Enhancing resilience to wildfires in the wildland-urban interface

Eligibility

Canada eligibility (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR)

This funding opportunity is open to Canadian university researchers in the natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities and health fields. If you are a Canadian university researcher eligible to receive NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR funds, you can apply independently or as a team. If you apply as a team, your co-applicants must also meet NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR eligibility requirements. Collaborators and partner organisations from outside academia (industry, public, not-for-profit) are permitted.

You may participate as the Canada project lead in only one application. See NSERC's website for more detail.

Projects must be one of the following collaboration configurations:

• UK-US-Canada
• UK-US
• UK-Canada

One collaborative application should be submitted by the UK project lead to UKRI, detailing the UK and US, Canada, or both, contributions to the project. We will take a balanced, portfolio driven approach which may include funding a mixture of trilateral and bilateral projects.

Each project must contain a project lead from the UK and at least one project lead from the US, Canada or both. The role of UK project lead is for system administrative purposes and does not reflect how you construct your international team.

You must include your US, Canada, or both, project leads as a project co-lead (international) role with zero cost. The US or Canada component of a successful application will be required to submit a proposal to the respective international funder to receive funding.

Applications with a collaborating US research team must be eligible for funding from NSF. Applications with a collaborating Canadian research team must be eligible for funding from NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR. Please refer to US and Canada specific guidance throughout this page for further information on eligibility and scope for each partner country.

Projects must be interdisciplinary and within this must incorporate at least two UKRI Research Council remits on the UK component. It is expected that project teams will incorporate researchers from a range of disciplines to fully address the aims of the programme.

Summary

This program funds international, interdisciplinary research to improve understanding of wildfire risk, impacts, and resilience in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), where communities and built infrastructure meet natural landscapes. Projects should generate knowledge that supports wildfire prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, and adaptation, drawing on expertise from the natural sciences, engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The opportunity emphasizes collaboration among researchers in the UK, Canada, and the United States to develop evidence, tools, frameworks, and strategies that help communities, ecosystems, infrastructure, and public services become more resilient to increasing wildfire threats.

Overhead

0 - not allowable under tri-agency policy

Pre-application deadlines

Pre-application program deadline

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

RESOURCES

Reminder: The sooner the researcher engages with Research Services, the more help we can be!

Contact the following Research Service units for support with:

Projects Involving Indigenous Research:

Support with incorporating wise practices in Indigenous research, community engagement, and Indigenous data management is available through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST).

Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage.

Knowledge Mobilization, Research Impact Assessment, DORA:

Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation, community partnerships, research impact, responsible research assessment (DORA), and open science, is available through the Knowledge to Impact team.

Applicants can reach out by email to the KI team at knowledge.impact@ucalgary.ca.

For more information and access to resource archives, please visit the KI team webpage.

Research Data Management:

For information on research data management plans, processes, or best practices for your research program, please contact research.data@ucalgary.ca.

EDI in Research:

RSO can provide resources and support to research teams on the integration of equitable and inclusive practices in research design and research practice.

Contact edi.rso@ucalgary.ca for more information.

Research Security:

The Research Security Division is available to ensure researchers adhere to research security guidelines and policies, including the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP) and the policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC).

Visit the Research Security website to learn more or contact researchsecurity@ucalgary.ca.

Pre-Award Submissions:
RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application