$40,000 Asia Joint Research Grants

Supports joint research projects between Canadian institutions and Indo‑Pacific partners to generate policy‑relevant insights on Canada’s engagement with the region.

Priority Themes (2026–2027):

• Economic resilience and security
• Energy security
• Defence industrial co‑operation
• Regional security
• Supply chain resilience
• Critical minerals
• Innovation & emerging technologies (digital governance, AI)

Benefits include:

• Up to C$40,000 per project
• Funding for travel, research assistants, translation, and fieldwork
• Policy impact through briefs, reports, datasets, and roundtables

• Proposal jointly developed by at least one Canadian institution and one Indo‑Pacific institution
• Canadian partner must serve as lead applicant and grant holder
• Funds must be expended by March 31, 2027
• Proposal (max. 5 pages) must include:
• Policy focus & relevance
• Partnership roles
• Approach & activities
• Outputs & mobilization plan
• Annexes: workplan, timeline, detailed budget
• Eligible costs: travel, assistants, translation, fieldwork (per Canadian government travel directive)
• Ineligible costs: alcohol, gifts, bonuses, gratuities, overhead expenses
• Running a project or organization
• Graduate student
• Working (full-time or part-time)