Details
| Opportunity Name | Targeted Engagement Grants |
| Agency | Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) |
| Value | Targeted Engagement Grant Program — Up to $50,000 Young MINDS Initiative — $10,000 |
| Indirect Costs | Ineligible |
| Duration | N/A |
Deadlines
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 09-30-2024 |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 10-07-2024 |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 10-10-2024, 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.