Graduate Research at FIMS, Law and Music
Research Information for Western Graduate Students in FIMS, Law & Music
The 2019 International Policy Ideas Challenge organized by Global Affairs Canada in partnership with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) closes on March 29, 2019.
This is a great opportunity to promote your work (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) and your contributions to policy development.
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Women in International Security (WIIS) – Canada is pleased to announce its 12th annual workshop:
Security and Power in a Tumultuous World Order
Munk School of Global Affairs,
Toronto, June 19-21, 2019
Presentation proposals due: March 22, 2019
Women in International Security (WIIS)-Canada is proud to invite applications from graduate students* to participate in its 12th annual Workshop, to be held at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs from June 19-21, 2019. WIIS-Canada is a national network dedicated to advancing the position of women students, scholars, and practitioners in the field of international affairs, defence, and security. Up to 35 graduate students will be selected to present their research and take part in skill-building, networking, and mentorship exercises with subject-matter experts from academia, government, military, and the non-profit and private sectors.
This year’s theme, “Security and Power in a Tumultuous World Order” offers participants a platform to survey and analyze the dramatic changes in international security and cooperation since the 2016 United States’ general election. In addressing these challenges, the workshop seeks
to diversify the voices in defence and security, encouraging dialogue between traditional and critical approaches, as well as theory and practice.
This year, we seek two types of presentation from graduate students interested in international security, broadly defined. First, we invite five-minute thesis proposals from junior graduate students to receive feedback on early-stage projects. Second, we invite senior graduate students to
propose ten-minute presentations on their research during topical roundtable sessions. Specific topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Tensions between national and international security
• Canada-US relations
• Shifts and transformations in the international system
• New actors in international relations and security
• Indigenous global politics
• Diplomacy and international cooperation
• Feminist methods and methodologies in International Relations
Please send questions and abstracts of a maximum of 250 words, together with a short bio of 150 words, to workshop@wiiscanada.org by Friday March 22, 2019. While we do not expect complete papers to be submitted prior to the workshop, selected participants must submit a detailed outline of their presentation to the organizers by June 1st, 2019.
*WIIS-Canada welcomes workshop applications from all genders.
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides $6,000 for senior undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in Canada to conduct 12–24-week research projects at universities overseas.
The opportunities support travel and research from Canada to universities in: Australia, Brazil, China, EU member countries, (In France, both universities and Inria Research Centres are eligible host institutions), Israel, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States
Jumpstart your application:
Applications are accepted any time. For participants wanting to travel by a certain date, Mitacs recommends the following timelines:
| Submit your application in: | For travel starting as early as: |
| January | The following summer |
| May | The following fall |
| September | The following winter |
Contact international@mitacs.ca for more information or see the Website.
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The International Law Research Program (ILRP) of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is pleased to announce its Doctoral Scholarship Competition for the 2019-2020 academic year. The ILRP invites Canadian and foreign students who are currently enrolled in SJD or PhD in Law studies at a Canadian university faculty of law to apply for the CIGI ILRP Doctoral Scholarship.
The ILRP Doctoral Scholarship is designed to enhance research opportunities for SJD and PhD in Law students from Canadian faculties of law who wish to develop expertise in one or more of the ILRP’s areas of research focus and to develop world-class intellectual strength in the areas of international law that are most important to global innovation, prosperity, sustainability and security.
Amount: The value of the Doctoral Scholarship is up to $56,000 CAD.
Residence: must spend a four-month period of residency at the CIGI Campus within year 1 of the scholarship.
Deadline: April 25, 2019
More information and applications…
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Global Affairs Canada has partnered with SSHRC to launch its fourth International Policy Ideas Challenge for graduate students and early career researchers from Canadian postsecondary institutions. Participants are invited to submit their best ideas and solutions for Canada’s international policy challenges.
The top 10 winning entries will receive $3,000 each to develop their idea into policy briefs and present them to policy officials in Ottawa.
Proposals should be no more than 750 words and bridge at least two of the three policy areas under Global Affairs Canada’s mandate—foreign policy, trade and international development.
Ideas should focus on the following priority themes:
Proposals on other issues affecting Canada’s international policy may also be considered.
The deadline for entries is March 29, 2019.
For more information and entry guidelines, visit the Global Affairs Canada website
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Mitacs is now accepting applications for the Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program, which supports researchers in Canada to undertake 10-week research projects in Japan in Summer 2019.
The program is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in all disciplines at Canadian universities. The deadline to apply for the Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program is December 5, 2018.
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides $6,000 for senior undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in Canada to conduct 12–24-week research projects at universities overseas.
The opportunities support travel and research from Canada to universities in: Australia, Brazil, China, EU member countries, (In France, both universities and Inria Research Centres are eligible host institutions), Israel, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States
Jumpstart your application:
Applications are accepted any time. For participants wanting to travel by a certain date, Mitacs recommends the following timelines:
| Submit your application in: | For travel starting as early as: |
| January | The following summer |
| May | The following fall |
| September | The following winter |
Contact international@mitacs.ca for more information or see the Website.
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The purpose of the project is to delve into the convergence and tensions between the cultural underpinnings and legal foundations of the ICC as a global institution. The project aims to bring together insights on the development and articulation of ideas regarding the multifaceted ways in which culture relates to the work of the ICC. Abstracts from both practitioners and academics working in the field of international criminal law and other relevant disciplines are welcome.
Deadline for Abstracts – 15 October 2018. Please see the website for details: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/call-for-papers-intersections-of-law-and-culture-at-the-international-criminal-court
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Mitacs funding for travel and living expenses is available for senior undergraduate and graduate students in Canada who conduct research at universities in several countries abroad. Students may apply for $6,000 in travel and living expenses. Applications for travel in January 2019 are accepted until September 30, 2018. Learn more about this opportunity
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The CIGI International Law Research Program is pleased to announce the 2018 SSHRC-CIGI post-doctoral fellowship. This funding opportunity is open to citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Permanent resident status must be obtained, at the latest, by the application deadline. Candidates must apply through the SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships competition website.
It is offered as a joint initiative administered collaboratively by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the International Law Research Program (ILRP) of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
Selected recipients (fellows) may be funded jointly by SSHRC and CIGI’s ILRP or solely by the latter in accordance with the memorandum of understanding between SSHRC and CIGI’s ILRP. Based on the source(s) of funding, governing regulations and policies may vary.
| Value | Up to $80,500 per year plus up to $18,00 in research allowance |
| Duration | Between 12 to 24 months |
Post-doctoral fellowships for research in one or more of the ILRP areas of focus:
The ILRP invites doctoral students who are completing their SJD/PhD in Law and those who have completed such a degree in the last two years to apply for these post-doctoral fellowships. The ILRP will be engaging up to four post-doctoral fellows in 2018.
More info at: https://www.cigionline.org/jobs/sshrc-cigi-post-doctoral-fellowship-competition
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