Graduate Travel-Research Fellowships on the European Union, European Integration, or EU-Canada Relations 2014
Graduate Travel Research Grant 2014
Based on funding from the European Union (EU) and from the Faculty of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Affairs, Carleton’s Centre for European Studies (EU Centre of Excellence) invites applications for graduate travel research grants to support Ph.D. and M.A. student research in the European Union on topics related to the European Union or EU-Canada relations
Eligibility: Currently enrolled graduate students at Carleton University
Applications should include the following:
- a letter of application (see below);
- an outline of the project (2 pages), including the name and contact details of the prospective or actual faculty research supervisor;
- a budget, indicating other sources of funding received or applied for;
- a letter of support from the (actual or prospective) research supervisor, submitted in a sealed envelope with the referee’s signature across the seal; the letter should be included with the application package.
The letter of application should explain why research in the EU is necessary and what research activities will be involved, as well as the proposed timing, length, and location of the research there, as well as your university email address. The purpose of the travel must be clearly related to the European Union, European integration, or Canada-EU relations.
Grants normally do not exceed $2500, but may be less. Applications will be considered by a selection committee. Whether a grant is awarded and the size of a grant will depend on whether the project meets the criteria outlined, the centrality of the research to the student’s program of study, available funds, whether it is an MA or PhD project, the number of proposals funded, and the committee’s assessment of the needs of the particular project. Each proposal will be considered individually in light of these criteria, and a particular request for funding may be adjusted upward or downward accordingly. It is not anticipated that a grant will cover all research costs in Europe.
In order to be considered in this round of funding, application materials (in hard copy) should reach:
Prof. Joan DeBardeleben, Centre for European Studies
c/o EURUS, 3304 River Building, Carleton University,
1125 Colonel By Drive,
Ottawa ON, K1S 5B6
*No later than March 4, 2014. Applications for travel before that date will be considered as they are received*
It is a condition of the award that the recipient must provide a written report on the use of the funds within four weeks of completion of the travel. Before funds can be dispensed, an indication from your department that the M.A. or Ph.D. thesis proposal has been approved will be required, as well as ethics clearance, if interviews or research involves human subjects. However, you may apply for a grant and receive conditional approval before these conditions are met. Students must be registered in a graduate program to receive the funding.
If funding permits, a second round of the competition may follow with a due date in late April. However we encourage all prospective applicants wishing to undertake their research work before December 2014 to submit an application by the March deadline, even if the research proposal has not yet received final approval. Further information can be obtained from Prof. Joan DeBardeleben, joan_debardeleben@carleton.ca
This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the European Union.