Call for Proposals: Connecting Indigenous Research and Leadership

• Grant Amount – up to CAD100,000
• Deadline – September 23, 2025
• CLICK HERE TO APPLY

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a CAD100,0000 call for proposals to connect Indigenous research and leadership in Canada and the Global South to complement the Tri-agency strategic funding opportunity Indigenous Capacity and Leadership in Research Connection Grants being led by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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This call was developed through a partnership between IDRC and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), a Canadian federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and research training in the humanities and social sciences. Through its research training and talent development, insight research and research partnership programs, and through partnerships and collaborations, SSHRC strategically supports world-leading initiatives that reflect a commitment to ensuring a better future for Canada and the world.

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Objectives

• This call for proposals is a dedicated funding opportunity for Indigenous organizations in the Global South that are interested in connecting with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities in Canada through knowledge-sharing activities. The purpose is to co-develop an interdisciplinary, Indigenous research agenda and build alliances between Indigenous researchers in the Global South and First Nations, Métis and Inuit researchers in Canada that may lead to broader joint research endeavors in the future. 
• More specifically, this funding opportunity aims to:
  • support the research priorities of Indigenous Peoples as identified by them;
  • champion Indigenous leadership, self-determination and capacity in research for the benefit of Indigenous communities;
  • increase awareness and visibility of Indigenous researchers, students and communities in policy and research fora;
  • recognize Indigenous ways of knowing as an integral part of valid and authoritative research;
  • support Indigenous-led strategies and structures that address respectful and mutually beneficial data management, data sovereignty and intellectual property rights in Indigenous research.

Funding Information

• As a result of this call, up to seven grants of up to CAD100,000 will be issued.
• The project duration for these grants is one year including all research activities and final reporting.

Eligibility:

• Proposals need to meet the following eligibility criteria to be considered:
  • The Lead Applicant Organization to this call must be headquartered in an eligible country in the respective region where it operates (West and Central Africa, East and Southern Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa).
  • The Lead Applicant Organization to this call must have independent legal status (or “legal personality”) and be capable of contracting in their own right and name, receiving and administering funds, and have authority to direct proposed project activities. Applicants must be able to demonstrate legal status through written documentation. Legal status will only be reviewed if and when applicants are selected following technical selection.
  • The call for proposals is not open to individuals or government ministries, and agencies or branches, offices and chapters of international organizations, but it is open to public research institutes, think tanks, universities and not-for-profit organizations with a research mandate. Regional or country offices of international organizations are ineligible to apply as Lead Applicant Organizations even if these offices are registered as independent legal entities in their countries of location.
  • The Lead Applicant Organization must be Indigenous or supporting Indigenous-led research programs. Preference will be given to Indigenous organizations or organizations supporting Indigenous-led research programs that have established linkages with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities in Canada. Indigenous organizations or organizations supporting Indigenous-led research programs seeking to establish such linkages will be considered as well.
  • The research team must include Indigenous researchers and, in particular, women or gender-diverse Indigenous researchers.

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