Details
| Award Name | Award for Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership, Award for Emerging Community-Based Researcher |
| Agency | Community-Based Research Canada (CRBCanada) |
| Value | $1,000/$5,000 |
Deadlines
| Internal deadline | 03-05-2024 |
| Agency deadline | 04-03-2024 |
Please contact your Faculty Research Office and/or a relevant Organized Research Unit for support in developing materials prior to the internal selection process deadline (March 5). Nominations selected to move forward will be provided with additional nomination development support from the SIRI team.
To gauge interest in this call, ORS requests that interested nominees or their Faculty Research Offices or ORU notify Abby Vogus (by email to avogus@yorku.ca) of potential nominations in development.
Background
2024 Award for Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership
This award honours the exemplary contributions of a community-campus research partnership that has demonstrated excellence in community-based research process, rigour and impact. The award includes a $5,000 cash prize to support their community-based research.
2024 Award for Emerging Community-Based Researcher
This award recognizes and celebrates an individual who embodies community-based research values in their work. It is open to community researchers, PhD students (or recent graduates), postdoctoral fellows, and early career researchers. Applicants should be applying no more than five years from graduation and/or five years into their current position. The award includes a $1,000 cash prize to support their community-based research.
Eligibility
2024 Award for Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership
- Demonstrates excellence in community-based research process, quality and impact.
- Exemplifies an authentic and reciprocal relationship among community and academic research partners.
- Is currently undertaking a research project (or recently finished project activities) in Canada.
- Has at least one member who belongs to a CBRCanada member organization OR who is a registered individual member of CBRCanada.
- Has selected two representatives from the research partnership to accept the award: one from community and one from academia.
2024 Award for Emerging Community-Based Researcher
- Be an emerging community-based researcher (established within approximately the last five years), including community researchers, PhD students or recent graduates, post-doctoral fellows, or early career researchers.
- Have their research grounded in societal justice (including attention to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) and driven by community.
- Be able to showcase evidence of their deep commitment to the issue and/or community in which they work and towards turning community-based research into action that addresses a pressing societal issue.
- Have conducted research with communities in Canada.
- Be employed/studying at a CBRCanada member organization OR registered individual member.
Required Materials
- A two-page document or 6-minute (max) video describing why the Research Partnership should be considered for the award (for the Research Partnership Category) or the nominee’s contributions to community-based research (for the Researcher Category), based on the relevant selection criteria.
- A list of up to three referees with brief biographies who have confirmed they would provide a letter of endorsement for the nomination.
Evaluation Process
As York is only permitted to make 3 nominations per category, the Office of Research Services (ORS) will run an internal selection process. A committee of experienced community-based researchers and knowledge mobilization experts will review the materials and make recommendations to the Vice President Research & Innovation on which nominations to put forward.
All materials should be sent via email to SIRI Specialist Abby Vogus (avogus@yorku.ca) no later than March 5, 2024.
How to Apply
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.