The Government of Canada Program for International Polar Year is issuing a Call for Proposals for training, communications and outreach projects in conjunction with International Polar Year. Funding will be available to a diverse range of Canadian-based applicants, including community organizations, educational groups, government departments and agencies and others to carry out creative and innovative projects and activities that will become part of Canada's contribution to IPY. All proposals will be subject to a rigorous review process, including Northern regional review, in which proposed projects will be evaluated against a set of criteria.

This Call for Proposals is effective October 12, 2007 and closes on January 15, 2008.

Links:

• Call for Proposals for Training, Communications and Outreach 
  • Inuktituk Version 
• Instructions for Applying 
  • Inuktituk Version 
• Application Form 
• Checklist 

The Call for Proposals for science and research funding under the Government of Canada's Program for International Polar Year closed on March 31, 2006. Forty-four projects were approved and address two priority research areas: science for climate change impacts and adaptation and the health and well-being of Northern communities. These projects are currently underway across the North. No additional Calls for Proposals for science and research are currently being considered.

Contacts

For more information, please contact:

• IPY Federal Program Office
  • phone: (819) 994-1803
  • fax: (819) 934-0584
  • email: api-ipy@ainc-inac.gc.ca
• INAC Toll-Free Numbers
  • toll-free 1-800-567-9604
  • toll-free 1-866-553-0554 (TTY line for the hearing impaired)
• Northern Coordination Offices
  • Nunavut - hosted by Nunavut Research Institute
    • phone: (867) 979-7290
    • fax: (867) 979-7109
    • email: jshirley@nac.nu.ca
  • Yukon - hosted by Council of Yukon First Nations
    • phone: (867) 393-9237
    • fax: (867) 668-6577
    • email: bvandijken@cyfn.net
  • Nunavik - hosted by Nunavik Research Centre
    • phone: (819) 964-2951
    • fax: (819) 964-2230
    • email: b_ford@makivik.org
  • Northwest Territories - hosted by Aurora Research Institute
    • phone: (867) 777-3298
    • fax: (867) 777-4264
    • email: amero@auroracollege.nt.ca

Reference documents:

• Canadian Communications and Outreach Plan - International Polar Year 2007-2008, Canadian IPY Secretariat (October 2005) 
• International Polar Year Canadian Communications and Outreach Framework, Canadian Polar Commission (May 2006)