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Polar Regions Research and Activities Grant │Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR)

Closed to applications

Value

up to $50,000

Description

Polar Knowledge Canada’s Polar Regions Research and Activities Grants Program can support projects proposed by Indigenous governance organizations, institutions, governments, universities, not-for-profit and other organizations, northern communities, and individuals.

This grant aims to support projects that include specific types of activities such as:

  • Community-based science activities,
  • Research or monitoring activities in Northern and Indigenous communities,
  • Capacity building activities in Northern and Indigenous communities,
  • Knowledge engagement and outreach activities in Northern and Indigenous communities, and
  • Science and technology or knowledge and engagement activities in Arctic or Antarctic regions.

Eligible Applicants

The applicant must:

  • be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, and
  • demonstrate that they can complete the activities between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026. Funds must be spent by March 31, 2026.

Eligible Expenses

  • Travel, hospitality, conferences, and events
    • All expenditures related to travel, hospitality, conferences, and events must be in compliance with the Travel Directive.
      • Travel: Expenditures to and from a destination.
      • Hospitality: Food and beverages being provided, facility rental, information technology, and audio-visual equipment rental.
      • Meals and Incidentals: Daily meals and incidental expenditures.
  • Tuition and training
    • Includes other compulsory student fees. Detail the fees incurred.
  • Rentals
    • Costs for rentals which may include office/lab space, storage fees, equipment (truck, boat, etc.)
  • Communications
    • Translation costs, promotional materials, methods for dissemination of results (e.g., reports, videos, web pages, or other), publication fees, page charges for articles published, printing, and photocopying.
  • Materials, equipment, and supplies
    • Purchase costs which may include office/laboratory supplies, electronic devices, lab/field consumables, miscellaneous field supplies/equipment, repair, maintenance, and upgrade costs.
  • Personnel
    • Salaries of staff directly involved in carrying out project activities. This can include full- and part-time staff, trainees (college, undergraduate, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows), and international researchers.
  • Other costs
    • Includes all other costs directly related to the project that have not been captured within any of the other categories. These may include honoraria for Indigenous Elders and community experts, administrative fees, etc.

Deadline Date

April 11, 2025, 3:00 PM EST.

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