Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Value:

$2,500 supports research expenses within Canada and the United States; The research expenses may include travel to the disaster-affected area(s), accommodation, research assistants, etc. A maximum $5,000 is available for an exceptional proposal.

Sponsors:

• Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR)

Deadlines:

Description:

The objective of the ICLR Quick Response Program is to allow social, behavioural and economic scientists to quickly deploy to a disaster-affected area in the aftermath of a flood, extreme weather event, or earthquake to collect perishable data. The program promotes innovation in disaster research by favoring students, new researchers, and novel areas of study.

Additional Program Information:

• Notify ROADS of intent to apply as soon as possible
• ICLR website

Eligibility:

Although all proposals will be considered, the ICLR has identified areas where it would like to see the literature developed. This list may be updated from time to time. Proposals that engage one or more of the following topics, or classes of disasters will be given extra weight:

• Adaptation/Mitigation behaviours;
• Hazard risk communication – pre/post disaster;
• Community recovery/household recovery capacity;
• Resilience indicators; Damage assessments (social/environmental/economic);
• Interagency and intergovernmental coordination;
• Perceptions of natural hazards;
• Post disaster mitigation – build back better

Application/Nomination Process:

In addition to expanding academic knowledge, funded researchers submit brief reports that make preliminary analyses of recent events available to ICLR’s multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners and educators, as well as other interested parties.

Contact:

Leanna Fong, Senior Advisor