Queen's is a member of the The Association of Commonwealth Universities. Open to academic and professional staff, these ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network grants support the cost of organising projects that promote either of the two main strategic priorities of the Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network (CCRN):
- Enhancing the climate resilience of universities themselves ;
- Enhancing universities’ contribution to the resilience of communities, business and government.
What does the grant include?
- Four grants of up to GBP £2,500 each
How to apply
Please let our team know if you applied by emailing us at global@queensu.ca
What types of projects are eligible?
From ACU - the grants can be used for a diverse range of projects, workshops and events in one of the following project focus areas:
- Improving learning, teaching, and training for climate change adaptation – e.g. virtual exchange or collaboration, teaching or professional practice collaboration and sharing and co-development of learning materials;
- Increasing the research capacity of CCRN members in climate change adaptation – e.g. virtual fellowships or collaboration, comparative analyses, research management and uptake capacity building, understanding and documenting indigenous knowledge and resilience practices;
- Improving institutional resilience policies and practice adopted by Commonwealth universities - e.g. developing tools, training and approaches to support contingency and continuity of operations planning at higher education institutions.