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March 17, 2006
NEW ROUND OF GRANT FUNDING ANNOUNCED
Research Grant Program assists individual scholars or teams of scholars in writing an article-length manuscript of publishable quality with a focus on Canada or Canada-U.S. relations. Applications due: September 30, 2006.
Faculty Enrichment (Course Development) Program provides faculty members an opportunity to develop or update a course with substantial Canadian content that will be offered as part of their regular teaching load. Applications due: October 31, 2006.
Conference Grant Program supports conferences that address important and timely issues about Canada or Canada-U.S. relations. It is designed to assist an institution in holding a conference and publishing the resulting papers and proceedings in a scholarly fashion. Applications due: June 30, 2006.
http://www.canadianembassy.org/education/grantguide-en.asp#conference
Also keep in mind the Library Support Program , which is designed to assist university libraries to strengthen their Canadiana library holdings in order to support teaching and research in Canadian Studies, and the International Research Linkages Grant, which is designed to facilitate international collaboration between foreign and Canadian institutions.
In 2005-06, the Canadian Studies Grant Program provided support to faculty, researchers, and graduate students at 86 universities, colleges, and institutions in 36 states. More than 100 projects were funded on a wide range of topics and in many disciplines. For inspiration, review this list of grant recipients and their projects
Prospective applicants are encouraged to discuss their interest in the grant program with their local Canadian Studies Interest Group (Robin Smith in Anthropology, Shaun Huston in Geography, Max Geier in History0 and a Canadian government officer in their area. At Western Oregon University, our contact is Kevin Cook, Political, Economic & Academic Officer, Canadian Consulate General, Seattle. kevin.cook@international.gc.ca
Faculty and students can sign up for Canada Watch, a weekly summary of the publications and commentaries from Canadian think tanks and research centers on a wide range of Canadian and Canada-U.S. issues and NewsCan, a weekly summary of news from Canada.
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