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The University of Victoria is hosting a welcome and showcase event of Postdoctoral fellows who are working across the Faculty of Human and Social development. One of these incredible people is Dr. Morgan Mowatt, who’s a Post-Doc fellow at CIRCLE!

• If you would like to attend either in person (with dietary needs) or online, email Kathy Jang at hsdadradmin@uvic.ca to RSVP
  
• Lunch and light refreshments will be served!

• This course is open to all graduate students across campus and is a great opportunity for them to conduct research with a government partner.
  
• To watch the informative video about this course, click here
  
• For the PDF of the infographic click here
  

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).

• If any Indigenous students are interested in taking on this project, get in touch with Professor Brian Thom (Anthropology) at bthom@uvic.ca so more information can be provided.
  
• Deadline to submit expression of interest: December 18, 2023
  
• For the pdf of the image above, click here
  

Call for Papers for the Owning History: Indigenous Histories and Records Access conference which will be held in Winnipeg on April 26, 2024!

This call is open to academic and professional researchers who navigate access to historical records to engage with Indigenous histories. Topics can include, but are not restricted to:

• Navigating privacy laws and archival restrictions
  
• Creative approaches to interpreting limited accessible records
  
• Imagining respectful access processes
  
• The destruction of or refusal to disclose records related to Indigenous histories in Canada
  
• Accessing historical vital statistics, police, and court records, medical records, or other sensitive information relating to Indigenous individuals and communities
  
• The relationship between records access policies and settler amnesty
  

• Submissions can be sent to k.boschmann-ra@uwinnipeg.ca
  
• Submissions are due January 19, 2024.
• More details are available in this PDF
  

The First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) Student Bursary is now taking applications!

Established in 2011, the FNIGC Student Bursary formerly known as the National Student Bursary, is awarded each year to exceptional First Nations students enrolled in college or university studying in fields related to the advancement of First Nations data sovereignty.

• Since it was established, the FNIGC Student Bursary has awarded grants of up to $2,500 and free registration to The Fundamentals of OCAP® course to numerous outstanding students. Our OCAP® course helps students, researchers, and others better understand the First Nations principles of ownership, control, access, and possession as they relate to data sovereignty, information governance, and ethical community-based research.
  

• Applications are due Friday December 15th, 2023, at 4:00pm EST, or 1:00 PM PST!
  
• Please see the attached Bursary flyer for more information.
  
• For access to the website, click here
  
• Apply here
  

• 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.

Apply Now. The Declaration Act Engagement Fund (DAEF) provides multi-year (4 year) non-repayable funding contributions to First Nations to support their capacity to engage with the Province of B.C. on the implementation of the Declaration Act Action Plan and alignment of Provincial laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples both of which must be done in consultation and co-operation with Indigenous Peoples in B.C. To reduce barriers for First Nations to fully participate in implementing the UN Declaration, the Province has dedicated $200M in funding to establish the DAEF. The Province of B.C. has partnered with the New Relationship Trust (the “NRT”) to administer the Fund. The total funding cap over 4 years per Nation is $1,040,000. One application per Nation. The DAEF will accept new applications during New Relationship Trust’s annual funding cycle between May and December each year. Applicants will only have to apply once to the program.

• click here for more information
  
• accepting applications between May and December