Accelerate Your Career with the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program 2024 for Future Research Leaders ($100,000 CAD in Research Funding)
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program
Here’s an opportunity to expand your network, collaborate across disciplines, and explore cutting-edge ideas with unrestricted research support. Join CIFAR community of international researchers addressing the most important questions facing science and humanity. Applications for the 2024-2026 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program are now being accepted through October 30, 2023.
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program
The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program provides:
Interdisciplinary interactions
Pursuing the most exciting and important research questions requires scholars who can move beyond their own research areas to take a fresh look at a problem. CIFAR helps early-career researchers think and work outside their silos by facilitating dialogue between diverse disciplines and immersing them in our research programs for a truly enriching experience.
Leadership development
Excellent management and communication skills will be key to success in the demanding and competitive world of research. Through annual meetings of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars from across CIFAR’s research programs, and additional learning experiences, CIFAR creates a variety of training opportunities on themes related to leadership development.
Engagement in global communities
Tomorrow’s research leaders must effectively engage key stakeholders in their communities, in government, industry, or the general public to both inform and disseminate their work. We provide early-career researchers opportunities to increase the impact of their research by interacting with leaders both within and outside of academia.
Eligibility for the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program
Applicants may be based anywhere in the world, must hold a PhD (or equivalent) and be within the first five years of starting a full-time position at an institution of higher education or research, with responsibilities that include both conducting an independent research program and supervising/teaching trainees toward the completion of a degree. Scholars’ research interests should complement the themes and goals of a recruiting CIFAR research program.
NOTE: Postdoctoral fellows are not eligible to apply, with the following exception:
If you have a pending first full-time position that meets the full eligibility criteria and starts no later than July 1, 2024, you are eligible to apply. In this case, you must submit a copy of your letter of appointment with your application.
What you will receive as a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
- A two-year term of collaboration and mentorship in an interdisciplinary CIFAR research program, a global network of leading researchers
- $100,000 CAD in unrestricted research support
- Membership in a community of outstanding peers from diverse disciplines
- Training in leadership and communication skills, and support to build influence and make an impact
Programs accepting applications
Future Flourishing
Gravity & the Extreme Universe
Humanity’s Urban Future
The Multiscale Human
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