Northern Scientific Training Program Grants

Deadline: FRIDAY October 28, 2011

INTRODUCTION:

The Arctic Institute of North America and the University of Calgary Northern Studies Committee coordinate applications from University of Calgary students to the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), for the Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP).  AANDC, does not accept applications from individuals. After the Northern Studies Committee reviews the applications, they will be ranked and submitted to AANDC for block funding. Upon receipt of block funding the Committee will allocate funds and then inform applicants. NSTP will help pay for transportation and living costs to enable students to obtain practical fieldwork experience in the North.

Application forms, guidelines, and the student manual can be accessed online at:

English http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100037313

French http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fra/1100100037313

ELIGIBILITY:

Criteria set by AANDC 
Iinformation also available at http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100037313

• You must be enrolled in a degree Program at a Canadian university.
• Funds are available in support of graduate students. However, senior undergraduate students entering their final year and intending to undertake an honours thesis based on northern fieldwork or research which will be continued in subsequent graduate studies are also eligible. Post-doctoral studies are not supported.
• Students supported by training funds must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
• Summer and winter projects are eligible.
• Training funds support projects on northern topics from all disciplines and in multi-disciplinary fields.
• The Program supports projects that lie north of the southern limit of the discontinuous permafrost zone, with the addition of all of the Southern Yukon in the West; that section of Labrador south to and including Red Bay; and the other seven Arctic countries (Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the U.S.A. - Alaska).
• NSTP funds are restricted. They are a supplement meant to offset the additional costs of northern research (e.g. transportation and living costs). The NSTP is not intended to be a source of primary support for students pursuing northern research.

Criteria set by the UofC Northern Studies Committee

• You must have confirmed enrollment at the University of Calgary.
• You must have a University of Calgary faculty member as your supervisor.
• Be certain (to the best of your current knowledge) that you are actually traveling north before applying (if you end up not doing northern fieldwork, funds will not be released to you).

HOW TO APPLY:

• Complete the online application form available here http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100037354
  
  Print a copy of the completed online application and submit to the UofC Northern Studies Committee c/o the Arctic Institute of North America along with the following supporting documentation:

1. Student contact information. Please provide a reliable email and phone number that we will be able to contact you at for the next year.

2. A short research proposal, approximately three pages in length, describing the project's background, goals, methods and importance. This need not be an in-depth proposal but should be adequate to allow the committee to determine the significance, quality and feasibility of the research project. Research methodology must also be clearly detailed in the proposal. The Northern Studies Committee strongly emphasizes that the application and the research proposal must be complete. 

3. A detailed budget showing any other funding and its source being provided to the project by the student's supervisor. Please distinguish between the applicant's portion of funding and the overall funding for a project.

4. Official academic transcripts or equivalent from your department's records.
5. A letter of support from the student's supervisor.
6. An independent letter of support.
7. State if the supervisor is supporting more than one application, and if so the supervisor must rank their students applications according to priority.
8. Applications must be typed, handwritten applications will not be accepted.

• INCOMPLETE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

APPLICATION REVIEW:

• Students who wish to have their applications reviewed prior to submission are welcome to contact Dr. Len Hills, former chair of the Northern Studies Group, at: lvhills [at] ucalgary [dot] ca

VALUE OF SCHOLARSHIP:

• Up to a maximum of $5000

NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED:

• Varies depending on the number of applicants and the amount of funding allocated to the UofC Northern Studies Committee by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

DEADLINE TO APPLY:

• Complete application must ARRIVE at the Arctic Institute office by 4:00 pm FRIDAY October 28, 2011.

LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATION BY:

MAIL:

Arctic Institute of North America
Attn: Northern Studies Committee, NSTP
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive N.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4

IN PERSON: MacKimmie Library Tower 814

EMAIL: arctic [at] ucalgary [dot] ca

FAX: 403-282-4609

* All parts of the application, except official transcripts, may be submitted electronically.

 

PLEASE DIRECT QUESTIONS TO:

Dr. Peter Dawson
Chair, Northern Studies Committee
Email: pcdawson [at] ucalgary [dot] ca
Phone: 403-220-4855

OR

Arctic Institute of North America
Email: arctic [at] ucalgary [dot] ca
Phone: 403-220-7515