Sent on behalf of Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot, Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs
Dear Deans and Directors,
I am writing to share about a new one-time-only funding opportunity available for graduate students from the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund.
This was initiated by the Indigenous Strategic Plan Executive Advisory Committee (ISPEAC) and the Indigenous Strategic Plan Coordinating Committee (ISPCC) following adjudication of the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund Stream 3: Student-led Projects.
Graduate students have widely reported a lack of access to funds for on-the-ground, Indigenous community-based research. This one-time-only Special Fund for Graduate Research seeks to fill this gap to temporarily fund unique costs associated with research in this area.
- Up to $30K is available per project.
- Research projects can run for up to 18 months.
- Principal Applicants must have at least one full-time faculty Co-Applicant tied to the ISI Fund research project.
- Applications are due July 28, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. (PDT) through the online application portal
- Further information can be found on the ISP website.
It would be greatly appreciated if this information could be shared in classrooms and throughout other communication channels you may consider appropriate. Please let us know if you have any questions isp.funding@ubc.ca. The Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI) thanks you for your support.
Thank you,
Sheryl Lightfoot, PhD
Senior Advisor to the President on Indigenous Affairs
Canada Research Chair of Global Indigenous Rights and Politics
Associate Professor
Political Science, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and First Nations and Indigenous Studies
The University of British Columbia
Buchanan C-425 – 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver BC CA V6T 1Z1
E: Sheryl.lightfoot@ubc.ca | Twitter: @sheryllightfoot | https://isp.ubc.ca/
Member from North America (2021-2024)
United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/EMRIP/Pages/EMRIPIndex.aspx
UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan updates: https://indigenous.ubc.ca/indigenous-engagement/indigenous-strategic-plan/
Project website: www.complexsovereignties.ca
UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking Musqueam people.