Announcement from Global Affairs Canada

Global Affairs Canada has launched the 2024-2025 Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program (FMPBP) competition. This program offers grants to full-time Canadian faculty for short-term teaching and/or research activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The FMPBP award is valued at CAD$7000. Travel must occur between April 2024 and March 2025.

Multiple applications are allowed per institution. All applications must be submitted by the Global Learning Office through its institutional account.

Interested faculty should contact the Global Learning Office (Miyuki.arai@smu.ca) by Monday, November 20 2023 in order to allow enough time to prepare applications for submission by the deadline of Tuesday, December 5 at 11:59 pm EST.

To learn more about the program details, please consult the FMPBP guidelines.

NALCAP: North American Language and Culture Assistant Program in Spain

The North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP) is an educational outreach initiative of the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain sponsored by the Ministry of Education of Spain. NALCAP falls under the category of public diplomacy programs. As a language assistant, award recipients fulfill the role of a cultural ambassador through the promotion of English and French language learning and mutual understanding via cultural exchange. As such, their role is to encourage students of all ages in Spain to broaden their knowledge of the language and culture of the Canada. 

Positions are offered in schools all across Spain, running from October 1st to May 31st for most assignments. NALCAP recipients receive a monthly stipend to help cover living expenses of about 800 to 1000 euros and medical insurance from either the national government of Spain or the regional governments of Spain, depending on the placements awarded. Hours of the assistantship range from 12 to 16 hours per week. 

This is a remarkable international cooperation program in which over 3,000 Canadians have participated since its introduction in 2005 taking with them an experience of a lifetime. The possibilities for both professional and personal growth are endless.

The application period will be open from late January/February until April. For further details, eligibility, and application information, please visit the website: https://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/canada/en/convocatorias-ayudas/convocatorias-canada/nalcap.html.

Global Faculty Week 2023 at Tec de Monterrey in Mexico (in-person)

Tecnológico de Monterrey is the top private university in Mexico. Its Global Faculty Week 2023 (from March 6th to 10th, 2023) will allow faculty to share their expertise and teach in a multicultural environment. This is an in-person event, and you must choose at least two international campuses of Tecnológico de Monterrey when applying.

The application deadline is January 2nd, 2023. Please fill out this online registration form.

Interested faculty should note that March 6-10 is within our regular Saint Mary’s University teaching term, and therefore faculty would need to have the ability to be away from campus during this period.

Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program

Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program

The Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program’s 2022-2023 competition is now open. This program offers grants to full-time faculty for short-term teaching and/or research activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program aims to support Canadian postsecondary institutions that are either developing new collaboration and/or student exchange agreements or strengthening existing agreements with ELAP-eligible institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Priority may be given to first-time candidates, institutions developing new partnerships, and institutions with limited previous experience in international collaborations.

·         Program name: Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program

·         Funding organization: Government of Canada

·         Target audiences: Canadian postsecondary institutions and full-time professors

·         Duration: 3 to 8 weeks in FY2022-23 (April 1 2022-March 31 2023)

·         Inclusions: airfare, living expenses, health insurance, visa or work permit fees and other eligible expenses

·         Deadline: December 2, 2021 (please submit all application materials to Miyuki.arai@smu.ca by Nov 26)

·         Maximum grant value per candidate: CAD 7,000

·         Final selection and results announcement: February 2022

The Global Learning and Intercultural Support Office will apply on behalf of eligible candidates by completing and submitting the online application form. Interested faculty should review the program detail and inform their Department Chair and the Dean of their intent to apply before contacting the Global Learning Office (Miyuki.arai@smu.ca) about completing the application by Fri Nov 26. All complete applications meeting the eligibility criteria will be submitted.

If there are any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at Miyuki.arai@smu.ca.