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EnglishWhat Grants and Awards Does the UC Berkeley Canadian Studies Program Provide?
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The Canadian Studies Program at UC Berkeley offers several named grants, prizes, and fellowships that fall into four rough groups: graduate research support, undergraduate awards and research funding, travel and faculty seed grants, and a visiting scholar fellowship. Eligibility differs by award — some are for Berkeley graduate students, some for undergraduates, and at least one is aimed at visiting scholars rather than current students. The program's own site lists these under "Grants and Awards," but does not publish dollar amounts, deadlines, or application forms on the pages summarized here, so treat the list below as a map of what exists rather than a complete how-to-apply guide.
Graduate funding
- E. E. Hildebrand Graduate Research Fellowship — a named fellowship for graduate research. The program also refers to "Hildebrand Fellows" among its current research affiliates, which suggests recipients are folded into the program's research community.
- Conference Travel Grants — support for conference travel. A concrete example from the program's news: it sponsored economics PhD candidate Thor Larson to present at the Toronto Meeting on the Economics of Climate Change (TMEC), hosted by the University of Toronto, June 24–26.
Undergraduate awards and research funding
- Rita Ross Undergraduate Prize — a prize for undergraduates.
- Undergraduate Research Funding — separate funding line for undergraduate research.
Faculty and visiting scholar support
- Faculty Seed Grants — seed funding for faculty.
- J. A. Sproul Visiting Scholar Fellowship — a fellowship for visiting scholars. Recipients appear in the program's people listings as "Sproul Fellows."
What the program is, for context
The Canadian Studies Program describes itself as a nationally-ranked research center founded in 1982, dedicated to promoting knowledge of Canada, its people, and the Canada-US relationship, and serving as the intellectual hub for Canadian studies at Berkeley and the wider San Francisco Bay Area. It marks 40 years as that hub. The grants and awards sit alongside events, courses, and a newsletter, and the program also runs a "Canada in the Classroom" line of work.
How to decide whether to pursue one
| If you are… | Likely relevant award(s) |
|---|---|
| A Berkeley graduate student presenting at a conference | Conference Travel Grants; possibly the Hildebrand Graduate Research Fellowship |
| A Berkeley undergraduate | Rita Ross Undergraduate Prize; Undergraduate Research Funding |
| Berkeley faculty | Faculty Seed Grants |
| A visiting scholar (not a current Berkeley student) | J. A. Sproul Visiting Scholar Fellowship |
Because the program does not publish amounts, eligibility details, or deadlines in the material summarized here, the practical next step is to check the individual "Grants and Awards" pages on canada.berkeley.edu and, if a deadline is unclear, contact the program directly. The newsletter is the program's own channel for announcing upcoming events and opportunities, so subscribing is a reasonable way to catch calls that are not yet posted as static pages.