Deadline: 1 August 2025
The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States is inviting applications for its ACSUS-Enders Graduate Fellowship Program to encourage in-depth inclusion of Canadian content in comparative research/projects that have policy relevance for Canada-U.S. relations as well as Canadian social, economic, political, security, and quality of life issues.
Topics
- Topics particularly relevant to Canada-U.S. relations include trade and economics, defense and security cooperation, border management, energy, softwood lumber, environment and natural resource management, and agriculture.
- Other topics include comparative urban planning, health care delivery, multicultural educational policies, environmental law, etc.
Funding Information
- Grant Award: $5,000
- Duration: Academic Year 2025-2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Students in any discipline or professional school who are in the process of preparing a graduate thesis or doctoral dissertation related in substantial part to the study of Canada, Canada-U.S. relations or comparative policies in North America.
- Students must be US citizens or permanent residents.
- Conditions:
- The student must be enrolled in a full-time masters or doctoral program at an institution in the United States;
- The student must present their research at an Association for Canadian Studies in the U.S. meeting.
Selection Criteria
- Successful applicants will be selected according to the following criteria:
- clarity of the proposal and its methodology;
- proposal’s potential contribution to the enhancement of the Canada-U.S. relationship or
- to comparative policy making in North America (social, environmental, political);
- strength of the letter of support
Application Requirements
- CV
- one-page proposal outlining the thesis/dissertation project that states why research matches the fellowship;
- letter of support from the student’s thesis/dissertation chair.
For more information, visit ACSUS.
