Award 25313-CA
Research Chairs in Science and Technology
- COMPETITION OPENS February 2024
- Awards to be taken up in the 2025-2026 Academic Year
- Applications accepted until September 16, 2024
- The next competition, for awards to be taken up in the 2026-2027 Academic Year, will open in February 2025
- US$25,000 for 4 months
- Grants begin in either September 2025 or January 2026
- Fulbright Canada Program Officer, Recruitment
- Formal letters of invitation should not be sought; however, applicants are encouraged to contact the institution to discuss research interests.
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Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and its Social Implications, Thompson Rivers University -
Faculty of Science – Departments of Computer Science and Mathematics and Statistics
Centre for Optimization and Decision Science -
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is part of the Research Universities Council of British Columbia, Canada, and is ranked as one of Canada’s top 50 research universities. One of the university’s strategic research areas is in the advancement of technology, social and economic development and innovation that improves people’s lives. The Fulbright Visiting Research Chair will bring a strong understanding of AI and machine learning as well as the ethical and policy dimensions that stem from its ongoing development.
The Fulbright Visiting Research Chair will be joining an interdisciplinary community of researchers that are members of the Centre for Optimization and Data Science. The Chair will be expected to engage in conversations and research that increase society’s understanding of the implications of Artificial Intelligence. The visiting scholar will have opportunities to lead workshops on AI/Machine Learning/Data Science, participate in research projects, build partnerships, and engage with TRU’s research community.Specializations: A variety of disciplines that address Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science.
Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Innovation and connections with the society and professional world are two components that characterize the fabric of research at Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO). UQO has a rich research environment with 14 research chairs, a research institute, 13 research centres, more than 20 labs, and more than 20 inter-university research teams. UQO is the host of the INRS-UQO joint research unit on Cybersecurity and founding partner of Gatineau’s project of Innovation Zone on Cybersecurity and Digital identity. With its two campuses in Gatineau and in St-Jérôme (Québec), and its research centre in Ripon, UQO is not only deeply rooted in the Outaouais and Laurentian regions, but it is also one of the most important academic institutions of the region of Ottawa, otherwise known as Canada's National Capital Region.
The Visiting Chair will focus on research development, and will develop new collaborations with UQO faculty, or further existing ones. It is expected that the Visiting Chair will engage in the academic life of UQO’s research units, and connect with faculty and students. Visiting Chairs will be invited to give at least one public lecture open to the entire community. Teaching is not expected, but the Visiting Chairs may be invited to give occasional lectures and participate in some research development events. UQO’s Fulbright Visiting Chair is open to all fields, but priority will be given to research areas targeted in our strategic development plans.
Specializations: Cybersecurity; Cognitive Sciences and Cyberpsychology; Technologies in Forest Sciences.
Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math, University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba is an internationally respected educational institution, currently offering over 90 degrees, diplomas and certificates, including more than 60 at the undergraduate level. The University is Manitoba’s largest and most comprehensive post-secondary institution and the only one with a research-intensive focus. The University has been at the center of research in Manitoba for more than a century and annual research funding from external sources is over $190 million. From the development of canola and advances in wireless communication to exploring the frontiers of global climate change and breakthrough discoveries on HIV/AIDS, and the elimination of Rh disease in newborns, their researchers have made contributions that have had a global impact. Visiting Chairs in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math will focus on research development in collaboration with University faculty. Activities could include: advising and/or mentoring students; assisting in faculty, curriculum, and/or program development; and/or conducting a research project designated by the University or of the Visiting Chair's choosing. Visiting Chairs may be invited to give occasional lectures and participate in research development events. Suitable office space and basic professional services will be provided for the duration of the award.
Specializations: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Digital Transformation, University of New Brunswick
The McKenna Institute
Faculty of Computer Science
The Faculty of Computer Science is Canada’s first Computer Science faculty. Through experiential education, exceptional research and collaborative industry projects, the Faculty of Computer Science aims to advance computer science knowledge and educate the next generation of information technology leaders with a strong computer science foundation.
AI and Data Science are becoming increasingly intertwined, and often the terms are used interchangeably by Industry. AI depends on large data sets for developing useable models, and Data Science relies on AI algorithms to extract meaningful features from data sets. Thus, it makes sense to create a structure at UNB that can address both fields, while retaining the distinctiveness that enables researchers to identify with such a structure.
The Fulbright Chair is expected to contribute to this effort by enhancing the existing UNB research network with strong interdisciplinary ties both internal and external, leading workshops to transform recent advances in AI and/or Data Science into joint research projects linked to socially relevant challenges, and instilling insight, novelty, and inspiration into the UNB research community. The Chair will have access to appropriate workspaces and a computational nucleus for model demonstration, exploration, and development. Outreach activities such as lectures and seminars are encouraged.
Specializations: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science.
Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Science and Society, University of Ottawa
Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP)
The University of Ottawa is a major, multi-cultural research university in the Nation’s Capital. The chairholder will contribute to the activities of the Science, Society and Policy Network of the University of Ottawa and be housed in the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP). The chairholder will have the opportunity to interact with faculty members from a number of different faculties (Social Sciences, Science, Arts, Engineering, Law, Management, and Medicine) and participate in projects concerned with policy to enhance S&T innovation, science/policy integration, energy and energy technology policy, and the governance of emerging and disruptive technologies.
The location in Ottawa in combination with the ISSP network will enable the chairholder to address joint U.S.–Canada interests, bilateral activities, and carry out comparative analyses. The chairholder will also contribute to the development of the emerging graduate program of the ISSP and contribute to major activities such as the international Bromley Lecture and Event (in collaboration with George Washington University) and the Institute’s Positive Energy and @Risk projects.
Specializations: Science, technology and society; science and innovation policy; science/policy interface; energy/energy technology policy; and technology governance.
Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Healthy People and Planet, University of Victoria
The broad theme, “Healthy People and Planet,” reflects the University of Victoria’s commitment to addressing the urgent challenges facing human wellbeing, oceans, lands, and the economy. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, temperate coastal rainforests and a vibrant and progressive community, the UVic campus is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in the capital city of British Columbia on the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples and the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ Nations. UVic is ranked #12 in the world by the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking for its deep and ongoing research, education, creative and operational contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. UVic is also internationally known and ranked #1 in North America by the Leiden rankings for a strong culture of interdisciplinary, international and community-based collaboration.
The proposed research of the UVic Fulbright Chair holder can encompass any area of study and practice contributing to health and wellness, ocean and climate science, poverty reduction, smart sustainable cities, water security, ecosystem conservation, climate policy, and so on. Scholars must describe to the adjudicators how their work contributes to this theme and will augment existing or emerging research strengths. The Chair holder will benefit from and contribute to research collaborations with individual scholars and interdisciplinary teams and contribute to supporting the mandates of key research centres or institutes in their area of study and expertise. The expectation is that the Chair will share their expertise and influence leading edge practice within the UVic research enterprise and exploring opportunities for knowledge translation and dissemination within the broader community.
Specialization: Climate; environment; clean tech; energy; sustainability; security; social justice; equity; Indigenous-led scholarship; technology; health; wellbeing; aging; innovation; applied science; impact; public policy; knowledge mobilization; UN Sustainable Development Goals.