Fredrik S. Eaton, Chancellor of the University of New Brunswick from 1993 to 2003, and his wife Catherine established the Queen’s University Belfast (QUB)-University of New Brunswick (UNB) Exchange Program in 2000 and contributed $1 million over a five-year period to endow the program.

Thanks to their generosity, approximately $40,000 is available annually to support graduate students and faculty to study and conduct research in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast through Fellowships and Visitorships. One graduate student per year from UNB and one graduate student per year from QUB have the opportunity to spend a minimum of 4 weeks or a maximum of 6 months at the other institution.

The Fredrik and Catherine Eaton Fellowships are open to Masters and Doctoral students enrolled in any program on the Fredericton or Saint John campus. The Fellowships will be valued at up to $10,000 each per year and may be used for activities at Queen's University Belfast, including:

• Research or study in one or more laboratories or institutions;
• Course work
• Collaboration with a distinguished faculty member in the applicant’s field;
• Travel and accommodation
• Presenting papers or posters at academic conferences.

Applicants must submit a Graduate Travel Award Application through the UNB application portal.

Applications must include:

• Curriculum vitae, including all awards, citations, publications, conference presentations, and the like
• Academic transcripts from all institutions attended
• A letter of support from the graduate supervisor or other qualified faculty advisor
• Applicants who apply for conference support must provide an abstract of the paper or poster to be presented.

Applications will be adjudicated by a committee selected by the School of Graduate Studies. Shortlisted applicants may be interviewed by the selection committee.

Candidates will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Academic Excellence (40%): Academic record, publications, scholarships and prizes, including rate of completion of degree programs.
• Research Potential (20%): Relevance of previous academic and professional training to proposed research; significance of proposed research to field; evidence of originality, good judgement, critical thinking and initiative; and, where reasonable, evidence of ability to bring projects to completion within an appropriate time.

• Communication and Leadership Abilities (40%): Quality of written application, interview, teaching evaluations, mentoring, organizational abilities, community leadership, and involvement in university and/or professional organizations.

The application process for the Fredrik and Catherine Eaton Fellowships will be administered by the School of Graduate Studies.  Normally, there will be no more than one Fellowship awarded per annum for each institution. Recipients must file a report on their activities, due within six months of their return to Canada.

The Scholarships are open to UNB Masters and Doctoral students enrolled in any area to support periods of intensive research or study in the UK, with preference to students travelling to Oxford or London,  which will benefit the student and their program of study.

Applicants must submit a Graduate Travel Award Application through the UNB application portal.

Applications must include:

• Curriculum vitae, including all awards, citations, publications, conference presentations, and the like
• Academic transcripts from all institutions attended
• A letter of support from the graduate supervisor or other qualified faculty advisor
• Applicants who apply for conference support must provide an abstract of the paper or poster to be presented.

Each department, on both of our campuses, is provided with limited travel funds in which they can provide to their students in the form of School of Graduate Studies Travel Awards.

For more information on how to access these funds, contact your graduate secretary.

The value of a CRTAS-RTS is $9,000 and is non-renewable. Up to 250 supplements are available each year, subject to the availability of funds: 45 allocated to CIHR, 80 to NSERC and 125 to SSHRC.

The CRTAS-RTS supports a minimum of two months (59 days) and a maximum of six months (184 days) of research travel.

You must start your research travel on or after the application deadline date, you must hold an active master’s or doctoral award and take up the award within one year of receiving the notice of award for a CRTAS-RTS. You cannot take up a CRTAS-RTS during an interruption of your master’s or doctoral award. If you begin your research travel before results are announced, the agencies are not liable for any costs incurred if the application is not funded or is deemed ineligible.

Application deadline

June 10 annually. Late applications will not be accepted.

Should additional funding be available, the agencies may announce a second intake with a deadline of October 10.

Additional funding for active master’s and doctoral award holders to offset the costs of research travel within or outside Canada.

Learn more: Canada Research Training Awards Suite – Research Travel Supplements

The Mitacs Globalink Research Awards provide $6,000 for senior undergraduate and graduate students in Canada to conduct 12 to 24 week research projects at international universities.

There are no deadlines for the MITACS GRA awards, but applications should be submitted well in advance of the planned travel.

Jumpstart your application

• Talk to your faculty supervisor or university international office to identify a professor in one of the eligible destinations who works in your research area
• Reach out to the professor(s) about your research and hosting your potential project
• Get signatures from your home and host professors and university Office of Research Services (or equivalent), then submit your complete application by the suggested deadline (Mitacs recommends allowing 1–2 weeks to secure university signatures).

Interested in learning more? Contact international@mitacs.ca for more information.

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