Details
| Opportunity Name | Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) Champions Pilot Program |
| Agency | Digital Research Alliance of Canada |
| Value | $35,000 |
| Indirect Costs | Ineligible |
| Duration | Projects must conclude by March 31, 2025 |
Deadlines
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 07-03-2024 |
| Post-doctoral applications due to FGS at kimmcint@yorku.ca | 07-10-2024 |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 07-10-2024 |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 07-15-2024, by 9:00AM |
| Application due at agency | 07-17-2024, by 5:00PM |
Objective
To increase awareness and uptake of the Alliance’s digital research infrastructure (DRI) by equity-seeking groups.
The specific objectives are to fund and provide project-related training to graduate and post-graduate researchers who self-identify as belonging to equity-seeking groups, or who has a well thought out plan to promote DRI access to equity-seeking researchers, to deliver a project of their own design with the goal to connect with members of equity-seeking groups within their research community to promote and facilitate access to Alliance DRI services.
Eligibility
To be eligible, an Applicant must:
- Meet one of the following criteria:
- a graduate or post-graduate researcher enrolled at a Canadian university
- a student enrolled at a Canadian college, CÉGEP, institute or polytechnic engaged in applied research with industry or community partners
- Self-identify as one or both of the following:
- a member of an equity-seeking group
- an individual with a well-though-out strategy to reach out to an equity-seeking group
- Be affiliated with an eligible Canadian institution and must maintain such an affiliation for the duration of the award period.
- Identify a mentor from their institution or audience community, who agrees to provide support with the EDIA aspect of the project. The Applicant is required to demonstrate that EDIA expertise is in place to support the project. The mentor may also provide support with facilitation of other aspects of the project. The mentor may be a colleague or other appropriate individual; it is not required that the mentor be the Applicant’s supervisor.
- Submit only one application; multiple applications will not be accepted.
How to Apply
For post-doctoral applications, please contact Kim McIntyre, post-doctoral services coordinator, at kimmcint@yorku.ca. For student applications, please work with your supervisor and Faculty Research Office.
York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature. Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.
ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.