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Faculty awards

Faculty Research Awards

Faculty Research Awards are valued at up to $10,000 in funding, with the possibility of an additional $3,000 to fund an undergraduate research assistant position. Two awards are available: one tailored for a pre-tenured colleague and the other for an Associate Professor.

Recipients of this award are expected to utilize the funds to advance ongoing research. Eligible items include, but are not limited to: travel to archives for research; travel for fieldwork; securing of research materials; hiring of research assistants, editors, proofreaders, etc.; convening of research teams; and publication subventions.

The recipients will be expected to be actively involved in the Centre’s programming during the year and are required to submit a brief report when the funds are expended.

Applications close May 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM

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CSUS Research Fellowship

The CSUS Research Fellowship is valued at $15,000. Eligible applicants include current Professors at any level (in both research and teaching streams) and Lecturers/CLTAs with continuing appointments, at the University of Toronto. One fellowship is available.

Applicants are asked to submit (1) a current CV, (2) a brief description of their current research interests (approx. 500 words);,and (3) a description of a public research event they propose to mount as part of the fellowship, including a tentative budget as a single PDF.

Applicants’ research interests must relate to the 2026–2027 CSUS academic theme, “Breaking Point? Continuity and Rupture in U.S. Governance,” broadly conceived. The Research Fellow will work with the CSUS administrator to organize a significant workshop that is related to their research as well as the annual theme:

Breaking Point? Continuity and Rupture in U.S. Governance

A central debate has emerged about the United States: do the conditions and conflicts defining American life today represent a critical rupture in U.S. political culture and its role in the world, or a more extreme continuation of trajectories that were already underway? The Centre for the Study of the United States will take up this question through "Breaking Point? Continuity and Rupture in U.S. Governance," our theme for the upcoming academic year. CSUS will bring together scholars working across disciplines to examine how recent transformations in American society, technology, and governance are reshaping both domestic life and the broader global order.

Applications close May 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM

Apply for CSUS Research Fellowship