FulbrightCANADA HOST INSTITUTIONS Scholar BY AWARD THEMEPrograms 2010–2011 u.s. fulbright scholAR RESEARCH CHAIR AWARDS IN CANADA Canada Host Institutions by Award Theme Award Themes • Business, Trade, and Finance • Education, Music, Math or Science • Environment, Health and Sustainability • Governance, Peace and Security • Identity, Citizenship and Cultural Studies • Legal Studies • North American Studies Note: Since multiple awards are available within teach theme, applicants should identify host institution(s) in order of preference within the project statement and on the application form. Business, Trade, and Finance The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and University of Waterloo For applications in: International Economics and Finance The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent center for scholarly research established in 2002 to address and research issues concerning the stability and security of the international economic and financial system. CIGI has support from the private sector and the Government of Canada and is committed to the development of new rules with respect to the international multilateral system. Established in 1957, the University of Waterloo is one of Canada’s leading research universities, highly respected for its innovative academic programs, focus on technology and international connections. The Fulbright-CIGI/University of Waterloo Chairs are an integral part of the university’s internationalization strategy and its commitment to promoting interdisciplinary research. Contact: Andrew Cooper, Associate Director, CIGI, Waterloo ONTARIO [email protected] (519.885.2444 ext. 231) www.cigionline.ca and www.uwaterloo.ca Queen’s University For applications in: Knowledge-Based Enterprises The Monieson Centre is part of the Queen’s School of Business, one of North America’s premier business schools. Established in 1999, The Monieson Centre is a global leader in researching the management of knowledge-based enterprises. Contact: Yolande Chan, Director, The Monieson Centre, School of Business, Queen’s University, Kingston ONTARIO [email protected]; (613.533.2364) www.business.queensu.ca/knowledge University of Guelph For applications in: Sustainable Commerce The University of Guelph is renowned in Canada and around the world as a research-intensive and learner-centered institution, committed to open learning, internationalism and collaboration. In addition to a number of departments in the colleges that have the environment as a focus of research and teaching strengths, Guelph’s College of Management and Economics is home to faculty with expertise in marketing, hospitality and tourism, economics, housing and real estate management, leadership and business. Contact: Maureen Mancuso, Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Guelph ONTARIO [email protected] (519.824.4120) www.cme.uoguelph.ca See also: University of Montreal, McGill University or the University of Calgary for applications in trade and economic polity for the Enders Research Chair in Canada-U.S. Relations under the Award Theme for North American Studies Back to Awards CANADA HOST INSTITUTIONS BY AWARD THEME Education, Music, Math and Science University of Alberta For applications in: Education One of the top three faculties of education in Canada, the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta has internationally recognized strengths in a variety of areas including curriculum and pedagogy, multi-modal literacies, policy development, educational measurement, international and global citizenship education, the educational needs of multicultural and Aboriginal populations, the appropriate integration of technology with scholarship and teaching and science and mathematics education. The Faculty boasts two Kaplan Professors, four researchers hold Canada Research Chairs and the Faculty houses one of five NSERC-funded CRYSTALs (Centres for Research in Youth, Science, Teaching and Learning). Outstanding new hires, established researchers, and strong doctoral students make the Faculty an excellent context for collaborative, ground breaking work. Contact: Emilio Inda, Regional Manager (Americas), University of Alberta, Edmonton ALBERTA [email protected] (780.492.2745) www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/education University of Manitoba For applications in: Science, Technology, Engineering or Math The University of Manitoba is an internationally respected educational institution, currently offering 82 degree programs, including 51 at the undergraduate level. The University is Manitoba’s largest and most comprehensive post-secondary institution and the only one with a research-intensive focus. The University of Manitoba has been at the center of research in Manitoba for more than a century and annual research funding from external sources is over $160 million. From the development of canola and advances in wireless communication to exploring the frontiers of global climate change and breakthrough discoveries on HIV/AIDS, and the elimination of Rh disease in newborns, our researchers have made contributions that have had a global impact. Contact: Dr. Digvir Jayas, acting vice-president (research), Winnipeg, MANITOBA [email protected] (204-474-6860) www.umanitoba.ca McGill University For applications in: Cognitive Music Theory The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT) is quickly establishing itself as one of the major centers of excellence in the science and technology of music, with a unique combination of scientists, technologists and musicians working in collaborative projects. CIRMMT includes Quebec researchers in science, engineering, medicine and music from three institutions: McGill University, the University of Montreal and the University of Sherbrooke. The interdisciplinary research relevant to the creation, transmission and perception of music and sound is facilitated by new infrastructure in the Schulich School of Music, consisting of state of the art laboratories and studios integrated via a high-speed digital network and housed in a newly constructed building. A new high-tech audience response system allowing for real-time measurement of behavioral and psychophysiological responses of listeners hearing live music in a high-quality auditorium is currently under development and will be functional when the Fellowship begins. The Schulich School of Music hosts an impressive team of music theorists and McGill University and Montreal more generally are the home of one of the most vibrant teams of music psychologists and music neuroscientists in the world. Contact: Francois Carrier, Director, Office of International Research, Montreal, QUEBEC [email protected] (514.398.4197) www.cirmmt.mcgill.ca Note: French language ability commensurate with the requirements of the project and the host institution is required. McGill University For applications in: Language, Mind and Brain The Centre for Research on Language, Mind & Brain (CRLMB) was established to create a truly unique and world-renowned centre for the study of language. The CRLMB brings together investigators from across four faculties at McGill, as well as participants from all four Montreal area universities, representing an extraordinary breadth and depth of expertise. Contact: Francois Carrier, Director, Office of International Research, Montreal QUEBEC [email protected] (514.398.4197) http://crlmb.mcgill.ca/ Note: French language ability commensurate with the requirements of the project and the host institution is required. See also: McGill University for applications in: Health, Indigenous Populations, Media and Education under the Award Theme for North American Studies Back to Awards CANADA HOST INSTITUTIONS BY AWARD THEME Environment, Health and Sustainability McMaster University For applications in: Science and the Environment McMaster University is well-known for its medical school and research intensity across the campus. Through its continued dedication to innovative education and ground-breaking research, McMaster has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s leading and most innovative post-secondary institutions. The McMaster Institute of Environment and Health, established in 1990, enjoys an international reputation for cutting-edge interdisciplinary work in the environment and health areas. Contact: Charlotte Yates, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hamilton ONTARIO [email protected] (905.525.9140 ext 26156) www.mcmaster.ca/mieh University of Alberta For applications in: Food Safety The Faculty of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences (ALES) encompasses the physical, biological, and social sciences and consists of the Devonian Botanical Garden and four departments: Renewable Resources, Rural Economy, Agriculture, Food, and Nutritional Science, and Human Ecology. The ALES focuses its research on three major resources: physical including land, water and energy; biological including food, forests and animals; and human including individuals, families and communities. Specifically, ALES supports four major research themes that encompass Alberta’s robust physical, biological and human resources: global food systems, healthy human environments, growing the bio-products industry and sustainable land, forest and water management. Linkages between departments allow for and stimulate each theme to span the physical, biological and human aspects of the research. Contact: Emilio Inda, Regional Manager (Americas), University of Alberta International,