Grant: CCI Mobilize Grants
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
$319,437.67
Advancing Saskatchewan's Sustainability and Circular Economies
FY 2022-23
Summary
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is committed to building a more sustainable future. Sustainability is embedded in our institutional Strategic Plan (2020-2025): "Leading the Rise: Bringing polytechnic education to new heights," which commits to engaging our community with respect, integrity, sustainability, and excellence. Sustainable development is at the core of academic programming, applied research and administrative initiatives. Leadership at the institutional level has committed to advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has signed on to national and international accords to reflect this commitment. Success linked to SDGs aligns with Saskatchewan Polytechnic's stated goals of supporting communities and creating equitable opportunities while ensuring that all learners have the opportunity to succeed and develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that will allow them to contribute to a sustainable society. Applied research to address sustainability is united under our newly established Sustainability-Led Integrated Centres of Excellence (SLICE). SLICE's collaborative approach brings together the expertise needed to address complex issues related to sustainability. Saskatchewan Polytechnic's aim with the NSERC Mobilize funding is twofold. - First: strategically devote funds to launching and accelerating Sask Polytech's new Sustainability-Led Integrated Centres of Excellence (SLICE) as a focus area for effort in the next five years. - Second: continue to grow our applied research enterprise across SP's established research centres/areas of expertise. To meet these dual objectives, Mobilize funds are sought for three areas: 1) Enable Sask Polytech to build a new applied research program (SLICE) and enhance existing programs with needed resources for personnel time (researchers, technicians, and business development);2) Train a diverse pool of students to prepare them to enter the workforce through funding for student applied research training and engagement; and 3) Strengthen connections with research partners, communities, funders, industry, and not-for-profit orgs with funds for engaging community partners in entry-level and time-critical applied research that will lead to larger, impactful, and funded applied research projects and programs.
Program
CCI Mobilize Grants
Recipient
Location
Saskatchewan, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CCMOB-2021-00301
Name nom
Blum, Susan
Department département
Head Office/Siège social
Organization id
44957
Institution établissement
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Province en
Saskatchewan
Province fr
Saskatchewan
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2022
Competition year année de concours
2021
Award amount
319437.67
Program id
CCMOB
Program name en
CCI Mobilize Grants
Program name fr
ICC Subventions de mobilisation
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
97
Committee name en
Scholarships and Fellowships Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne - Bourses
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Installment
inst:1
Partie
1
Nb partie
5
Application title
Advancing Saskatchewan's Sustainability and Circular Economies
Application summary
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is committed to building a more sustainable future. Sustainability is embedded in our institutional Strategic Plan (2020-2025): "Leading the Rise: Bringing polytechnic education to new heights," which commits to engaging our community with respect, integrity, sustainability, and excellence. Sustainable development is at the core of academic programming, applied research and administrative initiatives. Leadership at the institutional level has committed to advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has signed on to national and international accords to reflect this commitment. Success linked to SDGs aligns with Saskatchewan Polytechnic's stated goals of supporting communities and creating equitable opportunities while ensuring that all learners have the opportunity to succeed and develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that will allow them to contribute to a sustainable society. Applied research to address sustainability is united under our newly established Sustainability-Led Integrated Centres of Excellence (SLICE). SLICE's collaborative approach brings together the expertise needed to address complex issues related to sustainability. Saskatchewan Polytechnic's aim with the NSERC Mobilize funding is twofold. - First: strategically devote funds to launching and accelerating Sask Polytech's new Sustainability-Led Integrated Centres of Excellence (SLICE) as a focus area for effort in the next five years. - Second: continue to grow our applied research enterprise across SP's established research centres/areas of expertise. To meet these dual objectives, Mobilize funds are sought for three areas: 1) Enable Sask Polytech to build a new applied research program (SLICE) and enhance existing programs with needed resources for personnel time (researchers, technicians, and business development);2) Train a diverse pool of students to prepare them to enter the workforce through funding for student applied research training and engagement; and 3) Strengthen connections with research partners, communities, funders, industry, and not-for-profit orgs with funds for engaging community partners in entry-level and time-critical applied research that will lead to larger, impactful, and funded applied research projects and programs.
