CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program 2021/2023 for Researchers

The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program provides funding and support to help scholars build their research network and develop essential skills to become leaders. Global Scholars are researchers within five years of their first academic appointment from anywhere in the world.

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CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), a Canadian-based global organization, brings together more than 400 researchers from 16 countries who are pursuing answers to some of the most difficult challenges facing the world. The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program provides funding and support to help early career researchers build networks and essential skills to position them as leaders and agents of change within academia and beyond.

Fields of Research: The following CIFAR research programs are recruiting early-career research leaders:

Boundaries, Membership & Belonging: Fields including, but not limited to:

Political Science
Sociology
Ethics
Anthropology

Brain, Mind & Consciousness: Fields including, but not limited to:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Philosophy of Mind
Ethics
Developmental Psychology

Earth 4D: Subsurface Science & Exploration: Fields including, but not limited to:

Geochemistry
Earth & Planetary Science

Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities: Fields including, but not limited to:

Microbiology
Earth & Planetary Science
Molecular Genetics

Humans & the Microbiomes: Fields including, but not limited to:

Microbiology
Anthropology

Innovation, Equity & the Future of Prosperity: Fields including, but not limited to:

Political Science
Sociology
Ethics
Social Policy
Engineering
History

Type: Research, Fellowship

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program Eligibility

Applicants can be from anywhere in the world, but must hold a PhD (or equivalent) and be within five years of their first full-time academic appointment.
Scholars’ research interests must be aligned with the themes of an eligible CIFAR research program.
Be available to attend a two-day in-person interview* on March 22-24, 2021 in Toronto, Canada. Travel costs will be covered by CIFAR.

Value of Program

Each CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar receives:

A two-year term in a CIFAR research program, a global, interdisciplinary network of top-tier research leaders.
$100,000 CAD in unrestricted research support
Mentorship from a senior researcher within a CIFAR research program
Opportunities to network, collaborate and form a community with peers from diverse disciplines across CIFAR’s research programs
Specialized leadership and communication skills training, and support to put their skills into action, through participation in two cross-cohort annual meetings.

Duration of Program: 2 years