Competition

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

EcoAction Stream 2: Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation across Canada will fund projects related to one of the following objectives:

• Pilot innovative and/or clean technology solutions to improve freshwater quality and/or freshwater ecosystem health that not only address local issues but are able to be applied across Canada.

• Enable circular economy opportunities (e.g., nutrient recycling and/or recovery) for communities and/or sectors to achieve co-benefits, such as increased resilience to climate change, local economic growth, value chain efficiencies, etc.

• Address challenges related to data interoperability, access, and use to ensure that Canadians and decision-makers have reliable freshwater data and Indigenous knowledge to inform decision making and enhance effective freshwater management across Canada.

Projects must have national relevance, span multiple regions (e.g. different ecozones, climatic conditions and/or geographies) across Canada, or be scalable local initiatives with the potential for national impact. All project activities must be implemented within Canada.

The aim of EcoAction Stream 2: Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation across Canada is to:

• Achieve tangible environmental results

• Engage communities and organizations to improve freshwater management

• Enable sustainable outcomes and engagement following project completion

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.