Aurora College has launched an Internal Grants and Awards Program to support applied research capacity in the Northwest Territories. The program includes four funding streams: Start-up grants for new researchers, strategic grants for collaborative research projects, research assistant grants for engaging students and community members in research, and student research awards for outstanding student participation. As part of this launch, the college is also investing in its Research Services Office to ensure that the growing research capacity at the college has adequate support. Aurora VP of Research Chris Paci said that growing northern research capacity will directly benefit northern students, Indigenous and northern communities, and the wider Canadian science community.
