CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program 2025/2027 for Early Career Researchers (CDN $100,000 in Funding)

Collaborate across disciplines with leading global researchers. Expand your network and pursue cutting-edge ideas with unrestricted research support. Join the international community of brilliant people advancing transformative knowledge and solving humanity’s biggest problems.

Requirements:

• There are no geographical restrictions on who may apply.
• To be eligible, you must hold a PhD (or equivalent) and be employed in a full-time position at an institution of higher education or research, with responsibilities that include leading independent research as a principal investigator and supervising/teaching trainees toward the attainment of a degree. Typically, you are a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the North American system, or, in other academic systems around the world, an equivalent position that is designed to lead to a permanent (tenured-equivalent) faculty position.
• You must have started your first such position (post-PhD) no earlier than July 1, 2020 and no later than July 1, 2024. Special consideration may be given to those who have taken parental leave or have exceptional circumstances.
• Your position must be secure for the duration of the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar active term from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027.

NOTE: Postdoctoral fellows are not eligible to apply to this program.

Benefits:

• A two-year term of interdisciplinary collaboration and mentorship in a CIFAR research program, among a global network of leading researchers
• $100,000 CAD in unrestricted research support
• Opportunities to apply for time-limited seed funding to support new interdisciplinary collaborations
• Membership in the extended community of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars across research programs — creative and like-minded peers from diverse disciplines
• Training in focused areas of research leadership, and opportunities to put leadership into action

Timeline:

• October 8, 2024: Call for applications opens.
• November 20, 2024: Application deadline 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (UTC -8)
• By January 24, 2025: Shortlisted finalists are notified and invited to attend a virtual interview. All other applicants will be notified after the finalists have confirmed their attendance.
• March 19-20, 2025: The Selection Committee interviews the shortlisted finalists via Zoom. Interviews are generally scheduled between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
• By early April 2025: Finalists are notified of the competition results.
• May/June 2025: CIFAR publicly announces the 2025 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars.
• June 11-13, 2025 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars annual meeting.

Visit the Official Webpage of the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program

Deadline: November 20, 2024