How to Apply

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply, the applicant must:

  • Be a graduate student registered at one of RIC’s Canadian academic member institutions, at any stage of their program (Masters or Doctorate candidate), in any discipline, or be a recent graduate (up to 1 year after graduation date) from one of RIC’s Canadian academic member institutions. Click here for the list of eligible institutions.
  • Be leading or have led a significant research project (e.g. research for a thesis or dissertation) following engaged scholarship principles (high quality scholarship, reciprocity, identified community needs, democratization of knowledge, and boundary-crossing) that resulted in increased awareness of targeted audiences or changes in actions, practices, guidelines or policies.

Application

To apply, submit the following through the application online system:

  • A completed online application form
  • An application letter (2 pages maximum)
  • A CV (3 pages maximum)
  • 2 letters of support (2 pages maximum per letter of support)
  1. A letter from project knowledge users, participants, collaborators, or partners describing the importance of your contribution to changes or impact in their actions, practices, guidelines or policies, etc.
  2. A letter from an academic supervisor describing your journey, evolution, lessons

Judging

RIC is seeking projects that can demonstrate evidence of integrated knowledge mobilization and/or knowledge user or stakeholder engagement, or public outreach either at the local, regional, national, or international level. The project should provide evidence of increased awareness of targeted audiences beyond academia or changes in actions, practices, guidelines, or policies.

Each application will be assessed based on the following criteria:

  • Relevance, importance, and clarity of the application
  • Engaged Scholarship
  • Desired/Potential/Promise of impact and outcomes
  • Relevance of lessons learned
  • Contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion

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