Kay and Peter McGeer Scholarship for Northern Research

1. The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS), with the support of the family of the late Kay and Peter McGeer, sponsors one scholarship valued at $3,000 for Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada currently enrolled in graduate studies at a Canadian University.

2. Proposals are invited from candidates working in all subject areas including interdisciplinary and comparative studies:

• who are engaged in research culminating in a thesis or other such document;
• whose program makes a contribution to the North; and
• who are working to establish meaningful relationships with local communities based on knowledge-sharing.  

3. The proposed research project must include fieldwork that is conducted in northern Canada or the circumpolar north (see Northern Boundary line) between May of the year the scholarship is granted and the following March.

4. The selection committee will be guided by the following considerations: 

• academic record
• the quality of the written application
• the potential benefits of the proposed research
• the referees’ reports
• the applicant’s interest in and commitment to northern scholarship 
• the applicant’s plans to engage with Indigenous peoples and/or local communities in knowledge-sharing and collaboration.

5. Special consideration will be given to:

• students from the North (Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut & provincial north)
• projects that offer opportunities for Indigenous community members, particularly youth, to participate in research.