The Shastri Best Paper Awards will be presented annually to Shastri fellows whose work has been published in a peer-reviewed journal with a high impact factor. Ideally, the paper should have appeared in a high-impact factor journal between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022. The first authors should submit applications. A significant highlight of the competition is the high quality of the work produced by the SICI awardees and their collaborators.  

There will be two categories for the Shastri Best Paper Awards i.e. Science (STEM and allied) and social science (HUSS and allied). Each category will be considered for one award.

 Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant should be a Shastri fellowship/grant awardee;
• The published paper must be based on a SICI-funded project;
• The publishing date on the journal must be between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022;
• Papers co-authored by students and faculty are eligible;
• A paper jointly co-authored by a Canadian and Indian researcher will be seen favorably.

• Agriculture
• Health Care- One Health and Public Health
• Artificial Intelligence
• Quantum Technologies
• Sustainable Life
• Green Economy
• Pandemic Preparedness
• Water Management
• Specialised and Advanced Manufacturing
• Waste Management and Urban Design
• Digital Humanities
• Public Policy
• Law and Governance
• Indigenous Knowledge Systems
• Arts and Culture, Conservation and Preservation of Heritage

SICI is working on short-term certificate courses in collaboration with its member institutions and non-member institutions in Canada / India. These online courses could range from 15 to 30 lectures spaced out over 15 days to 90 days, depending on the course type and the number of sessions per week.

Necessary communication is underway with member institutions in India/or Canada to devise the modalities of the course based on niche areas. SICI does not have the academic expertise to prepare for such online courses, however, it is inviting faculty members from its member institutions to devise content curriculum and delivery.

SICI would be responsible for the communication, promotion and administration (video conferencing, recording, etc.) of the online course to convene online sessions. Furthermore, as subject specialists, faculty members from member institutions will develop the course curriculum for virtual courses and deliver the lectures.

For the purpose mentioned above, senior administrators/subject experts from member institutions in India / Canada will be contacted to understand the basics of the online courses and will float virtual courses on a theme which is most relevant in the present era and can help the students in upscaling skills in their domain.

Scope

The short-term course can be based on relevance, which plays a significant role in scaling up a career to the next level. A few best courses such as retail management, inventory control, the infrastructure of logistics, health and safety, labour relations, recruitment, Interview psychology, strategy analysis, Cyber Security, Smart Green Technologies and Small-Scale Nuclear Reactor Generators, digital humanities, communicative French etc. are quite popular among students, researchers and young faculty.

For more information, please contact Jill Sherman, International Research Facilitator, at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

The Institute invites one or more SICI member institutions from India and Canada to come forward with a proposal that includes a collaboration of experts in their respective fields contributing innovative ideas for holding a bi-national lecture series/workshop/seminar. The bi-national lecture series/workshop/seminar grant intends to support events that propose to bring outstanding practitioners or academicians from all domains of knowledge but are encouraged in the following areas:

• Urban Issues/Sustainability
• Digital Technologies
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Indigeneity and Decolonisation
• Clean Energy
• Green Economy
• Waste to Wealth
• Right to Breathe Good Air
• Law and Governance
• Economic Recovery during and after the Pandemic
• Shastri Ji and his ideologies, etc.

By sponsoring research and academic events in Canada and India, the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute's broad-based initiative aims to foster the development of bi-national relationships between academics, the government, the corporate sector, and civil society organisations. In addition, SICI continues to work with member institutions through programmes, grants, and other initiatives to promote connections in the corridors of higher learning between the two countries.

To advance academic endeavours such collaborations will help better understand Canadian and Indian scientists/researchers and the academic fraternity working on similar issues.

The Institute invites participation from scientists/researchers and faculty members engaging one or more-member institution(s) of SICI from India and Canada, including an alliance of subject matter experts from both countries to bring forth innovative ideas and activities. Proposals are invited from scientists/researchers/faculty members in all domains of knowledge but encouraged in the following areas.

• Agriculture;
• One health including mental and public health;
• Ocean and Marine life, including Fisheries, Oil and Gas and Clean Energy;
• Artificial Intelligence & Robotics;
• Climate Change- its Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability;
• Arts and Culture, Conservation and Preservation of Heritage

Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for mid-career individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts and exhibit great promise for their future endeavors. 

Fellowships are awarded through an annual competition open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada. Candidates must apply to the Guggenheim Foundation in order to be considered.

The Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine, presented by the American Society for Clinical Investigation and Harrington Discovery Institute, honors a physician-scientist who has moved science forward with achievements notable for innovation, creativity and potential for clinical application. Each year one Harrington Prize recipient is chosen. The prize includes:

• An unrestricted $20,000 honorarium
• The Harrington Prize Lecture, delivered at the AAP-ASCI-APSA Joint Meeting
• Participation in the Harrington Discovery Institute Scientific Symposium
• A personal essay, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation

If you are interested in being nominated for one of these awards, please contact Dr. Batia Stolar, Associate Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, at bstolar@lakeheadu.ca

The National Housing Strategy Research and Planning Fund supports the development of evidence and highly focused expertise within the affordable housing sector to understand and overcome housing challenges, particularly for vulnerable populations.

The CSPC Trailblazer Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated novelty, creativity and impact through leadership, vision, courage, and commitment to the overall advancement of the science and innovation policy ecosystem. These individuals have been instrumental in the Canadian policy environment by boldly spearheading change via one or more transformative initiatives, all while blazing a trail and inspiring others to follow.

CSPC 2022 will present two Trailblazer Awards, one in each of the categories of Science Policy and Innovation Policy.

CSPC encourages nominations from all disciplines of science (natural sciences and engineering, social and human sciences, and health sciences) and policy, and from all sectors (governments at all levels, academia, private and nonprofit sectors, media, and others).

The nominee must have innovated or catalyzed change that has positively and significantly impacted the Canadian Sciences, Technology and Innovation ecosystem through (at least) one of the following:

• Policy making: has demonstrated novelty and creativity leading to a significant impact on policy making in general, policy making for science and innovation, and/or the use of science in policy making.
• Advancing research: has made significant contributions to research in science policy and/or innovation policy.
• Mobilizing knowledge: has made significant contributions to mobilizing and disseminating knowledge to communities across the country and internationally.
• Community-building: has made a transformative impact in bridging the various stakeholders of science and/or innovation policy, building a more cohesive and connected science and innovation community.
• Championing/advocating: has contributed in innovative and creative ways to promote and raise the profile of science policy and/or innovation policy.
• Capacity-building: has contributed to training, mentoring, inspiring, or developing the next generation of scientists and policy makers by spearheading change through an inclusive and collaborative approach.
• Enhancing productivity/development: has enabled a culture of productivity, economic development, or entrepreneurship.
• Enhancing social innovation: has made distinct and transformative impact and contributions to making human and natural systems more adaptive, sustainable, and resilient.