Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

Canadian Studies Faculty Research Fellowship

This program is designed to assist individual academics in higher education institutions to undertake short-term research about Canada or on an aspect of Canada’s bilateral relations with the participating countries. The purpose is to increase knowledge and understanding of Canada through publication of pertinent articles in the foreign or international scholarly press. The award assists with direct costs related to the research project, and, when a research trip to Canada is warranted, provides assistance towards international airfare and a weekly flat rate allowance.

Awards may be granted for research in any of the following categories:

1. Although we welcome applications from all disciplines lending themselves most readily to Canadian Studies research development, we are particularly interested in projects that have policy relevance for Canada and Canada’s foreign policy. Topics that are highly relevant to Canada’s foreign policy include Democracy & Rule of Law, Economic Development, Environment, Managing Diversity, North American Partnership, Peace and Security. interdisciplinary studies on Canada;
2. Comparative studies with substantial Canadian content (33% or more);
3. Aspects of Canada’s bilateral relations with participating countries.

Priority may be given to projects that relate to contemporary situations and issues which illuminate options for future developments, or which focus on Canada’s bilateral relations with the participating countries. For those subjects such as geography, which have a physical element, priority will be given to applications which demonstrate the humanities and social sciences aspect.

(Purely scientific subjects such as physics, chemistry, medicine, engineering, etc. which would not lead to a better knowledge and understanding of Canada per se are not eligible, nor are proposals which focus exclusively on technological or methodological issues).

Value:

The award will consist of a contribution towards international air fare and an allowance of CAN $900 per complete week in Canada towards internal travel, living expenses and health insurance for a maximum of four weeks. Smaller awards may also be made.

Conditions of Tenure:

The International Council for Canadian Studies through a contribution of the Government of Canada, the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and with the assistance of the appropriate Canadian Mission, will award grants to successful candidates on condition that the candidate must give a written undertaking on his/her own behalf that:

• the applicant will personally apply for an award and will carry out his/her own research, which is neither part of contractual or commissioned research, nor part of his/her formal program of studies leading to a degree;
• awards are normally granted only for work to be carried out in either the applicant’s country of residence and/or Canada, and are intended to assist in defraying only direct costs related to a project, including return travel to Canada and related expenses, rental of equipment (but not capital purchases), purchase of books and other materials, some secretarial services, and, possibly, some publishing costs; no provision is made for released time stipends nor for overhead costs to the institution;
• the applicant will make all arrangements relating to the research project, including:
  1. international travel arrangements;
  2. visa and passport (if needed);
  3. accommodation and travel within Canada;
  4. medical insurance while in Canada;
  5. visit plans, including inter alia appointments with Canadian academics and other resource persons, access to libraries and other study centres, etc.;
• two copies of the manuscript, of publishable quality and the length of a normal scholarly journal article, produced as a result of the research award will be sent to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute along with a summary in English or French upon completion of the project, and no later than March 1st of the completion year. Failure to provide such a manuscript by that date may result in forfeiture of the final payment of the award. (One copy of the manuscript will be sent by the local Canadian Mission to the awards program administrators, the International Council for Canadian Studies, Ottawa, for possible transmission to the National Library of Canada; the other copy will be retained by the local Canadian Mission for purposes of consultation in the participating country.
• the applicant will make every reasonable attempt to publish the research article on Canada produced as a result of an award; while not a condition of an award, sharing of the results in other form such as conferences and seminars is encouraged;
• the rights to the manuscript will remain the exclusive property of the researcher. When it is published the researcher will provide two copies of the article or book to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, to be held as described above.

Disbursement of Funds:

Successful candidates will be sent a Grant Agreement detailing the value and conditions of the award. It must be signed and returned to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute within 30 days.

A first installment of 95% of the award will be paid to successful applicants upon receipt of the signed Grant Agreement and arrival in Canada. The remaining 5% of the award will be paid upon return from Canada and upon submission to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute of the visit report and new course outline, as per the terms and conditions of the award.

Application Deadline:

Competition opens on July 30, 2010 and closes on October 1, 2010

Selection:

All applicants will be peer-reviewed by a pre-selection jury established in the participating country/region by the Canadian Mission and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. The jury will include representatives of the academic community in the country or region of residence of the applicant (including if possible a representative of the national or multinational association for Canadian Studies) and, when possible, Canadian academics.

Pertinent criteria will be:

• academic excellence of the proposal;
• relevance of the proposal to identified priorities and Canadian Studies ;
• feasibility of the project;
• likelihood of publication.

The International Council for Canadian Studies in Ottawa will do the final selection following a review of complete applications and recommendations of the pre-selection jury.

All applicants will be notified in writing of the results of their application, normally within 90 days of the deadline for submission of applications.

Application Form:

Application Form
Cover Page & Reference Letter Template

Guidelines:

Applicants must include the cover page (above) with their applications and complete the checklist to ensure that all materials have been included. The reference letter template should be used by references to ensure that they provide the information we need.

Applications must be submitted through the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. Applications submitted directly to the ICCS cannot be accepted nor redirected. An application dossier, in either English or French, will consist of a filled out application form accompanied by a concise curriculum vitae.

Report Form:

Final Report Form

Contact:

For more information, please contact Ms. Prachi Kaul at the India Office.

Shastri India Office
5 Bhai Vir Singh Marg
New Delhi, India 110 001
Phone: 11.2374.6417, 2374.3114, 2374.2677
Fax: 11.2374.6416
E-mail: sici@vsnl.com

Funding:

Funding for the Faculty Research Fellowships and Summer Institute comes from the International Academic Relations Division of Foreign Affairs Canada.

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