Undergraduate Students
Richard Challener ‘44 Senior Thesis Prize
Established in 2000 in honor of Professor Richard D. Challener, Princeton Class of 1944, the Challener Prize is awarded by the Faculty Committee on Canadian Studies to an undergraduate senior in any department or program who shall have submitted a senior thesis of outstanding quality on a topic having to do with Canada. The 2023 winner was:
- Benjamin Gelman (Politics), for his senior thesis “Voting and Welfare in the Liberal State: Comparing the Politics of Redistribution in the U.S. and Canada.”
Senior Thesis/Independent Research Project Student Funding
Description and Eligibility
The Program in Canadian Studies provides research grants to undergraduate and graduate students conducting research concerning Canada: history, culture, politics. The fund supports creative projects, applied scientific work, and studies of climate change, biology and ecology, politics, Indigenous cultures and histories, architecture, literature and the other arts, and other Canada-focused topics.
How to Apply
Prepare the following:
- A clear description of the anticipated senior thesis or independent project research plan
- An outline of expenses that will be incurred
- recommendations from the student’s advisors
Submit the application through the Student Activities Funding Engine (SAFE)
Applicants must enroll their trip with the Global Safety & Security (GS&S) office before funding can be awarded. For further guidance, visit the Princeton Travel & Expense page for student travel.
Complete required international travel preparation materials in the Global Programs System (GPS).
Application Period
- Fall 2023 Application (for students pursuing senior thesis research and/or independent research projects during the academic year): Application opens: August 29, 2023 | Deadline: October 3, 2023
- Winter 2023/24 Application (for students pursuing senior thesis research and/or independent research projects during the academic year): Application opens: November 6, 2023 | Deadline: November 29, 2023
- Summer 2024 Application (for juniors, sophomores, or freshmen pursuing senior thesis research and/or independent research projects during the summer): Application opens: March 4, 2024 | Deadline: April 1, 2024
If awarded senior thesis or independent research project funding from the Canadian Studies Program, when the research/project has been completed, the student must upload receipts to SAFE as scanned PDF documents, and must also upload a brief report of how the funding was used. Alternatively, the student can email the documentation to the Canadian Studies Program Manager.
Student Internships in Canada
Grants to Princeton undergraduates to fund non-paying summer internships in Canada with government or non-profit organizations.
- Canadian Embassy Internships – Summer internships at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The program is designed to provide students with an opportunity for involvement in governmental affairs, and to provide a general understanding of the Canada-U.S. bilateral relationship through the dynamics at work in the Embassy.
- Parliamentary Internship Programme – Administered by the Canadian Political Science Association, the first group of ten interns in the Parliamentary Internship Programme was selected in 1969. The Programme is not associated with the Government of Canada, nor with any political party.
Eligibility
Undergraduates of any citizenship
How to Apply
Prepare the following:
- Contact Simon Morrison, Director of the Fund for Canadian Studies, and submit an itemized budget of anticipated expenses
- A PDF of the student’s Princeton academic record from TigerHub
- A PDF copy of a letter from the employer hosting the internship (the letter must confirm that the internship has been awarded, that it will take place in Canada, and that it is non-paying)
Submit the application through the Student Activities Funding Engine (SAFE)
Applicants must enroll their trip with the Global Safety & Security (GS&S) office before funding can be awarded. For further guidance, visit the Princeton Travel & Expense page for student travel.
Complete required international travel preparation materials in the Global Programs System (GPS).
Deadline
- The SAFE summer internship in Canada funding application will open on March 4, 2024, and will remain open until April 1, 2024.
- Submitted applications will be reviewed starting in April, and awards will be announced shortly thereafter.
Summer French in Canada
Scholarships for Princeton students who wish to study French language during the summer in Canada.
Some French Language summer programs in Canada include:
- Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), University of Laval, Quebec City
- Language School of the University of Laval, Quebec, City
- McGill University, Quebec Studies Summer Institute, Montreal
- University of Quebec at Chicoutimi
- University of Western Ontario’s Trois-Pistoles French Immersion School
Eligibility
- Fully enrolled Princeton undergraduate students (graduating seniors are not eligible)
- Must be on financial aid and applying to a structured academic study abroad program in Canada that lasts four weeks at a minimum.
How to Apply
Prepare the following:
- Study abroad program information (including details on the tuition fee)
- An itemized budget
- A personal statement
- The name of a recommender
- A copy of your electronic academic record from TigerHub
Submit the application through the Student Activities Funding Engine (SAFE)
Applicants must enroll their trip with the Global Safety & Security (GS&S) office before funding can be awarded. For further guidance, visit the Princeton Travel & Expense page for student travel.
Complete required international travel preparation materials in the Global Programs System (GPS).
Deadline
- The SAFE Summer French in Canada funding application will open on March 4, 2024, and will remain open until April 1, 2024.
- Submitted applications will be reviewed in April, and awards will be announced shortly thereafter.
Graduate Students
Graduate Summer Research Funding
Summer research grants to graduate students who are conducting research concerning Canada.
How to Apply
Prepare the following:
- A clear description of the anticipated independent project
- An outline of expenses that will be incurred
Submit the application through the Student Activities Funding Engine (SAFE)
Applicants must enroll their trip with the Global Safety & Security (GS&S) office before funding can be awarded. For further guidance, visit the Princeton Travel & Expense page for student travel.
Deadline
For the 2023-24 academic year, the application period will begin February 1. The deadline is April 1.
If awarded research project funding from the Canadian Studies Program, when the research/project has been completed, the student must upload receipts to SAFE as scanned PDF documents, and must also upload a brief report of how the funding was used. Alternatively, the student can email the documentation to the Canadian Studies Program Manager.
Faculty Funding
Grants intended to enrich the curriculum by encouraging faculty to incorporate facets of Canadian culture, history, and political thought into their syllabi:
- supplemental summer salary for research and course preparation
- research grants to reimburse the cost of purchasing and assembling materials and traveling to Canada or archives in other locations
Eligibility
Faculty members in the humanities and social sciences
How to Apply
Proposals should include:
- A curriculum vitae
- A one-page description of how this grant would allow the faculty members to include Canada in their writing and teaching.
The Committee welcomes proposals both for new courses and research projects, and for revision of existing courses and projects to incorporate significant material about Canada.
For more information, please email Simon Morrison, Director, or call (609) 258-4231.
Deadline
Applications are received and reviewed on a rolling basis
Visiting Professorships
We invite proposals to bring visiting faculty to campus to spend one or two semesters teaching a Canadian studies course and participating in the life of the program and the University.
Past visitors have included Jonathan Hart (University of Alberta); Mark Sproule-Jones (McMaster University); Michael Peterman (Trent University); Arthur Ray (University of British Columbia); Nino Ricci (author, Humber School for Writers); and Candis Callison (University of British Columbia).
The 2023-24 Laurence G. Pathy ’56 Visiting Professor in Canadian Studies was Emma Anderson (University of Ottawa), who came for the fall 2023 semester. Read more about Professor Anderson.
Pathy Distinguished Visitor
The Pathy Professorship is biannual, with the next search beginning in fall 2024.
For questions or more information, please email Program Manager Anna D’Elia or call (609) 258-0205.
