{"id":127,"date":"2014-06-03T14:09:47","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T14:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/northernresearch\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:28:59","slug":"apps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/northernresearch\/nstp\/apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for NSTP funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you would like to receive funding from NSTP for field research to be conducted between April 1, 2026 and March 31, 2027 you must complete an NSTP application by October 26, 2025<\/span> in order to receive funds for the next fiscal year.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE 2 DEADLINES: YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETE APPLICATION FORM (INCLUDING SUPERVISOR RECOMMENDATION) BY THE CARLETON INTERNAL DEADLINE<\/span> (OCTOBER 26, 2025)<\/em> FOR INTERNAL REVIEW. THEN YOU WILL BE PROVIDED FEEDBACK THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY THE NSTP DEADLINE<\/span> (NOVEMBER 10, 2025)<\/em>, OR YOUR APPLICATION WON’T BE FORWARDED TO NSTP.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please carefully review the instructions provided in the NSTP Information Manual<\/a><\/strong> (the Student Application form Section<\/a> has detailed instructions), as well as consulting the tips below, to help you prepare your NSTP Application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please carefully review the eligibility guidelines. <\/strong>There are rules on who<\/a> (Canadian citizen or a permanent resident) can be funded, where the fieldwork can take place in Canada<\/a> and abroad<\/a>, and what<\/a> the funds can be spent on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSTP application forms are available through the NSTP online system<\/a> and submitted electronically.<\/strong> For technical assistance or questions regarding any aspect of the online system, please contact NSTP staff directly (email nstp-pfsn@polar-polaire.gc.ca<\/a> or call 613-222-9537).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMPORTANT DEADLINES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OCTOBER 26, 2025<\/strong> – All applications for funding<\/strong> must be completed online and approved by your supervisor by this date. To meet this deadline is strongly recommended that all your portions of the application are complete online prior to October 21,<\/strong> in order to allow sufficient time for review and feedback from your supervisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OCTOBER 26, 2025<\/strong> – All applicants<\/strong> must also submit a draft of the Field Activity Safety Plan<\/strong> (available here<\/a>) to the Northern Research Committee Chair<\/a> by email. Students planning on travelling together as part of the same field research team can submit all relevant information in one form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOVEMBER 10, 2025<\/strong> – In early November you will receive feedback from the Northern Research Committee on your application form.  This feedback must be addressed by this deadline or the application will not be forwarded to NSTP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students will be notified of funding allocation decisions in the spring of each year, as soon as NSTP confirms the total research funding allocated to Carleton University students.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIPS FOR PREPARING YOUR NSTP APPLICATION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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As you complete the online application form<\/a> you will see some description of what information is required for each field.  It is highly recommended that you also look at the Student Application form section<\/a> in the NSTP Information Manual<\/a> for further details about what NSTP is looking for. If students pay attention to these instructions, it will reduce the amount of back-and-forth between student and supervisor (before the Carleton internal deadline) and between the student\/supervisor and the Northern Research Committee Chair<\/a> (before the NSTP final deadline).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following are comments that the Northern Research Committee Chair and Members commonly make each year in reviewing student applications.  These kinds of comments must<\/em> be addressed prior to the Chair approving a student’s application, and must<\/em> be received PRIOR to the NSTP submission deadline in order for the submission to be passed on to NSTP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student Information: Academic Level<\/strong><\/em> – Be sure to indicate the degree and year you are currently enrolled in (i.e. this year, your degree\/year as of the NSTP application deadline), unless you plan on doing your field research next September to March (in that case, it should be your current year + 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title of Project<\/strong><\/em> – Consider including locational descriptors (e.g. community, territory, or specific field site) in your title, to help situate your research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brief Description of Project:<\/strong><\/em> – Be sure to clearly and concisely address ALL of the elements required in this section, including descriptions of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n