The Belmont Forum invites proposals for the second Collaborative Research Action (CRA) focused on Arctic region. The theme of this international funding opportunity is Resilience in a Rapidly Changing Arctic.
This call aims to support medium-sized research projects of three to four years in duration. Projects are expected to start in late 2019 or early 2020.
This CRA calls for co-developed and co-implemented proposals from integrated teams of natural and social scientists, and stakeholders to address key areas of Arctic resilience understanding and action. For this CRA, the term "stakeholder" is used in its broadest possible sense, allowing for co-development of projects with partners from, but not limited to, civil society, government, industry, non-governmental organizations, and Indigenous organizations.
Consortia submitting proposals shall address at least two of seven interconnected elements of resilience as described in the Arctic Resilience Report of the Arctic Council: natural, social, financial, cultural and human capitals; infrastructure; and knowledge. Given the complexity and scope of the challenges, research consortia must be transdisciplinary, thus including researchers from social sciences/humanities/economy and natural sciences/technology, as well as societal partners (i.e., citizens, or civil society organizations), using a co-design, co-development, and co-implementation approach.
Funders from 10 countries have committed resources for this call: Canada, Denmark, France, Japan, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the U.S. This CRA encourages international cooperation by requiring that projects are eligible for award by at least three of the funders supporting the call. Partners that are not eligible for funding through this call can participate in the research project at their own expense.
Consortia seeking partners to meet the transdisciplinary or transnational requirements are encouraged to utilize existing Arctic, and other, networks to build project teams, such as the Future Earth Open Network, the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), or the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA).
Proposal submission deadline: 14 June 2019
To view the complete Call for Proposals, go to:
Call for Proposals (PDF - 390.93 KB)
For more information, including funder guidelines, proposal instructions, and proposal form, see the Resilience in Rapidly Changing Arctic Systems (CRA Arctic II) section, at:
The Belmont Forum Open Calls webpage
For questions, contact:
Erica Key
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The Belmont Forum
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