Good morning everyone,

I am sharing the following award opportunity on behalf of One Child Every Child. The Indigenous Research Seed Funding Awardhttps://em.ucalgary.ca/MTYxLU9MTi05OTAAAAGaHBnXmLe2-XSDXmDKXQ_MDXtVgYRgG3nXJl0uxkbKW6_3JRDWZ5hsiGmfy-aJ2yteIMWR3NI= was just launched. These awards are for scholars that are exploring new child health and wellness research with a focus on Indigenous peoples, organizations and/or communities. Applications are open for the May 16, 2025 intake. There will possibly be multiple intakes.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible, you must be an academic staff member, postdoctoral scholar, or doctoral student at the University of Calgary or one of the OCEC institutional partners (University of Alberta, University of Lethbridge or Athabasca University).

Awards Details:

Ten awards of $10,000 each

Award funds may be used for, but not limited to:

* initial community engagement * hiring research staff * support for literature review * grant writing * ceremonial protocol support * honoraria * visuals * early knowledge engagement/presentations with Indigenous community(ies) * travel to develop partnerships

Full eligibility criteria are available on the awards webpage.https://em.ucalgary.ca/MTYxLU9MTi05OTAAAAGaHBnXmLe2-XSDXmDKXQ_MDXtVgYRgG3nXJl0uxkbKW6_3JRDWZ5hsiGmfy-aJ2yteIMWR3NI=

The application is fairly straightforward- answer 5 questions to help describe the project (~150 words for each answer), or a short video to support oral knowledge sharing.

If you have any questions, please let me know! If you are interested in working with indigenous peoples, or your research is related, you can also take a look at the internal fund opportunity: https://www.ulethbridge.ca/research/grants/indigenous-research-engagement. The fund is open again, since we are starting a new fiscal year.

Cheers, Nicole (she/her) Research Facilitator (Health/Medical Sciences) Office of Research & Innovation Sciences B634, University Hall University of Lethbridge 4401 University Drive W Lethbridge, AB T1K 3Y4

(P) 403-332-4433 | (E) oris.health@uleth.camailto:oris.health@uleth.ca

Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. The University of Lethbridge is located in Blackfoot Confederacy territory. We honour the Blackfoot people and their traditional ways of knowing in caring for this land, as well as all Aboriginal peoples who have helped shape and continue to strengthen our University community.

Note that all applications/proposals/notices of intent must be approved by the Office of Research & Innovation Services (ORIS) using the Research Proposal Form (RPF) on the Bridge, https://www.uleth.ca/bridge/twgkwbis.P_WWWLogin and must include a copy of the application. Applicants and co-applicants are strongly advised to allow sufficient lead-time for the proper consideration at each approval level. NOTE: Receipt of the RPF is required prior to eSubmission of any application to a funding agency. It is the faculty member’s responsibility to ensure the ORIS receives a completed RPF well in advance of the agency deadline.

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