Details
| Opportunity Name | Azrieli Global Scholars Program |
| Agency | Canadian Institute for Advanced Research |
| Value | $100,000 |
| Indirect Costs | Ineligible |
| Duration | 2 years (April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2027) |
Deadlines
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 11-4-2024 |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 11-14-2024 |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 11-18-2024, by 9:00AM |
| Application due at agency | 11-20-2024, by 11:59PM PDT |
Objective
- To provide funding and support to help early career researchers build networks and develop essential skills to become the next generation of research leaders
- To accelerate the development of early career researchers in their pivotal first years as independent principal investigators in an academic or research institution, with responsibilities for research and teaching
Research interests are expected to complement the themes and goals of a CIFAR research program. The programs accepting applications are:
Eligibility
To be eligible for this program, you must:
- Hold a PhD (or equivalent)
- Be employed in a full-time position at an institution of higher education or research, with responsibilities that include leading independent research as a principal investigator and supervising/teaching trainees toward the attainment of a degree.
- You must have started your first such position (post-PhD) no earlier than July 1, 2020 and no later than July 1, 2024. Special consideration may be given to those who have taken parental leave or have exceptional circumstances.
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.