Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

The Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program provides Canadian faculty with short-term opportunities to build or expand partnerships with Latin American and Caribbean institutions through teaching and/or research at the college, undergraduate and graduate levels. 

Internal deadline: Friday, November 26, 2021

Value: max. $7,000 per project

Duration: 3-8 weeks

Eligibility

Candidates must:

• be full-time professors at Canadian post-secondary institutions (part-time professors and lecturers, as well as public servants (federal, provincial/territorial, municipal, or Crown corporations) are not eligible); and
• submit a proposal for collaboration with a post-secondary host institution in an ELAP-eligible country.

More information about the eligibility and application guidelines is available on the Government of Canada website.

The following documents should be submitted to SFU International (research_mobility@sfu.ca) by Friday, November 26, 2021:

1. Application form

2. Budget form outlining how the scholarship will be used to cover the eligible expenses of the candidate with respect to the proposed project

3. CV of the candidate of no more than six pages, listing professional experience, the most recent and relevant publications, knowledge dissemination activities, and other achievements. CVs longer than six pages will not be accepted

4. Letter of invitation from the host institution explaining the potential for the project to create or advance institutional partnership between both institutions

5. Letter of support from the Canadian institution’s International Office explaining how the intended or expanded partnership fits within the institution’s broader internationalization priorities (maximum 2 pages). Your project proposal and history of your collaboration is required when requesting this letter

6. Signed Privacy Notice Statement

7. Signed SFU Signature sheet

For more information, visit SFU International website. 

Information Session: Funding Tools to Support Research Collaborations with Latin America 

• Date and Time: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 12pm PDT
• Join the session: https://sfu.zoom.us/j/63416210175?pwd=ZjZZa1BuTG83bTA0d0RkdFNIOGF2UT09

If you are interested in submitting an application, please contact Zhaoying Hu at least 2 weeks before the deadline at research_mobility@sfu.ca to obtain application forms and request a letter of support. Completed and signed applications must be submitted to SFU International by Friday, November 26, 2021.