Funding Streams
For Cycle 4: 2024-2025, Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) funding is allocated across two streams. Project teams applying to the Faculty and Staff led Projects Stream are required to have completed the ISP Self-Assessment Tool at the Letter of Intent (LOI) stage. Project teams applying to the Student led Projects Stream are exempt.
Faculty and Staff Led Projects
Funding:
$30k – $100k
Project Length:
12 – 24 months
Available To:
Faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows
The faculty and staff led projects stream provides funding for existing projects or seed funding for new initiatives that advance the faculty or unit’s Indigenous strategy, achievement and enhancement goals and advance any of the 43 Actions of the Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP).
These projects will have an impact at the department, unit or faculty level with the potential to scale up in the future. Cost-shared initiatives are welcomed. Eligible applicants are staff, faculty members and post-docs at either UBC campus.
Student Led Projects
Funding:
$25k
Project Length:
12 – 18 months
Available To:
Students (undergraduate or graduate)
The student led projects stream provides funding for student led initiatives that advance any of the 43 Actions of the Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP) and have impact at any level, including unit, faculty, department, institution or other.
All undergraduate or graduate students are eligible to apply at either UBC campus.
We honour, celebrate and thank the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam) and Syilx Okanagan peoples on whose territories the main campuses of the University of British Columbia have the privilege to be situated.