Please note that we will not be accepting any Fellowship nominations for the year 2025. The program is undergoing a comprehensive review and will be relaunched with new guidelines in Spring 2025.

For more information, please reach out to Anne-Marie Giroux.

Scholars, Fellows and Mentors of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation work hand-in-hand to guide and inspire the next generation of Canadian leaders.

While Mentors provide the non-academic perspective for Scholars, Fellows are essential academic senior counterparts to our Scholars. They inspire as role models, as researchers of the highest levels, recognized and acknowledged by their peers who can act as public intellectuals outside of Academia.
Stefanie von Hlatky
About Fellows
Fellows are interested in various subject matters, have published extensively and distinguish themselves as outstanding PhD advisors. They take service to their institutions seriously and are dedicated university leaders.

Fellows play a critical role in the intellectual development of our doctoral Scholars, empowering them to think about academic and non-academic pathways and inspiring them to publish, network, and attend conferences. They act as outstanding public educators, dynamic professors, and intellectual guides to Scholars during their mandate with the Foundation.
Marie-Joelle Zahar
Programming
The Foundation is in the process of designing a new Strategic Plan for 2025. We will communicate the details of the programming soon. The Foundation dedicates itself to public events on subjects of interest to Canadian society.

Trudeau Fellows may act as intellectual counsellors when preparing our events. They may also provide Masterclasses to Scholars on subjects they deem necessary for their leadership development or intellectual engagement.

Full Professors with expertise in subjects relevant to Foundation themes 

Record of excellence in teaching and research, as well as interest in experiential learning and innovative teaching methods

Evidence of sustained quality and impact of research achievements within and/or beyond the academic community

Demonstrated leadership as public educators (for example, through media engagement)

Availability to participate actively in Foundation events

An extensive network of nominators assist us with Fellows nominations. We look for eminent academics with a demonstrated ability to share knowledge across a wide range of networks and public forums. 

Shortlisted candidates are assessed and interviewed by a committee of peers and members of the Application and Nomination Review Committee (ANRC), who will present their final recommendations for Fellow Candidates to the Board of Directors. Usually, the Board of Directors confirms the nomination of Fellows in April.

The Foundation is committed to selecting a group of Fellows with diverse perspectives and disciplines.