Funding, News and Announcements

Alberta Land Institute (ALI) at the University of Alberta welcomes interested researchers to submit a research proposal for our following research initiatives:  

1.       Natural Capital Accounting – Examining the Valuation of Agricultural Land, Stocks and Flows in Alberta. A maximum of $50,000 for the first year (research design phase), and potential additional funding for subsequent years of the study. This future funding is dependent on the results of the design phase and the proposed approach.

2.      Funding Payments for Ecosystem Services: Examining Legal and Economic Aspects of Private / Local Methods for Compensating Landowners - A maximum of $50,000 for the first year (research design phase), and potential additional funding for subsequent years of the study. This future funding is dependent on the results of the design phase and the proposed approach.

Applicants (i.e., Principal Investigators) must be eligible to apply for Tri-Council funding (i.e. CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) through their respective academic institution. 

The following documents are attached for your use in pdf format:

• Call for Proposals for Research Grants
  
• Research Grant Application – Summary Information
  
• Guidelines for Research Grant Applications
  
• Report Guidelines

This documentation can also be found on the Alberta Land Institute website here.

The deadline for receipt of applications is January 25, 2016. Applications can be uploaded here.

The entire application, including the application form, personal data forms and any supplementary material, should be provided as a single PDF file. We expect that successful applicants will be notified by March 31, 2016.

In addition, we recommend that you visit the Alberta Land Institute website to learn more about the organization’s strategic priorities and areas of study. 

We encourage you to distribute this notice to colleagues you feel would be interested in working with ALI.  Should you have any questions, please contact Dr. Vic Adamowicz, Research Director, vic.adamowicz@ualberta.ca (780.492.4603) or Quentin Lau, Research Associate at qlau@ualberta.ca (780.492.1393).