A Queen's Strategic Priority Region
Priority countries in South Asia region include Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. The region also includes Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal.
Queen’s aims to develop virtual and other approaches to partnership in locations where travel is challenging.
Queen’s is currently not developing formal relationships with universities in Afghanistan. Queen’s has partnered with World University Services of Canada and Scholars at Risk to host students and scholars from Afghanistan as part of the Principal’s Global Scholars and Fellows program.
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Get in Touch with the Regional Lead
Heather Kincaide is the regional lead for South Asia. She is a resource for the Queen's community seeking international collaborations. This includes partnership development, agreements and contracts, connecting to regional networks and funding sources, and coordinating incoming diplomatic delegations or university wide visits.
Contact Heather at heather.kincaide@queensu.ca.
Partnership Highlights
Date Published: Apr 19, 2024
India: Global Initiative For Academic Network (GIAN)
This global opportunity provides faculty with funding to develop short-term courses to teach in India.
Date Published: Feb 02, 2024
Queen's University Hosts Delegation from the High Commission of India, Ottawa
A Day of Collaboration and Perspective Sharing
Date Published: Nov 22, 2023
Queen's Graduate leading Pathy Fellowship Initiative in Pakistan
Sara-Maya has founded Aawaaz, working with underserved youth in Pakistan.
Regional Networks for Global Engagement
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) builds knowledge and understanding between Canada and India by sponsoring academic activities in a rich diversity of disciplines.
- Promotes academic linkages between 154 Indian and 40 Canadian universities.
- Supports all disciplines and all levels of higher education from undergraduate to post-doctoral fellowship.
- Maintains offices in Delhi and Calgary, funded by the governments of Canada and India.
Ways to get involved:
Link: SICI Website
IC-IMPACTS is the only Research Centre of Excellence dedicated to the development of scientific collaborations between Canada and India.
- Brings together researchers, industry leaders, community members and government agencies to develop and implement community-based solutions.
- Priorities include (1) integrated water management, (2) safe and sustainable infrastructure, (3) public health, and (4) food security.
- As of 2023, IC-Impacts has funded 74 projects with 383 partners.
Ways to get involved:
- Faculty members can review the IC-IMPACTS Calls for Proposals
Link: IC-IMPACTS Website
Regional Funding Opportunities
Queen’s is a member of the ACU, the oldest international network of universities (400+ members across 40 commonwealth countries).
Opportunities for Staff and Faculty
- ACU Fellowships facilitate learning, collaboration, and new partnerships – offering academics and professional staff up to 5000 GBP towards research visits up to six months at ACU member universities.
- ACU Grants enable universities to develop research, train staff, and build connections.
- Many of these opportunities look favourably on collaborative proposals with other ACU universities, including those in South Asia.
Opportunities for Students
- ACU Summer School Grants: hosted in a different country each year, the ACU provides funding for students from every corner of the Commonwealth to discuss multidisciplinary issues of global importance.
- ACU has a number of Scholarships and Fellowships for students.
When are these opportunities open?
- Open throughout the year. Explore the ACU Funding Calendar 2023-24
CFLI provides funding for small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement.
Opportunity Summary
- The CFLI program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners.
- Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian embassy or high commission.
- The average CFLI contribution is $40,000 Canadian Dollars ($100,000 CAD maximum).
- Annual calls are launched for all countries in the South Asia region, other than Afghanistan.
When do these opportunities open?
- Annual submission times vary by country.
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IC-IMPACTS is a pan-Canadian and pan-Indian Research Centre bringing together researchers, industry leaders, community members and government agencies to develop and implement community-based solutions to the most urgent needs of each nation.
Opportunity Summary
- Calls for research proposals vary, but can offer successful faculty upwards of $25,000 CAD.
When do these opportunities open?
- Irregularly
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Funded by the Government of Canada and other partners, Grand Challenges Canada aims to catalyze innovation that saves and improves the lives of the most underserved in Canada and low- and middle-income countries.
Opportunity Summary
- Depending on the Grand Challenges call in question, funding can range from $300,000 to millions of dollars CAD.
When do these opportunities open?
- Regularly
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IDRC offers grants, funding, and awards to researchers and institutions to find solutions for global development challenges.
Opportunity Summary
- IDRC funds projects that aim to foster climate-resilient food systems, global health, education and science, democratic and inclusive governance, and sustainable and inclusive economies in developing countries.
- Gender equality and inclusion are also central to their strategy and the research we support.
When do these opportunities open?
- As funding becomes available.
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Mitacs is a nonprofit Canadian research organization that, in partnerships with academia, industry and government, operates research and training programs in fields related to industrial and social innovation.
Highlighted Opportunities
- For Queen’s Students - Globalink Research Award (GRA): Open to full time senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from Canada. Candidates are provided $6,000 to undertake 12-24 week projects with a home supervisor and a host supervisor in the other country. India is an eligible country in South Asia. – Learn More
- For Queen’s Faculty Members - Globalink Research Internship (GRI): Open to undergraduate students in India and Pakistan for 12-week internships associated with research projects hosted by Canadian academic institution faculty members. Students receive funding to cover roundtrip airfare, housing, food, and insurance. Queen’s faculty members submit their project details to Mitacs. International students then submit applications and select research projects – Learn More
When are these opportunities open?
- Mitacs GRA – GRA Applications are submitted by home supervisor at the start of the year for either an April or June start date.
- Mitacs GRI: GRI Projects typically take place between May and July. Faculty Members typically submit upcoming research projects in February, international students select research projects in October.
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The Pathy Foundation Fellowship is an intensive 12-month experiential learning opportunity for graduating students to lead a self-directed community-focused project in a community they have a meaningful connection with, anywhere in the world.
Opportunity Summary
- Individuals must propose an innovative idea to strengthen or develop a community; or have a connection with a positive and sustainable community development initiative in any field already underway within a community that they would like to build upon in an innovative way.
- Successful candidates will receive up to $40,000 CAD to assist with living allowances, travel expenses, and initiative funding.
- Open to full time undergraduate or masters students in the final year of their program.
When do these opportunities open?
- Annually - open in September, due in January.
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The Principal's Teaching and Learning Awards celebrate teaching excellence and the diverse ways in which educators and educational supports enhance the student learning experience at Queen’s.
Opportunity Summary
- The Principal’s Globally Engaged Education Innovation Award honours the outstanding efforts of an individual or a team of students, staff and/or faculty (in any combination) who innovatively internationalize a course or program of teaching and learning, by embedding global content, perspectives and dimensions into the course or program, whether on campus or as part of a field program.
- Any member of the Queen's community can initiate a nomination, self-nominations are also allowed.
Award recipients will:
- be presented with the award at the annual Teaching Awards Reception;
- receive a $2000 award to be used at their discretion and;
- be featured in international Queen’s communications stories.
When do these opportunities open?
- Open in September, Close in January
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The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) is a bi-national organization, mandated by governments of India and Canada to promote, facilitate and nurture academic linkages, collaborations & exchanges, research partnerships, and networks on bi-national corridors.
Highlighted Opportunities:
- Shastri Faculty Collaboration and International Project Fund offers $5000 to Canadian faculty to travel to an Indian Institution for up to two weeks: More Information
- Shastri Scholars Travel Subsidy Grant offers $1,500 to assist faculty members, post-doctoral and doctoral students with travel to participate in conferences, workshops, seminars and academic meetings in India: More Information
When do these opportunities open?
- Opportunities open throughout the year.
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Queen's Research Discovery Network
Explore a map of the research community at Queen's University with this database put together by the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio
Research Discovery Network