Research plays an important role in informing decisions and actions for issues affecting Northern regions. In recognition of Memorial University’s commitment to respectful, ethical, and deeply collaborative partnerships with Indigenous and Northern people and UArctic values, the Indigenous and Northern Collaborative Research and Education Engagement Fund supports:

• Researchers: in establishing new relationships or strengthening existing ones for potential collaborative, co-created projects;
• Relationships: for potential research, education, and engagement partnership initiatives between Indigenous and Northern regions and researchers, faculty, staff, and students of UArctic member institutions;
• Partnership Projects: that meet the needs of Indigenous and Northern people and communities.

Memorial University and UArctic encourage partnerships between Northern Canadian UArctic, Canadian, and international UArctic members for collaborative research and education initiatives.

Please review the Applicant Fund Guide for more information.

Apply here. *Note: Applications will only appear in Memorial University’s Public Engagement Application Portal once the call for submissions is open.

Applications must be completed and submitted through Memorial University’s Public Engagement application portal. The 2025 call will be announced in December and will be closed on February 15, 2025.

Memorial University is also managing and administering the Indigenous and Northern Relationship Development Fund.

If you have any questions about the Indigenous and Northern Collaborative Research and Education Engagement Fund, please contact Sheila Downer, Northern Liaison, Office of Public Engagement or Lisa Goulet, Membership Engagement Coordinator, Office of Public Engagement.

The project grant is managed and administered by Memorial University on behalf of UArctic in accordance with the terms of a Global Arctic Leadership agreement with Global Affairs, Canada.

Read more about the recently announced Global Arctic Leadership Initiative.