Russian Science Foundation announces a call for grants in fundamental research and exploratory research in the years 2015-2017

Lars Kullerud is speaking today (Jan 15, 2015) at the Gaidar Forum 2015 in Moscow, Russia on a session on "Partnership in the Arctic: In search of a new model of interstate cooperation in times of global instability".

Nunavut Sivuniksavut (NS) is excited to invite you to attend and participate in NS@30, a conference to celebrate innovation in Inuit and Indigenous post-secondary education. NS is a unique post-secondary program for Inuit youth from northern Canada, and the conference is being held to mark NS’ 30th anniversary.

The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 16th International Congress on Circumpolar Health has been extended to January 31, 2015. In addition, two PhD courses will be organized before the conference. The ICCH16 will take place in Oulu, Finland on June 8-12, 2015.

The annual Arctic Business Forum in the heart of Lapland, Finland introduces the latest business development and the future prospects of the European High North economy. Arctic Business Forum is a discussion arena and a business-to-business meeting point valuing sustainable growth in the Arctic.

The International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) will arrange a summer school on Arctic in a warming climate: Connection to vegetation, permafrost and hydrology on 26 May–9 June 2015. Deadline for applications is 16 February 2015.

Five master's degree programs at the University of Lapland, Finland are open for applications for three more weeks (deadline January 30, 2015). The available programs are Arctic Art and Design, Comparative Social Work, International and Comparative Law, Media Education, and Tourism, Culture and International Management.

The UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law has published their second volume of Current Developments in Arctic Law. The online publication provides short updates on issues of legal significance taking place in the Arctic.

The University of Oslo offers an interdisciplinary master’s level summer course in June-July 2015 that combines Natural Sciences, Law and Social Sciences to explore the environmental, legal and political changes in the Arctic. Application deadlines: 1 February (scholarship applicants), 15 March (self-financed applicants).

The Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme (NPA) 2014-2020 announces the second call for main project applications from 5 January to 10 April 2015. The call is open for all four priority axes. Project decisions will be made on 9–10 June 2015.

Lapland University of Applied Sciences School of Business and Culture will arrange a Summer School on Arctic Cooperation and Cross-Border Expertise on 25 May–28 August 2015. Deadline for applications: 28 February 2015 (lecturers), 31 March 2015 (students).

Online offerings of Circumpolar Studies courses for the 2015 Spring Semester will begin February 2, 2015. Circumpolar Studies courses 100, 312, 322, & 332 are being offered. Registration must be completed by January 23. See the Circumpolar Studies online offerings page to download the registration form, or contact circump...

The conference "Nunavut at 15", held in Ottawa on February 4-5, 2015, will take stock and provide a comprehensive assessment of the Nunavut Project, including the accomplishments and failures of Nunavut in the past 15 years and its challenges and prospects in the coming decade.

Narjan Mar Social Humanitarian College held a meeting of their students and vitising anthropologist from the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland (Finland).

The Arctic Co-operation Programme of the Nordic Council of Ministers has opened up its call for project applications for financial support in 2015 to new project proposals as well as for the continuation of existing projects.The deadline for applications is January 23, 2015.