EVENTS CALENDER

A supportive, shared, drop-in space for faculty & graduate students whose research addresses Indigenous peoples and topics to come together and get work done on individual writing projects.

• Every Friday:
• First Friday TBA
  
• 9am - 12pm
  
• Saunders Annex 130 or Zoom
  

• Coffee, Tea, and snacks will be available.
  
• Registration required to receive the Zoom link: Register here.
  

The Indigenous Research Workshop is committed to building a network of faculty members and graduate students across disciplines whose research, writing, and teaching address Indigenous people’s and topics.

The group typically meets every few weeks to engage works-in-progress. The first meeting each semester sets the schedule for that term.

• First meeting TBA
• Saunders Annex 130

Solving the Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus or Solving-FCB, is an international 6-year partnership between researchers and local communities across the globe with the goal of supporting sustainable solutions towards food security, conservation and climate change adaptation within the complex social and ecological contexts of today’s societies.

They are currently recruiting Indigenous students who would be interested in taking on any number of the elements of this project for their PhD, Master’s, or Honours work (they have projects which could be done at different scales of depth).

• Tla’amin Nation’s questions require social science and Indigenous-informed research methods and will be a deep dive into a cross-cutting project that connects food security, climate change, and community well-being.
• As per the poster attached, if Indigenous students who are attending or applying to UVic might be interested in taking on this project, please get in touch with Brian Thom (Anthropology) at bthom@uvic.ca or Nicole Meier at Tla’amin Nation (nicole.meier@tn-bc.ca) so more information can be provided. They especially encourage Tla’amin Citizens to get in touch!
• The deadline for receiving an expression of interest has been extended to March 31st.

The Department of Indigenous Education at the University of Victoria is pleased to be offering the 2024 Master’s of Indigenous Language Revitalization Program.

• The deadline for applications is January 31, 2024.
• Please check this flyer or their website for more information.

This call is open to academic and professional researchers who navigate access to historical records to engage with Indigenous histories.

• Submissions can be sent to k.boschmann-ra@uwinnipeg.ca.
• Further details can be found in the attached CFP poster and information about general registration to attend the conference will be circulated in a few weeks.
• Submission Deadline: January 19
  

The BC Indigenous Health Nursing Research Program (IHNR) is seeking a graduate student research assistant to join the IHNR team. The research assistant will work primarily to support the initiatives of the I-WEG subcommittee and the co-chairs Lisa Bourque Bearskin (BC Chair, IHNR, and Margaret Charlie, Director, Culture, Protocol and Community Relations, UVic) and Dr. Bourque Bearskin’s work with the Senate Committee on Academic Health Programming.

• For more information, please click here
  
• Please forward a resume and cover letter to Lisa Bourque Bearskin at bourquebearksin@uvic.ca with cc to ihnrchair@uvic.ca
  
• Position open until filled.

• Master’s Scholarship Program: The objective of the BC NEIHR Master’s Scholarship program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) Master's students in British Columbia (BC) institutions, who demonstrate achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies and partnership potential with Indigenous communities, collectives and organizations. Duration and Value: One year; $17,500 (non-renewable).
  
• Doctoral Scholarship Program: The objective of the BC NEIHR Doctoral Scholarship program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) Doctoral students in British Columbia (BC) institutions, who demonstrate achievement in early graduate studies and partnership potential with Indigenous communities, collectives and organizations. Duration and Value: One year, $35,000 (non-renewable).
• Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: The objective of the BC NEIHR Postdoctoral Fellowships program is to provide funding to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) postdoctoral applicants who wish to conduct research within a British Columbia (BC) host institution. Recipients of these fellowships demonstrate achievement in graduate studies, a research-intensive career pathway, as well as partnership potential with BC Indigenous communities, collectives and/or organizations (ICCOs). Duration and Value: $59,398 each year (varying duration).
  

Information about each grant and all of the application materials can be found on our website under Funding: Graduate and Postdoctoral Funding. For any questions, please reach out to the Network Coordinator at bcneihr@uvic.ca.

Deadline: February 1, 2024.

The Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University is pleased to invite applications for one-year Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for Indigenous Students. The Pre-Doctoral Fellowships are open to students working on doctoral research in the creative arts, humanities, social sciences or natural and physical sciences at an accredited university other than Queen’s.

Candidates must have completed all doctoral degree requirements except the final doctoral project (e.g., dissertation). They will be expected to complete their doctoral project during their tenure as a Fellow to receive their degree from their home institution. The Fellowship holder is required to relocate to Kingston while completing their research to teach one course in the Faculty of Arts and Science and contribute to intellectual life at Queen's University. The award includes a $37,000 annual stipend, as well as wages for teaching one class, and funds for relocation, research and conferences.

• Application deadline: January 31
  
• For more information click here.