Types of Grants

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Research Grants Program, funded through the proceeds of an endowment established by the Government of Canada, is designed to support research and informed discussion on Canada’s relations with Asia.

This program will fund primarily post-graduate and media fellowships, and will also be used to support a limited number of research activities, conferences, and special initiatives. These activities will in turn assist in the enhancement of Canadian capacity for public policy research and analysis focusing on the Asia Pacific region.

All grant recipients will be selected on the merits of their proposals and on their potential contribution to advancing the objectives of the Foundation’s programs.

The Foundation reserves the right to cite the results of research funded under the grants program, and grant recipients may be called upon for media and outreach activities coordinated by the Foundation. Grants are not intended to support dissertation research.

Applications may be submitted in English or French.

Canada Asia Agenda

The APF Canada awards grants for articles on current issues affecting Canada-Asia relations, with a preference for articles that focus on Canada’s involvement with a particular Asian country. Articles funded by APF Canada’s policy research grants are valued at $1,000 each and are considered for publication in APF Canada’s newly launched Canada-Asia Agenda series.

The Canada-Asia Agenda series examines current issues affecting Canada’s involvement with a particular country or industry in Asia. The series is edited by Dr. Brian Job, a Senior Fellow of the Foundation, and is written by academics who are experts in different specialties of Canada-Asia relations. Canada-Asia Agenda is published throughout the year. Articles published in the series tend to be succinct commentaries of no more than 2,000 words.

Topics

The purpose of the Canada-Asia Agenda series is to provide timely commentary on issues affecting Canada’s involvement in Asia. Topics considered for publication are generally tied to current events and developments in Canada and Asia. Topics can be retrospective or consider current events.

Media Fellowships

APF Canada Media Fellowships (Competition Now Open)

The Media Fellowship program of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada offers up-and-coming and established journalists the opportunity to spend time in Asia, researching and preparing stories. The program aims to help Canadian journalists to become better informed about this dynamic part of the world in order to write and broadcast insightfully on Asia and the Canada-Asia relationship.

The Foundation will award up to three fellowships valued at up to $10,000 each. The Media Fellowships are a component of the Foundation’s Research Grants Program, funded through the proceeds of an endowment established by the Government of Canada. All grants will be awarded on a competitive basis.

The broad themes and topics for 2012-2013 linked to the Canada-Asia Relationship are:

1. Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment
2. Human Rights and Development
3. Global Economy
4. Education, Culture and Communities
5. Politics, Policy and Diplomacy

Deadline: February 15, 2012 

Post-Graduate Research Fellowships

The Foundation is committed to fostering the next generation of Asia Pacific researchers and analysts. To this end, it will offer up to five Post-Graduate Research Fellowships valued at $35,000 for Master’s graduates and at $38,000 for PhD graduates for a one year non-renewable term. Successful applicants will have a background in Asia-related research, and may come from a variety of programs, including (but not limited to) social sciences, humanities, business, education and natural sciences.

In their time at the Foundation, Post-Graduate Research Fellows undertake a guided research project, with a view to producing a policy paper of 5,000-8,000 words on a mutually-agreed upon topic related to Asia, including policy implications for Canada, or Canada-Asia relations. 

Post-Graduate Research Fellows are based in the APF’s Vancouver office. In addition to composing a research project, Fellows are expected to participate in the day-to-day activities of the Foundation, including: