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This multi-disciplinary unconference will bring leaders from across the policy, education, food security ,  and innovation sectors to discuss reimagining urban spaces to strengthen urban agriculture in communities. The Barrett Centre is currently seeking interested individuals to facilitate collaborative sessions at this event.   Please follow this link  to learn more about what makes a successful proposal and to submit yours! The proposal deadline is January 22nd, 2024.  If

The CIHR Grant in STBBI Research in Canada: Beyond HIV/AIDS and Hepatits C is now open. The purpose of the funding opportunity is to support a diversity of CBR teams to build and strengthen capacity for CBR and knowledge mobilization activities that are centred in the self-determined priorities of the communities and will lead to improved health outcomes for key populations disproportionately affected by STBBI in Canada. Funds will be made available in two stages: Letter of I

Are you passionate about driving positive change in your community through innovative research? Lambton College has opened the College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) grants competition for 2024! Managed by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, this initiative provides an opportunity for researchers, students, and pa

Research Impact Canada is pleased to announce the launch of a new award: The Peter Levesque Award for Knowledge Mobilization Leadership.  This award will recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing knowledge mobilization (KMb) as a profession. This year’s award specifically recognizes those whose efforts have built the capacity of others to do knowledge mobilization work, whether through training, mentorship, program development, tool creation,

The Future Xplorations Research Group helps communities untangle complex challenges, guides them in the process of exploring their possible futures and collaborates to design and implement actions that take them there. The team works together with communities through workshops, training sessions, research, design, planning, and implementation. If you are a community organization working on improving the conditions of your community, such as farmers' organizations, neighbourho

CIHR’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction is partnering with the Canadian Association for Neuroscience for this year’s Brain Star Awards competition, awarding $1,500 to 15 students or trainees who published research relevant to CIHR-INMHA’s mandate in 2023. The top-ranked award winner will be named the Marlene Reimer Brain Star of the Year. The top three ranked award recipients may be invited to present a summary of their research papers at the 2024 Canad

Upcoming SSHRC funding deadlines for Winter 2023/24 Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories ( December 14, 2023)   Partnership Engage Grants  (December 15, 2023)   New Frontiers in Research Fund: Transformation competition (letter of intent, January 10, 2024)   Connection Grants  (February 1, 2024)   Insight Development Grants  (February 2, 2024)   Partnership Grants—Stage 1  (February 10, 2024) Learn more> #MemberNews

The Indigenous Leadership Circle in Research (ILCR) is looking to fill vacancies with new members who have a deep understanding of Indigenous research and want to contribute to improving the research landscape for Indigenous students and researchers in Canada. The ILCR advises the tri-agency presidents on implementation of the Strengthening Indigenous Research Capacity strategic plan. Deadline for applications is March 31, 2024. Learn more> #MemberNews

The BC NEIHR has upcoming grants to support knowledge mobilization and research development: Knowledge Sharing and Mobilization Grant Duration and Value: One year; $15,000 (non-renewable) Objective: The BC NEIHR provides ten (10) Knowledge Sharing and Mobilization (KSM) Grants to Indigenous ( First Nations, Métis or Inuit) communities, collectives and organizations (ICCOs) annually to support teams who have completed ICCO-led research and wish to share the findings of their

CityStudio Global is delighted to announce the expansion of our partners in CityStudio Ottawa. The University of Ottawa ’s Community Engagement and Employability Team and Faculty of Medicine, and the City of Ottawa , welcome Algonquin College and Carleton University into their experiential learning initiative. Since its inception, CityStudio Ottawa has been making waves in the nation's capital.  By including organizations with different areas of expertise and a focus on var

The Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy invites abstract submissions for the special issue “Democratic Pedagogies: Practices, Challenges, and Visions of Democratic Futures in Education”. We seek contributions that explore what it entails to practice democracy in a diversity of learning environments, including the university classroom. The classroom is a space which exists within a complex co-constitutive web of intersectional structural, epistemic, material, and institutional

This CFP calls for short essays or research briefs that consider contemporary Canadian and global digital policy from a feminist and intersectional perspective.   Writing in 2018, Vicki Mayer [1] called for a genealogy of feminist studies of media governance, to address: policy issues (what makes policies feminist? when does gender matter to media governance?) and processes (what is the global geography of gendered activism that has shaped media policy?). These questions are

The Loyan Foundation is seeking three PHD or Master student researchers in Public Health, Social Work or Public policy to lead our Community-Based Research training program for post-secondary students. For this project, we would prefer a PHD student or a Master’s student with experience in leading community research projects or engaging with Black and racialized communities in research that address systemic barriers these communities experience. Please send an email to marya@

Develop a tailored evaluation framework for your future initiative in collaboration with University of Alberta graduate students as part of the Winter 2024 evaluation program. Case studies are due December 15th at 5pm. Submit here> #MemberNews

The Evaluation Capacity Network is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow in Evaluation who wants to join a dynamic national network of interdisciplinary colleagues. We are seeking a candidate with a strong background in evaluation.  The PDF will hold an integral role within the ECN to conduct research and evaluation, strengthen community partnerships, and mentor students from diverse backgrounds.   The  deadline to apply for this position is January 30, 2024  or until a suitable c

The First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) Student Bursary is now taking applications!Established in 2011, the FNIGC Student Bursary formerly known as the National Student Bursary, is awarded each year to exceptional First Nations students enrolled in college or university studying in fields related to the advancement of First Nations data sovereignty.Since it was established, the FNIGC Student Bursary has awarded grants of up to $2,500 and free registration to T

The following funding opportunities are available for Indigenous graduate and postdoctoral students in B.C.: Master’s Scholarship Program: The objective of the BC NEIHR Master’s Scholarship program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) Master's students in British Columbia (BC) institutions, who demonstrate achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies and partnership potential with Indigenous com

The Declaration Act Engagement Fund (DAEF) provides multi-year (4 year) non-repayable funding contributions to First Nations to support their capacity to engage with the Province of B.C. on the implementation of the Declaration Act Action Plan and alignment of Provincial laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples both of which must be done in consultation and co-operation with Indigenous Peoples in B.C. The total funding cap over 4 years per

An academic partner, from Humber River Health is seeking community partners in two research areas, broadly in the theme of addressing racial health disparities: Impact of Long COVID on racialized communities and developing support programs. Addressing loneliness among seniors who are marginalized such as racialized communities and those living in low-income community housing If you are interested in connecting to learn more, please contact Dr. Nadine Akbar nakbar@hrh.ca #Mem

A researcher at the University of Victoria is hoping to start a “Design Justice Studio”. This will be based on a design justice approach to co-creation, inspired by  Dr. Costanza-Chock’s work . Please share any models and/or sources of inspiration by emailing Sarah Marie Wiebe: swiebe@uvic.ca . #MemberNews