Welcome to the archives of the Common Ground Research Forum, a Community-University Research Alliance project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada from 2009-2015.<\/p>\n
The Common Ground Research Forum (CGRF) was a $1 million Community-University Research Alliance project funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Its purpose was to understand and build capacity for CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION AND SOCIAL LEARNING for regional sustainability around Kenora, Ontario.<\/p>\n
The CGRF ran for six years, from July 2009 through August 2015.\u00a0 It was a research partnership between the University of Manitoba Natural Resources Institute, the Environmental Studies & Sciences department at the University of Winnipeg, Grand Council Treaty #3, the City of Kenora, Obashkaandagaang First Nation, Ochiichagwe\u2019babigo\u2019ining Ojibway Nation, and Wauzhushk Onigum Nation.<\/p>\n
In addition to these primary partners, the CGRF engaged eight graduate students and two post-doctoral fellows.\u00a0 The project also saw the research partners collaborate with dozens of community groups, organizations, agencies and individuals to fund and complete community-led action research projects and events on topics like:<\/p>\n
The $1 million award was split about equally between academic research (graduate students, primarily) and community-led projects.\u00a0 Community partners were eligible for Community Partner Project grants of $5000 to $10,000, or Community Small Grants event grants of $500.\u00a0 Partners were able to apply for multiple rounds of project funding upon the successful completion of their first project.<\/p>\n
This site is maintained by the former CGRF community research coordinator, Teika Newton<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to the archives of the Common Ground Research Forum, a Community-University Research Alliance project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada from 2009-2015. The Common Ground Research Forum (CGRF) was a $1 million Community-University Research Alliance project funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Its purpose was to … <\/p>\n