The Engaged Scholar Journal is calling for papers for its' 2024 journals. Deadline for contributions Volume 10 Issue 1 (2024) - November 30, 2023 Volume 10 Issue 2 (2024) - February 15, 2024 Volume 10 Issue 3 (2024) - April 30, 2024 Learn more> #MemberNews

The Strengthening Indigenous Research Capacity strategic plan, the tri-agency plan to strengthen Indigenous research capacity in Canada, has been extended to March 2026. This extension reflects the impacts of COVID-19, funding considerations, and the recent establishment of the Indigenous Leadership Circle in Research , which plays an important role in providing monitoring and guidance to ensure successful implementation of the strategy. Learn more > #MemberNews

As part of a research partnership with immigrant women in STEM and their labor market integration experiences, TechGirls Canada and a team at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto produced two knowledge dissemination pieces: 5-min animated film A result of community-engaged research with immigrant women in STEM who spoke to the research team about their labor market integration challenges and opportunities. This video has been shown and shared at various venues (conferences but...

Applications are now open for the Building Safer Communities Grant, a collaborative effort between the City of Hamilton and Public Safety Canada. This initiative offers multi-year funding for community-led projects dedicated to preventing and addressing youth gun and gang violence. Informed by community input and research, the grant focuses on two key areas: Preventative Programs to strengthen youth connections, capacity, and awareness Comprehensive Support Services for youth leaving...

BIG NEWS! Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) is launching its next research project, the Recover Study! This longitudinal community-led study aims to better understand what it means to have cancer as a young adult and how it affects your quality of life over time. It takes longer to recover from cancer than to be treated for it. At YACC, recovery is about more than remission, it is about living a life worth loving – hopefully for the long road. Who can take part? Young adults living in...

THE WALNUT FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH PRINCESS MARGARET CANCER CENTRE UHN IN A RESEARCH STUDY TO UNDERSTAND THE GENETIC FACTORS Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men. Black men are at higher risk of developing and dying from prostate cancer, and this is partly because of genetic risk factors, in addition to a lack of knowledge in the community about prevention and access to the right care. To understand the genetic factors leading to increased risk of prostate cancer in...

Boilevin, L., Chapman, J., Deane, L., Doerksen, C., Fresz, G. Joe, D., Leech-Crier, N., Marsh, S., McLeod, J., Neufeld, S.D., Pham, S., Shaver, L., Smith, P., Steward, M., Wilson, D., and Winter, P.“ Research 101: a Manifesto for Ethical Research in the Downtown Eastside” (2019). About: Research 101 was a series of six weekly workshops (held from February to April 2018) to discuss research and ethics in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). These workshops emerged out of a wider conversation on...

The American Journal of Community Psychology is calling for papers on its' special issue on Advancing Immigrant and Refugee Rights: Promoting Empowerment, Justice, Equity, and Liberation. In recent years, the world has witnessed unprecedented levels of displacement and migration due to conflicts, political unrest, climate change, and socioeconomic disparities, among other crises. Immigrants and refugees face multifaceted challenges as they navigate unfamiliar environments, adapt to new...

The Family Caregiving Project is a research study exploring the experiences of families affected by mental illness, being conducted in collaboration with community mental health agencies in Ontario. Unlike most other research on caregiving in the context of mental illness, this study focuses on the entire family, including those diagnosed with mental illness as family members and active participants in the navigation of caring needs. The project team has developed a wide variety of...

Hamilton-Evans, D., Mahoney, T. (2023). Quiet Alarm: A Review of CBC’s Climate Reporting. SFU CERi. In the face of the ever-expanding climate crisis, Canadians desperately need their public broadcaster to inform them of its causes, its solutions and the actions they can take to confront it. Quiet Alarm: A Review of CBC's Climate Reporting is a community-engaged research project conducted by CERi in collaboration with the Climate Emergency Unit aimed at improving the climate reporting of the...

Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) has opened calls for proposals for folks working to address substance use issues across the continuum of care. Applications are due November 22, 2023 . Budget 2023 committed $359.2M over five years, starting in 2023-24, to support a renewed Canadian Drug and Substances Strategy (CDSS). The CDSS guides the federal government's work in an effort to save lives and minimize substance-related harms for people who use drugs and alcohol,...

Trent Community Research Centre Expands Community-Based Research And Community-Service Learning Opportunities to Address Sustainability, Stewardship, and Build Capacity for a Net-Zero Economy The Trent Community Research Centre (TCRC) has secured funding from the Business and Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) to support community-based research projects and community-service learning opportunities focused on sustainability, climate change, and a net-zero economy. As a partner of BHER,...

Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund and Women’s Capacity Fund: Calls for Proposals           Women and Gender Equality Canada has opened two calls for proposals.   Call 1: Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund (Systemic change)   Women and Gender Equality Canada invites the following organizations to apply for funding: Canadian not-for-profit organizations that are legally constituted. They must have experience advancing equality for women. Only the following...

Graduate Diploma in Community Engaged Research and Evaluation available through the School of Social Work at McMaster University. This relatively new Graduate Diploma offers students the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in community-engaged research and evaluation, and to contribute to community and agency learning, effectiveness, and change. We are currently accepting applications for the January 2024 cohort! In this program students who have undergraduate degrees and...

See upcoming SSHRC and inter-agency funding and program opportunities: SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Deadline: October 17, 2023 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Network on Sustainable Agriculture in a Net-Zero Economy Deadline: October 20, 2023 Partnership Grants—Stage 2 Deadline (by invitation only): October 29, 2023 Connection Grants Deadline: November 1, 2023 Open Research Area 8th Call for Proposals Deadline: November 14, 2023 Partnership Development Grants Deadline: November 15, 2023...

Fursova, J. (2023). Co-authorship with Community Partners as Research Co-creation. Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, 9(1), 86–93. https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v9i1.70805 This report from the field provides reflection on the author’s experience of co-authoring a peer-reviewed manuscript with community partners for publication in an academic journal. The report reflects on the existential, logistical, and process-related challenges of applying...

A big congratulations to the Niagara Homelessness Emergency Liaison and Peer Support (HELPS) program team, the 2022-23 recipients of McMaster's President's Award for Community-Engaged Research. The Niagara HELPS program is a program where Peer Support Navigators with lived experience of homelessness provide nonclinical assistance, supportive counseling, advocacy, and referrals for individuals experiencing homelessness who attend at the Emergency Departments of Niagara Health. The project...

Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference Saturday, June 15 - Thursday, June 20, 2024 CALL FOR CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS The Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) invites you to participate in its annual conference in 2023, to be held as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2024 (Congress) at McGill University in Montreal. CSSHE invites proposal submissions from researchers, practitioners, graduate students, and policymakers...

The 10th Living Knowledge Conference with its theme “Building and sustaining next generation engagement” serves anybody who is interested in supporting, facilitating, or doing community-driven, collaborative research, hereby fostering a ‘community of practice’ of both old and new friends. We want to hear from new minds and young researchers and practitioners working with community-based research, engaged research and citizen science. Living Knowledge Conferences favour interaction over...

Nominations Open: 2023 SFU CERi Awards Recognizing Outstanding Contributions! About the award:  These awards are celebrating outstanding contributions in the following categories: - Emerging Community-Engaged Researcher - Community-Engaged Research Achievement - Community-Engaged Graduate Scholar  - Community-Engaged Research Partner  CERi may grant one or multiple awards in each category, depending on nominations. Awardees receive a $1,500 cash prize to further their impactful research or...