Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation: Fellowship Program
The Fellowship Program recognizes outstanding academic achievements and a promise of future contributions. It is a central tool in the Foundation’s 2025–2028 mission to support academic excellence, societal engagement and increased intellectual outreach.
Visit the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation website for more information on the Fellowship Program.
Value and Duration
Total value of $300,000 per Fellow:
- $70,000 as a prize
- $50,000 as a research grant
- Up to $100,000 as a possible additional research grant
- Up to one year of teaching buy-out, with $80,000 in compensation paid to the university
The Foundation nominates up to four Fellows per year for a mandate of three years.
Eligibility
Candidates must hold a full-time tenured appointment at a Canadian university at or near the rank of Full Professor with a national or international reputation.
Candidates’ research must be linked to at least one of the four Foundation themes (Human Rights and Dignity; Responsible Citizenship; Canada and the World; People and their Natural Environment) and must integrate itself in the general field of humanities and social sciences.
Institutional Quota
Carleton can submit three nominations to the Trudeau Foundation. To apply, please submit the following documents to Rachel Barken by March 26, 2026:
- A two to four page letter explaining your interest in the Fellowship Program
- Your CV
- An email from your Dean approving the one-year teaching buy-out funded through the Fellowship
If more than three internal applications are submitted, an internal review committee will determine the nominations to submit to the Trudeau Foundation.
Deadlines
- Faculty deadline: consult your Faculty Research Facilitator
- Internal submission deadline: March 26, 2026
- The Office of the Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International) (OVPRII) Approval Form and application deadline: May 8, 2026
- Submission to sponsor: May 15, 2026
Submitting Your Application
- Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database cuResearch.
- Submit an external application to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation by following their submission guidelines.
Contact Us
Rachel Barken: RachelBarken@cunet.carleton.ca