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The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is accepting applications for their 9-month residential fellowships offered for the 2018-2019 year.

Applicants from any country are welcome to apply (applicants from outside the United States must be able to obtain a J-1 visa). Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of expertise, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff. The Center accepts non-advocacy, policy-relevant, fellowship proposals that address key policy challenges facing the United States and the world. The deadline to apply is October 1, 2017. The Wilson Center consists of over 20 programs, each focusing on a specific region or topic that is critical to United States and/or international policy. These programs include among others the Canada Institute, Cold War International History Project, Digital Futures Project, Environmental Change and Security Program, Global Europe Program, Global Sustainability and Resilience Program, History and Public Policy Program, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Latin American Program, Mexico Institute, Polar Initiative, Science and Technology Innovation Program, Urban Sustainability Laboratory, Women in Public Service Project.

For further information on Fellowship opportunities at the Wilson Center, please visit their Fellowship page.

Deadline for Applications: Oct. 1, 2017

Havard University, Massachussets, United States

The Canada Program at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs invites applications for the William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowships. Two fellows will be appointed for the 2018–2019 academic year, with the possibility of extending for one additional year—conditional on the approval of the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, WCFIA associated faculty, and the co-hosting academic department. The fellowships are open to scholars in all disciplines who are engaged in US-Canada comparative research and teaching, with preference given to individuals working within the social sciences and humanities. For postdoctoral candidates who will have completed the PhD within twelve months of the July 1, 2018, start date, verification of completion of the degree will be required prior to the appointment. Those in possession of a PhD for more than five years are ineligible.
Further information: http://bit.ly/2vXrOgI

Application deadline: Oct. 20, 2017.

Competition opens for new Canada 150 Research Chairs Program offering more than $117 million to attract top international research talent

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, today launched the call for applications to the Canada 150 Research Chairs Program. The Minister is inviting the world’s scientists and scholars to apply to the new program and, if successful in their applications, bring their groundbreaking work to Canada. The investment of $117.6 million honours Canada’s 150th anniversary and was announced earlier this year in Budget 2017. The Canada 150 Research Chairs Program is designed to attract 15 to 35 internationally-based researchers and scholars to Canada, including Canadian expatriates who wish to return home. These researchers and scholars will bring their knowledge and expertise to universities across the country, and will help students train to become tomorrow’s professionals: the researchers, medical professionals, engineers, entrepreneurs and teachers whose contributions help build a better Canada and grow the middle class. The chairs are set for seven-year terms at two values: $350,000 per year and $1 million per year. The recruitment of these chairs is designed to be fast and will be guided by the Government of Canada’s commitment to equity and diversity. By opening the program to researchers from all disciplines, and at all career stages, the Government of Canada wishes to attract the brightest minds that will help further Canada’s reputation as a global centre of research excellence.

Further details about the program and how to apply: http://bit.ly/2vi92gG