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 communities,...

Alzaghoul, A., Rahimpoor-Marnani, P., Yunis, K., Alamgir, A., Alghalyini, B., & Tamim, H. (2023). Characteristics of Self-Rated Oral Health among Syrian Refugee Parents in Ontario. International Journal of Dentistry , 2023 . This is a collaborative community-academic partnered research article, with Access Alliance: Multicultural Health and Community Services and partners. Canada has been hosting Syrian refugees since early 2015. Almost half of the Syrian refugee population lives in Ontario,...

Below are three resources, a community report, technical report, and toolkit, generated by the Kelowna Homelessness Research Centre (KHRC) on Lived/Living Experience Circle on Homelessness. Community Report Rempel, K., Griffiths, S., Lloyd-Smith, J., Kelly, S., Hines, B., & Kirk, A. (2023) Community Report: Exploring Opportunities for a Penticton Lived/Living Experience Circle This community-based research project was designed to support the Central Okanagan Journey Home Society (COJHS) and...

Sioui, G., and Shawayahamish, A. (2023). Dewemaagannag : My Relations Indigenous Engagement Guide. Concordia University Office of Community Engagement. Created by the Office of Community Engagement at Concordia University, Dewemaagannag: My Relations is a self-reflection guide that provides key principles and values to guide any non-Indigenous individual or oganization who wish to decolonize relationships with Indigenous communities. #EquityinResearch #ResearchEthics

TRANSFORM HF’s Seed Grant Competition is now open, and it’s bigger and better than ever! These grants are meant to encourage, foster, and support members of the TRANSFORM HF community working collaboratively on research and project proposals that align with our initiative’s goals and approaches.   For the first time, one $70,000 grant is available, renewable for a second year upon successful completion of Y1 deliverables. That’s a total value of up to $140,000 over two years . Teams led by...

Five days of hands-on podcasting workshops and seminars for graduate and emerging scholars. Where: Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia When: April 22-26, 2024 Who: Hannah McGregor and Stacey Copeland (Amplify Podcast Network); Milena Droumeva (Glenfraser Endowed Professor in Sound Studies at SFU); Vinita Srivastava (Don’t Call Me Resilient at The Conversation Canada); David Gauntlett (Canada Research Chair in Creative Innovation and Leadership at The Creative School,...

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is pleased to announce the 12 finalists for the 2023 Impact Awards. The winners in each award category—Talent, Insight, Connection and Partnership, in addition to the Gold Medal recipient—will be announced on November 23, 2023. The annual SSHRC Impact Awards recognize the highest achievements by outstanding researchers and students in social sciences and humanities research, research training, knowledge mobilization and...

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 Nation is...

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 #MemberNews

SDSN Canada. (2023). Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals: A guide for Canada's universities & colleges (Canadian Edition). Sustainable Development Solutions Network Canada, University of Waterloo. The guide is meant to provide a reference point on how post-secondary institutions in Canada and around the world are reporting their progress on the SDGs, with the aim of also accelerating SDG reporting, commitments, and action by Canada’s universities and colleges. The guide is a...

Mahoney, T. (2023). A field guide to Public Policy Collage. SFU CERi. This short zine explores Public Policy Collage (PPC) - an arts-based participatory research method focused on public policy issues . The zine explains why PPC can be a powerful research method for researchers engaging communities in public policy issues, especially when combined with more conventional methods like survey data and interviews.  PPC functions in two ways simultaneously: It provides an open format for...

The Canadian Journal of Public Health is calling for papers on HIV and related health inequities affecting Black communities in Canada: Towards transformative understanding and action / Le VIH et les iniquités connexes en santé touchant les communautés noires au Canada : vers une compréhension et une action transformatrices. Submissions are due February 29, 2024. Learn more> #MemberNews

Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement is calling for papers for its' upcoming issue "Opening Gateways: Writing research differently (or, ‘Is this going to be just another academic paper?’)". The questions at the heart of this themed volume, indeed its cri de coeur, are thus twofold: What social practices – including writing – are needed to communicate community-based research and practice in a peer-reviewed journal that would avoid undermining the very thing we...

The UBC Knowledge Exchange and SFU Knowledge Mobilization units are thrilled to announce this exciting new collaborative initiative, aimed at increasing British Columbia's research capacity in implementation science by increasing grant funding for projects by BC-based researchers and growing the province's network of implementation scientists. The implementation science (IS) institute is a two-year training program targeted towards early to mid-career health researchers (from wide range of...

Datta, R. (Ed.). (2023). Decolonization in Practice: Reflective Learning from Cross-Cultural Perspectives . Canadian Scholars’ Press. Decolonization in Practice speaks to the practical work of dismantling colonial ideologies and features contributions from Indigenous, Black, racialized immigrant, refugee, and ally scholars, researchers, and practitioners who share their experiences enacting decolonizing work in their communities. Each chapter presents stories of inspiration, resistance,...

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

CIHR is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research (CBR) Team Grants. 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...

L'affichage du poste de directrice, directeur du service de la recherche et de la création de l' UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal  est en cours. Vous souhaitez diriger un service stratégique pour le développement de la recherche et de la création;Vous aimeriez guider une équipe mature et autonome;Votre façon de travailler en équipe est appréciéeVous aspirez à faire partie d'une grande équipe de direction comme celle formée par les directions des unités du vice-rectorat à la recherche,...

Dr. Angie Wilcock along with a colleague, Helen Williams are inviting academics and practitioners to submit a chapter abstract for a new edited book which explores international perspectives on gender-based violence and harm. This book will bring together contemporary and context-specific understandings of gender-based violence which extend beyond established Western paradigms of private and public violence/harm and/or sexual violence. We are particularly interested in perspectives from the...

Newly revised and reimagined to mark the 25th anniversary of The First Nations Principles of OCAP®, course is the result of more than a year of design and teamwork and features important content updates, original artwork from First Nation artists, and voice-over narration from First Nations actors. The Fundamentals of OCAP® course introduces the OCAP® principles in a welcoming and culturally engaging way and takes learners on a journey through the importance of First Nations ownership,...