The CERC Migration and Bridging Divides Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship

The CERC Migration and Bridging Divides Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship program welcomes practitioners from civil society organizations or government bodies who have international experience working in the field of migration or immigrant integration and inclusion to apply to participate in a one-month residency at Toronto Metropolitan University.  

The CERC Migration and Bridging Divides Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship program promotes international collaboration and learning exchange between practitioners and researchers. It provides a unique professional development opportunity for practitioners to share and build on their field experience, connect to an expert team of Canadian and international researchers and local stakeholders, or conduct their own field research. The experience will help practitioners develop and bring back to their organizations innovative ideas for applied research and evidence-based good practices. At the same time, practitioners would be encouraged to contribute their perspectives to the work of the CERC Migration and Bridging Divides’ teams.

The Fellowship includes:

• A stipend, including a travel allowance, to contribute to expenses related to their stay for a total value of $4,500 CAD.
• An academic host from the CERC Migration or Bridging Divides research team.
• Access to office space and office resources.
• Professional development and networking through participation in CERC Migration’s and Bridging Divides’ research events and workshops.

Call for Application deadline: April 16, 2025

The CERC Migration and Bridging Divides Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship program invites applications from practitioners outside of Canada for the 2025-2026 academic year. The residency takes place in Toronto and must occur between October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 for a consecutive period of 20 to 35 days. 

Application instructions

Applicants must submit online: 

1. Condensed CV (maximum four pages)
   
2. Cover letter (maximum two pages) describing the following:  

• The motivation for your stay and how it will benefit your work and current organization. How does your work fit into any of either:
  a) CERC Migration Research Themes and existing projects, or
  b) Bridging Divides Research Themes and existing projects

• Proposed activities to be conducted during your stay (e.g., give a presentation, engage with local organizations, conduct field research, develop a new project proposal, attend a conference, etc).
• Which member of the CERC Migration Research Team you would like to work with as your proposed academic host. Select up to two potential hosts (a first and second choice). Note: The academic host cannot be Anna Triandafyllidou, and a host would be assigned based on their availability and at the discretion of the university. Bridging Divides Fellows will be paired with Senior Research Associate hosts most aligned with their thematic interests.
• Proposed dates of the visit (the residency should take place for 20 to 35 days between October 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026).