TCA Opportunities Fund
The Opportunities Fund enables short-term, collaborative research projects focused on the ocean-climate-people nexus. Supported by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund through the Transforming Climate Action (TCA) program, it offers flexible funding for rapid and impactful responses to emerging climate research priorities and time-sensitive, transnational opportunities that may not be supported through traditional channels.
The Opportunities Fund supports various aspects of research, including securing research equipment and supplies, obtaining essential services, managing incidental expenses, paying research personnel, covering travel and field costs, and supporting Indigenous engagement and other perspectives within TCA projects.
The Opportunities Fund is open to current faculty and research staff at Dalhousie University, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Université Laval, and Memorial University of Newfoundland, including early career researchers, mid and late-career researchers, and postdoctoral fellows. Applicants must be actively involved with the TCA program.
Active involvement includes:
Projects under the Opportunities Fund must seamlessly align with the TCA scientific strategy and the vision of Large Research Projects. This alignment ensures that each initiative contributes coherently to the overarching mission of advancing climate action and ocean research.
The Selection Committee will use the following criteria to assess applications:
Funds can be used for:
Funds can be used for salaries of highly qualified personnel (HQP) including:
The following information must be compiled and sent as one PDF document to your institution’s TCA Scientific Director:
TCA partner institutions are committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in respectful engagement and balanced representation, and encourage applications from Indigenous persons, persons with (dis)abilities, racialized individuals, women, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Applicants from underrepresented groups are encouraged to self-identify in their application.
This call for submissions will remain open until all funds have been allocated, allowing researchers to take advantage of unique, time sensitive opportunities as they arise.
Opportunities Fund proposals will be submitted to the applicant’s institutional TCA Scientific Director for a nimble internal review process and recommendation to the TCA Scientific Directorate. Proposals will be reviewed and approved directly by the Scientific Directorate in order to promote prompt and timely responses.
For further information please contact:
Dr. Weishan Wang
Research Programs Manager
Email: Weishan.Wang@dal.ca
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