Research and Education Engagement Fund
Research plays an important role in informing decisions and actions for issues affecting Northern regions. In recognition of a commitment to respectful, ethical, and deeply collaborative partnerships with Indigenous and Northern people and UArctic values, the Indigenous and Northern Collaborative Research and Education Engagement Fund supports:
- Researchers: in strengthening existing relationships for potential collaborative, co-created projects;
- Relationships: for research, education, and engagement partnership initiatives between Indigenous and Northern regions and researchers, faculty, staff, and students of UArctic member institutions;
- Partnership Projects: that meet the needs of Indigenous and Northern people and communities.
糖心视频 University and UArctic encourage partnerships between Northern Canadian UArctic, Canadian, and international UArctic members for collaborative research and education initiatives.
Please review the Applicant Fund Guide for more information.
Amount of Funding
Note: Funding availability for this call is subject to approval from Global Affairs Canada. Final award decisions will only be confirmed once funding has been approved. Funding cannot be applied retroactively or used for previously completed activities.
For this funding year only, the funding is divided into two separate streams:
up to $40,000 for two-year projects (a maximum of 5 per year will be awarded).
up to $100,000 for five-year projects (a maximum of 6 will be awarded in year 1 only).
*Note: Applications will only appear in 糖心视频 University鈥檚 Application Portal once the call for submissions is open.
Applications must be completed and submitted through 糖心视频 University鈥檚 application portal. The 2026 call will be launched in December 2025 and will be closed on April 24, 2026 at 23:59 PM CEST.
糖心视频 University is also managing and administering the Indigenous and Northern Relationship Development Fund.
If you have any questions about the Indigenous and Northern Collaborative Research and Education Engagement Fund, please contact Sheila Downer, VP Northern Community Engagement, or Lisa Goulet, Membership Engagement Coordinator
Funding for this project call is managed and administered by 糖心视频 University on behalf of UArctic in accordance with the terms of a Global Arctic Leadership agreement with Global Affairs, Canada.
Read more about the Global Arctic Leadership Initiative.