CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program 2025 is open to leading global researchers seeking inter-disciplinary collaborations, enlargement of their scopes and pursuit of result-driven ideas with unlimited research support.
At CIFAR, scholars join international community of brilliant people advancing transformative knowledge and solving humanity’s biggest problems. The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program develops highly talented junior faculty into influential research leaders who shape the direction of boundary-pushing research.
SUMMARY
- Company/Organisation(s): CIFAR & Azrieli Foundation
- Program Type: Research Grants
- Program Location: Canada
- Funding Amount: 100,000 CAD
- Available Slot: Not Specified
- Basic Qualifications: PhD
- Nationality: All Nationalities
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Eligibility Criteria | CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program 2025
The eligibility conditions for the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program 2025 are as follows:
- There are no geographical restrictions on who may apply.
- To be eligible, you must hold a PhD (or equivalent) and be employed in a full-time position at an institution of higher education or research, with responsibilities that include leading independent research as a principal investigator and supervising/teaching trainees toward the attainment of a degree. Typically, you are a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the North American system, or, in other academic systems around the world, an equivalent position that is designed to lead to a permanent (tenured-equivalent) faculty position.
- You must have started your first such position (post-PhD) no earlier than July 1, 2020 and no later than July 1, 2024. Special consideration may be given to those who have taken parental leave or have exceptional circumstances.
- Your position must be secure for the duration of the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar active term from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027. NOTE: Postdoctoral fellows are not eligible to apply to this program.
- Your research interests should complement the themes and goals of a recruiting CIFAR research program.
Program Benefits
The benefits for the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program in Canada are listed below:
- A two-year term of interdisciplinary collaboration and mentorship in a CIFAR research program, among a global network of leading researchers
- $100,000 CAD in unrestricted research support
- Opportunities to apply for time-limited seed funding to support new interdisciplinary collaborations
- Membership in the extended community of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars across research programs — creative and like-minded peers from diverse disciplines
- Training in focused areas of research leadership, and opportunities to put leadership into action
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Application Procedure
How-to-Apply: Eligible applicants for CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Research Program are to complete an online application through the following steps:
- Create an account to register for the program. If you have an existing account, please use the “Log In” button. Note: Please register or login by providing your first name, last name, email address and a password. Do NOT register or login with Facebook, Twitter or Google.
- Once logged in, please select your purpose from the provided option(s) to proceed to the appropriate submission form.
Application Deadline: November 20, 2024.