The Visiting Researchers Program (VRP) provides funding for visits of two to four weeks by established international researchers or postdoctoral fellows to the University of Ottawa with the following goals:

• To foster partnerships and develop joint research projects between uOttawa and international researchers;
• To enrich the research experiences of uOttawa students by giving them the opportunity to meet and work with leading researchers; and 
• To increase the visibility of uOttawa within the international research community.