Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellowship - 2028
Description
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is an independent, non-partisan Canadian registered charity. The Foundation supports cutting-edge research in the humanities and social sciences, ensuring concrete tie-ins with issues that affect our everyday lives.
The Fellowship is a central tool in the Foundation's 2025–2028 mission to support academic excellence, societal engagement and increased intellectual outreach. The award is a public recognition of the Fellows' outstanding academic achievements and a promise of future transformative contributions.
Eligibility
Fellows of the Foundations:
- are senior academics in Canada who are leaders in their field. They are 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.
- are in the middle of their academic career; the Foundation respects that professional careers may happen at different life stages and considers professional academic milestones as references; we respect career interruptions, leaves or changes which may have occurred.
- tackle important current issues in social sciences and humanities intersecting with one or more of the four themes of the Foundation (Human Rights and Dignity; Responsible Citizenship; Canada and the world; People and their natural environment).
- propose a research project that is innovative and socially significant, pushing research and thinking in new directions; we are interested in how this Fellowship may meaningfully shape the next phase of the candidate’s career and in which way the Fellowship would amplify their research, leadership and public impact.
- 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.
The Foundation nominates up to four (4) Fellows per year, chosen among Full professors (or near the rank of Full Professor) at Canadian universities, for a mandate of three (3) years. Candidates must be nominated by their home universities. Direct applications are not accepted. Each university is permitted to submit up to three nominations.
Prize
The Fellowship is of a total value of $300,000 per Fellow:
- $70,000 as prize;
- $50,000 as research grant;
- Up to $100,000 as possible additional research grant;
- Up to one (1) year of teaching buy-out, with $80,000 in compensation paid to the university.
Deadlines
Consult your College regarding applicable internal review deadlines and requirements.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | College-level review and adjudication is required for candidates seeking VPRI nomination. Each College establishes and communicates its own internal deadline and submission requirements. Please contact your College Research Support contact for details on the process and timeline. | |
Internal Deadline | Each College submits one draft nomination package to Kumudinie Kariyapperuma. | |
External Deadline | NOTE: This is an anticipated deadline and is subject to confirmation once the current year's award information is available. If your nomination is submitted by a nominator other than the VPRI, or if you are submitting a self-nomination, please submit the nomination directly to the sponsor by the external deadline. Please also submit a copy of the complete nomination package and OR-5 (applicable to nominations that receive funding if successful) to research.services@uoguelph.ca. |
How to Apply
The VPRI encourages nominations for this prestigious award and will serve as the nominator for candidates selected through the College-level review process.
If you wish to nominate a colleague or be considered for VPRI nomination, please contact your College Research Support contact to express your interest and obtain information about the College's nomination process, submission requirements and College deadline.
RSO will receive one nomination per College by the internal deadline. RSO will then work with the selected nominees and their respective Colleges to further develop and strengthen the nominations, ensuring they align with the award criteria and requirements.
For the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellowship, a developed nomination package will include: a candidate presentation letter, a university nomination letter, a presentation package of the proposed research project, a CV and three reference letters.
Career Interruptions
Career interruptions due to parental leave, family care, extended illness or community responsibilities will be taken into consideration when assessing candidates' research productivity.
Nominations Submitted by Someone Other Than the VPRI
If your nomination will be submitted by a nominator other than the VPRI, or directly by you (self-nomination), please submit the nomination to the sponsor by the external deadline. Please also provide a copy of the complete nomination and the OR-5 (applicable to nominations that receive funding if successful) to research.services@uoguelph.ca.
For More Application Information
For more information on the nomination process and details, please contact your College Research Support contact, or see the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation website.
For More Information
Please contact kkariyap@uoguelph.ca or visit the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation website.