Funding, News and Announcements

The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute currently has open competitions for its grants and awards.  Dalhousie faculty may be particularly interested in the following opportunities:

• Shastri Research Grant 2015-16:  Funding to support collaborative research initiatives between Indian and Canadian institutions, entailing mobility as well as capacity building of scholars/researchers between India-Canada.  Grants are in the amount of $6,000; work is expected to take place between November 2015 and June 2016.

• Shastri Scholar Travel Subsidy Grant 2015-16: Assists scholars to participate in conferences and academic meetings through travel subsidies; Canadians may travel to India, and vice versa.  Grants of $1,000 towards airfare are available; travel should take place between late October 2015 and June 2016. 

Any faculty member interested in these opportunities is asked to contact the International Research Facilitator in Dalhousie Research Services (jennifer.morawiecki@dal.ca) for more information and support in preparing an application.

Deadline: October 15, 2015