Prentice Institute Grants: Requests for Proposals

Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Fund

The Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Fund is an award of up to $20,000.   Application deadline is April 6, 2023. Only Prentice Institute affiliates with an academic appointment at the University of Lethbridge are eligible to apply; co-applicants need not be affiliates nor with the University of Lethbridge.  See the Request for Proposals for details.

The mandate of the Prentice Institute is to conduct and support research focused on changing human populations and the potential impacts of these changes on social, environmental, and economic factors. Within the context of this mandate, the Prentice Institute funds research projects focused on one or more of the following areas (1) Populations, (2) Economy, (3) Ecosystems, and (4) Health. The objective of the Prentice Institute Research Affiliate Fund is to foster the development of projects across institutions and organizations which focus on one or more of these core areas, and which address a clear research-related knowledge gap or need.

Send the signed and completed application form with attached CVs for all applicants to prentice@uleth.ca; questions may be addressed to Lars Hallstrom at the same email.

Prentice Institute Research Seed Grant

The Prentice Institute Research Seed Grant is an award of up to $8,500.   Application deadline is April 6, 2023. Only Prentice Institute affiliates with an academic appointment at the University of Lethbridge are eligible to apply; co-applicants need not be affiliates, nor with the University of Lethbridge.  The purpose of the Seed Grant is to support the development of a research project, so that the applicant might leverage further funding for that project.  See the Request For Proposals for details.

The mandate of the Prentice Institute is to conduct and support research focused on changing human populations and the potential impacts of these changes on social, environmental, and economic factors. Within the context of this mandate, the Prentice Institute funds research projects focused on one or more of the following areas (1) Populations, (2) Economy, (3) Ecosystems, and (4) Health. The objective of the Prentice Institute Research Seed Grant is to foster the development of projects across institutions and organizations which focus on one or more of these core areas, and which address a clear research-related knowledge gap or need.

Send the signed and completed application with attached CVs for all applicants to prentice@uleth.ca; questions may be addressed to Lars Hallstrom at the same email.

Prentice Institute Affiliate Partnership Grant

This funding opportunity is part of the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy’s set of granting awards at the University of Lethbridge. Broadly, the mandate of the Prentice Institute is to conduct and support research focused on changing human populations and the potential impacts of these changes on social, environmental, and economic factors. The Institute also conducts and supports research on long-term changes in human and economic environments, with an emphasis on the role human actions play in influencing these outcomes. From the perspective of knowledge translation, the Institute also seeks to communicate research in effective ways to communities, governments, organizations.

Within the context of this mandate, the Prentice Institute funds research projects focused on one or more of the following areas (1) Populations, (2) Economy, (3) Ecosystems, and (4) Health (see Figure 1 below). The objective of the Prentice Institute Affiliate Partnership Grant is to foster the development of projects across institutions and organizations focused on one or more of these core areas, and that address a clear research-related knowledge gap or need.

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