Category: Awards

SSHRC’s Storytellers Challenge invites postsecondary students to show Canadians, in up to three minutes or 300 words, how social sciences and humanities research is affecting our lives, our world and our future for the better. Create a video or audio clip of up to three minutes or a text or infographic of up to 300 words featuring a research project or initiative funded by SSHRC and carried out at Western. Your story must be compelling, creative and clear.

Eligibility: Must be a Canadian resident 19 years of age or older. Must be enrolled at a Canadian postsecondary institution.

Deadline: Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (eastern).

Prizes:
Phase 1
Twenty (20) Applicants in Phase 1 are eligible to receive $3,000 in exchange for SSHRC’s right to use their successful submission as marketing-communications content on SSHRC’s platforms (e.g., website, social media channels). The winning applicants of Phase 1 will be considered the 20 finalists. The finalists will be expected to attend an online research communications workshop organized by SSHRC (to be made available in English and French) before finalists present to the jury and to the Storytellers Showcase audience in Phase 2. Finalists will be responsible for their travel and accommodation costs. SSHRC will encourage Finalists’ institutions to support travel and accommodation costs.

Phase 2
From among the Phase 2 submissions, five (5) Phase 2 submissions will be selected as final winners. The final winners will receive an additional $1,000, in exchange for SSHRC’s right to use their winning submission as marketing-communications collateral.

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The Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) provides funding for senior undergraduates and graduate students conducting research in the North. 

This is a supplementary grants program which was put in place to help defray the high costs of conducting fieldwork in the North and to encourage students to develop a commitment to northern research. Students must also have other sources of funds to be eligible. The program funds thesis-based research projects on northern topics from all disciplines and in multi-disciplinary fields.

Amount: up to $6,000.00 in funding per year.

Deadline: 11:59 pm, November 10, 2023. The application portal will close after the deadline.

Criteria and Eligibility: The Program supports field research in any discipline – life, physical, human and health sciences – as long as the research has an essential orientation and impact on the North, and is part of the student’s thesis research.
The student must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and enrolled in a graduate or senior undergraduate program at a Canadian university. NSTP funding may be used for the purpose of dissemination or reporting back to the community. 
The research must relate directly to their thesis (undergraduate honors, Masters or PhD) research. Part time students are eligible for NSTP funding.
A student who is employed or remunerated for their research in the field cannot receive NSTP. Post-doctoral researchers and research assistants (with the exception of Northern post-secondary students) are not supported.
Field schools are not eligible.

Geographic eligibility:  The research activity and travel must be north of the sporadic discontinuous permafrost line (approximately 50 deg N), ANYWHERE in the Northern Hemisphere.

Application Process: IT IS EASY!  The application and statement of research require significantly less content and effort than NSERC, SSHRC or OGS!
Students must go online, create a profile and complete the online application form.  New supervisors will have to create a profile as well.  The forms for students and supervisors are available at: https://nstp-pfsn.smapply.io
Following the field season for which funding was provided, a brief report is required from the student through the online system. 
Please follow the instructions in the information manual on the main page of the NSTP application system website. Incomplete or incorrectly formatted applications will be returned to the applicant for revision.  Applications received at the deadline that is incomplete or requires changes may not be accepted.

Online Forms: The Online forms are available at https://nstp-pfsn.smapply.io/

Further information on the program is available in the information manual, which you can access on the NSTP Application and Reporting system website: https://nstp-pfsn.smapply.io

Contact Information: Please direct any questions to Dr. Gordon Osinski, Chair, Northern Studies Committee at northern@uwo.ca.

If your research is being conducted in the “North” then this opportunity will be of interest.  

The Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) provides funding for senior undergraduates and graduate students conducting research in the North. 

This is a supplementary grants program which was put in place to help defray the high costs of conducting fieldwork in the North and to encourage students to develop a commitment to northern research. Students must also have other sources of funds to be eligible. The program funds thesis-based research projects on northern topics from all disciplines and in multi-disciplinary fields.

(The term “North” is normally understood for purposes of the Program to include those regions of Canada where there is both permafrost and ground ice, as per the map ‘Permafrost’, contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada (see map at: http://arcg.is/1vGHyr); and the other seven circumpolar countries (Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States (Alaska)).

ONLINE FORMS: The Online forms are available at https://nstp-pfsn.smapply.io/

COVID-19: The NSTP will allow students who received funds for 2021-2022 and who are unable to perform the planned fieldwork before March 31, 2022, to obtain an extension up to March 31, 2023. All students who wish to postpone their fieldwork to 2022- 2023 must submit a preliminary research report according to normal procedures. A question has been added to the research report form so that these students can identify that the project is postponed.
Students who requested to postpone last year and who have already submitted a report during the last competition do not need to submit a new report. 

Deadline: November 10, 2021 The application portal will close after the deadline.

Amount: up to $6000 per year

Further information on the program is available in the information manual, which you can access on the NSTP Application and Reporting system website: https://nstp-pfsn.smapply.io

Tips to submitting a successful NSTP Application and frequently asked questions are attached.

CRITERIA and ELIGIBILITY: The Program supports field research in any discipline – life, physical, human and health sciences – as long as the research has an essential orientation and impact on the North, and is part of the student’s thesis research.
The student must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and enrolled in a graduate or senior undergraduate program at a Canadian university. NSTP funding may be used for the purpose of dissemination or reporting back to the community. The research must relate directly to your thesis (undergraduate honors, Masters or PhD) research. Part time students are eligible for NSTP funding.
A student who is employed or remunerated for their research in the field cannot receive NSTP. Post-doctoral researchers and research assistants (with the exception of Northern post-secondary students) are not supported.
Field schools are not eligible.

Questions: Northern Studies Committee at northern@uwo.ca.

The CFUW  provides funds for a range of post graduate awards and fellowships to women.

Amount: Varies by award

Deadline: January 17, 2022

Eligibility: Women; Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident in Canada

List of Awards…

Note: There is a “filing fee” for each application.

This award recognizes faculty, staff, and students at Western who are engaged in a range of efforts directed towards improving the quality of life for individuals and communities around the world. Preference will be given to the recognition of activities undertaken by the candidate that have current or potential international impact.

Amount: $5,000 (must be used in support of humanitarian efforts as chosen by the recipient)

Deadline: extended to July 20, 2021

More information and applications…

Contact: Interested parties are encouraged to consult with Julaine Hall (rwprizes@uwo.ca) at Western Research regarding this award and the nomination processes.