HQP Leadership Awards

The HQP (Highly Qualified Personnel) Leadership Awards are dedicated to supporting students and postdoctoral fellows in achieving strategic goals, such as developing a research or industry partnership or running a university-level course. The awards offer HQPs the opportunity to design, manage, and lead workshops, short conferences, or projects that facilitate the achievement of their strategic goals in areas related to their research program and aligned with building Canada-India research collaborations. IC-IMPACTS provides up to $15,000 to selected applications for projects in areas including safe and sustainable infrastructure, public health, integrated water management, commercialization initiatives, and other emerging areas. Projects need to reflect principles of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion to ensure that everyone is encouraged to participate, both as speakers and as participants. The proposed workshop, short conference, or project provides an opportunity for student leadership and should be inclusive of students from Canada and India, demonstrating how it adds value to the skills of undergraduate and graduate students.