A Queen's Strategic Priority Region
Queen’s engages across Africa in research and knowledge mobilization, student and faculty mobility, and entrepreneurship training. We are excited to build a focused strategy for engagement in the region, building on the multifaceted collaborations already taking place.
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Get in Touch with the Regional Lead
Chineze Onuoha is the regional lead for Africa. She is a resource for the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ community seeking international collaborations. This includes partnership development, agreements and contracts, connecting to regional networks and funding sources, and coordinating incoming diplomatic delegations or university wide visits.
Contact Chineze at chineze.onuoha@queensu.ca
Partnership Highlights
Date Published: Oct 24, 2024
Queen’s Staff embarks on Academic Without Borders (AWB) project in SDD–UBIDS, Ghana
Heather Merla shares personal reflections on her recent AWB experience.
Date Published: Jul 04, 2024
Insights from Queen's Biology's Biodiversity in East Africa 2024
This Global Skills Opportunity-supported field program enabled Queen's students to gain global skills in Kenya.
Date Published: Jun 10, 2024
UICC Scholarships for Francophone Africa (BAF) Call 2024
Interested colleagues and collaborators in Francophone Africa should apply by August 12, 2024.
Regional Funding Opportunities
Queen’s is a member of the ACU, the oldest international network of universities (400+ members across 40 commonwealth countries).
Opportunities for Staff and Faculty
- facilitate learning, collaboration, and new partnerships – offering academics and professional staff up to 5000 GBP towards research visits up to six months at ACU member universities.
- enable universities to develop research, train staff, and build connections.
- Many of these opportunities look favourably on collaborative proposals , including those in South Asia.
Opportunities for Students
- : hosted in a different country each year, the ACU provides funding for students from every corner of the Commonwealth to discuss multidisciplinary issues of global importance.
- ACU has a number of and for students.
When are these opportunities open?
- Open throughout the year. Explore the
CFLI provides funding for small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement.
Opportunity Summary
- The CFLI program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners.
- Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian embassy or high commission.
- The average CFLI contribution is $40,000 Canadian Dollars ($100,000 CAD maximum).
- Annual calls are launched for all countries in the South Asia region, other than Afghanistan.
When do these opportunities open?
- Annual submission times vary by country.
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Funded by the Government of Canada and other partners, Grand Challenges Canada aims to catalyze innovation that saves and improves the lives of the most underserved in Canada and low- and middle-income countries.
Opportunity Summary
- Depending on the Grand Challenges call in question, funding can range from $300,000 to millions of dollars CAD.
When do these opportunities open?
- Regularly
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IDRC offers grants, funding, and awards to researchers and institutions to find solutions for global development challenges.
Opportunity Summary
- IDRC funds projects that aim to foster climate-resilient food systems, global health, education and science, democratic and inclusive governance, and sustainable and inclusive economies in developing countries.
- Gender equality and inclusion are also central to their strategy and the research we support.
When do these opportunities open?
- As funding becomes available.
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Mitacs is a nonprofit Canadian research organization that, in partnerships with academia, industry and government, operates research and training programs in fields related to industrial and social innovation.
Highlighted Opportunities
- For Queen’s Students - Globalink Research Award (GRA): Open to full time senior undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from Canada. Candidates are provided $6,000 to undertake 12-24 week projects with a home supervisor and a host supervisor in the other country. South Africa and Tunisia are eligible countries. –
- For Queen’s Faculty Members - Globalink Research Internship (GRI): Open to undergraduate students in India and Pakistan for 12-week internships associated with research projects hosted by Canadian academic institution faculty members. Students receive funding to cover roundtrip airfare, housing, food, and insurance. Queen’s faculty members submit their project details to Mitacs. International students then submit applications and select research projects –
When are these opportunities open?
- Mitacs GRA – GRA Applications are submitted by home supervisor at the start of the year for either an April or June start date.
- Mitacs GRI: GRI Projects typically take place between May and July. Faculty Members typically submit upcoming research projects in February, international students select research projects in October.
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The Pathy Foundation Fellowship is an intensive 12-month experiential learning opportunity for graduating students to lead a self-directed community-focused project in a community they have a meaningful connection with, anywhere in the world.
Opportunity Summary
- Individuals must propose an innovative idea to strengthen or develop a community; or have a connection with a positive and sustainable community development initiative in any field already underway within a community that they would like to build upon in an innovative way.
- Successful candidates will receive up to $40,000 CAD to assist with living allowances, travel expenses, and initiative funding.
- Open to full time undergraduate or masters students in the final year of their program.
When do these opportunities open?
- Annually - open in September, due in January.
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The Principal's Teaching and Learning Awards celebrate teaching excellence and the diverse ways in which educators and educational supports enhance the student learning experience at Queen’s.
Opportunity Summary
- The Principal’s Globally Engaged Education Innovation Award honours the outstanding efforts of an individual or a team of students, staff and/or faculty (in any combination) who innovatively internationalize a course or program of teaching and learning, by embedding global content, perspectives and dimensions into the course or program, whether on campus or as part of a field program.
- Any member of the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ community can initiate a nomination, self-nominations are also allowed.
Award recipients will:
- be presented with the award at the annual Teaching Awards Reception;
- receive a $2000 award to be used at their discretion and;
- be featured in international Queen’s communications stories.
When do these opportunities open?
- Open in September, Close in January
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Study in Canada Scholarships aim to increase opportunities for Canadian post-secondary institutions to welcome international students on short-term exchanges for study or research. Undergraduate students can study for four months and graduate students up to six months at Canadian institutions.
Eligible countries in Africa:
- Algeria, Burkino Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda.
When do these opportunities open?
- Opportunities open throughout the year.
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Queen's Research Discovery Network
Explore a map of the research community at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ with this database put together by the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio
Research Discovery Network