For 2021/2022, Fulbright Canada is offering several Research opportunities at top US Institutions.
The grants support research with colleagues across the U.S. for a 4 to 9-month period. Applications are accepted through November 15th, 2020.
The available Fulbright Canada Research Chairs:
Humanities and Social Sciences
- Research Chair in Aboriginal/Indigenous Cultures, Sovereignties, and Languages, University of Arizona
- Research Chair in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Citadel
- Research Chair in Social Sciences, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Canadian Studies
Science & Technology
Environmental & Arctic Studies
- Research Chair in Arctic Studies, Dartmouth College
- Research Chair in Arctic Studies, University of Washington
- Research Chair in Climate Change, Air Quality, and Atmospheric Chemistry, Univ. of California, Irvine
Health
Policy/Law & Governance
- Distinguished Chair in International Area Studies, Yale University
- Research Chair in Canada-U.S. Relations, Johns Hopkins University
- Research Chair in Military Social Work, University of Southern California
- Research Chair in Peace and War Studies, Norwich University
- Research Chair in Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California
- Research Chair (field open), University of California, Santa Barbara
- Research Chair (field open), Vanderbilt University
More information on the awards:
- Register here for the September 23, 2020, 2 PM EST webinar where Fulbright will provide details on how to prepare a successful application.
- a short video with more information on the different awards.
- Awards catalogue with all the Research Chair offering for Canadian Scholars
Eligibility requirements: Be CA citizen (Permanent residence is not sufficient) do not have dual US citizenship Hold a terminal degree (Ph.D., LLM, MFA, etc.) or equivalent professional training or experience Applicants who have resided abroad for five or more consecutive years in the six-year period preceding the application deadline are ineligible. A period of nine months or more during a calendar year constitutes a full year. Recipients of a Fulbright Scholar, award are eligible to apply for another award two years after the date of completion of the previous award. Detailed Eligibility requirements are available here.
Applications: The application portal is available here, and a detailed application manual is available here.
Additional Opportunity for Canadian Scholars with application open until September 15, 2020
Fulbright Arctic Initiative: US$40,000 for 18-months (March 2021- Fall 2022) engaged in addressing public policy research questions relevant to Arctic nations’ shared challenges.
The Fulbright Arctic Initiative will identify both established experts and early-career specialists from the eight Arctic Council countries to carry out collaborative research in the following themes:
- Arctic Security and Cooperation
- Arctic Infrastructure in a Changing Environment
- Community Dimensions of Health.
For more information please see the application manual.
