Robert Bertram Doctoral Research Awards
Forecasted
Robert Bertram Doctoral Research Awards support doctoral students researching organizational governance, from board effectiveness to emerging challenges, to advance good governance in Canada.
Funder: University of British Columbia – Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Annual scholarships of up to $20,000
Summary: Supports doctoral research into organizational governance and its relevance to good governance in Canada.
Key Information: Applicants must be senior, full-time doctoral students at recognized Canadian universities and must not have held this award before.
Description
The Canadian Foundation for Governance Research (CFGR) offers the annual Bertram Scholarship to support PhD students whose doctoral projects include research into organizational governance. The program reflects the importance of good governance to Canadian institutions and welcomes work on how organizations are governed across different types of institutions.
Relevant projects may examine board effectiveness, governance issues facing public, private, government-agency or not-for-profit organizations, corporate governance and societal impacts, or governance best practices from a Canadian perspective. CFGR also identifies topics such as stakeholder engagement, board oversight of climate risk, and the integration of artificial intelligence into governance.
