Announcement from Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI)

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) shares that the programmes for 2023-24 are being announced in the hybrid model. An attempt has been made to strengthen the activities and interactions of SICI-led bi-national clusters by announcing grants to organise academic activities i.e. conferences and lectures, research paper awards, and faculty mobility programmes. Programmes seeking applications are as follows (please click on each programme to access the details):

Programmes and Activities for Binational Agri- Cluster

• Shastri Conferences Grant (Agricultural Sciences)

• Shastri Lecture Series Grant (Agricultural Sciences)

• Shastri Mobility Programme for Curriculum Development

• Shastri Best Research Paper Award for Students

Programmes and Activities for Binational One Health Cluster

• Shastri Conferences Grant (One Health)

• Shastri Lecture Series Grant (One Health)

• Shastri Mobility Programme for Curriculum Development

• Shastri Best Research Paper Award for Students

• Shastri Mapping and Matching Workshops (SMMIWs)

Other Programmes

• SCLSG Conference/Symposium Grant

• SCLSG Lecture Series/ Workshop/Seminar  

• Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) (Essay Writing Competition)

• Shastri Best Research Paper Award (SBRPA)

• Shastri Scholar Travel Subsidy Grant (SSTSG)

• Shastri Faculty Collaboration and Internationalization (SFCI) Project

• SICI Membership Development Fund (SMDF)

Shastri Student Internship in India Project (SSII) (Application deadline extended)

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for Shastri Student Internship in India (SSII) Project. The SSII Project is part of SICI Canada's Short-term Outbound Mobility Program, Canadian Scholars to India (CSI). The CSI Program is supported by Global Affairs Canada, the Government of Canada. The target of the CSI Program is to improve and diversify Canadian scholars (student and faculty) academic mobility to India.

The SSII project-grants offer Internship and Co-op opportunities (International Work Integrated Learning) to Canadian undergraduate-level students in India. The SSII grant recipients are Canadian undergrad students going to India for three months to work on specific projects in their host Indian organizations. During these three months, the SSII students will be working under the supervision of designated supervisors/coordinators at their respective host Indian organizations.  

The application deadline has been extended to 22 December 2022.

For information, please visit the SICI website at https://www.shastriinstitute.org/SSII-2022-23.

For additional information, or if you are interested in applying, please contact Dr Rohini Bannerjee rohini.bannerjee@smu.ca, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) representative for Saint Mary's University.

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Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI): Announcement of Programmes 2022-23

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) is pleased to announce programmes for the year 2022-23 in a hybrid model in which proposals can be submitted based on the Institute’s COVID-19 policy.

Programmes seeking applications are as follows (please click on each programme to access the details):

- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: 75 Years of Independence (Logo Design Competition)

- International Youth Day 2022 (Articles/Essays Writing Competition)

- Shastri Conference & Lecture Series Grant (SCLSG):

      - SCLSG Conference/Symposium Grant 2022-23

      - SCLSG Lecture Series/ Workshop/Seminar 2022-23

- Shastri Short-Term Virtual Course (SSTVC) 2022-23

- Shastri Mapping & Matching Interest Workshop (SMMIW) 2022-23 (One Health)

- Shastri Best Research Paper Award (SBRPA) 2022

- Showcasing and Disseminating Knowledge and Research (SDKR) 2022-23

- SICI Membership Development Fund (SMDF)

- SICI-Mitacs Partnership Programme:

   - Globalink Research Award Programme/SRSF Programme for Doctoral and Post -Doctoral scholars

Date extended for Short-term Virtual Course on "Economic Analysis of Law"

Date extended for Short-term Virtual Course on -

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Date extended for Short-term Virtual Course on "Artificial Intelligence in Robotics"

Date extended for Short-term Virtual Course on "Artificial Intelligence in Robotics"

New Course commencement date:

December 3, 2022 (every Saturday)

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Graduate Student Travel Opportunity - India

Mitacs is offerings up to $6,000 to graduate students to conduct a research project in India via their Globalink Research Award (GRA) program. The details are as follows:

Shastri Indo Canadian Institute (SICI) (India — travel to Canada and/or travel from Canada)

• Deadline: Open all year

• Intern level: Full-time master's and PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows

• Themes: All disciplines

• Eligible institutions: Full list of eligible Indian institutions available here. Full list of Canadian eligible universities available here.

• Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution

• Award amount: $6,000

• Duration: 12-24 weeks

• Application process and submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative

• Note: Projects may include interns travelling to Canada and from Canada and up to 5 interns.

Learn more and apply online at: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink/globalink-research-award

Showcasing & Disseminating Knowledge and Research - SICI

The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute brings to you Dr. Darrin Richeson and Dr. Gyaneshwar Kumar Rao, both Shastri Institutional Collaborative Research Grant (SICRG) 2016-17 awardees, who will share their academic and research journey, including experience they earned as SICI fellows over the years.

Date/Time – July 22, 2022 | 7:30 PM (IST)

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