November 2024: Prentice Institute Affiliate Newsletter

The Prentice Institute collaborates with researchers in Canada and elsewhere to address some of the most difficult challenges of the next generation and beyond. 

December 2024

December 1: SSHRC Exchange

December 1: University of Lethbridge Travel Fund

December 1: Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's Program

December 4: Small Research Grants on Education

December 9: SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants (Dec.12 external deadline)

December 11: SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (Dec. 16 external deadline)

December 13: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada 

January 14 - Large Research Grants on Education 

December 15: Governor General's International Award in Canadian Studies

January 2025

January 8: National Anti-Racism Fund Project Grants

January 10: Canada Council for the Arts - Translation

January 15: Alberta Community Initiative Program - Project Based Grant

January 29: SSHRC Connection Grant (February 1 external deadline)

January 29: SSHRC Insight Development Grant (February 2 external deadline)

February 2025

February 5: Partnership Grant Stage 1 (February 10 external deadline)

February 9: First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program

February 15: SPSSI Teaching Development Grants

February 17: Research on Research Joint Initiative (February 20 external deadline) 

February 26: Religion and the Arts Award

February 28: Awards for Excellence in the Study of Religion

The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) is inviting one-page abstracts for papers and/or posters to be presented in-person at our annual conference CRDCN 2025: 25 Years of Partnership for Research. The conference will be held at the University of Ottawa, from May 13-14, 2025. 

We would love to have your submission and would be grateful if you could also share this call for abstracts with your researcher colleagues who may be interested in submitting proposals. The link below leads to the CRDCN website with more information and a link to submit abstracts. 

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Deadline for abstract submissions is February 2, 2025. 

The Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy is seeking University of Lethbridge students for two Research Assistant Streams:

Stream 1: The Prentice Institute Summer Research Assistants

Stream 2: City Scholars Research Assistants

The successful candidates for both streams will work in a full-time, paid capacity from May 1, 2025, until August 31st, 2025. Both research streams are designed to provide students with hands-on experience conducting and supporting research projects.



Application deadline: February 10, 2025

For full details: Application process

The GEM-GeoNorth program has launched a call for proposals for grants. The Program is currently seeking proposals for multidisciplinary projects to be completed within 24 months after the official approval (the expected period to be covered is from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2027). The GEM-GeoNorth proposal template is available by request at the email address below. Proposals must be received by Monday, December 16, 2024, and sent to: gem-geonorth-gem-geonord@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.

The Program is looking to support innovative proposals to help develop long-term capacity building in Northern and Indigenous communities and/or enable Northerners to facilitate use of GEM-GeoNorth data and knowledge for land use decision-making needs in the North.

Eligible recipients are:

• Indigenous organizations and groups;
• Canadian and international not-for-profit organizations (including industry, research and professional associations);
• provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments, and their departments and agencies where applicable; and
• Canadian and international academic institutions.

 For more information, please click here

You can also reach the Program at: gem-geonorth-gem-geonord@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca 

The Alberta Centre for Labour Market Research (ACLMR) is requesting proposals from all twenty-five of its faculty members for Knowledge Creation Grants (KCG). With the ACLMR officially recognized and launched in 2024, these sub-grants are the first chance to create new research under the priorities and themes of the Centre and Government of Alberta in 2025.

For further details:

ACLMR KCG Call

ACLMR GOA Interests

ESNA 2025 Economic Outlook Conference

University of Alberta, Lister Centre

Thursday, December 5th, 2024

7:15AM - 5:30PM

Registration through ESNA.ca

Get Connected, Become an Affiliate

The Prentice Institute accepts applications for affiliation year-round. Affiliates are eligible to apply for a variety of grant funds offered by the Institute.



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