Queen's University has received $450,000 from the Government of Canada through the Indo-Pacific Scholarships and Fellowships for Canadians program. The funding will support international research mobility initiatives in over the next two years.
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The program was announced during the Prime Minister鈥檚 recent visit to India, where Canada advanced strategic partnerships focused on energy, talent, and technology. The $10 million initiative strengthens connections between Canadian and Indo-Pacific universities and research organizations to boost knowledge exchange and deepen people-to-people ties.
This funding will support 45 faculty members, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows travelling to India, Japan, Australia, and Thailand.
Participants will undertake high-impact, research-based placements designed to foster long-term institutional partnerships and strengthen Canada鈥檚 expertise in key priority areas, including nuclear energy, materials science, water management, agriculture and construction.
The initiative supports by expanding international collaboration in these sectors while equipping scholars with region-specific insights, technologies, and methodologies developed through global research engagement. The first cohort is scheduled to travel this summer.
The program is designed by faculty leads and program managers in Smith Engineering, with support from the Office of the Vice-Provost (Global Engagement). Faculty leads include Dr. Laurent B茅land, Associate Professor Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Dr. Qingguo Li, Professor and Associate Head, Ingenuity Labs Research Institute, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Cao Thang Dinh, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering and Dr. Yanwen Zhang, Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Impact of Radiation in Energy and Advanced Technologies.
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