Application Details
Eligibility
To be eligible, candidates must be a full-time professor at a Canadian post-secondary institution.
Host institutions must be located in one of the following ELAP-eligible countries:
Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos
Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
North America: Mexico
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Please note: You'll be required to provide the contact information for an individual or office at the host institution.
Eligible expenses
• Value: $7000 maximum
• Duration: 3 to 8 weeks
• Activities: Teach and/or conduct research in eligible countries
Canadian institutions will provide funds to the recipient to cover the following eligible costs associated with activities:
• visa or study/work permit fees
• transportation via the most direct and economical route
• health insurance cost
• living expenses, such as accommodation, utilities and food (based on the rates and allowances listed by the National Joint Council and the Public Services and Procurement Canada )
The purchase of equipment (computer, tablet, phone, printer, etc.) is not an eligible expenditure.
How funding works
Global Affairs Canada will not negotiate the terms and conditions outlined in the grant agreement.
Application process
Canadian institutions must apply on behalf of eligible professors before the deadline. Before the application period
Canadian institutions interested in participating should:
• promote the grant to faculty
• promote the grant to eligible partner institutions
Professors interested in teaching and/or conducting research in eligible countries should:
• review eligibility requirements
• contact their international office to learn more about the application process
Scholarship selection criteria
Applications will be evaluated based on:
Potential for the activities to create and/or advance institutional partnerships between the home and host institutions (50% of score):
• institutional scope of the proposed collaborative activities
• alignment of the proposed activities with the Canadian institution’s internationalization efforts and priorities
• the Canadian institution’s preparedness for establishing a partnership
Evidence that the planned partnership-building activities will be carried out successfully (25% of score):
• the candidate’s relevant experience, leadership, and language abilities
• feasibility and accuracy of timeline and budget
Overall quality of proposed activities (25% of score):
• clear articulation of activities and expected outcomes
• foreseeable impact both in Canada and in the host country
Note: Priority will be given to first-time candidates, institutions developing new partnerships, and institutions with limited previous experience in international collaborations.
Key dates
Notification of results
The scholarship administrator will communicate successful results to Canadian institutions in February 2025.
The administrator will not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications.
Canadian institutions are responsible for notifying professors of successful results.
Professors should contact their Canadian institution regarding the status of their application.
Arrival in host country
Recipients can travel no earlier than April 1, 2025. All funds provided by DFATD related to the project must be expensed by March 31, 2026, however the actual project end date may extend beyond March 31, 2026.
Successful candidates who have incurred eligible expenses prior to the release of competition results will receive funding retroactive to the beginning of the fiscal year (April 1, 2025).
Grant conditions
Within 30 days of the termination of the project, grant recipients must produce a narrative report of maximum 5 pages, including:
• the summary of undertaken activities, their results and number of beneficiaries
• the impact of mobility on creation or advancement of a partnership between the host and home institutions
• plans to formalize the collaboration through an institutional agreement (if applicable)
• plans to publicize the completed activities (if applicable) and/or to acknowledge Global Affairs Canada’s support
Additional information
• Only applications submitted directly by Canadian post-secondary institutions will be considered.
• Grants cannot be deferred and are not renewable.
• Grants are subject to availability of funding from the Government of Canada.
• Grants are not taxable for either the Canadian institution or the scholarship recipient.
Supporting Documents
You will be asked to upload the following required documents on the last page of this form:
✔Completed Budget Form: Outlines how the scholarship will be used to cover eligible expenses for the candidate with respect to the proposed activities
✔CV of the candidate (maximum 6 pages)
>Academic experience
>Partnership-building experience
>Professional experience
>Most recent and relevant publications
>Knowledge dissemination activities
>Other relevant achievements
>Full time faculty status must be included in the c.v. of the candidate
✔Letter of invitation from the host institution: Explains how the proposed activities will create or advance a partnership between both institutions.
✔Signed Privacy Notice Statement: A copy of the Privacy notice statement for Canadian participants signed by the candidate and dated within the last 6 months