This program offers grants to full-time Canadian faculty for short-term teaching and/or research activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. New expansion for 2027-2028: Canada has expanded FMPBP’s eligibility to include all 27 European Union Member States, while maintaining eligibility for all existing partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Eligibility

To be considered for the grant, interested candidates must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Be a full-time professor at a Canadian post-secondary institution that holds Designated Learning Institution (DLI) status
• Select a host institution that’s located in one of the following eligible countries:
  • Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos
  • Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama 
  • North America: Mexico
  • South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
  • European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Scholarship value and duration of visit

Successful candidates will be awarded up to $10,000 (maximum) for a visit duration of 3 to 8 weeks of teaching and/or research activities in eligible countries.

Eligible expenses

The following costs associated with activities will be eligible to be covered by the program funding:

• visa or study/work permit fees
• transportation via the most direct and economical route
• health insurance cost
• living expenses, such as accommodation, utilities and food (based on the rates and allowances listed by the National Joint Council and the Public Services and Procurement Canada)

Please note, the purchase of equipment (computer, tablet, phone, printer, etc.) is not an eligible expenditure.

Application instructions – Submission of application documents

Application deadline: Monday, December 7, 2026 – End of Day

When submitting your application to the Study Abroad and Global Mobility office, please include the following documents as part of your application package:

• FMPBP Budget form – The form should also outline on how the scholarship will be used to cover eligible expenses for the candidate with respect to the proposed activities
• Your most updated version of your CV (maximum of 6 pages long) – Your CV should highlight your academic experience, partnership-building experience, professional experience, your most recent and relevant publications, your knowledge dissemination activities, proficiency in the language(s) of the host country (if applicable), as well as other relevant achievements
• A Letter of Invitation from your Host Institution – The letter should explain how your proposed activities will create or advance a partnership between the University of Regina and the Host Institution
• The signed Privacy Notice Statement – The Privacy Notice Statement should be signed by the candidate and dated within the last 6 months

As the University of Regina is a Designated Learning Institution (DLI), the Study Abroad and Global Mobility office will submit complete applications to the EduCanada portal on behalf of our eligible candidates.

Selection Criteria for applicants can be reviewed on EduCanada's website.

Grant conditions

Within 30 days of the conclusion of the project, grant recipients must produce a narrative report (max. 5 pages long) that includes the following:

• A summary of the undertaken activities, their results, and number of beneficiaries
• The impact of the project on creation or advancement of a partnership between the host and home institutions
• Plans to formalize the collaboration through an institutional agreement (if applicable)
• Plans to publicize the completed activities (if applicable) and/or to acknowledge Global Affairs Canada’s support.

Arrival in host country

Award recipients cannot travel earlier than April 1, 2027. All funds provided by DFATD/Global Affairs Canada related to the project must be expensed by March 31, 2028, however the actual project end date may extend beyond March 31, 2028, provided that any expenditures incurred after that date are covered from sources other than the grant.

Successful candidates who have incurred eligible expenses prior to the release of competition results will receive funding retroactive to the beginning of the fiscal year (April 1, 2027).

Notification of results

Results of the 2027-2028 FMPBP competition are expected to be communicated in March 2027.

Interested applicants

Interested faculty members are invited to submit applications and supporting documents to the Study Abroad & Global Mobility Office, via email (Global.Mobility@uregina.ca), by no later than Monday, December 7, 2026.

Canadian faculty are invited to attend a joint information session regarding the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft FIM opportunity. This session will cover the eligibility requirements and application process as well as offer the chance to ask questions to Fraunhofer and Mitacs representatives.

🗓️ Date: Oct 27th, 2026 

🕘 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET.   

💻 Online  (Registration required)

🌐 English (As the presenters are from Germany, the webinar will be delivered in English; however, participants may ask questions in French.) 

Opportunity Details:

• Application deadline for Fraunhofer employees: November 13, 2026
• Funding period: Stays between October 2027 and August 2028
• Duration of stay: 2 to 5.5 months
• Eligibility
  • Germany: Fraunhofer employees in research, engineering, administration, and management, at all career levels
  • Canada: Mitacs Full and Associate Members
• Host contribution: No funding contribution is required from Canadian university hosts; only a workplace needs to be provided.
• Fraunhofer funding

• Fraunhofer Headquarters: travel and accommodation costs, daily allowances, as well as necessary preparation and development measures

Personnel costs during the stay abroad continue to be covered by the sending Fraunhofer institute.

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