Program Link: https://ore.educ.ubc.ca/research/internal-and-external-funding/
Sponsor: The Faculty of Education, UBC
Value: Three fellowships valued at $8,000 will be awarded.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
The Faculty of Education at The University of British Columbia is pleased to receive nominations for International Research Visiting Fellowships (IRVFs) for 2023-2024. Visiting fellows are expected to spend a minimum of two weeks between April 1, 2023 and August 30, 2024 engaged in high quality collaborative and innovative research with researchers in the Faculty of Education at UBC. It is expected that fellows will be internationally acclaimed scholars in their respective fields, as evident through track-records of research, scholarly publications, knowledge mobilization, major recognitions, and grant funding. It is also expected that the funds will act as a catalyst for subsequent collaborative research with UBC researchers beyond the time of their stay at UBC.
Funds will be awarded to the UBC principal nominator and administered by the relevant Faculty department or school. Host departments/schools will be responsible for providing Fellows with office space within the Faculty of Education, as needed.
AWARD VALUE
The maximum IRVF award is $8,000. Three awards (with a maximum of up to 8,000/fellow) will be made available within the program timeline (April 1, 2023 – August 30, 2024).
ELIGIBLE EXPENSES
- Funds may be used towards travel, accommodation, per diem expenses, honoraria, and research/meeting costs.
- Honoraria are capped at $500.
- Budgets should be carefully thought out and funds must be used for the requested expenses, particularly with regard to accommodation. Nominators should be particularly mindful of their overall budget ask if their intention is to personally host the international researcher, as booked accommodation expenses can make up a significant portion of a budget.
- UBC business expense rules apply.
- Funds may not be used to purchase computers or equipment.
NOMINATOR ELIGIBILITY
- Nominations will be accepted from Education faculty in the research stream professoriate at the UBC-V campus.
- A Faculty of Education Co-Nominator must be identified and listed in the application form.
- Previously funded nominators must have submitted both an interim and a final report by the nomination deadline.
NOMINEE ELIGIBILITY
- The same visitor cannot be nominated more than once through this program.
- Visitors must be from a university outside Canada.
- The nominee must be an outstanding researcher as assessed through their track-record of research, publications, knowledge mobilization, major recognitions, and grant funding.
- As a condition of the award, it is expected that visiting fellows will give at least one research talk (open to members of the University as well as the general public).
- Nominators are advised to consult with their department/school administrative manager regarding requisite travel documentation, including visas, social insurance numbers, etc.
REPORTING
The International Research Visiting Fellowship program has a two-stage reporting process. Successful principal nominators must provide an Interim Report within one month of the departure of the International Visitor. The Interim Report should provide a detailed description of both the activities and immediate outcomes resulting from the visit, as well as the anticipated medium-to-long term outcomes emerging from the visit.
A Final Report is required within eight months of the departure of the international visitor. The Final Report must include details on the outcomes of external grant applications, a description of how the collaboration/visit achieved key objectives in each of the Faculty of Education’s strategic plan and the University’s strategic plan, and a brief description on how the budget was ultimately used (e.g., whether and how it deviated from the original budget).
Both reports should be submitted to the Faculty’s Office of Research in Education (ORE). Failure to submit final reports may prevent principal nominators from being eligible for future internal funding.
NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS & DEADLINE
Each department/school may submit up to two nominations for adjudication.
Please submit two separate PDF documents to educ.ore@ubc.ca by January 16, 2023.
A) A single PDF of the nomination, consisting of the following documents, in the order noted below, using the file convention: nominatorlastname_2023 IRVF.pdf
1) The International Research Visiting Fellowship Application Form
Details to be provided include a statement of the proposed work being conducted at UBC, the nature of the collaboration(s) to be pursued, expected outcomes, budget, and plans for knowledge exchange.
2) The nominee’s (International Visitor’s) short CV. The CV must consist of 5 pages maximum for all grants and publications over the past 5 years and maximum 1 page noting the top 5 publications relevant to the proposed collaboration/visit.
B) A completed and signed UBC Research Project Information Form (RPIF).
ADJUDICATION CRITERIA
- Priority will be given to principal nominators/hosts who have previously not received funding through this program.
- The nominee must be an outstanding researcher as assessed through their track-record of research, publications, knowledge mobilization, major recognitions, and grant funding.
- The nominee must be from a university outside Canada.
- The proposal maps out a clear plan for collaboration during their visit at UBC, involving faculty, postdocs, and students within the Faculty of Education. Evidence of the potential for the proposed work to catalyze scholarly/research initiatives within and outside of the Faculty is expected.
- Quality of the proposed research that will be conducted as part of, and following, the visit to UBC. An emphasis on the innovative nature of the proposed work should be evident within the proposal.
- The proposal must articulate a plan to engage in dissemination of research, including a minimum of one public talk. Please acknowledge the IVRF program as the source of funding for any public events.
Deadline to submit applications to the Office of Research in Education (ORE): January 16, 2023
For more information, please contact:
Robert Olaj | Director, Research Development | Office of Research in Education
robert.olaj@ubc.ca | 604-822-0580