University of Seoul International Winter School (February 5-20, 2025)

University of Seoul (“UOS”), South Korea, is a partner institution of Saint Mary’s University. UOS is delighted to invite Saint Mary’s students to participate in the Seoul International Winter school which will take place in February 2025. This two-week program offers international students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in Korean culture and explore various aspects of Korean society.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

■ Dates: February 5–20, 2025

■ Special Lectures on Korea: Eight lectures covering topics such as K-Pop, K-Drama & Movies, K-Cafes, Food & Drink Culture, UNESCO World Heritage sites in Korea, K-Business, and the Korean economy.

■ Korean Language Classes: Intensive Korean language courses.

■ Cultural Activities: Field trips, welcome and farewell parties, "Design Your Own Seoul" activities, and interaction with Korean peer advocates.

For further information please refer to the website here.

Program Fees:

• Tuition and Registration fees of 1,500,000 KRW (approx. CAD$1500) is payable at UOS.

• Field trips and housing fees are covered by UOS.

• Not included in the fees above are meals, airfare, insurance, transportation in South Korea, daily expenses, and $100 SMU Study abroad admin fee.

Transfer credits:

Students may be able to earn credits to the extent that those credits are applicable to the program requirements of your SMU degree. Please meet with your academic advisor of your program (visit here) to see if any of your remaining degree requirements can be completed at another university. If your advisor confirms that there is room for transfer credits in your degree, you will request approval to take courses for transfer credits by submitting a Letter of Permission Request Form (found here) to the SMU Records Office as soon as your acceptance is confirmed.

If academic credits are earned, students are not assessed SMU tuition for the approved transfer credit hours.

Alternatively, if not transferring credits, the student may receive recognition for extra-curricular experiences through the Co-Curricular Record (see here).

Immigration:

Citizens of certain countries are required to apply for a short-term visa before entering South Korea, while visas are waived for others. Questions related to immigration should be directed to the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Montreal here.

Number of SMU students accepted:

2

Questions and how to apply:

Interested students should email the Global Learning Office at Miyuki.arai@smu.ca.

[Winter Program] NEOMA Business School Winter Programme (January 6-17, 2025)

NEOMA Business School is offering a Winter Program titled “Sport Federations and Major Events Management Programme” in January 2025.

Over the past decade, France has hosted 13 world championships and 13 European championships, including UEFA EURO 2016, the 2018 Ryder Cup, and the 2023 Rugby World Cup. This success continues with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the first Summer Games in France in a century, widely celebrated for their organization, popularity, and sporting achievements.

With major sporting partners, NEOMA Business School has created the Winter Sport Federations and Major Events Management programme, giving participants a solid insight into the French success story of major sports event through courses taught in Paris campus (conferences with sport Federations and leading actors in major international events).

Why take part in this Winter programme?

• Get an insight into the French success story of event management.

• Expand your understanding and knowledge base of Sports management.

• Learn from the best in major sports management in France through guest speakers in conferences.

• Enjoy a unique French experience among an international network of students and professionals.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

• DATES: January 6th to January 17th, 2025

• The programme will take place in Paris, France

• FORMAT: Full-time, with mandatory social events organised as extra curricular activities

• LANGUAGE OF STUDIES: English

• TOTAL NUMBER OF ECTS: 9 (roughly equivalent to 3cr at SMU)

• APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: Completion of at least one year of undergraduate level business classes.

A certificate is awarded upon completion of the course.

Program website

https://neoma-bs.com/programmes/sport-federations-and-major-events-management-winter-programme/

FEES

• PROGRAM FEES: €1,800 (including activities, welcome and closing dinner / excluding lunch, lodging and flight cost).

• TUITION: SMU tuition for the number of approved transfer credit hours.

• Other costs: Not included in this fee are meals, airfare, insurance, transportation in France, daily expenses, and $100 SMU Study abroad admin fee.

Transfer credits:

Students may be able to earn credits to the extent that those credits are applicable to the program requirements of your SMU degree. Please meet with your academic advisor of your program (visit here) to see if any of your remaining degree requirements can be completed at another university. If your advisor confirms that there is room for transfer credits in your degree, you will request approval to take courses for transfer credits by submitting a Letter of Permission Request Form (found here) to the SMU Records Office as soon as your acceptance is confirmed.

If academic credits are earned, students are assessed SMU tuition for the approved transfer credit hours.

Alternatively, if not transferring credits, the student may receive recognition for extra-curricular experiences through the Co-Curricular Record (see here).

Immigration:

Citizens of certain countries are required to apply for a Schengen visa before entering France, while visas are waived for others. Normally, Canadian citizens are not required to obtain a visa for stays of up to 90 days. Questions related to immigration should be directed to the websites of the Government of France here and VFS Global here.

Number of SMU students accepted:

2

Questions and how to apply:

Interested students should email the Global Learning Office at Miyuki.arai@smu.ca.

Now Open: Killam Fellowships Program 2025-26 Call

Study abroad for a semester in the United States!

The Killam Fellowships program is an exceptional opportunity for full-time Canadian undergraduate students to pursue an exchange program at American universities. Applicants chosen through a competitive selection process are awarded a US$6000 scholarship (approx. CAD$8400) for their exchange study in the US. For information, see the 2025-26 program flyer here and the website here.

Eligibility

To be considered for a Killam Fellowship to study in the United States, students must meet the following requirements at the time of application. The student must be:

• a citizen of Canada,

• a currently enrolled full-time undergraduate student in good standing

• expected to be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in good standing during the entire 2024-2025 academic year, should they be selected for an award,

• expected to receive an undergraduate degree in the Spring of 2026 or beyond,

• able to meet the eligibility requirements and regulations of the home university,

• proficient in English,

• in possession of a strong academic record, and

• able to complete all steps of the application process prior to the published deadlines.

Application

Interested students should submit the following by email to the Global Learning Office (Miyuki.arai@smu.ca) by December 15 2024:

1. Proof of Canadian citizenship (e.g., a passport scan)

2. Curriculum Vitae (up to 3 pages, 12-point font, 1" margins)

3. Unofficial academic record (i.e., a pdf printout from banner). Also submit unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary education institutions you’ve attended outside of SMU, if any.

4. Personal Statement (1 page, single spaced, 12-point font, 1" margins) – In your statement,

• Provide a narrative statement explaining why you want to study in the United States as a Killam Fellow.

• Discuss what you hope to accomplish during your exchange in the United States and how the experience fits your current interests and future goals.

• Highlight any experiences demonstrating your ability to adapt to other cultural settings, a willingness to share with or learn from others of different national identities, and your ability to serve as an ambassador for Canada.

• Provide a unique statement.

5. Abroad term, expected graduation date, references and host school preferences: In a Word document, please provide:

• Preferred abroad term, e.g., Fall term 2025, Winter term 2026, One academic year (Be aware that preference will be given to students requesting a single-term placement)

• Month and year of completion of your current degree program

• Name and email of 2 people who have agreed to provide an academic or a professional reference (at least one of them should be academic, e.g., a SMU professor)

• 1st pick of an American university partner (see list here) and a preliminary list of 5-6 courses you are interested in taking (see the partner website)

• 2nd pick of an American university partner (see list here) and a preliminary list of 5-6 courses you are interested in taking (see the partner website)

• 3rd pick of an American university partner (see list here) and a preliminary list of 5-6 courses you are interested in taking (see the partner website)

Please note:

• The selection is highly competitive. Even if your application is chosen, you may not be given a placement at one of the preferred schools.

• Your exchange study at an American partner is only possible when chosen as a Killam Fellow.

Credits and tuition

Academic credits may be earned to the extent that they are applicable to your SMU degree. Book an advising appointment with your academic advisor to review which of the remaining program requirements may be completed on a transfer-credit basis and how the Letter of Permission Request Form works for the transfer of credits. You will pay SMU tuition at SMU for the transfer credit hours.

Number of students to be nominated by SMU for Direct Exchange:

up to three full-year candidates (or six one-semester candidates)

What happens after December 15:

The Global Learning Office will contact applicants who are receiving SMU’s nomination and will ask them to submit a complete Killam Fellowship application online by the end of January 2025. Guidance and instructions will be provided.

In March 2025, selected candidates will be determined by an independent adjudication committee comprised of faculty members from participating universities and senior officials from the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America (“Fulbright Canada”). The committee will rank all candidates based on their proposed program of study, their personal statement, their record of academic achievement, and their letters of reference.

In April, selected candidates will be notified.

 Questions?

Contact the Global Learning Office at Miyuki.arai@smu.ca.

[Winter Program] Sapporo University (“SU”) Winter Program (February 12-22, 2025)

Sapporo University is offering a Winter Program in February 2025. Have a unique winter experience through learning Japanese language and culture in Sapporo City, the heart of Hokkaido, Japan!

The program welcomes students from Sapporo University’s partner schools around the world! The program will run with 12-20 participants (if fewer than 12 students apply, the program will be cancelled).

Duration

12-22 February 2025 (11days)

Program (Japanese) Level

This program is open to students who can read and write Hiragana and Katakana.

Contents of Program   

• Japanese language classes : 90 min × 17 sessions (25.5 hours)

• Japanese Salon Conversations or activity with students and/ or Japanese language volunteers : 90 min × 1 session

• Japanese culture experience : 180 min. × 2 times

• Off campus bus tour : 2 Days 1 Night 

Transfer credits:

Students may be able to earn credits to the extent that those credits are applicable to the program requirements of your SMU degree. Please meet with your academic advisor of your program (visit https://www.smu.ca/academics/academic-advising.html) to see if any of your remaining degree requirements can be completed at another university. If your advisor confirms that there is room for transfer credits in your degree, you will request approval to take courses for transfer credits by submitting a Letter of Permission Request Form (found here https://www.smu.ca/academics/student-forms.html) to the SMU Records Office as soon as your acceptance is confirmed.

If academic credits are earned, students are not assessed SMU tuition for the transfer credit hours.

Alternatively, if not transferring credits, the student may receive recognition for extra-curricular experiences through the Co-Curricular Record (see here).

Program Fee   

JPY 330,000 (approx. CAD$3050) payable to the host university.

This program fee includes tuition, textbooks, observation/experience fee, and accommodation (at Sapporo University Seminar House on campus, incl breakfast).

Not included in this fee are meals, airfare, insurance, transportation in Japan, daily expenses, and $100 SMU Study abroad admin fee.

Funding:

Available for Canadian citizens and Canadian Permanent Resident Card holders in the undergraduate program.

Check out:

• Program Flyer (see here)

• Program Guide (see here)

• Program Schedule (see here)

Target group:

Undergraduate students in good academic standing who will have completed 1 year of Bachelor studies by the end of Fall 2024. The program is open to students who have studied Japanese.

Immigration:

Citizens of certain countries are required to apply for a short-term visa before entering Japan, while visas are waived for others. Normally, Canadian citizens are not required to obtain a visa for stays of up to 90 days. Questions related to immigration should be directed to the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal here https://www.montreal.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/en/consular/visa_menu_en.html.

Number of SMU students accepted:

2

Questions and how to apply:

Interested students should email the Global Learning Office at Miyuki.arai@smu.ca.

[Winter Program] Tokyo Metropolitan University (“TMU”) Winter Program on Japanese & Japan Studies (January 9-28 2025)

Tokyo Metropolitan University is offering a Winter Program on Japanese & Japan Studies in 2025－Dō (道) The Art of Japanese Language & Culture!

Theme

道（Dō ）The Art of Japanese Language & Culture

Duration

9-28 January 2025 (3 weeks)

Program (Japanese) Level

・Starter

・Elementary 1

Contents of Program   

The 3-week program consists of Japanese Language (40.5 hours), Japan Studies (3 hours), Workshop (7.5 hours), Field Studies (7.5 hours), and Presentation (6 hours).

A certificate and grade report will be issued upon completion of the program. 

Transfer credits:

Students may be able to earn credits to the extent that those credits are applicable to the program requirements of your SMU degree. Please meet with your academic advisor of your program (visit https://www.smu.ca/academics/academic-advising.html) to see if any of your remaining degree requirements can be completed at another university. If your advisor confirms that there is room for transfer credits in your degree, you will request approval to take courses for transfer credits by submitting a Letter of Permission Request Form (found here https://www.smu.ca/academics/student-forms.html) to the SMU Records Office as soon as your acceptance is confirmed.

Program Fee   

JPY 150,000 (approx. CAD$1400) payable to the host university. (Fees are subject to change due to unforeseeable situations.)

This program fee includes accommodation fee, education materials, and admission fees for field trips.    

Not included in this fee are meals, airfare, insurance, transportation between the University and accommodation, daily expenses, and $100 SMU Study abroad admin fee.

If academic credits are earned, students pay SMU tuition at SMU for the transfer credit hours.

Alternatively, if transfer credits are not sought, the student may receive recognition for extra-curricular experiences through the Co-Curricular Record (see here).

Funding:

Available for Canadian citizens and Canadian Permanent Resident Card holders in the undergraduate program.

Check out:

• Introduction https://www.ic.tmu.ac.jp/english/study_abroad/short_program.html 

• Photo Gallery Photo Gallery & Students' Voices (Winter) ｜ TMU International Center International Affairs Office

• Program brochure (see here)

Target group:

Undergraduate students in good academic standing who will have completed 1 year of Bachelor studies by the end of Winter 2024.

Immigration:

Citizens of certain countries are required to apply for a short-term visa before entering Japan, while visas are waived for others. Normally, Canadian citizens are not required to obtain a visa for stays of up to 90 days. Questions related to immigration should be directed to the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal here https://www.montreal.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/en/consular/visa_menu_en.html.

Number of SMU students accepted:

3

Questions and how to apply:

Interested students should email the Global Learning Office at Miyuki.arai@smu.ca.

Call for Applications: Re-imagining Development

About the Gathering 

ACIC’s Re-imagining Development, invites post-secondary students and young professionals in fields of global solidarity/international development to participate in a gathering of the unlearning, co-learning, and re-imagining of ‘international development’.

In a time where global solitary is more important than ever, join us in exploring alternatives to development that center global AND local solidarity, decolonization, restorative justice, and more. This gathering will serve as an opportunity to learn important skills and knowledge related to practice in global solidarity sectors.

To foster a learning environment at the gathering a mix of mediums will be used, including: restorative panels, virtual speakers (to bring in subject matter experts from outside the region), small and large group discussions/workshops, site visits to places of interest related to gathering topics, etc.).

Eligibility

To apply for this program, participants will:

• Be between the ages of 18-29

• Be living in Atlantic Canada

• Be pursuing a career in local/global solidarity

Application Process

Important details:

• All meals, travel, and accommodation are provided

• For more information, contact Jackie at 902.431.2311 or jackie@acic-caci.org

• The deadline to apply is October 17, 2024

Important Dates

Important details:

• The deadline to apply is October 17, 2024

• Gathering dates: November 8-10

• Travel dates (if needed): November 7 & 11

Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program

As part of the Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA, see here), the Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program, offered in partnership with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), provides opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in Canada to pursue collaborative research in Japan.

Call for proposals:

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (Japan—travel from Canada)

• Deadline to submit: November 13, 2024

• Level: PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows

• Themes: All disciplines

• Other requirements: Participants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada

• Eligible institutions: All universities and research institutes in Japan based on JSPS projects

• Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution

• Award amount: $3,000 CAD + 534,000 yen + flight costs

• Application process and submission: Submit to Mitacs through the application portal here.

For more information please visit the Mitacs JSPS page here and the JSPS website here.

For general inquiries, please contact the SMU Global Learning Office Global@smu.ca.

Call for Applications: The UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund

The UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund is accepting grant applications until October 31, 2024. The UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund is an initiative that complements other existing prize funds with a seed-fund program, providing training and mentorship, and encouraging innovation and solutions on a local level.

The fund is open to any individual with an incubator-stage product or service that directly benefits the Arctic environment or Arctic communities and has a positive, demonstrable impact on the Arctic. We especially encourage applications from Arctic Indigenous and/or Northern-based entrepreneurs. Expected grant disbursement amounts are in the range of $2,000 to $5,000 USD, though exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.

Visit the fund webpage here for the full application criteria and list of application documents, more information about the fund, and benefits and expectations for the awardees.

If you have any questions about applying or the fund in general, please get in touch with us at entrepreneurship@uarctic.org. Please also inform the Global Learning Office Miyuki.arai@smu.ca of your proceeding with application.

Download a one-pager here

The Globalink Research Award (GRA) thematic call is now officially open!

The themes for this year’s thematic call are: 

1. Digital and Emerging technology (e.g. AI, Advanced Computing, Cybersecurity, Semiconductors) 

1. Sustainability and Net Zero (e.g. Electric Vehicles, Critical Minerals, Hydrogen, Energy Transition, Oceans, Clean Technology) 

1. Life Sciences (e.g. Biomanufacturing, Bioeconomy, Agri-Food, Agri-Tech, Health Sciences) 

1. Humanities and Social Innovation (open category) 

Mitacs participating international partners are the following, please note they each have their own eligibility requirements: 

• Australia: Universities Australia 

• Brazil: Fundação Araucária Foundation   

• Chile: Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (CRUCH-FUDEA)   

• France: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)   

• France: French Embassy in Canada    

• France: Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria)    

• France: Université de Lorraine   

• France: Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM)   

• Germany: Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ Helmholtz Association)   

• Germany: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)   

• Germany/USA/Luxembourg/Italy/The Netherlands: Max Planck Society    

• Korea: National Research Foundation (NRF) Korea   

• South Africa: National Research Council of South Africa (NRF SA)   

• Taiwan: National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) - NARLabs   

• United Kingdom: British High Commission of Ottawa   

The deadline to apply is November 20, 2024.” 

See more information here.

Interested participants should be in touch first with the Mitacs local advisor, Reid Sutherland rsutherland@mitacs.ca, to assess eligibility and discuss next steps. The link to the application portal will be shared following this discussion.  

For general inquiries, please contact the SMU Global Learning Office Global@smu.ca.