Competition

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

The tri-agency Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants aligns with the tri-agency strategic plan Setting New Directions to Support Indigenous research and research training in Canada as well as Indigenous communities’ aspirations to help create a new model for Indigenous-led, transformative research.

Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants are valued at a total investment of $19 million over four years, for the following categories of Métis, First Nations, and Indigenous not-for-profit organizations and Indigenous institutions serving more than one distinction:

All grants for this funding opportunity are reserved for:

• First Nations or Métis not-for-profit organizations

• First Nations or Métis postsecondary institutions

• Indigenous not-for-profit organizations serving more than one distinction

• Indigenous postsecondary institutions serving more than one distinction

Federal budget commitment for Inuit research will be allocated through a separate funding mechanism.

This call for proposals affirms and seeks to build on Indigenous knowledge systems and Indigenous ontology, epistemology and methodology. Networks are encouraged to be wholistic, reflecting the full range of collaboration across disciplines and subject areas pertaining to the social sciences and humanities; natural sciences and engineering; and health and wellness.

By leveraging research already underway in Indigenous communities, these grants will support decolonized research and training in Canada. The grants respond specifically to the following elements in the Setting new directions to support Indigenous research and research training in Canada strategy:

• supporting the research priorities of Indigenous Peoples;

• championing Indigenous leadership, self-determination, and capacities in research;

• recognizing Indigenous ways of knowing as an integral part of valid and authoritative research;

• supporting Indigenous-led strategies and structures that address respectful and mutually beneficial data management and intellectual property rights in Indigenous research; and

• decolonization of Indigenous research through the development of clear structures and resources for Indigenous Peoples to build research capacity, including creating greater funding accessibility to granting agency programs.

Objectives

This funding opportunity’s multiple objectives are to:

• support wholistic Indigenous-led research that addresses community needs and priorities, and include Indigenous methodologies and braided knowledges as an integral part of valid and authoritative research;

• support Indigenous-led strategies and structures for respectful, mutually beneficial data governance and stewardship in Indigenous research;

• support innovative training activities within postsecondary institutions, Métis and First Nations communities, and/or Indigenous community-based organizations serving more than one distinction;

• increase networking and collaboration among Indigenous researchers, communities and postsecondary institutions that transcend disciplinary barriers;

• support Indigenous students and community members’ success through increased capacity and the creation of education and career pathways.

• support the involvement of Indigenous Elders and Indigenous knowledge-holders in research; and

• support relationships with the land, the spirits and the ancestors, as well as the more-than-human relatives.

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.