Global Affairs Canada has announced IPSFC, call for proposals to support eligible Canadian post-secondary academic institutions, university consortia and research organizations to award scholarships and research fellowships to graduate students, academics and researchers at their institutions to study or undertake research in the Indo-Pacific Region. The total funding available under this call for proposals is up to $10 million over three years, and individual projects may receive up to $520,000 in funding.
Are you a faculty member interested in this opportunity? Each institution is able to submit one proposal. Please contact research@queensu.ca for proposal support.
The IPSFC program will:
- Enhance the study and research capacity of Canadians in areas related to the Indo-Pacific Strategy
- Increase connectivity between Canadian and Indo-Pacific institutions dedicated to research and education
- Support new research streams and academic pursuits in Canada on the Indo-Pacific region.
Applicants (beneficiaries)
Successful programs will be open to the following eligible applicants:
- Canadian and Permanent Residence (PR) cardholder graduate students who wish to study (linked to research activities) in the Indo-Pacific region for 1 full academic year or 12 months. 
- Canadian and PR academics and researchers who wish to conduct research activities in and on the Indo-Pacific region for 6-12 months.
Study or research must be in line with , including topics such as:
- Regional diplomacy
- Regional political change
- National and regional security
- Trade and economic cooperation
- Technological innovation
- Sustainable development
- Climate change
- Natural (including marine) resources management.
- Applied scientific cooperation.
Indo-Pacific region
Host universities or research institutions must be based in one of the eligible countries and economies in the , as defined by the :
- Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam.
- South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
- Northeast Asia: Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Taiwan.
- Oceania: Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.