As part of efforts towards enhancing and promoting scientific research, Polar Knowledge Canada is giving out $920,000 in funding to some 340 students selected meritoriously from over 35 universities in Canada.
Polar Knowledge Canada has for the past 60 years supported scientific research through such scholarships and funding activities in Canada.
The supplementary funding provided by the Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) has over the years provided students the chance to engage in northern research experience.
Since 2016, the Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR) has provided enviable support for the success of the NSTP
Apart from the $920,000, the programme also gives out four special awards for graduate students. This award is valued at $10,000 thus $2,500 to each awardee.
A careful look at the research portfolio of students supported by the programme shows that a wide range of topics are considered for the research programme.
The Four Special Awards are worth $2500 each
According to the Polar Knowledge Canada and the Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP)
Éric Dewailly Memorial Award (Health Sciences)
Aimee Yurris, a Master of Public Health Science student at the University of Waterloo, is researching the socioeconomic elements and dynamics of community food security in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
George Hobson Memorial Award (Physical Sciences)
The stability of drilling waste disposal sites in the permafrost of the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, is being examined by Rachelle (Rae) Landriau, a Master of Science candidate in Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University.
Malcolm Ramsay Memorial Award (Life Sciences)
The consequences of thawing permafrost in the boreal forest of the Northwest Territories are being studied by Caitlyn Lyons, who is pursuing a doctorate in biological and chemical sciences at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research focuses on whether the trees can utilize the nutrients released as permafrost thaws.
Robert McGhee Award (Human Sciences)
Chloe Hamilton, a doctoral candidate in sociology and anthropology at Carleton University, is researching how suicide prevention programs in Nunavut are influenced by Inuit cultural programming.
The POLAR programme is a unique research funding project for tertiary students in Canadian universities. It offers a rare opportunity for Canada’s next generation of northern researchers.
They receive training with the NSTP, which helps them to advance their knowledge about the Arctic. They also acquire the needed insight about glaciers, which goes a long way to strengthening Canada’s enviable leadership in polar science and technology globally.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE POLAR AWARD
Students who are interested and have research in the area of or connected to scientific research and the Arctic should consider reading for further details from the following links provided. Good luck to all students who would apply for consideration.
Associated links
- Polar Knowledge Canada
- Northern Scientific Training Program
- Northern Scientific Training Program Special Awards
Source: Education Blog