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, February 19, 2021

Value: max. $7,000 per project

Duration: 3-9 weeks

Eligible Expenses: Airfare, living expenses, health insurance and visa or work permit fees and other eligible expenses

More information about eligibility and eligible countries the grant is available on the Government of Canada website.

The following documents should be submitted to SFU International (research_mobility@sfu.ca) by Friday, February 19, 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

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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, February 19, 2021.