SOAR storytelling program – municipality/community nomination page

Nominate an early career participant from your community to publish a story of the community’s resilience!

Stories of Arctic Resilience (SOAR) is about sharing the ideas, experiences, and actions that are helping Arctic communities respond to challenges and shape their own futures.

In partnership with the Arctic Mayors’ Forum as part of the Enhancing Northern Connectivity project, Harvard Arctic Initiative’s SOAR program is inviting early career participants from Arctic communities to tell a story of resilience from their own community or a community they are closely connected to. This could be a story about people or an organization solving a local problem, responding to climate impacts, strengthening cultural continuity, preparing for emergencies, supporting community well-being, or creating new opportunities.

Participants will work with the Harvard Arctic Initiative team to turn their story into an online ArcGis storymap – a digital story that can bring together writing, maps, photos, interviews, audio, video, and other materials. Contributors will receive technical support and training throughout the process as they research, shape, and present their story.

Deadline: 28 September, 2026
10-15 minutes to complete

For more information about the SOAR Storytelling Program, please consult these materials before starting your application:

Read the brochure and terms of reference

SOAR Storytelling Program – Municipality and Community Nomination Form

This form may be submitted by a municipality, community government, organization, or local leader in support of a participant’s application to the Stories of Arctic Resilience (SOAR) Storytelling Program.

SOAR will bring together from across the Arctic to develop stories about resilience in their communities. Participants will explore resilience and preparedness and receive training in research, interviewing, communication, and storymap development.

This nomination supports, but does not replace, the participant’s application. Nominated participants should submit a participant application form here: Nominee Application

Nomination deadline: 28 September 2026

If you have problems or questions about completing the form, please reach out to carter@arcticmayors.com

Nominee information

Name of nominee (participant)
Has the nominee agreed to be nominated?

Nominating municipality or community

Name of person submitting the nomination
Optional. Please include your country code.

Reason for nomination

Briefly describe their connection to the community, interest in community issues, and ability to complete the program. Maximum 250 words.

Possible story or area of interest

Is there a resilience story, project, challenge, or community initiative that the nominee may be well placed to explore?
Examples may relate to emergency preparedness, climate adaptation, food security, infrastructure, housing, health, culture, land-based knowledge, youth leadership, governance, or another community priority.

Community support

What support may the municipality or community be able to provide?
Select all that apply.
Optional.

Proposed local contact or mentor

Complete if known.
Optional.

Confirmation

Please confirm that the information in this nomination is accurate to the best of your knowledge; the nominee has been informed of this nomination, or will be informed before the application deadline; and final selection will be made by the SOAR program team using the program’s eligibility and selection criteria.

Nomination confirmation
You must check this box to submit the nomination.