IC-IMPACTS: Innovation in Housing Design and Construction for First Nations Communities - Call for Proposals
Sponsor
IC-IMPACTS (the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability)
Program
Innovation in Design and Construction of Low-Cost, Resilient, Energy-Efficient, and Safe Housing for First Nation Communities
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Description
This call for proposals is dedicated to the design and construction of low-cost, resilient, energy efficient, and safe housing for First Nations communities.
Proposals may fall under one or more of the following broad themes:
- Buildings: Human Comfort and Health
- Climate Change and Adaptation
- Energy and Water
- Prototyping of an existing successful innovation in a First Nations community
Applicants must secure the participation of a First Nations community. The call will encourage prototyping using expertise especially by deploying research from earlier recipients of IC-IMPACTS funding in Canada and India. The First Nations Working Group will have a strong voice in the review process and the selection of proposals.
Eligibility
Eligibility for research funding:
- All Canadian researchers eligible to receive funding from IC-IMPACTS and tri-council agencies in Canada are eligible to apply as Principal Investigators from Canada.
- Canadian researchers may apply with, or without, a Principal Investigator from India.
Eligibility for prototype funding:
Eligible Canadian researcher can apply jointly with Indian and other international researchers, including with the recipients of previous IC-IMPACTS funding in India and Canada, subject to the condition that the prototype installation will be located in a First Nations community in Canada. The installation may draw expertise from around the world, especially previous recipients of IC-IMPACTS funding.
Indirect Costs
0%
Project Duration
Up to two years.
Special Notes
Webinar: For more information, researchers are invited to join a webinar which IC-IMPACTS will host in October. If you wish to join the webinar, please register by emailing viviang@ic-impacts.com [2]
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Please submit complete application package and OR5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca [3]. | |
External Deadline | Complete application is submitted online by 4:30 pm PST. All documents and forms required are available on the IC-IMPACTS website under Section 3.8 Download Documents and Forms [1]. |