These One Child Every Child awards are for new Indigenous research projects exploring child health and wellness.
Ten awards of $10,000
Indigenous research proposals must:
- centre Indigenous peoples, organizations, nations and/or communities;
- use Indigenous methodologies;
- connect with Indigenous communities;
- are lead by Indigenous scholars or students.
Award funds may be used to support the following types of research activities:
- initial community engagement
- hiring research staff
- literature review
- grant writing
- ceremonial protocol
- honoraria
- visuals
- early engagement and presentations with Indigenous communities
- travel to develop partnerships
First review begins with applications received by 11:59pm MT Friday, May 16, 2025
Decision notifications for applications received by May 16, 2025 will be provided within 6-8 weeks. Applicants may apply once per funding round.
Candidate Eligibility
- Applicants must be from Athabasca University, the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, or the University of Lethbridge.
- Doctoral students may apply with their supervisor as a project member to administer the funds on behalf of the doctoral student.
- Post-doctoral scholars may apply (if required, the supervisor may administer funds on behalf of the post-doctoral scholar)
- Academic staff members holding academic appointment as continuing, limited, or contingent term.
- Early Career Researchers (ECR) will be given preference. In recognition of the unique experiences and structural barriers faced by Indigenous scholars, ECR Indigenous scholars also include PhD students, postdoctoral scholars, and other pre-faculty researchers. For academic staff, an ECR is generally defined as a researcher within five years of the date of their first independent research-related appointment (excluding relevant leaves).
OCEC and the Indigenous Ways of Knowing Accelerator are committed to ensuring that all scholars have equitable access to research funding and career support. Applicants conducting Indigenous research are highly encouraged to apply.
Apply by May 16 at 11:59 pm MT
One Child Every Child is a Canada-first research and translation initiative funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund, with a vision for all Canadian children to be the healthiest, most empowered and thriving in the world. Led by the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute at the University of Calgary, One Child Every Child brings together Indigenous partners, Canada’s child health research institutes, equity-deserving communities, local and national partners as well as global collaborators to dramatically improve the lives of children across Canada and beyond.