The Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund supports implementation of the 2020 Indigenous Strategic Plan. Funds are available to support projects that advance UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan priority actions across both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.
Funding is allocated across three streams with amounts ranging from $30K for new initiatives that have impact at the faculty or unit level, to $250K for multi-year projects that have the potential for transformative impact at the institutional level. Up to $4 million in support is now available.
The creation of the Fund was Indigenous-led with collaboration across both campuses, coordinated by the Office of Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (OISI). The process was shaped by the ISP Guiding Network, an innovative and Indigenous human rights-based structure for guiding implementation of the plan.
Key Dates:
- Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline for Streams 1 and 2: Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
- Application deadline for Stream 3 (Student-led projects): Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
- Application deadline for Streams 1 and 2: Summer 2022
- Learn more here
Upcoming Information Sessions:
- Stream 1 & 2 info sessions:
- October 18, 10-11am
- November 8, 2-3pm
- Stream 3 info sessions:
- October 21, 1-2pm
- November 17, 11am-12pm
- Register here
Note that for staff and faculty-led applications, completing the ISP Self-Assessment Tool is a prerequisite. The Tool and upcoming workshops can be found at: isp.ubc.ca/implementation/implementation-tools-resources/.