Competition

* Unless explicitly noted, all times indicated for deadlines are for the appropriate NL timezone (NST or NDT)

Canada is expanding the Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program (FMPBP)’s eligibility to include all 27 European Union Member States, in addition to the existing eligible countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. With this expanded eligibility, FMPBP provides enhanced opportunities for Canadian faculty to do short-term research and teach across a wider selection of countries in two regions, while fully maintaining eligibility for all existing partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The program is funded by Global Affairs Canada through the Academic Relations program to support Canada’s education relations and engagement by advancing institutional partnerships in the areas of research, student mobility, joint programming, and capacity building. The primary objective of the program is to increase, diversify and strengthen institutional collaborations between Canadian post-secondary institutions and their counterparts in the European Union and those eligible under the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP).

The award will provide up to $10,000 for 3 to 8 weeks to teach and/or conduct research in eligible countries.

As Memorial has a quota of 5 applications it can put forward to the sponsor, an internal adjudication process may be required, therefore, the early HSS and RIS deadline allows sufficient time for adudication, if necessary.

This opportunity must also be submitted for Departmental, HSS Faculty, and Research Initiatives and Services (RIS) institutional reviews and approvals via Memorial's Researcher Portal (RP). In order to facilitate the HSS Faculty’s administrative review, please ensure "Heather C. O'Brien (Grants Facilitator)" and “Matthew Milner (Grants Facilitator)” are added as "Team Members" on your RP file. 

In accordance with University-wide approval protocols, all tabs of the RP file must be completed, the completed application must be uploaded to the “Attachments” tab, all supporting documentation including support for cash and in-kind commitments and/or letters of support must also be uploaded, and “Submit” must be pressed prior to the HSS internal deadline listed below. HSS cannot guarantee completion of an administrative review for application files that are incomplete and/or are submitted after the HSS deadline. For more detailed RP submission instructions and information, please consult the "How Do I...?" page of HSS Research Support Services website.

If applicable, internal adjudication decision notification provided to applicant: On or before December 21, 2026

Documents to be uploaded to the Researcher Portal: documents must be less than 5 MB and meet accepted formats: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, txt, xlsx

• Completed application information document

• Completed Budget form (PDF, 223 KB)

  • Outlines how the scholarship will be used to cover eligible expenses for the candidate with respect to the proposed activities

• CV of the candidate (maximum 6 pages)

  • Academic experience

  • Partnership-building experience

  • Professional experience

  • Most recent and relevant publications

  • Knowledge dissemination activities

  • Proficiency in the language(s) of the host country, if applicable

  • Other relevant achievements

• Letter of invitation from the host institution

  • On official letterhead

  • Explains how the proposed activities will create or advance a partnership between both institutions

• Signed Privacy notice statement (PDF, 260 KB)

  • A copy of the Privacy notice statement signed by the candidate and dated within the last 6 months

If you plan to apply to this competition or other research funding opportunities (as either PI or CI), contact an HSS Grants Facilitation Officer (GFO), Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca, 864-8603) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca, 864-8050), to notify the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of your intent to apply. Informing HSS of youir intent to apply early, may make it possible for you to avail of HSS's proposal development supports and will help facilitate an efficient final review. A GFO can also answer any questions you may have about internal or external submission procedures.

• Privacy-notice-statement-for-Canadian-participants.pdf
• FMPBP-Budget-Form.pdf
• FMPBP_Application_Information.pdf