Nasivvik Call for Proposals for 2015 Strategic Grants Initiative – Deadline for Submission: January 30, 2015

Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments: CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE 2015 STRATEGIC GRANTS INITIATIVE

 

The Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments is a multidisciplinary research and training centre based at Laval and Trent Universities and funded by the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health (IAPH), one of the 13 institutes of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The Nasivvik Centre is focused on building capacity in Inuit health research through trainee support, and promoting research on environmental health topics of importance to Inuit communities.

A competition for small strategic grants is being announced to support the development, conduct and completion of research projects, the communication and publication of research results, and the creation of educational materials. All projects and activities must be in the field of Inuit environment and health issues and be working directly with an Inuit community and/or organization.

Projects led by or engaging the regional Inuit Research Advisor in the appropriate region are strongly encouraged and will be given preference for funding.

Applications are open to all projects and individuals engaged in the field of Inuit environment and health. To be eligible, applicants do not need to have received Nasivvik funding previously.

Applications will be accepted up to 11:59pm EDT on January 30, 2015. Once received, all fund must be used by December 31, 2015.

***email Darlene Gilson (darlene.gilson@carleton.ca) for the application form

Applications must be submitted electronically to the Centre Coordinator by 11:59pm EDT January 30, 2015.

***scroll to the bottom of this message for the Nasivvik Centre Coordinator’s contact information.

Please ensure to indicate which priority area you are applying to in your application.

Applicants can apply under one of 3 different priority areas:

PRIORITY 1 : Seed funding / Research planning grant (Awards up to $10,000)

The main goal of this priority area is to offer funding to researchers to fully develop a project idea, create and submit a competitive application to CIHR or other granting agency (research planning grant) or to support the initial steps of research (seed funding) with which a researcher or team is able to attract significant competitive funds for the full conduct of the proposed research idea. Funding can be used to (but is not limited to) hold research planning and grant writing meetings among colleagues from several institutions, hold a community workshop to plan the development of a cooperative research application, have a student or trainee conduct

background research and work on a large grant writing initiative, conduct pilot surveys or field work to assess the feasibility of project design before proposal submission, etc. All activities funded must be related to or lead to the development and submission of a substantive grant application to CIHR or another appropriate granting or funding agency on the topic of Inuit environmental health.

In order to be eligible for this priority area, projects should:

·       Fit with the thematic focus of the Nasivvik Centre and focus on health issues of importance to Inuit;

·       Demonstrate a strong Inuit and community interest in research project (based on community/ organizational letter);

·       Enhance/ build capacity among Inuit communities, organizations and individuals to participate in and use results from Inuit environmental health research (research that examines aspects of the environment as a determinant of human health);

·       Involve/ train community members (community residents, local, regional or territorial/national organization, or collection or key individuals);

·       State clearly how the activities are required for the development of a competitive application to an appropriate granting agency for the specific topic;

·       Projects must result in the development of a competitive application to an appropriate identified granting agency for the specific topic within one year of reception of funding. At least one intended program competition for submission should be identified in the application to Nasivvik for this funding category.

PRIORITY 2 : Student project completion (Awards up to $5,000)

The main goal of this priority area is to offer funding to graduate students to complete their research project, particularly when their project has gone beyond the anticipated research timeline and has exceeded the anticipated project costs. Applications under this priority area need to be submitted and signed by both the graduate student and their supervisor.

In order to be eligible for this priority area, projects should:

·       Fit with the thematic focus of the Nasivvik Centre and focus on health issues of importance to Inuit;

·       Demonstrate a strong Inuit and community interest in research project (based on community/organizational letter);

·       Have received funding from a peer-reviewed funding competition;

·       Demonstrate funding needs for project completion and a plan of how those funds will be used;

PRIORITY 3 : Research results communication, publication and development of educational materials (Awards up to $5,000)

The main goal of this priority area is to offer funding to researchers for: the communication of research results to research participants and stakeholders; the publication of research results for an academic audience; or the development/ implementation of educational material/ activities about Inuit-specific environmental health research in partnership with local/ regional education representatives stemming from the results of the study. Proposals for the conduct of other innovative Knowledge Translation activities for Inuit environmental health research to increase update of research results by Inuit communities, organizations and regions will also be accepted.

In order to be eligible for this priority area, projects should:

• Fit with the thematic focus of the Nasivvik Centre and focus on health issues of importance to Inuit;

• Demonstrate a strong Inuit and community interest in research project (based on community/organizational letter);

• Have received funding from a peer-reviewed funding competition;

• Involve regional or local education partners (school/college/Board or Department of Education etc) in the area of focus (only applicable if applying for funding to support the development of educational materials)

General Review Criteria for all Proposals:

·       Fit with the thematic focus of the Nasivvik Centre and focus on health issues of importance;

·       Fit with criteria specific for priority area applied to;

·       Strong community interest in the research/ training project (please attach letter of support from community council or appropriate organization);

·       Involve/ train community members (community residents, local, regional or territorial/national organization, or collection of key individuals) in research;

·       Organization of proposed activity(ies);

·       Background preparation and feasibility of proposed activity(ies);

·       Availability of research and training resources (e.g. experienced research personnel, cofunding, quality of research and training environment);

·       Likelihood of production and use of quality, “ready-to-use” communication and/or educational materials for Inuit environmental health research

We strongly recommend that applicants also consider applying to the following two recently released Arctic Science Calls for Proposals to further support your proposed or ongoing project (see below). Please be sure to state in your application, if you are seeking co-funding from either of these funding programs for the activities contained in your Nasivvik application.

1. Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) Science and Technology Program: 2015-2016 launched by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC). Thedeadline to submit a letter of intent is January 12th, 2015. Please direct general inquiries to Martin Tremblay at: Martin.Tremblay@aandc-aadnc.gc.ca

2. Northern Contaminants Program 2015-2016 (AANDC). The submission deadline is January 13, 2015. More information is available here: http://www.science.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=7A463DBA-1

Applications:

Please refer to the attached document “Project Proposal Preparation Guidelines” to complete your application. Please submit the proposal to the Nasivvik Centre Coordinator electronically at the email address below. Candidates will be contacted directly through e-mail upon receipt of and review of their application.

Applications must be submitted electronically to the Centre Coordinator by 11:59pm EDT January 30, 2015.

Nasivvik strongly encourages all applicants to contact the appropriate regional Inuit Research Advisor during the preparation of their applications to discuss the work being proposed. Current contact information for the Inuit Research Advisors can be requested through the Nasivvik Centre Coordinator. Applications led by or involving the regional Inuit Research Advisor will be given priority in the proposal review and approval process.

Further inquiries in proposal development and submission can be directed to the Nasivvik Centre Coordinator:

Shirin Nuesslein

Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments

Indigenous Studies Department, Trent University

1600 West Bank Drive

Peterborough, ON, K9J 7B8

Tel.: (705) 748-1011, ext 7242

Fax: (705) 748 1416

Email: shirin.nasivvik@gmail.com

Website: www.nasivvik.ca