Alberta Ingenuity Fund
Feature Article
Grad students celebrate first Alberta Ingenuity grants
Where do bears and cougars go? This sounds like the title of a children's story book but for Cheryl Chetkiewicz it is serious business. Chetkiewicz uses Global Positioning System (GPS) collars placed on grizzly bears and cougars to monitor their movements in the Canmore and Crowsnest Pass regions in southwest Alberta. Chetkiewicz is one of twelve University of Alberta graduate students to be awarded the first-ever round of Alberta Ingenuity Fund studentship grants for graduate students.
Original: ExpressNews
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The Alberta Ingenuity Fund was established by the government of Alberta in order to build a prosperous future for the province. It draws its funding from a $1 billion endowment fund managed by the provincial government. The Alberta Ingenuity Fund supports science and engineering research of the highest calibre; it is designed to enhance Alberta's capacity for innovation and to develop internationally competitive scientific and engineering expertise. In order to recruit and retain bright researchers, the Alberta Ingenuity Fund provides funding for both basic and applied research. Applications undergo a peer-review system and only the best researchers receive funding. There are awards for graduate students as well as research professors.
Alberta Ingenuity, in conjunction with the International Science and Engineering Advisory Council and the Alberta research community, has also developed a series of specific awards that honour high-quality research.
These awards include: