BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The main goal of this RFP is to offer complementary funding to existing or recently funded projects that were awarded funding through a peer reviewed competition to:
• Involve/train northern students;
• Involve/train community members;
• Involve/train southern students in strong, Inuit specific Arctic environmental health research (AEHR);
• Develop material/curriculum for promotion/education in AEHR in partnership between local/regional education representatives and university researchers;
• Support innovative Knowledge Translation activities (to increase uptake of project results by Inuit communities, organizations, regions);
• Support North/South mentoring relationships between students and science or Inuit mentors.

The Nasivvik Centre is pleased to announce its Sixth Call for Complementary Funding of established research projects relating to Inuit Environmental Health Research.
The main goal of this RFP is to offer complementary funding to existing or recently funded projects that were awarded funding through a peer review competition to:
• Involve/train northern students;
• Involve/train community members;
• Involve/train southern students in strong, Inuit specific Arctic environmental health research (AEHR);
• Develop material/curriculum for promotion/education in AEHR in partnership between local/regional education representatives and university researchers,;
• Support innovative Knowledge Translation activities (to increase uptake of project results by Inuit communities, organizations, regions);
• Support North/South mentoring relationships between students and science or Inuit mentors.

In Canada, climate warming is being felt first and most severely in arctic regions and communities. Understanding the present transformation of the Arctic and forecasting its environmental, socio-economic and strategic consequences are major challenges faced by the scientific community and arctic stakeholders. The current call for proposals is open to all eligible Arctic researchers in Canada (see eligibility criteria below). New applicants and collaborators not previously engaged in ArcticNet are encouraged to apply.

Activities to be funded by the NCP fall under five subprograms: human health; environmental monitoring and research; community-based monitoring and research; communications, capacity, and outreach; and national/regional/international coordination and Aboriginal partnerships. The
NCP has recently updated the Blueprints, the Program’s long-term strategic plans, for conducting projects under each of these subprograms, taking into account new research results from the past year. Project proponents should consult these Blueprints when preparing their proposals.

Health Canada’s Climate Change and Health Adaptation in Northern First Nation and Inuit Communities Program funds community-centred research - the research is done by community members/organizations for the benefit of their community.

Nasivvik Centre will provide funding for students to gain experience by participating in research during the summer months (May-August). Funding support shall be at the CIHR established level of $1,313/month for four months with a maximum award of $5,252. Applications are invited from researchers whose work focuses on an issue related to one or more of the 3 themes identified by the Nasivvik Centre.
Applications for funding should be made by the researcher supervising/hiring the student.