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Universities Canada is pleased to announce the fifth call for its Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Scholarships program (QES). The Scholarship is available for citizens of eligible countries in West Africa and for Canadians. Through this program, both Canadians and wester African can get specialized training and/or conduct doctoral, postdoctoral and early career research activities. Each project will involve incoming West African scholars to Canada, outgoing Canadian scholars to Africa, or a mix of both.
The QES-Advanced Scholars – West Africa (QES-AS-WA) has been created to improve global talent exchange between Canada and other nations. The program aims to develop the next generation of innovative leaders and community builders by providing enriched academic, professional, and cross-cultural experiences and by facilitating lasting local and global community engagement.
Funded by the International Research Development Centre (IDRC), the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships will support projects in West Africa that will inform progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with preference given to proposals that focus on or clearly integrate SDG 5 (gender equality) as a crosscutting or mainstream goal. Canadian universities are invited to submit multi-year project proposals seeking funding of up to $300,000 CAD. Each Canadian university may submit one proposal to the 2020 competition. Up to $3,000,000 will be made available through this call for proposals.
The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships are awarded as shown below:
Component 1: Awards to support Canadian researchers 35 days + Up to $8,000.
Component 2: Awards to support West African researchers:
Funds should be leveraged by additional sources from the university, the West African partner institution, and/or the non-academic research placement partners. The QES funds are eligible to cover the following costs directly related to the scholar.
Projects must meet following criteria to be eligible for the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships.
QES-AS West Africa will prioritize the following:
Canadian universities which have recognized provincial degree granting powers, or their affiliates, may submit a proposal to QES-AS West Africa. Universities may partner with one or more other Canadian university(ies) for a joint proposal, however, may only be the lead applicant in one submission to the program.
Projects must include a partnership between one or more Canadian universities, one or more institutions in one or more eligible West African countries and one or more non-academic research placement partner(s). The non-academic research placement partner(s) may be in either Canada or an eligible West African country.
Projects may build on existing partnerships between Canadian universities and West African institutions. QES funding can also be used to establish new partnerships.
To be considered for funding, applicants must demonstrate that Canadian universities, West African institutions, and/or non-academic research placement partners will contribute to project costs. This program aims for an overall 50% contribution from universities, West African institutions, and/or non-academic research placement partners.
Contributions may include in-kind contributions such as administrative costs2, cash contributions such as salary paid while the researcher is undertaking their QES award, tuition waivers or discounts, other discounts or waivers to academic, living or travel costs, and financial contributions from other sources including foundations, placement partners and other funding agencies.
To apply for this opportunity to study in Canada, applicants must submit their project proposals online (in English or French) via the QES portal which is accessible through the apply button below. Users will be required to register an account and complete their profile before being able to access the application form. To be considered complete, the following steps must be completed before the deadline:
Applications that are incomplete or do not meet the project criteria listed in the Overview will not be forwarded to the selection committee.
Please contact Jeanne Gallagher, Manager, International Scholarships at 613-563-1236 ext. 355 or [email protected] should you have any questions pertaining to the QES-AS-WA call for proposals.
The deadline to submit applications is . For more details on the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program, please visit the official page. To be the first to see latest opportunities, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
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