Canada Program Undergraduate Thesis Research Grants

Canada Program Undergraduate Thesis Research Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University
Amount: Up to US $6,000
Last Updated: December 13, 2025

Summary

The Canada Program Undergraduate Thesis Research Grants, supported by the William Lyon Mackenzie King endowment, provide funding of up to $6,000 for Harvard undergraduates conducting thesis research on Canadian issues. Awardees gain the title of Undergraduate Associates at the Weatherhead Center and are expected to present their findings at a spring conference. The program fosters academic engagement through seminars featuring experts from diverse fields, enhancing the understanding of Canadian societal, cultural, and political dynamics.

Overview

Canada Program Undergraduate Thesis Research Grants The Canada Program, funded by the William Lyon Mackenzie King endowment, examines Canadian economic, social, cultural, and political issues in their domestic and international dimensions. The program comprises a seminar speaker series, an annual faculty conference, graduate and undergraduate student affiliates, and two annual visitor opportunities: the William Lyon Mackenzie King Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies, who chairs the seminar and organizes the faculty conference, and the William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellows. The Canada Seminar meets several times each semester to host presentations by invited scholars, artists, public figures, and experts from various disciplines. The seminar provides a forum for the lively exchange of ideas on a wide range of issues and offers the Harvard community a perspective on Canadian scholarly and public life. Awards and Benefits The Center will award undergraduate thesis research grants of up to $6,000 each for field research in Canada. Recipients of the grants will be named Undergraduate Associates of the Weatherhead Center and are expected to present their thesis research at a conference in the spring semester before their theses are due. Requests for out-of-cycle support for nominal amounts, designed to assist with unforeseen thesis-research expenses, are considered on a case-by-case basis. Inquiries, which will be reviewed and evaluated as needed, should be sent directly to the Canada Program.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. For Harvard undergraduates only.The Center invites the applications of Harvard College students, generally juniors who will be writing senior honors theses, whose research is focused significantly on Canadian issues.