Call for Proposals - SSHRC SIG Community-Engaged Research Grant (CERG) Program / Indigenous Research Capacity Development Grant (IRCDG) Program Deadline: March 24, 2025

Lakehead University is pleased to again announce  two programs in support of community-engaged research with community organizations, not-for-profit partners, as well as Indigenous communities and partners. We invite all tenure-track, tenured and three-year limited-term appointment Lakehead faculty members who are eligible to apply to the disciplines supported by SSHRC to submit applications to either the 2025 Community-Engaged Research Grant (CERG) Program or to the Indigenous Research Capacity Development Grant (IRCDG) Program. Applicants are not eligible to submit applications to both programs.  The deadline for applying is March 24, 2025. For both of these calls, Lakehead University will provide total funding of $60,000 for the following types of research initiatives:

1.    Research funds to support community-engaged research where there is evidence of an existing partnership with a community organization or Indigenous community (up to $15,000 over one year).

2.   Partnership development seed funds to support planning activities with new community partners and/or Indigenous Communities, including travel, meetings, workshops, etc. (up to $7,500) over a one-year period).

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