Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund deadline extended
On May 15, the federal government created the Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) as part of a suite of temporary financial aid programs to help employers and workers through financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The government will provide universities and health-research institutions with $450 million for wage relief for research personnel and […]
PWIAS New Funding Call: A Systems Approach to Social Change
Deadline: July 31, 2020 Funding of up to $20,000 is available from the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) for new interdisciplinary groups working to produce rapid publications that take a systems approach towards understanding and addressing the root causes of our society’s many interlocking crises and challenges. Please check here for more information.
Update on CIHR Funding Opportunity Timelines
A note from CIHR to all investigators regarding the deadline for strategic funding opportunity currently posted on ResearchNet: advisory for Mechanisms and Translational Solutions Team Grant. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, CIHR previously communicated that all posted deadlines for strategic funding opportunities are on hold until further notice, that potential applicants […]
Upcoming IRP event for Researchers re NSERC fund recipients – includes demo of the Research Grants Dashboard
UBC is moving to a new system and associated processes for HR and Finance in November 2020. Modernizing and simplifying processes and bringing them into an intuitive, integrated system called Workday will improve researchers’ access to real-time information and facilitate grants management. This event is being held for Faculties involved in Natural Sciences and […]
Co-operative Research Programme: Call for applications
The Co-operative Research Programme (CRP) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has opened its call for applications for funding conferences and research fellowship grants in 2021. The deadline to submit an application is Thursday, September 10, 2020 at midnight, Central European Summer Time (CEST). The CRP is open to applicants in any […]
NSERC Webinars – How to submit a Notification of Intent to apply – Discovery Grants Program
Due to COVID-19, NSERC is replacing live webinars with pre-recorded videos followed by live Q&A sessions. This series is meant to assist the research community on how to complete an application using the Research Portal and the NSERC Canadian Common CV (CCV). You will find below the pre-recorded videos as well as the […]
CFI Exceptional Opportunities Fund – COVID-19 competition
The CFI has launched an updated call for proposals for the Exceptional Opportunities Fund – COVID-19 (EOF-COVID-19) competition with a submission deadline of July 06 2020. Much of the eligibility criteria for this competition remains the same. Here is the updated competition guidelines. Summary of competition guidelines https://www.innovation.ca/awards/exceptional-opportunities-fund-covid-19: The infrastructure component must be an indispensable […]
SPARC Connects June, 2020
The June issue of SPARC Connects is available online and contains the following highlights: Success Stories NFRF 2019 Exploration Results SSHRC Partnership Grant Results CIHR/Health CIHR Project Grant CIHR Strategic Grants – Institute Advisory Boards Deadline Extension COVID-19 KT and Contingency Planning – New SPARC Resources Michael Smith Health Professional Investigator – Open House […]
IDRC New Funding Alert: Catalyzing change for healthy and sustainable food systems
This call is open to research organizations, think thanks, and organizations based in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) with a mission and mandate to inform public policy and other interventions by generating robust, context-specific evidence. Deadline: June 26, 2020 by 17:00 (EDT) Please check here for more information.
Announcing the 2020 UBC Internal Banting Competition
Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) is pleased to inform you that the UBC Internal Banting Competition is now open. Information is available on the PDFO website. As Canada’s most prestigious trainee competition, the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship is one of the most sought-after fellowship opportunities for postdoctoral fellows. The objective […]