The Canadian Northern Studies Trust is the scholarship program administered by ACUNS. Contributors have donated to the CNST with the interest of funding northern research at the various academic levels. See the full list of Donors and their associated awards.
The Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research celebrates extraordinary and inspiring individuals who have devoted their career to natural science research and have demonstrated leadership and mentorship in the Canadian North.
ACUNS supports over 40 undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral researchers currently contributing to northern scholarship. Find out more about their exciting and cutting-edge work. Learn more about how they came to be where they are today and where they are planning to go in the future.
For over thirty years, the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) has been an indispensable organization for the advancement of northern scholarship. Established in 1978, ACUNS is a registered charitable organization headquartered in Ottawa, with volunteer representatives at member institutions across the country. ACUNS administers over 18 different awards totalling 1.3 million dollars of funding for undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate research that focuses on the northern context. With contributions from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation and Polar Knowledge, among others, ACUNS aims to contribute to the well-being of northern communities through the development of strong northern scholarship.
