Students eligibility and requirements
- Undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in FAES
- Interest in Indigenous Peoples’ food systems, health, and well-being
- Commitment to working respectfully and ethically with Indigenous communities
Other aspects that will be considered include academic background, research experience, and experience working with Indigenous communities.
Apply
Complete the forms and submit your resume, transcripts, and cover letter
- Currently, we are creating a database of students who may be interested in participating in the Pathfinders Program.
Faculty supervisors
Faculty members interested in participating in the Pathfinder program must:
- Being affiliated with CINE
- Be available to supervise a student for the duration of the project
- Have or be interested in developing a research opportunity with a community that focuses on nutritional health, environmental health, or biodiversity
Apply
Faculty members can express their interest by sending an email to cine.aes [at] mcgill.ca, including the following information:
- Purpose of the project
- Relevance of the research to the community and to CINE
- Goals to be achieved
- Proposed activities or methods
A project proposal template is available upon request
Effective community-researcher partnerships often take the form of long-term, well-funded, and agreement-formalized relationships that are many years in the making. The Pathfinders program is focused on smaller-scale engagements and good beginnings. Successful pathfinders projects represent the first steps of learning, for communities and students, about knowledge priorities, effective partnerships, and future work required for more deeply engaged and sustained relationships.
