Scholarships

ACSN Scholarships

The Association for Canada Studies in the Netherlands administers the scholarship program of the Netherlands Fund for Canada Studies.

Please note that these scholarships are only meant for studies with a specific Canadian content; not for exchange programs or studies in Canada with no specific Canadian content, or studies not aimed at further research into a Canadian topic.

There are two types of scholarships:

  • The ACSN Student Research Awards

This award is designed to assist students at degree-granting institutions of higher education, whose M.A. theses or doctoral dissertations are related in substantial part to Canada, to undertake research in Canada. The purpose is to increase knowledge and understanding about Canada and to support the development of Canadian Studies in the Netherlands. The award provides assistance towards a maximum of EUR 1,000.

Application form ACSN Student Research Awards

  • The ACSN Student Networking Awards

This award is designed for students enrolled in a university in The Netherlands or in one of the Netherlands' colleges, who have obtained at least 120 ECTS, and who want to travel to Canada to enrol in challenging courses with Canadian content for their degree, and meet with Canadian experts in their discipline in the Humanities and Social Sciences.The aim of the program is to provide opportunities to students to advance academically in the milieu of some of the best Canadian universities. The courses should have a direct and obvious relation with the student's curriculum of choice. The time in Canada should be used to orientate oneself in the chosen field. The award provides assistance towards a maximum of EUR 600,00.

Application form ACSN Student Networking Awards

ACSN distributes a maximum of 5 Research Awards and 3 Networking Awards per calender year.

ICCS Scholarships and Awards

Members of the Association for Canada Studies in the Netherlands have access to the scholarship and awards program of the International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS). This program comprises following elements:

  • Graduate Student Scholarships

The objective of this program is enable successful candidates to spend 4-6 weeks at a Canadian university or research site other than their own doing research related to their thesis or dissertation in the field of Canadian Studies. The scholarship is not intended to initiate a thesis or dissertation but rather to provide access to crucial scholarly information and resources in Canada in support of a thesis/dissertation at the point of being written.

For information on this program see:

http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/graduate-student-scholarships.php

  • Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships

The purpose of this program is to enable young Canadian and foreign academics who have completed a doctoral thesis on a topic primarily related to Canada and are not employed in a full-time, university teaching position to visit a Canadian or foreign university with a Canadian Studies program for a teaching or research fellowship.

For information on this program see:

http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/canadian-studies-postdoctoral-fellowships.php

  • ICCS Publishing Fund

The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) has established the ICCS Publishing Fund to assist with the publication and distribution in Canada of scholarly monographs on Canada written by foreign Canadianists who are members of a Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member belonging to the International Council for Canadian Studies. This fund assists foreign Canadianists by granting financial aid to a recognized scholarly press once the work is published.



The Fund may also grant financial assistance for the translation from English or French into a third language and from a third language into French or English. In this case, conditions and procedures remain the same, but instead of a manuscript the press will submit a published monograph that it would like to see translated. The Publishing Fund does not fund translations from English to French or from French into English.

For information on this program see:

    http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/publishing-fund.php

  • Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies 

The Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies is intended for a scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to scholarship and to the development of Canadian Studies internationally.

For information on this program see:

http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/governor-general-international-award-canadian-studies.php

  • Pierre Savard Awards

The Pierre Savard Awards are designed to recognize and promote each year outstanding scholarly monographs on a Canadian topic. The awards form part of a strategy that is aimed at promoting, especially throughout the Canadian academic community, works that have been written by members of the Canadian Studies international network. The awards are intended to designate exceptional books, which, being based on a Canadian topic, contribute to a better understanding of Canada. There are two categories:

1) Book written in French or English;

2) Book written in a language other than French or English.

For information on this program see:

http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/pierre-savard-awards.php

  • Best Doctoral Thesis in Canadian Studies

This ICCS Award is designed to recognize and promote each year an outstanding PhD thesis on a Canadian topic, written by a member (or one of his/her students) of a Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member, and which contributes to a better understanding of Canada.

For information on this program see:

http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/best-doctoral-thesis-canadian-studies.php

  • ICCS Certificate of Merit

The International Council for Canadian Studies bestows annually an international award of merit as a means to recognize the contribution of individuals to the development of Canadian Studies in Canada and abroad.  In most instances, the awards recognize institutional and organizational work. 

For information on this program see:

http://www.iccs-ciec.ca/certificates-merit.php

Other Scholarship and Awards Programs

Jeanne Sauvé Youth Foundation

The ACSN would like to draw your attention to the Sauvé Scholars Program, designed for young leaders from across the globe who want to change the world. The Scholars are chosen above all on the basis of criteria laid out by the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé:

  • Initiative
  • Motivation
  • Vision
  • Imagination
  • Demonstrated communication skills
  • Awareness of international and domestic issues
  • A strong desire to effect change

Further information on this program can be obtained from:

http://www.sauvescholars.org/en/scholars

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. It is worth $50,000 per year for three years and is available to both Canadian and international PhD students studying at Canadian universities.

For more information, see:

http://www.vanier.gc.ca/eng/scholarship_details-renseignements_generaux.aspx