University of Calgary Provost's Postdoctoral Awards for Indigenous and Black Scholars

Note: This is a bi-annual competition.

At the University of Calgary we have made foundational commitments to inclusive excellence, to attracting and supporting emerging talent, and to creating future-focused and equitable pathways for the next generations of scholars and scholarship in the academy.

Indigenous and Black scholars have historically been underrepresented in many fields of research and scholarship. We seek to close these gaps for Indigenous and Black researchers. Building on our Indigenous strategy (ii’ taa’po’to’p), and our Anti-Black Racism initiative, our goal is to build a more equitable, diverse and inclusive academy. 

Research on diversity in Canadian universities and institutions highlights that Indigenous and Black scholars are among the most underrepresented in postdoctoral positions, in tenured positions in the professoriate, and in university leadership. As such, the Provost’s Postdoctoral Awards for Indigenous and Black Scholars are aimed at amelioriating this underrepresentation, and are an integral element of the University of Calgary’s commitment to creating and supporting Equitable Pathways to produce the next generation of diverse researchers and community engaged scholarship. These awards will provide, on a competitive basis, salary support and access to mentorship and support.

This initiative was developed in accordance with section 10.1 of the Alberta Human Rights Act.