International Development Research Centre (IDRC) - Indigenous Capacity and leadership in Research Connection Grants

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a 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. 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 endeavours in the future. 

 Award Budget and Project Duration

• Up to CAD100,000 will be issued.
• Project duration of one year including all research activities and final reporting. 

 Eligibility

• 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 call for proposals is open to public research institutes, think tanks, universities, and not-for-profit organizations with a research mandate.
• The Lead Applicant Organization must be Indigenous or supporting Indigenous-led research programs
• The research team must include Indigenous researchers and, in particular, women or gender-diverse Indigenous researchers.

 Information Session 

This will take place on 9 July 2025, at 7:30 Eastern Daylight Time. Link to session here.

Application Due Date:

September 23, 2025, at 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time. 

 For more information on the call, kindly visit: https://idrc-crdi.ca/en/funding/connecting-indigenous-research-leadership-canada-and-global-south

 All interested person(s) are to communicate their intention to submit an application to RID Grants Management Office at rid-grantsmgt@ug.edu.gh