{"id":3635,"date":"2026-01-05T08:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=3635"},"modified":"2026-01-06T07:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:52:11","slug":"cadieux-leger-fellowship-2026-2027-research-affiliate-program-up-to-54000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=3635","title":{"rendered":"Cadieux-L\u00e9ger Fellowship 2026-2027: Research Affiliate Program (up to $54,000)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-170988\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: January 30, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the Cadieux-L\u00e9ger Fellowship 2026-2027: Research Affiliate Program. The Cadieux-L\u00e9ger Fellow is integrated within the Open Insights Hub of Global Affairs Canada (GAC)\u00a0as an analyst. The Open Insights Hub aims to create an engaged, strategic, rigorous, collaborative and innovative environment, in part through knowledge-sharing and interaction with a diverse and ever-growing range of internal and external experts.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the Fellow is expected to build networks within GAC, the Government of Canada and with external experts for the benefit not only of their research but of other departmental staff. The Fellow should place particular emphasis on identifying and engaging new sets of stakeholders whose good ideas can be leveraged as part of the Fellow\u2019s research and analysis on international policy research issues (e.g. foreign and security policy, international economic and trade policy, and international assistance policy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cadieux-L\u00e9ger Fellowship will last up to 12 months. The Fellow will receive a total bursary not greater than $54,000 contingent on duration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.<\/li>\n<li>The candidate must:\n<ul>\n<li>be available for a period of 12 months between September 2026 and August 2027;<\/li>\n<li>conform to the eligibility criteria of the Research Affiliate Program. Shortlisted candidates will be required to obtain a Secret security clearance in order to finalize the selection procedure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The candidate must be enrolled in a doctoral program as a full-time student in a recognized post-secondary institution, in Canada or abroad, with a specialization in Political Science or International Relations, or Economics, History, or Law or a related program*. Furthermore, the candidate must have successfully attained candidacy status** at the time of application, including having completed all course work and examination requirements, in addition to an approved dissertation proposal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*The candidate must be recognized as having full-time student status by the academic institution in which they are presently enrolled and maintain this status during the whole fellowship period. Part-time students working on their thesis or recognized by the academic institution in which they are presently enrolled as having a disability will also be considered.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>**The candidacy of PhD students in their third or fourth year, or those whose thesis is well advanced but not yet finalized.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applicants must provide the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>A cover letter\u00a0\u2013\u00a0A covering letter of 1,000 words explaining how your knowledge and experience align with Global Affairs Canada\u2019s mandate.<\/li>\n<li>A complete transcript.<\/li>\n<li>A sample paper or publication.<\/li>\n<li>Proof of enrolment in a recognized academic institution at the Ph.D level for the duration of the fellowship period.<\/li>\n<li>Contact information for 3 references<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca\/psrs-srfp\/applicant\/page1710?careerChoiceId=2383003&amp;psrsMode=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca\/psrs-srfp\/applicant\/page1800?toggleLanguage=en&amp;poster=2383003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cadieux-L\u00e9ger Fellowship<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: January 30, 2026 Applications are open for the Cadieux-L\u00e9ger Fellowship 2026-2027: Research Affiliate Program. 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