Opportunities Fund

• Assists Canadian researchers to initiate and
  develop international research collaborations
• TWO TYPES OF GRANTS
• Development Grants
• To support developmental activitiessuch as
  workshops, seminars, and planning meetingsthat
  are expected to lead to significant international
  collaboration
• Value C25,000 for one year
• Project Grants
• To help secure Canadian participation or
  leadership in current or planned international
  research initiatives or networks
• Value C75,000 for one year or exceptional
  projects may be considered for up to C150,000
  for two years

SSHRC
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SSHRC Grants Deadlines
Guidelines and Application Forms Online At
www.sshrc.gc.ca
SSHRC
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Canadian Studies Program (Aus NZ)

• Managed by the Canadian High Commission in
  Canberra
• More than C2 million invested since programs
  inception
• Up to C150,000 annually, including
• Support for the Association for Canadian Studies
  in Aus and NZ (ACSANZ)
• Support for Centres and programs in Canadian
  Studies at the Universities of Wollongong,
  Macquarie and Western Sydney
• Awards to academics and postgraduates for
  research and teaching about Canada
• Visits by Canadian personalities

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Canadian Studies is

• Research aimed at a better understanding of
  Canadian society and/or culture
• Social Sciences and Humanities
• Architecture, Arts, Business Studies,
  Communications, Policy, Education, Environment,
  Economics, Geography, History, Law, International
  Relations, Linguistics, Literature, Media
  Studies, Planning, Politics, Public
  Administration, Religion, Science Policy,
  Sociology, Social Administration
• Purely scientific subjects and proposals that
  focus exclusively on technological or
  methodological issues are not eligible

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Faculty Research Program (FRP)

• To assist individual academics to undertake
  short-term research on Canada or aspects of
  Canadas bilateral relations with Australia and
  NZ
• Maximum value C5,800
• For airfare to and living expenses in Canada for
  maximum of 4 weeks
• Number awarded annually varies (approx. 10)
• Application deadline July 31 (annually)

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Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP)

• To assist academics to develop and teach courses
  about Canada, including comparative courses where
  not less than 50 of teaching time is spent on
  Canadian material
• Maximum value C5,800
• For airfare to and living expenses in Canada for
  a maximum of 4 weeks
• Number awarded annually varies
• Application deadline July 31 (annually)

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International Research Linkages (IRL)

• To promote and facilitate international
  collaborative research between research teams
  from Canada and one or more countries where
  Canadian studies are represented
• Will fund research seminars, workshops, or other
  forms of linkages
• Maximum value C10,000
• Application Deadline November 23
• Send application direct to ICCS Secretariat
• Website www.iccs-ciec.ca

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Canada-Asia-Pacific Award (CAPA)

• Assists scholars in the Asia-Pacific
• Research projects related to Canada and
  Asia-Pacific relations (bilateral or multilateral
  relations)
• Individual or collaborative research
• Funds direct costs related to the research
  project, which may include a research trip to
  Canada
• Valued at C5,000 C10,000
• Maximum of 2 awarded annually
• Application Deadline November 23

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ICCS Summer Seminar Series

• Open to academics and graduate students with a
  proven interest in Canadian Studies
• Annual 5-day bilingual seminar combining oral
  presentations by academics or practitioners,
  discussion groups, and visits to major cultural
  and political sites in Ottawa
• Limited to 20 participants worldwide
• ICCS will double by a ratio of 2 to 1 a
  scholarship offered to participants by ACSANZ
  (max C1,500)
• Application deadline April 15 (annually)

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ACSANZ Postgraduate Travel Award

• For postgraduate students to make a short-term
  research trip to Canada
• Research must be relevant to the students thesis
  and in Canadian Studies
• Maximum value A3,000
• for airfare to and travel and living expenses in
  Canada
• Up to 5 awarded annually
• Application deadline September 30

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ICCS Graduate Scholarship

• To assist Masters and Doctoral candidates to
  undertake thesis-related research on Canada at a
  Canadian university for 4-6 weeks
• Value C3,500
• 5 awarded annually worldwide, up to 2 awarded
  from Aus-NZ
• Application deadline November 15
• NB 1500 Institutional Support Award may be
  offered in conjunction with Graduate Student
  Scholarship by participating Canadian
  institutions

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ICCS Academic Internship Program

• Teaching or research internships
• May be located at any university with a Canadian
  Studies program (in Canada or abroad)
• For possible locations see
• www.iccs-ciec.ca/pages/otherlinks/centers/worldma
  p.html
• Must have completed a PhD on a topic primarily
  related to Canada and not be employed in a
  full-time university teaching position
• Value C2,500 per month return airfare
• Application deadline November 15

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Cultural Personalities Exchange Program (CPEP)

• To assist prominent Canadian personalities in
  academic and cultural fields to obtain better
  exposure of their work and raise the profile of
  Canada abroad
• Projects evaluated on quality and quantity of
  planned activities, audiences targeted and
  likelihood of fostering ongoing linkages
• Minimum of 5 speaking engagements
• Grant covers international airfare (economy
  only) host institution is responsible for
  visitors living expenses
• Application must be submitted by the host
  institution through a faculty member who is a
  member of ACSANZ
• Applications at any time to ACSANZ President

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Canadian Studies Awards Deadlines
Guidelines and Application Forms Online At
www.canada.org.au
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Selection Process

• Selection panels of academics for each award
• Rankings sent to Ottawa for final adjudication
• Selection panels evaluate
• Merit of proposal
• Ability of applicant to accomplish proposal
• Strength of universitys commitment
• Feasibility of proposal
• Notification of Results
• November for FRP and FEP
• December for ACSANZ Postgraduate Award
• March for CAPA, IRL and ICCS Graduate

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Success Rates
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Recent Topics Awarded

• New Challenges for Human Rights Law A
  Comparative Study of the Recognition/Non-Recogniti
  on of Same Sex Marriages in Canada, New Zealand
  and Australia
• Perceived group competition and attitudes toward
  immigrants and immigration in Canada and New
  Zealand
• Legal Responses to Systemic Injuries What can we
  learn from the Canadian Redress Mechanisms?
• Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program
  and Australian Horticulture
• Tradition-based Junior Ranger Programs as a
  Mechanism for the Educational and Social
  Re-engagement of At-risk Indigenous Youth
• A comparative study of the New Zealand Maori poet
  Apirana Ngata and the Canadian 'Red Indian
  princess' poet E. Pauline Johnson
• How do governments 'steer' health policy? A
  Comparative analysis of New Zealand and Canadian
  provinces
• Safer Communities for Isolated Women Violence
  prevention for new migrant women in the outer
  suburbs of Toronto and Melbourne
• Unresolved legal issues pertaining to the Native
  Residential Schools The Canadian and Australian
  Experience

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Recent Topics Awarded, cont.

• The New Rural Economy Project in Canada and its
  implications for research in Australia
• Competition and competition policy in Canadian,
  New Zealand and trans-Tasman airline markets
• Anti-Muslim racism in Canada and Australia since
  11 September 2001
• Putting tribes on maps of British Columbia
  representations of ethnicity
• Comparative impact of environmental social
  controls on capital investment in Canada and
  Australia
• Shifting frontiers negotiating orality, literacy
  and modernity in Native Canadian and Indigenous
  Australian cultural representation
• A comparative analysis of Canadian and Australian
  legislative responses to reproductive genetics,
  womens rights and disability
• Adoption of the South Australian Torrens system
  of land title registration in Canada
• Enabling marginal voices to be heard Canadian
  strategies and practices
• The history of Evangelicalism in the English
  speaking world 1900-1940 and Australian-Canadian
  evangelical interaction 1900-1940

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• Canadian High Commission, Canberra
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