UBC Library Basic Indigenous Reference Training
Program Link: https://about.library.ubc.ca/2024/02/27/how-ubc-library-is-addressing-the-growing-demand-for-indigenous-reference-help/ Sponsor: UBC Library Description: UBC Library is offering Basic Indigenous Reference Training, a new type of workshop recently developed by UBC Library to address the growing demand from all disciplines to learn more about Indigenous topics in coursework and research. To address the growing demand and expand capacity for Indigenous reference help across […]
NSERC Call for Members: Selection Process
Program Link: https://pcogic.njoyn.com/cl3/xweb/XWeb.asp?NTKN=c&clid=52106&Page=JobDetails&Jobid=J0224-0081&BRID=260359&lang=1 Sponsor: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Description: The Government of Canada has launched an open selection process to fill vacancies for the Governing Council of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) NSERC is a federal research funding agency that aims to make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators […]
Congratulations to Drs. Melanie Wong and Keri Ewart!
A warm congratulations to Dr. Melanie Wong (LLED) and her co-applicant Dr. Keri Ewart (MET) for receiving the Faculty of Education 2023-2024 John and Doris Andrews Research and Development Award for their project, Bridging Educational Access Through Inclusive Virtual Makerspaces: A Collaborative Teaching and Learning Project. Dr. John H. M. Andrews, former Dean of Education […]
UBC Public Humanities Hub Fellowship Awards
Program Link: https://publichumanities.ubc.ca/funding/public-humanities-faculty-fellowships/ Sponsor: UBC Public Humanities Hub Value: 1. salary costs associated with hiring a sessional lecturer to teach a three-credit course that the faculty member would normally teach that semester (up to $11,000, paid directly to the faculty member’s department); 2. up to $5000 to cover research expenses. Expenses eligible under the Tri-Agency […]
What We Heard: A Report from the Three Federal Research Funding Agencies’ Ad Hoc Working Group on Indigenous Citizenship and Membership
Program Link: https://www.canada.ca/en/research-coordinating-committee/priorities/indigenous-research/2023/report-what-we-heard.html Sponsor: Canada Research Coordinating Committee Description: The report stems from a commitment under the Canada Research Coordinating Committee’s strategic plan identifying how better to support Indigenous research and research training in Canada. The report reflects on recent developments in postsecondary spaces as institutions embark on similar journeys and outlines key principles that will […]
Tri-Agency Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)
Program Link: https://students.ubc.ca/career/campus-experiences/undergraduate-research/nserc-undergraduate-student-research-awards Sponsor: NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC Value: $6,000 + top-up from faculty member (see note below on minimum Faculty pay rates) Description: Objectives To 1) nurture interest by undergraduate students in developing their potential for a research career in health, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences or humanities, and, 2) to encourage them to undertake graduate […]
NSERC CREATE Information Webinar
Program Link: https://sparc.ubc.ca/events-workshops/nserc-create-information-webinar-february-7-2024 Sponsor: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Description: NSERC’s Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program awards grants of up to $1.65M over 6 years for the development of innovative training programs designed to enhance collaboration and facilitate the transition of trainees to productive employees in the Canadian workforce. In preparation for the next CREATE […]
CIHR Project Grant – Spring 2024
Program Link: https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=3961&view=currentOpps&org=CIHR&type=EXACT&resultCount=25&sort=program&next=1&all=1&masterList=true Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Value: The total amount available for the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Project Grant Competitions is $650M. Within the investment allocated to each Project Grant competition, there will be a funding envelope of: $16.25M dedicated to large grants. Large grants are defined as those within the top 2% largest […]