The Symons Trust Fund for Canadian Studies

The Symons Trust Fund for Canadian Studies was established in 1995 by friends and colleagues of Thomas H. B. Symons, the founding President of Trent University, to honour and to continue his work in the field of Canadian Studies. The purpose of The Symons Trust is to support and enhance the study of Canada, especially, though not exclusively, at Trent University. Under the direction of its Committee of the Trustees, the Trust provides funding to support imaginative new activities, to act as seed money for worthy new endeavours, or to foster important long range projects.

Applications, which are welcome from any and all disciplines, programmes, or individuals, are evaluated by the Trustees in terms of their originality, quality, and potential contribution to the study of Canada. Funding from The Symons Trust Fund for Canadian Studies is disbursed annually by the President of the University on the recommendation of the Committee of Trustees. 

Eligibility
Applications are welcome from individuals, groups, departments and programs within Trent University. Applications from outside the University are also eligible, provided that the research or activity is based at Trent or has some appropriate association with the University.
 

Application Procedures
No formal application procedures or forms are required. A letter of application accompanied by a comprehensive statement of intent and a detailed breakdown of anticipated expenses and funding sources should be addressed to The Symons Trust Fund for Canadian Studies, Catharine Parr Traill College, Trent University. 

All applications should include the following information:
• covering letter stating generally the purpose, distinctiveness, and potential contribution of the proposed research or activity to the study of Canada;
• detailed description of the proposed research or activity;
• detailed breakdown of anticipated expenses;
• list of any other funding sources to which application is being made for full or partial assistance for the proposed research or activity.

Applications concerning graduate student thesis research will be supported on an exceptional basis where the proposed research involves travel or other extraordinary expenses and where the thesis or work product is expected to provide some general benefit to the community as a result of publication or otherwise.

Applications must be accompanied by a supporting reference from the thesis/dissertation supervisor.

Application Deadline
Applications (7 copies) for grants from The Symons Trust Fund for Canadian Studies should be submitted by January 15 and will be considered by the Committee of Trustees shortly thereafter.

All applications should be addressed to:
 
The Symons Trust Fund for Canadian Studies
Catharine Parr Traill College
Trent University
1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough ON  K9J 7B8

All applicants receiving awards must, upon completion of their projects, provide a report on the project and an accounting of expenses. A copy of any publication resulting from the project should also be sent to The Symons Trust Fund Committee of Trustees for deposit in the Symons Archive at Trent University. As well, any public announcement of the project, or any document or publications prepared in connection with or resulting from the project, should acknowledge in print or by public broadcast funding support from The Symons Trust Fund for Canadian Studies.

Unused funds will be recovered for redistribution two years after the date of the award unless an extension has been requested.

For more information, contact:
Winnie Janzen
Symons Trust Fund for Canadian Studies
wjanzen@trentu.ca

Committee of Trustees

Professor Jamie Benidickson (Chair)
Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

Mr. Jon Grant
Peterborough

Professor T.H.B. Symons
(ex officio), Trent University

Professor Tom Whillans
Environmental & Resource Studies Program
Trent University

Professor Susan Wurtele
Department of Geography
Trent University

Mr. Jeffrey Symons
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
New York

Awarded Applicants for Symons Trust Fund - 2011

Awarded Applicants for Symons Trust Fund - 2010

Awarded Applicants for Symons Trust Fund - 2009

Awarded Applicants for Symons Trust Fund - 2008

Awarded Applicants for Symons Trust Fund - 2007

Awarded Applicants for Symons Trust Fund - 2006