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Reconciling Curriculum Grant Program
Grant Information
The next application period for all awards is September 1, 2025, to October 31, 2025. The Indigenous Cultural Awareness and Teaching & Training and the Micro-Teaching and Research Development Grants will receive proposals in both Fall and Spring Terms. The Lower Division Course, Upper Division/Graduate Course and Community-based Partnership Development grants are only offered in the Fall Term. The schedule for application periods is as follows:
| 2025-26 | Applications | Adjudication | ||
| Open | Close | Start | Finish | |
| Fall | 2025-09-01 | 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-01 | 2025-11-14 |
| Spring | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-28 | 2026-03-01 | 2026-03-14 |
This call invites creative proposals from FASS continuing faculty, both individuals and teams involving two or more departments/programs, for constructive action on addressing the ongoing legacies of colonialism and the work of reconciliation in the following categories.
Micro Research and Teaching Development Grants
Instructors (sessional, contractually limited or continuing faculty) may apply for a grant of up to $1,500 to involve graduate/undergraduate students in archival and library research or other development to advance their goals in reconciliation. Grant applications open twice a year in fall and spring semesters.
Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training and Professional Development
Instructors (sessional, contractually limited or continuing faculty) may apply for small development grants of up to $5,000 for workshops, events, or online initiatives to advance pedagogies of decolonizing teaching practices, including conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racist teaching and learning strategies intended for faculty, graduate student and staff professional development. Successful proposals will generally work with the Centre for Educational Excellence and feature strong First Nations, Métis, or Inuit community participation and/or peer review. Grant applications open twice a year in fall and spring semesters.
New Course Development (Lower Division Undergraduate)
Teams of continuing faculty may propose to support an existing or develop a new special topics lower division course on a topic that advances reconciliation. Up to $25,000 is awarded for one grant per academic year. The course is usually expected to be offered no later than the next academic year and may be offered up to two additional times. Grant applications open once a year in the spring semester.
New Course Development (Upper Division Undergraduate/Graduate)
Continuing faculty may apply for individual or team grants for up to $10,000 to support, develop and carry out innovative upper division or cross-listed graduate courses that incorporate Indigenous perspectives toward the work of reconciliation. Ideally, this course will be accepted by the relevant departments as counting toward one or more of their graduate credentials. At least two grants, up to $10,000 for each, may be awarded per academic year. Grant applications open once a year in the spring semester.
Community-based Partner Development
In partnership with a continuing faculty member or academic program, knowledge-holders from the community may propose projects for credit or non-credit curriculum, events, residencies, or exhibits. This category is intended to create space for relevant, impactful, and innovative programming that increases Indigenous knowing, teaching, learning, and sharing within FASS. Proposals that provide thoughtful Indigenous content, emphasizing learning in relationships with fellow students, teachers, families, members of the community, and the local lands are encouraged. One grant per academic year for up to $10,000 may be awarded. Grant applications open once a year in the spring semester.
Online application forms
Fall and Spring Application Calls
- Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training and Professional Development Grant
- Micro Teaching and Research Development Grant
Fall Only Application Calls
Deadline and Submissions
The next application period opens on September 1, 2025.
For questions, please contact Associate Dean, Melek Ortabasi (fassadu@sfu.ca) or Director of Indigenous Relations, Tim Michel (timothy_michel@sfu.ca).