The Ontario/Baden-W眉rttemberg partnership, which has just celebrated its 25th anniversary, invites applications from researchers at participating Ontario universities for the 2017-18 Faculty Research Exchange.

Opportunity

The Ontario/Baden-W眉rttemberg Faculty Research Exchange offers grants to support research visits to universities in the German state of Baden-W眉rttemberg by faculty members at participating Ontario universities. While the objective is both to promote new collaborative research partnerships and to strengthen existing partnerships between researchers in Ontario and Baden-W眉rttemberg, applications proposing new partnerships are particularly welcome.

Eligibility

  • Only citizens and permanent residents of Canada may hold an OBW Faculty Research Exchange grant.
  • Only full-time faculty members holding a tenured or tenure-track appointment that includes a research component at a participating Ontario university may apply. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. and must at the time of application have been engaged full-time in research and/or teaching for at least two years following receipt of the doctorate.
  • Grant holders must hold an appropriate appointment both at the time of application and for the full period covered by the grant.
  • Regarding concurrent grants, the OBW Faculty Research Exchange will not fund research travel for which other funding is secured.
  • Researchers who have previously received funding under this program will not be eligible.

Funding Available

  • Maximum awarded: Each participant will receive a monthly stipend of $1,750 to support her/his living costs in the host country
  • Funding period: stays between May 1, 2017 and April 30, 2018

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Deadlines

Full Application:
CURO Internal Deadline for Review Please contact your .
Checklist Deadline November 8, 2016
Full application submission to sponsor November 15, 2016

Submitting Your Application

  • Applications must be submitted via , through which Departmental and Associate Dean鈥檚 approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
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Internal Contacts

If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact the appropriate .