The Ontario/Baden-Württemberg 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-Württemberg Faculty Research Exchange offers grants to support research visits to universities in the German state of Baden-Württemberg 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-Württemberg, 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
Helpful Links
- Full details regarding the exchange
- Application Form
Deadlines
| Full Application: | |
| CURO Internal Deadline for Review | Please contact your Research Facilitator. |
| cuResearch Checklist Deadline | November 8, 2016 |
| Full application submission to sponsor | November 15, 2016 |
Submitting Your Application
- Applications must be submitted via cuResearch, through which Departmental and Associate Dean’s approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
- More information on cuResearch can be found here.
Internal Contacts
If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact the appropriate Research Facilitator.