Fulbright Canada. The 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is accepting applications from academics and professionals through September 16th, 2019. This includes engineering, medical, arts & science, and business disciplines.
Our grants support research with colleagues at institutions across Canada. Please note that it is possible to apply to multiple Awards.
Award highlight:
- Research Chair in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math, at the University of Manitoba
- Research Chair in Water, Environment, and Clean Energy at the University of Regina
- Research Chair in Science and Society, at the University of Ottawa
See below all the prestigious Research Chairs at top Canadian Universities:
- Research Chairs in Environmental Studies (3 Awards)
- Research Chairs in Education / Science and Technology (4 Awards)
- Research Chairs in Policy, Law, and Governance (6 Awards)
- Research Chairs in Arts, Humanities, and Culture (6 Awards)
- Research Chairs in Mental Health & Food Security (7 Awards)
- Research Chairs in Indigenous Studies (6 Awards)
- Research Chairs in Policy, Law, and Governance (6 Awards)
- Research Chairs – Field Open (2 Awards)
- Research Chairs in North American (USA-Canada) Studies (3 Awards)
- Postdoctoral Research Award in Northern Issues, University of Northern British Columbia
There is also a series of Distinguished Chairs (6 Awards) offered by Carleton University in Ottawa in the following topics:
- Interface between humans and technology
- Community Music
- Journalism and Communication
- Entrepreneurship
- Climate and Energy
- Environmental Science
Eligibility for these awards, require the candidate to meet these minimum requirements:
Be U.S. citizen (Permanent residence is not sufficient).Hold a PhD (except for the Business Chair) or equivalent professional/terminal degree as appropriate. Be proficient in English.Comply with all governmental regulations regarding visas, immigration, travel and residency.Application deadline:Sept, 16 2019Detailed Eligibility requirements are available here.The application portal is available here
Should you or your colleagues have questions about any of these Awards, I will be happy to answer any question you may have.
For your convenience, I included the full list of Awards in attach.
We would very much appreciate if you can also share this information with colleagues that may be interested.
P.S. Did know that:
1- if you are interested in hosting a Canadian graduate student for 9 months for 2020/2021 they can apply to the Fulbright Student Award (US$15 thousand) for doing research in the USA. See more info here.
2- If you are supervising a graduate student (US Citizen) that wants to conduct research in Canada for 9 months, they are also eligible for the same benefit. They can find more info here.
