The annual ACUNS Awards Program supports post-secondary students in diverse disciplines of northern studies who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and a commitment to northern communities. Funding for the awards comes from the Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) and private donors.
All donations to the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) are tax-deductible: Canadian charitable # 889069043RR0001. You will be contributing to the Canadian Northern Studies Trust endowment which funds scholarships for early-career Canadian researchers to conduct ethical research in the territorial and provincial North.
ACUNS supports college, undergraduate, graduate, and 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 forty 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 Canadian charitable organization headquartered in Ottawa, with volunteer representatives at member post-secondary institutions across the country. ACUNS administers awards for students enrolled in a college or university undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate program that focuses on the northern context. With contributions from donors, ACUNS aims to contribute to the well-being of northern communities through the development of strong northern scholarship.
