Competition

* Unless explicitly noted, all times indicated for deadlines are for the appropriate NL timezone (NST or NDT)

Please find attached (below) the guidance document for a new call for applications for project funding under Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund, a component of the Government of Canada’s Natural Climate Solutions Fund.

The Learning and Knowledge Hubs (LKH) for Natural Climate Solutions’ intake is for research organizations aiming to support Western and Indigenous research initiatives to increase foundational knowledge and capacity to implement natural climate solutions in Canada. This funding may allocate up to $20 million to fund multiple LKHs for up to five years in duration (i.e., 2025-2030). One LKH per targeted ecosystem (i.e., forests, grasslands, wetlands, peatlands) as well as an Indigenous-led LKH may be funded, for a total of up to five LKHs.   

Interested eligible organizations – domestic not-for-profit organizations; and, Indigenous and non-Indigenous research, academic and educational organizations – are invited to submit a Letter of Intent by January 10, 2025. Following this first review, selected organizations will be invited to submit a Final Application by March 1, 2025.

Please contact ec.fscan-nscsf.ec@ec.gc.ca with any questions that you may have and we will endeavour to respond to them as quickly as possible. We encourage all who have a project in mind to contact us to set up a meeting to discuss their application with NSCSF staff as early as possible.

In addition to the external funding agency’s submission procedures, this opportunity must also be submitted for Departmental, HSS Faculty, and Research Initiatives and Services (RIS) institutional reviews and approvals via Memorial's Researcher Portal (RP). In order to facilitate the HSS Faculty’s administrative review, please ensure "Heather C. O'Brien (Grants Facilitator)" and “Matthew Milner (Grants Facilitator)” are added as "Team Members" on your RP file. 

In accordance with University-wide approval protocols, all tabs of the RP file must be completed, the completed application must be uploaded to the “Attachments” tab, all supporting documentation including support for cash and in-kind commitments and/or letters of support must also be uploaded, and “Submit” must be pressed prior to the HSS internal deadline listed below. HSS cannot guarantee completion of an administrative review for application files that are incomplete and/or are submitted after the HSS deadline. For more detailed submission instructions and information, please consult the HSS Research Support Services website.

If you plan to apply to this competition or other research funding opportunities (as either PI or CI), e-mail an HSS Grants Facilitator, Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca or 864-8603) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca or 864-8050), to notify the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of your intent to apply. E-mailing the intent to apply as early as possible will help to facilitate an efficient review. A Grants Facilitator can answer any questions you may have about internal or external submission procedures and may also be able to help with proposal development.