Grants and Contributions

“Archiving our Histories: Indigenous contributions to Art Histories and Curatorial Studies” is a large-scale project led by the Indigenous Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochthones (ICCA) to digitize all exhibition ephemera as it pertains to Indigenous curatorial practice, as well as build skills and resources required to preserve Indigenous curatorial histories. Digitization of floorplans, brochures, photographic documentation, respondent texts from writers or artists, transcripts of panel discussions or talks, exhibition catalogues or publications that are rare, hard to find, or where circulation is very limited. Through our partnership we will build a strategy for housing these digitized archives, learn how to organize database materials, and build the tools necessary for managing the archive and database into the future and provide greater accessibility for researchers and Indigenous cultural practitioners.

This project will digitize and facilitate access to Indigenous oral histories of Treaties negotiated between the Crown and Indigenous nations in Canada. Beginning in 1989 the OTC has collected extensive oral histories from Indigenous Elders across Western Canada, preserving knowledge that has been passed down through generations on the negotiation, spirit and intent of Treaties.

The “Taku River Tlingit Archive Digitization” project will digitize heritage documents, photographs and videos. There are approximately 2000 audio recordings already retrieved, and more are expected. There are also hi8 video cassettes and paper documents. The audio material must also be transcribed. This project will result in the digitization work as well as built capacity and skills through the development of this repository.

The Louis Riel Institute (LRI) has collected valuable audio recordings spanning two decades; the 1980s-1990s. This project focuses on a collection of audio interviews that document the history, culture and languages of the Métis through the voices of Knowledge Keepers and Elders. The interviews feature Métis authors, activists, leaders and discuss topics including but not limited to Métis identity, language preservation, community histories and cultural traditions. The main goals of this project are to digitize to preserve the audio-cassette collection, transcribe audio recordings research the collection provenance and make collection accessible through LRI's content management system.

The project raises awareness in the English-speaking communities of the Côte-Nord by offering legal information sessions and individual meetings with a lawyer in order to facilitate access to legal information in plain language for this official language community in minority situation.

The project raises awareness in the English-speaking communities of the Côte-Nord by offering legal information sessions and individual meetings with a lawyer in order to facilitate access to legal information in plain language for this official language community in minority situation.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• Support the creation and/or further development of inclusive, formal networks to address selected priority issues related to Skin Health, Bone Health, and Muscular Dystrophy;
• Encourage national (and if feasible, international) collaboration, methods development, and resource sharing (people and platforms) among multidisciplinary experts;
• Engage researchers and other network members who have historically faced barriers in the research ecosystem, including but not limited to those marginalized by gender, Indigenous Peoples, racialized minorities, persons with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ2S+ communities;
• Develop and strengthen research capacity by connecting and engaging current researchers and training the next generation of researchers;
• Encourage network researchers to promote and demonstrate open science principles
• Facilitate the mobilization and uptake of existing knowledge and the new knowledge generated by research evidence; and
• Ensure meaningful patient engagement with a goal of influencing impact beyond the time of this network.

The Project Grant program is expected to:
• Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation proposals at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization;
• Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors; and
• Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:
• Enable STBBI researchers to generate preliminary observations, data or knowledge necessary to pursue longer-term research funding in STBBI research;
• Support original, high quality STBBI projects and provide researchers the opportunity to pursue high risk health research questions which have the potential to generate novel, innovative and high impact results; and
• Stimulate innovation in STBBI research by promoting cross-disciplinary research collaborations between STBBI researchers and experts in other relevant fields in Canada.

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program aims to attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally, to develop their leadership potential and to position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow, positively contributing to Canada’s economic, social and research-based growth through a research-intensive career.