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Digital Citizen Contribution Program – Call for Proposals

Research Admin Offices:

  • ROADS

Funding Type:

Proposal

Opportunity Type:

  • Request for Proposal

Value:

Under this call for proposals, the Program is offering successful recipients up to $380,000 per approved project. Note that the program may award up to $1,000,000 in funding for some projects with budgets of over $1,000,000. Applicants must indicate on their application form if they are requesting this higher amount and demonstrate that they have the capacity and the resources to undertake such a project.

Disciplines:

  • DeGroote School of Business
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Social Sciences

Sponsors:

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline:

November 14, 2023

Sponsor Deadline:

November 28, 2023

Description:

The Digital Citizen Contribution Program (DCCP) announces the launch of an open call for proposals to provide time-limited financial assistance for citizen-focused activities projects, research projects, or projects that are a combination of both. Eligible projects must:

  • Develop and publish tools to support digital media and civic literacy skills among people in Canada outside of educational institutions and/or among seniors in Canada;
  • Develop and publish tools to help people in Canada identify content created and spread by bots and/or artificial intelligence;
  • Develop and publish tools to prevent and address online violence against women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ communities, and other forms of technology-facilitated violence;
  • Create resources to support children and parents in Canada to address and prevent cyberbullying;
  • Build technical capacity and expertise among small and medium sized civil society organizations seeking to address mis-/disinformation, hate speech, and cyberbullying;
  • Develop and publish tools to build resilience to mis-/disinformation stemming from foreign governments, such as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian Federation targeting people in Canada, including diaspora communities; or

Conduct research, testing and/or evaluation of tools or interventions related to any of the above priorities.

Resources:

Additional details.

Contact:

For more information and to apply, contact ROADS Associate Director, Development,  Pam McIntyre.