Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute is a binational non-profit organization with registered charity status in Canada. The Institute supports the creation of binational links between academia, government, the business community and civil society organizations by funding research and hosting seminars. It provides grants as well as internships and fellowships to provide opportunities for individuals to gain first-hand experience in India or Canada in their field of expertise. Furthermore, the Institute serves as a liaison between educational institutions and the Indian diaspora in Canada.

History

Named after former Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lal Bahadur Srivastava Shastri was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of India and a significant figure in the Indian independence movement.-Early life:...

, the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute was created in 1968 through a joint announcement of the governments of Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

and India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The idea of forming an institute to promote scholarly activity between Canada and India was first conceived by Dr. Michael Brecher, a political science professor at McGill University

McGill University

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, when he met Prime Minister Shastri who gave the convocation address at McGill University in June 1965. In his address, the Prime Minister suggested that there needed to be institutional understanding to promote scholarly exchange in the field of humanities and social sciences.

The initial purpose of the Institute was to encourage Canadian educational institutions to focus university level teaching and research on India. With an emphasis on the humanities and social sciences, the Shastri Institute’s programmes funded fellowships and distributed Indian books and journals to the libraries of the four founding Canadian member institutions.

Funding

The Institute’s main sources of funding come from the Canadian and India governments, chiefly through the Canadian International Development Agency

Canadian International Development Agency

The Canadian International Development Agency was formed in 1968 by the Canadian government. CIDA administers foreign aid programs in developing countries, and operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other international organizations...

(CIDA) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on the Canadian side and from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)

Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development is an Indian government ministry, responsible for the development of human resources...

from the Government of India. It also receives contributions from Canadian member institutions as well as private donations.

Governance

An eight-member bi-national Executive Council, which is elected by representatives of the member institutions, governs the Shastri Institute. The presidency of the Executive Council alternates annually between Canada and India. The Institute also operates with the guidance of the Indian Administrative Committee, as well as with advice from the Canadian Advisory Council and the Indian Advisory Council.

In addition to the Executive Council, there are various committees within the Shastri Institute, which are filled by representatives of the member institutions. Staff members at the India and Canada offices, located in New Delhi and Calgary respectively, carry out all administrative responsibilities of the institution.

For Canadian students

Lal Bahadur Shastri Student Prize (Value- CAD 500): Two Prizes are given out to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree programme at a Canadian university that is a member of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. The Prize is given out to students who submit an essay on any topic with specific relevance to India which was written as a class assignment and has been graded.
Student Excellence Awards (Value- CAD 2000): Five Awards are given out to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree programme at a Canadian university that is a member of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute who are registered in the last two years of undergraduate study in a programme with a substantial India component. The awards are given to students with high academic achievements who can clearly demonstrate how the award will contribute to their knowledge of India and how this knowledge will contribute to their long-term career goals.
India Studies Fellowship: The purpose of the India Studies Programme is to promote understanding of India in Canada. The Fellowship covers a round trip airfare from the fellow’s residence to the place of affiliation in India and a monthly allowance up to Rs 24,000 per month and is open to Master’s and PhD students as well as students who want to get language training or visual and performing artists who want to expand their experience in an Indian art form.

For Indian students

Canadian Studies Doctoral Research Fellowship: This fellowship is designed to assist full-time graduate students at degree-granting institutions of higher education, whose dissertations are related in substantial part to Canada, to undertake doctoral research about Canada. The maximum value of any award will consist of a contribution towards international airfare, an allowance of CAD 1,200 per complete month towards expenses while in Canada, up to a maximum of 6 months.

For Canadian and Indian faculty

Millennium Development Goals Research Grant (Value- CAD 80,000): One grant is awarded for a period of 30 months to fund bi-national research teams to undertake public policy relevant research toward one or more of the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
Partnership Development Seed Grant (Value- CAD 15,000): Five grants are awarded for a period of one year to projects that serve as a catalyst for activities which contribute to formal institutional agreements or other long-term partnerships between Canadian and Indian institutions. Funds may also be used to support bi-national seminars, conferences, meetings, or other activities that build awareness of potential collaboration opportunities between Canadian and Indian institutions and promote sharing of knowledge, information, resources and expertise.
Scholarship Travel Subsidy Grant (Value- 50% of travel expenses up to $1200): The subsidy grant is in place to assist scholars to participate in conferences and academic meetings affiliated with Shastri member institutes.

For Canadian faculty only

India Studies Award: The purpose of the India Studies Programme is to promote Canadian faculty research and training in an area of expertise in India. The Fellowship covers a round trip airfare from the fellow’s residence to the place of affiliation in India and a monthly allowance up to Rs 24,000 per month.

For Indian faculty only

Canadian Studies Programme Development Grant: Started in 1979, grants are provided to encourage scholarly inquiry and professional academic activities with the objective of contributing to the development and expansion of Canadian Studies at Indian Universities. The value of the grant varies since the amount provided is meant to defray direct costs related to professional activities initiated by the institution, such as domestic Indian travel of visiting Canadian scholars abroad as well as cost of materials, printing, office-related charges and computer time.
Canadian Studies Faculty Enrichment Fellowship: This program of support is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of Canada abroad by assisting academics in higher education institutions to develop and teach courses about Canada in their own discipline, as part of their regular teaching load. The program enables academic award holders to come to Canada and gather the necessary information and material to devise a new course on Canada, or to modify or extend significantly the Canadian component of an existing course.
Canadian Studies Faculty Research Fellowship: This fellowship is designed to assist individual academics in higher education institutions to undertake short-term research about Canada or on an aspect of Canada’s bilateral relations with the participating countries. The purpose is to increase knowledge and understanding of Canada through publication of pertinent articles in the foreign or international scholarly press.

For libraries

Canadian Studies in India: The programme was initially launched in 1976 as a journal program. The programmer took a huge leap forward in 1991, when the Canadian Studies Library (CSL) was inaugurated as the main information resource centre of Canadian publications in India. The library houses a large and comprehensive collection of books, journals and newspapers as well as a variety of other media, with specific Canadian content. While the language of the collection is primarily in English, there is also a significant amount of material in French, both in literature and other subjects.
Library program in Canada: The Programme acquires current Indian publications for scholarly and public use, housed in the libraries of the member institutions. The libraries of SICI’s three founding members (the University of Toronto, McGill University, and the University of British Columbia) act as resource libraries while the other member institutions act as support libraries, acquiring material on a more limited scale to support their individual India Studies programmes.

Member Institutions

The four founding members of the Shastri Institution were McGill University

McGill University

, the University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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, the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...

and the National Library of Canada. In 1980, the University of Ottawa became the first bilingual organization to join the Shastri Institute while HEC Montreal

HEC Montréal

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and Université Laval

Université Laval

Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...

became the first francophone members in 2006.

List of Canadian members

University of Alberta

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Athabasca University

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University of British Columbia

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Canadian Centre for Architecture

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Canadian Museum of Civilization

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Carleton University

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Concordia University

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Dalhousie University

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École Polytechnique de Montréal

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University of the Fraser Valley

University of Guelph

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HEC Montréal

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

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Université Laval

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University of Lethbridge

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University of Manitoba

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McGill University

McMaster University

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Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Université de Montréal

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Mount Allison University

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University of Northern British Columbia

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University of Ottawa

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University of Prince Edward Island

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Queen’s University

University of Regina

University of Regina

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Ryerson University

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Saint Mary’s University

University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

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Simon Fraser University

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University of Toronto

University of Victoria

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University of Waterloo

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University of Western Ontario

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Wilfrid Laurier University

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York University

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List of Indian members

University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad

Assam University

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Banaras Hindu University

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Berhampur University

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University of Calcutta

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Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages

University of Delhi

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Dr. Harisingh Gour University

Goa University

Goa University

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Hidayatullah National Law University

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Himachal Pradesh University

University of Hyderabad

University of Hyderabad

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Indian Council of Philosophical Research

Indian Institute for Social and Economic Change

Indian Institute of Advanced Study

Indian Institute of Advanced Study

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, Shimla

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Indian Institute of Management, Indore

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Indira Gandhi National Open University

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Jadavpur University

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University of Jammu

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Jawaharlal Nehru University

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University of Kerala

M. S. University of Baroda

University of Madras

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Madurai Kamaraj University

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Mangalore University

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University of Mumbai

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University of Mysore

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National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University

National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies

National Law University, Jodhpur

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National Law School of Delhi

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National Museum Institute

Osmania University

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Panjab University

Pondicherry University

Pondicherry University

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Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University

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(RMLNLU)

SNDT Women’s University

Sri Venkataswara University

Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur (XLRI)

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