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Trudeau Fellowships
Trudeau Fellowships celebrate and recognize senior academics in Canada who are leaders in their field, and the title, “Trudeau Fellow” is awarded for life. Fellows join a community of researchers and creators in an impressive array of fields. They take regular part in events organized by the Trudeau Foundation to disseminate their work and share ideas with national and international experts. Fellowships support outstanding individuals who have the drive and ability to take on some of the most critical issues of modern society, setting themselves apart through their research achievements, creativity, and social commitment to one or more of the Foundation’s four themes:
- Human Rights And Dignity
- Responsible Citizenship
- Canada in the World
- People and their natural environment
Up to four Fellows will be selected from among full professors in SSHRC-related disciplines at Canadian universities, for a term of three (3) years. The Fellowship is of a total value of $300,000 per Fellow:
- $70,000 as a prize;
- $50,000 as a research grant;
- Up to $100,000 as a possible additional research grant;
- Up to one (1) year of teaching buy-out, with $80,000 in compensation paid to the university.
Eligibility
Candidates must:
- Be academics holding a full-time tenured appointment in a Canadian university at or near the rank of Full Professor with a national or international reputation;
- Have a demonstrated commitment to supporting graduate students;
- Have a proven record of academic excellence, as established by their prior success in obtaining research funding
Nomination Process
Self-Nominations are not accepted. Candidates must be nominated by a Canadian University.
深夜福利站 Internal Selection
Internal Adjudication Submission: March 13 at 2pm.
Internal Adjudication
深夜福利站 has been invited to submit up to three institutional nominations. Internal applicants must submit the following by March 13 at 2pm to rwprizes@uwo.ca:
- Rationale addressing how you and your work meet the characteristics of a Trudeau Fellow (maximum 3 pages). Trudeau Fellows...
- are senior Canadian academics holding a full-time tenured appointment in a Canadian university and have a national or international reputation;
- tackle important current issues in social sciences and humanities intersecting with one or more of the four themes of the Foundation;
- propose a research project that is innovative and socially significant, pushing research and thinking in new directions;
o have a demonstrated commitment to supporting graduate students; - have a proven record of academic excellence, as established by their prior success in obtaining research grants;
- are effective communicators willing to engage with a range of actors in society.
- Current CV
- Names and contact information of 4-6 external reviewers
Send your Internal Adjudication Nomination Package to rwprizes@uwo.ca.
Trudeau Fellowship Nomination Process
A complete nomination will consist of:
- Letter from the Candidate, explaining their interest in the Foundation's Fellowship program (maximum 4 pages)
- Nomination Letter from the University (maximum 4 pages)
- Proposed Fellowship research project, including links to previous or ongoing research and the expected impact of the Fellowship research funding (maximum 5 pages)
- Academic CV (20 pages maximum)
- Three recommendation letters (each letter 4 pages maximum)
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Deadline and Submission
深夜福利站 internal adjudication deadline: March 13, 2026 at 2pm email required documents to rwprizes@uwo.ca.
Foundation Deadline: May 15, 2026.
Complete nominations will be submitted by Awards & Distinctions as a PDF to nominations@trudeaufoundation.ca.
Contact Us
Interested parties are encouraged to contact rwprizes@uwo.ca regarding these awards and the nomination processes.