Financial support for Canadian Studies can be obtained from a number of sources, and covers a wide range of activities. Full details on the all programmes available can be obtained by going to the websites of the funding bodies. The information provided here is not exhaustive, but certainly covers the main programmes that are of benefit to Central European Canadianists.

• Central European Association for Canadian Studies (CEACS)
• International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS)
• Government of Canada

Deadlines

 Recipients of CEACS conference and summer school grants

Complete information on all forms of support from the ICCS can be found at its website, http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/. Please note that applications for ICCS scholarships and awards will only be accepted from members in good standing of the CEACS.

ICCS graduate student scholarships

These scholarships enable students to spend 4-6 weeks at a Canadian university or research site doing research related to MA or doctoral theses in the field of Canadian Studies. The scholarship is intended to provide access to crucial scholarly information and resources in Canada in support of a thesis that is close to or at the point of writing.

Deadline for submission of applications to the CEACS: November 20
Applications should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Note that letters of recommendation, support, etc. must be on an official letter head and signed.

Best doctoral thesis in international Canadian Studies

This annual ICCS award is designed to recognize and promote an outstanding PhD thesis on a Canadian topic that contributes to a better understanding of Canada.

Deadline for submission of applications to the CEACS: November 20
Applications should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Note that letters of recommendation, support, etc. must be on an official letter head and signed.

Note that item 6 in the list of required documents - a letter from the President of the member association - will be added to the dossier of the candidate chosen by the CEACS pre-selection committee when it is sent to Ottawa.

Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships

These fellowships are designed to enable young Canadian and foreign academics who have completed a doctoral thesis on a topic primarily related to Canada and are not employed in a full-time, university teaching position to visit a Canadian or foreign university with a Canadian Studies programme for a teaching or research fellowship.

Deadline for submission of applications to the CEACS: November 20
Applications should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Note that letters of recommendation, support, etc. must be on an official letter head and signed.

Pierre Savard Awards

The Pierre Savard Awards are designed to recognize and promote outstanding scholarly monographs written by members of the Canadian Studies international community that contribute to a better understanding of Canada.

Deadline for submission of applications to the CEACS: November 20

Applications should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Note that letters of recommendation, support, etc. must be on an official letter head and signed.

Conference grants

These grants (with a maximum value of 200 EUR) are intended for members in good standing of the CEACS who plan to present a paper in the field of Canadian Studies at a conference, seminar or other scholarly gathering. The number of conference grants in each year varies. They are awarded in two rounds, spring and fall.
NOTE:

• Members may not apply for this grant for conferences held in consecutive calendar years, nor are they eligible to receive this grant for more than one conference held in any given calendar year.
• The spring call for applications applies to conferences between 1 April and 31 December; the fall call to conferences between 1 August and 31 March (hence recent past conferences are also eligible).

Conditions

Applications should contain the following:

• a short CV (one page maximum);
• the title, venue and dates of the event the applicant wishes to attend; this may be anywhere except in the applicant's home country or in the country where s/he currently teaches, studies or resides;
• a brief abstract of the paper to be delivered (one page maximum);
• a statement that the paper has been accepted, or at least submitted to the conference organizers. In the latter case, any grant awarded the applicant will be conditional, and only finalized when confirmation made by the conference organizers has been received that the paper has been accepted.

NOTE:

1. The paper cannot have been presented previously at some other conference.
2. Grants are not available for participation in the CEACS's triennial international conference.

Selection criteria

In making decisions, in addition to the proposal itself the following two factors may be taken into consideration:

• Fair distribution of grants - whether applicants have recently been chosen for a grant of this type (all things being equal, preference is given to newcomers);
• Representativity - achieving an adequate representation of the different countries in the CEACS may also be taken into account in the selections.

Deadlines for submission of applications, which should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.:

• Spring call – 31 March
• Fall call – 30 November

Applications in the spring and fall rounds should be submitted in the periods 1-31 March and 1-30 November, respectively.

Summer school grants

Student members of the CEACS are eligible for grants (with a maximum value of 150 EUR) to help cover costs related to summer schools in Canadian Studies.

Conditions

Applications should contain the following:

• a short CV (one-page maximum);
• the title, venue, and dates of the summer school, along with a link to its website; the summer school in question may take place anywhere except in the applicant's home country or in the country where they currently teach, study, or reside;
• evidence that the applicant has been accepted to the summer school in question, or at least that their application has been submitted to the summer school organizers. In the latter case, any grant awarded to the applicant will be conditional and only finalized upon submission of confirmation of acceptance in the summer school.

Deadline for submission of applications, which should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., is 31 March.

Brno Research Grants

These grants are intended for members in good standing of the CEACS who wish to do research at the Canadian Studies Centre at Masaryk University in Brno. 

The Canadian Studies Centre at Masaryk University in Brno has an extensive collection comprising over 5,500 books, 300 videos and DVDs, many sound recordings and runs of a number of scholarly journals - the richest Canadian Studies collection in the Central European region.
In order to encourage the widest possible use of these resources, the CEACS will cover the cost of accommodation for up to six nights for Canadianists wisihing to undertake research stays at Brno.

Those eligible include students at both the MA and PhD levels preparing theses as well as teachers undertaking research for a particular project, preparing a new course, etc.

Students and teachers wishing to come to Brno should submit a brief description of why they would like to use the facilities at Masaryk University; in addition, students should include a note from a teacher confirming their status. 

NOTE:

1. Applications should be sent at least two months before the planned visit, in order to ensure that accommodation can be arranged.
2. The library at the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University, where most of the collection is housed, is usually closed for most of July. During this period research stays are not possible.

Deadline for submission of applications to the CEACS Secretariat (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.): any time during the year