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Polar Knowledge Canada
SaveTotal Grants
372
Total Amount
$56.5M
Top Programs by Funding Amount
| # | Program | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Science and Technology Program | 52 | $24.4M |
| 2 | Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology | 51 | $15.6M |
| 3 | Polar Knowledge Application Program | 49 | $11.7M |
| 4 | Northern Scientific Training Program | 167 | $3.8M |
| 5 | Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions | 43 | $907.9K |
| 6 | Grants for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology | 10 | $90.0K |
Top Recipients by Funding Amount
| # | Recipient | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Guelph | Université de Guelph | 3 | $3.6M |
| 2 | Government of Northwest Territories | 2 | $2.0M |
| 3 | Wilfrid Laurier University | 8 | $1.6M |
| 4 | Gwich’in Tribal Council | 2 | $1.5M |
| 5 | Gwich'in Tribal Council | 2 | $1.4M |
| 6 | ACTUA | 1 | $1.3M |
| 7 | Inuvialuit Regional Corporation | 4 | $1.3M |
| 8 | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami | 2 | $1.3M |
| 9 | University of Saskatchewan | 5 | $1.3M |
| 10 | Aurora College | 4 | $1.1M |
| 11 | World Wildlife Fund Canada | 2 | $1.0M |
| 12 | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | 6 | $1.0M |
| 13 | University of Calgary | 3 | $978.0K |
| 14 | Torngat Wildlife Plants & Fisheries Secretariat | 2 | $977.2K |
| 15 | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) | 1 | $975.0K |
| 16 | Queen's University | 5 | $937.6K |
| 17 | Qikiqtani Inuit Association | 2 | $900.0K |
| 18 | Makivik Corporation | 4 | $890.1K |
| 19 | Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre | 2 | $850.0K |
| 20 | Université de Sherbrooke | 6 | $775.2K |
Recent Grants
Recipient
Amount
Year
Purpose
University of Guelph | Université de Guelph
$3.6M
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Government of Northwest Territories
$1.9M
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Gwich’in Tribal Council
$1.1M
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Gwich'in Tribal Council
$1.1M
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
$975.0K
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
$795.0K
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Quebec University at Chicoutimi | Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi
$774.7K
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University of Calgary | Université de Calgary
$700.9K
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University of Manitoba
$690.0K
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OceanWise
$664.9K
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Ocean Wise Conservation Association
$664.9K
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World Wildlife Fund Canada
$562.0K
--
University of Alberta
$550.0K
--
Université de Sherbrooke
$546.1K
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Carleton University | Université Carleton
$542.7K
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ACUNS | AUCEN
$540.0K
--
Torngat Wildlife Plants & Fisheries Secretariat
$527.6K
--
University of Calgary
$526.5K
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Sherbrooke University | Université de Sherbrooke
$526.5K
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Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
$500.0K
--
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
$500.0K
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Télé-université (TÉLUQ)
$500.0K
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Cdn. Geographic Society (RCGS)
$499.8K
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University of Saskatchewan
$485.5K
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University of Guelph | Université de Guelph
$3.6M--
The primary goal of ARCBIO is to advance Canada’s capacity to monitor shifts in the biological communities found in its ...
Government of Northwest Territories
$1.9M--
This collaborative initiative will provide and facilitate strategic direction, leadership, and funding to help address k...
ACTUA
$1.3M--
Breaking down barriers to youth engagement in STEM is at the heart of Actua's mission. Actua is committed to bridging th...
Gwich’in Tribal Council
$1.1M--
This project is to develop clean technologies and to promote a greater awareness of innovative applied research to impro...
Gwich'in Tribal Council
$1.1M--
The Gwich’in multi-use camp facility upgrade project develop clean technologies and promote a greater awareness of innov...
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
$975.0K--
This proposal aims to foster a strong, meaningful, and well-resourced partnership between ITK and POLAR. By enhancing IT...
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
$795.0K--
The project will enhance ITK’s collaboration and research capacity, resulting in improved tools for implementation of th...
Quebec University at Chicoutimi | Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi
$774.7K--
The central objective is to determine how interactions among viruses, bacteria, microbial eukaryotes, plankton, inverteb...
University of Calgary | Université de Calgary
$700.9K--
The aim is to mobilize and integrate local, traditional, and scientific knowledge and ways of knowing to accelerate the ...
University of Manitoba
$690.0K--
This project aims to bolster the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems by evaluating the potential of diversif...
OceanWise
$664.9K--
Ikaarvik: Barriers to Bridges is a program that is based in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, and administered by the Vancouver Aquar...
Ocean Wise Conservation Association
$664.9K--
Our objectives are to use the experience and knowledge gained by Inuit youth in Nunavut to develop similar capacity with...
World Wildlife Fund Canada
$562.0K--
Build on the momentum from Polar funded WWF project Future-Proofing Community Access to Country Foods (ending August 20-...
University of Alberta
$550.0K--
The project focuses on ecosystem changes driven by beaver activity across aquatic and terrestrial environments and their...
Université de Sherbrooke
$546.1K--
The objective of the proposed project is to improve the monitoring of the cryosphere through the development of a monito...
Carleton University | Université Carleton
$542.7K--
The overall goal of the proposed research project is to refine the understanding of tundra-atmosphere interactions in Ca...
ACUNS | AUCEN
$540.0K--
ACUNS has embarked on a process to build a solid program of scholarships dedicated specifically to the northern social s...
Torngat Wildlife Plants & Fisheries Secretariat
$527.6K--
Build on the foundation laid by Phase 1 (2017-2024), apply a transformative approach to cultural education in the Easter...
University of Calgary
$526.5K--
Advance the collaboratively developed targeted wildlife health surveillance system farther across Inuit Nunangat, build ...
Sherbrooke University | Université de Sherbrooke
$526.5K--
The overarching objective of this project is to improve the monitoring of the cryosphere through the development of a mo...
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
$500.0K--
The projects multidisciplinary team includes Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers. Together they: 1) study how envi...
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
$500.0K--
The National Inuit Data Management Committee (NIDMC) brings together Inuit regional and organizational representatives t...
Télé-université (TÉLUQ)
$500.0K--
This project will tackle concerns and priorities of Nunavimmiut (Inuit of Nunavik) in regards to sea-run Arctic Char. Th...
Cdn. Geographic Society (RCGS)
$499.8K--
The POLAR Circumpolar Giant Floor Map (GFM) and Classroom Floor Maps (CFMs) program will see the creation of two GFMs an...
University of Saskatchewan
$485.5K--
The project explores how changes to terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems (sea-ice and coastal processes, fresh...
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