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MINDS Targeted Engagement Grants

Details
Opportunity NameTargeted Engagement Grants
AgencyDepartment of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF)
ValueTargeted Engagement Grant Program — Up to $50,000
Young MINDS Initiative — $10,000
Indirect CostsIneligible
DurationN/A
Deadlines
Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review09-30-2024
Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review10-07-2024
Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review10-10-2024, by 9:00AM
Application due at agency 10-15-2024, by 11:59PM (PDT)
Objective
  • To drive innovation in defence policy thinking and to foster the next generation of defence and security experts
  • To support the exchange of ideas and a diversity of researchers in the domain of security and defence

The Targeted Engagement Grant Program will fund projects such as conferences, roundtables, workshops, research, and publications.

The Young MINDS Initiative supports undergraduate and master’s students interested in defence and security and must be linked to the MINDS policy challenges. Interested candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s program at an accredited university, and pursuing a degree in political science, history, international relations, public policy, economics, or be able to demonstrate that their field of study is relevant to defence and security studies. Applicants should be sponsored by a professional academic or recognized expert in the field.


Eligibility

Interested candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s program at an accredited university, and  pursuing a degree in political science, history, international relations, public policy, economics, or be able to demonstrate that their field of study is relevant to defence and security studies. Applicants should be sponsored by a professional academic or recognized expert in the field.


How to Apply

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature.  Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.

ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.


For specific questions, please contact FSc Research Services at sciapps@yorku.ca