Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/fellowship/overview.html
Sponsor/Award: BANK OF CANADA - FELLOWSHIP AWARD - 2009 FALL COMPETITION

Grant Amount: $95000 PA FOR FIVE YEARS
Deadline: Dean's: Nov 01, 2009
Internal: Nov 08, 2009
Sponsor's: Nov 15, 2009

Subject Areas: International Trade and Finance, Financial Regulation, Financial Markets, Economic Growth, Macroeconomics
Description:

The Fellowship Award provides financial support to academics who are recognized for their expertise and excellence in areas important to the Bank's mandate (macroeconomics, monetary economics, international finance, financial markets and institutions, financial stability and regulation, labour economics, and economic growth) and who are undertaking leading-edge research that contributes to the development of knowledge and research capabilities in those areas.

Required Documentation: must be presented in the order listed on the Sponsor website. The letter of nomination is a required part of the application and must be signed by an official representing the university. The letter must outline the qualities of the candidate and show the university's commitment towards the nomination. Two letters of reference are to be submitted (paper and electronic) by referees directly to the Bank of Canada.

Application Details:

Fellowship Award recipients are required to: be Canadian citizens or eligible to work in Canada; have obtained a PhD; be employed by a Canadian university in a teaching position during the tenure of the Fellowship.

Fellowship funds are administered by the University. The Bank will pay the university an annual amount of $5,000 to defray its administrative costs.

INDIRECT COSTS OF $5000 MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET

NOTE: Letters of Intent and Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean signatures). Requests for Institutional signatures should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline.
Western Contacts:

Sponsor Contacts:

FELLOWSHIP-BOURSES@BANKOFCANADA.CA
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