{"id":8460,"date":"2022-06-29T08:56:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T15:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=8460"},"modified":"2022-06-29T08:56:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T15:56:47","slug":"ubc-indigenous-strategic-initiatives-isi-special-fund-for-graduate-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-8460","title":{"rendered":"UBC Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI): Special Fund for Graduate Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2022\/06\/Special-Fund-Instagram.pdf\">Special Fund &#8211; Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/files\/2022\/06\/Special-Fund-Poster.pdf\">Special Fund Poster<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Sent on behalf of Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot, Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dear Deans and Directors,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to share about a new <strong>one-time-only<\/strong> funding opportunity available for graduate students from the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund.<\/p>\n<p>This was initiated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/isp.ubc.ca\/foundations\/guiding-network\/\">Indigenous Strategic Plan Executive Advisory Committee (ISPEAC) and the Indigenous Strategic Plan Coordinating Committee (ISPCC)<\/a> following adjudication of the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund Stream 3: Student-led Projects.<\/p>\n<p>Graduate students have widely reported a lack of access to funds for on-the-ground, Indigenous community-based research. This\u00a0<strong>one-time-only<\/strong>\u00a0Special Fund for Graduate Research seeks to fill this gap to temporarily fund unique costs associated with research in this area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to $30K is available per project.<\/li>\n<li>Research projects can run for up to 18 months.<\/li>\n<li>Principal Applicants must have at least one full-time faculty Co-Applicant tied to the ISI Fund research project.<\/li>\n<li>Applications are due July 28, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. (PDT) through the <a href=\"https:\/\/apply.academic.ubc.ca\">online application portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Further information can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/isp.ubc.ca\/implementation\/special-fund-graduate-level\/\">ISP website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"mailto:isp.funding@ubc.ca\">isp.funding@ubc.ca<\/a><u>. <\/u>The Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI) thanks you for your support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sheryl Lightfoot, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Senior Advisor to the President on Indigenous Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Canada Research Chair of Global Indigenous Rights and Politics<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Associate Professor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Political Science, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and First Nations and Indigenous Studies<\/p>\n<p>The University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<p>Buchanan C-425 &#8211; 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver BC CA V6T 1Z1<\/p>\n<p>E: <a href=\"mailto:Sheryl.lightfoot@ubc.ca\">Sheryl.lightfoot@ubc.ca<\/a> | Twitter: @sheryllightfoot | <a href=\"https:\/\/isp.ubc.ca\/\">https:\/\/isp.ubc.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Member from North America <\/em>(2021-2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Issues\/IPeoples\/EMRIP\/Pages\/EMRIPIndex.aspx\">http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Issues\/IPeoples\/EMRIP\/Pages\/EMRIPIndex.aspx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan updates: <a href=\"https:\/\/indigenous.ubc.ca\/indigenous-engagement\/indigenous-strategic-plan\/\">https:\/\/indigenous.ubc.ca\/indigenous-engagement\/indigenous-strategic-plan\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Project website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.complexsovereignties.ca\/\">www.complexsovereignties.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UBC is located on\u00a0the\u00a0traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the\u00a0h\u0259n\u0313q\u0313\u0259min\u0313\u0259m\u0313-speaking <em>Musqueam\u00a0<\/em>people.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Fund &#8211; Instagram Special Fund Poster Sent on behalf of Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot, Senior Advisor on Indigenous Affairs \u00a0 Dear Deans and Directors, &nbsp; I am writing to share about a new one-time-only funding opportunity available for graduate students from the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund. 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