Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship in Canada 2024

Kimberley foundation in Canada is presently taking applications for the Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship program for Masters and Doctoral candidates who display excellence in research and looks to further their understanding through a program of practical learning.

Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship

The Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship is inspired by the life experiences of Dr. Hugh C. Morris who was awarded a fellowship in the late 1950s that enabled him to travel to, and learn from, more than 65% of all mines in North America while undergoing his PhD studies at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Following the Gold Medal model, the Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship program is aimed to offer a program of travel that comprises visits to communities, industry facilities and/or research labs which, taken as a whole, will shape the future life-course of the award recipient and his or her contributions to the field

Worth of Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship

The Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship is valued up to $40,000 (Canadian), depending on the specific ask of the applicant tied directly to their Experiential Learning Program.

Usually, the Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship program is generally aimed to support activities over a period of a four (4) to eight (8) month period. Note: They do not expect you to be traveling solidly for this time period, although that is certainly possible. Rather, more typically they find that fellows travel somewhere – experience, learn, return home and reflect – then travel somewhere else; the fellowship program becoming a series of experiences that together form a larger integrated vision of experiential learning.

In all cases, the experiential program must commence prior to December 15 of the year in which the fellowship is awarded.

The Fellowship Award Amount may be directed only for the expenses of the Awardee and as directed to the following purposes, a clear statement of which is to be specified in the Budget submission at the period of application: (Note: ELP means Experiential Learning Plan)

Travel
Economy air, train, boat or bus travel
Economy sized car rental for travel to remote locations as well as associated fuel costs
Travel visas, immunizations, and medical coverage if including international travel, as well as appropriate insurance for car and other transportation
Meals to at most $75 daily, excluding alcohol
Accommodation, comprising fees for internet usage if charged (incidentals like mini bar, movies, spa treatments, athletic facilities, etc., will not be qualified)
Conference / symposium registration fees
Demonstrated ELP research related expenses
ELP Related Research Supplies
Bench Fees required for visits at research institutions and/or facilities
Participation in safety programs required as a prerequisite to visit a specific facility or site
Community engagement expenses (eg. hosting a meeting in a community setting might need arrangement of facilities and snacks for local residents)
Printing, communication materials, poster expenses
Other types of expenses clearly justifiable to achieve objectives of ELP may be considered and need to be detailed in budget rationale section of formal application

Eligibility for Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship

The Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship is open to any master’s or doctoral student (domestic or international) registered at a Canadian post-secondary institution.

The Foundation will privilege applications that strive to pursue experiential learning programs that ultimately will enable the applicant to positively contribute toward global environmental sustainability or which will position them to pursue a future leading to significant societal impact.

Students eligible to apply to the Fellowship must be studying in one of the below listed fields.

earth or geological sciences
water sciences
alternative energy sciences
climate change
sustainability
environmental studies, including either life, design, or engineering sciences
social sciences related to any of the above areas, or
design sciences concerned with any of the above areas

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How to Apply for Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship

You can put in with the use of the submission portal located on their website. The application portal is now open.
A finished application will comprise of the listed items:
A written proposal of the planned Experiential Learning Program (please download and complete the ELP Description form)
A Proposed Budget including statement of contributions (cash and/or in-kind, if any) from participating entities in the proposed ELP (please download and complete the budget application form)
A current curriculum vitae
2 written references from academic supervisors (which the applicant must arrange to be sent to the Kimberley Foundation)
A Letter of Support / Invitation from every establishment, research laboratory, site visit entity, and any partaking government or community partners stated in the planned Experiential Learning Program.

All applications are accepted and considered in confidence.

Application Deadline

Deadlines for Hugh Morris Experiential Learning Fellowship are as follows:

Applications close February 15, 2024 (11:59 pm PST) – Online application including ELP form, budget, and support lettersReference letters from academic supervisors must be sent independently from the referee directly to the Kimberley Foundation.
February 28, 2024 (11:59 pm PST) – Recommendation letters from academic supervisors have to be sent autonomously from the referee straight to the Kimberley Foundation. These letters are due February 15, 2024.
The Kimberley Foundation will announce the results of its decision making by no later than March 15, 2024.

Visit here for additional details and to apply

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