2022-2023 Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

March 13, 2023

$5,000

Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation are offered by The Simons Foundation Canada and Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

A total of four awards of CAD $5,000 are available to Canadian Master’s and/or Doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic.  Awards also include domestic travel support to Ottawa where successful candidates will present their completed papers during a special seminar at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters in June 2023.

          Deadline for applications:                   April 28, 2023
          Selection of four award recipients:    May 26, 2023
          Presentations at GAC in Ottawa:        June 29, 2023

Applications must include:

•    Your resume, including proof of citizenship status.
•    A complete, official transcript of your grades (including undergrad)
•    An academic paper (approx. 1,500 words, MLA format) responding to one of the specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament topics listed.

This competition is open to Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents/landed immigrants currently enrolled in a Winter 2023 university graduate programme.  In order to expand the community of Canadian scholars working on non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament (NACD) issues, employees of Global Affairs Canada, and previous recipients of a Graduate Research Award are not eligible. 

Complete applications must be received by the close of business (PDT) on April 28, 2023 and should be sent to Elaine Hynes at The Simons Foundation Canada by email to: ehynes@thesimonsfoundation.ca.

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Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (GRA) are offered by
The Simons Foundation Canada and of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) with a primary objective to enhance Canadian graduate level scholarship on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues.

File Attachment
2023 GRA for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation-poster, Eng_3.pdf
2023 Bourses de Recherche des Cycles Supérieurs pour le désarmement, le contrôle des armements et la non-prolifération-poster, Fr_1.pdf