Other Grant Opportunities for Canadian Studies

Association for Canadian Studies in the United States

The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) is devoted to encouraging and supporting the study of Canada and the Canada-United States relationship in all its facets, at all educational levels, and in all disciplines.

The Fund for the Arts program is designed to stimulate U.S. academic institutions to organize more symposia, roundtables, conferences, public lectures and authors’ appearances in literature, the performing and visual arts, with the aim of promoting Canada though cultural events. Grants range between $500 to $1,000, depending on the number and demands of the projects submitted.

ACSUS hosts the Thomas O. Enders Endowment, which was established to encourage advanced scholarship on Canada and Canadian-U.S. relations on diverse bilateral issues. Among its projects, the Endowment supports the Fulbright-Enders Visiting Research Chair in Montréal and Calgary.

The Distinguished Dissertation Award is awarded biennially for best dissertation in the field of Canadian Studies. The successful nominee’s dissertation should represent original work and that makes a significant contribution to the nominee’s discipline and to the study of Canada.

The ACSUS-Enders Graduate Fellowship in Canada-U.S. Relations encourages in depth inclusion of Canadian content in comparative research/projects that have policy relevance for Canada-U.S. relations as well as Canadian social, economic, political, security, and quality of life issues. Topics particularly relevant to Canada-U.S. relations include trade and economics, defense and security cooperation, border management, energy, softwood lumber, environment and natural resource management, and agriculture.

The ACSUS Northern Canada Faculty Development Institutes with Study Tours are designed to provide intensive introductions to regions of the Canadian North during five days of preliminary briefings based at appropriate universities in the south of Canada . Participants will then have the opportunity to travel to the northern region for a week-long immersion experience, to witness how the public policy issues introduced during the institute are playing out in northern communities. Participants will have the opportunity not only to observe the reality of the northern region but will visit communities and meet with indigenous elders, government agencies, youth, and other groups to gain understanding of what life is like in the north and the contemporary challenges being faced by northern peoples.

For information on ACSUS programs, please visit the ACSUS Web site or contact: David Archibald, Executive Director, ACSUS, 2030 M Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20036; Telephone: (202) 775-9007; Fax: (202) 775-0061, E-mail: info@acsus.org.

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The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program

The mandate of the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of Canada and the people of the United States of America.  The program strengthens binational collaborative research and promotes thoughtful public debate on topics that reflect the broad range of contemporary issues relevant to Canada, the United States, and the relationship between the two countries.

The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program operates on the principle of reciprocal exchange and provides the opportunity for exceptional Canadian and American students and scholars to lecture, research and pursue graduate study in the United States and Canada, respectively. Please visit www.fulbright.ca for a full listing of awards.

Traditional Fulbright Scholar Awards enable emerging and established scholars, post-doctoral researchers and experienced professionals to conduct research, teach or undertake a combination of both activities for one semester or a full academic year at a university or research centre of their choice in the host country. Applicants must have received a Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree by December 31, 2008, or have equivalent professional experience.

Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs enable prominent and promising scholars and experienced professionals to conduct research and guest lecture at select American and Canadian universities and research centres, normally for one semester, though this may be extended to a full academic year. Applicants must have received a Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree by December 31, 2008, or have equivalent professional experience.

Fulbright Senior Specialists Program is designed to provide leading U.S. scholars and professionals with opportunities to collaborate with their professional counterparts in Canada. Canadian institutions may submit requests throughout the calendar year for Fulbright Senior Specialists. Likewise, American senior scholars may apply throughout the year for candidacy on the Fulbright Senior Specialist Roster.

Traditional Fulbright Student Awards are intended for graduate students, prospective graduate students and junior professionals who wish to enroll in a graduate studies program, continue their current course of graduate study or research or pursue an independent research project for a period of nine months in the host country.

International Fulbright Science and Technology Awards are intended for outstanding Canadian students who wish to enrol in a Ph.D. program in science, technology, or engineering at one of the top U.S. institutions.

Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships, administered by the Institute of International Education, are for U.S. students to conduct research abroad for one academic year on study projects of their own design around an aspect of international musical culture.

The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program is a binational program supported by the Government of Canada through Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the Government of the United States through the United States Department of State. The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program is also supported by a committed group of foundations and corporate partners in both countries.

For more information on grant opportunities available through the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program, please visit www.fulbright.ca or contact Michelle Emond, Program Officer, (613) 688-5513 or Brad Hector, Program Officer, (613) 688-5511.

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International Council for Canadian Studies

The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) is a federation of 21 national and multinational Canadian Studies associations and 5 associate members. Its mandate is to promote and support research, education and publications in all fields of Canadian Studies and in all countries.

ICCS Graduate Student Thesis/Dissertation Scholarships support the work of young scholars by enabling successful candidates to spend 4-6 weeks at a Canadian university to conduct research related to their thesis or dissertation.

Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships enable young Canadian and foreign academics who have completed a doctoral thesis on a topic primarily related to Canada to visit a Canadian or foreign university with a Canadian Studies program for a teaching or research fellowship.

ICCS Best Doctoral Thesis in Canadian Studies recognizes and promotes each year an outstanding PhD thesis on a Canadian topic that contributes to a better understanding of Canada and is written by a member (or one of his/her students) of a Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member.

The ICCS Publishing Fund assists with the publication and distribution in Canada of high-quality, scholarly monographs on Canada written by foreign Canadianists who are members of a Canadian Studies association or associate members belonging to the ICCS. This fund will grant financial aid to a publisher once the work is published. One component of the ICCS Publishing Fund also enables scholarly monographs in a third language to be translated into either English or French; and scholarly monographs written in English or French to be translated into a third language.

The Pierre Savard Awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarly monographs on a Canadian topic. The awards form part of a strategy that is aimed at promoting, especially throughout the Canadian academic community, works that have been written by members of the Canadian Studies international network. There are two categories: 1) a book written in French or English; 2) a book written in a language other than French or English.

International Summer Seminars: The International Council for Canadian Studies, in partnership with the University of Ottawa and Carleton University, offers a five-day, multidisciplinary, international summer seminar during the month of August. The annual seminar combines oral presentations by academics, practitioners and leading figures from the realm of politics, public policy or the arts, followed by question/discussion periods. The days are organized thematically on topics.

For more information on ICCS programs, contact ICCS at reception@iccs-ciec.ca, 250 City Centre, S-303, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 6K7, Canada; Tel: (613) 789-7834; Fax: (613) 789-7830.