Equity, diversity and inclusion
Resources
Resources on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) to assist the natural sciences and engineering research communities with integrating EDI considerations and best practices into their work are listed below.
Guidance
- Guidelines on the assessment of contributions to research, training and mentoring
Information on the wide range of contributions that should be valued as part of the peer review process - NSERC guide on integrating EDI considerations in research
Guidance on embedding EDI considerations in your research and in your research teams
NSERC program-specific EDI resources
- Alliance grants: Equity, diversity and inclusion in your training plan
- Discovery Grants resource videos (see sections on incorporating EDI in applications)
- Scholarships and fellowships resource videos (see sections on incorporating EDI in applications)
Tri-agency resources
- Guide to addressing EDI in College and Community Innovation program grant applications
- Bias in Peer Review training module
- New Frontiers in Research Funds’ Best Practices in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research
- Canada Research Chairs’ Creating an Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive Research Environment: A Best Practices Guide for Recruitment, Hiring and Retention
- Equity, diversity and inclusion in the research enterprise (the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s EDI page)
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Action at CIHR
- Equity, diversity and inclusion resources (the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s EDI resources page)
- Other Tri-agency resources
Terminology and other resources
- Guide on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Terminology
- Inclusionary: A collection of gender-inclusive solutions
- Inclusive writing - Guidelines and resources
- NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) Network (information on the activities of the CWSE Chair network and additional resources)
- Balanced, broad, and responsible: A practical guide for research evaluators (video produced by Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and DORA)
