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Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships & Faculty Research Awards

  We are happy to advise that nominations are now open for the annual UBC Faculty Research Awards and for the Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship (KARF). These awards acknowledge research excellence across all disciplines at UBC. Recognition at the university level can lead to increased opportunity at a national and international level. We also strongly […]

Health After 2020 call for proposals open until Sept. 30 

The call for proposals for Health After 2020 is now open to faculty members at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan who are interested in starting or extending a collaborative relationship with a scholar or collaborator from outside UBC. UBC Health is offering funding awards of up to $10,000 to support each successful proposal. Health After […]

Genome BC Pilot Innovation Fund EOI Deadline September 1

Genome BC Pilot Innovation Fund Aims to fund a diverse set of innovation projects with a credible probability of success and to test Genome BC’s approach to the funding of innovation projects. Innovation is defined as the practical translation of ideas and research outcomes into new or improved products, services, processes, systems, or social interactions. […]

PopData and DI Program partnership expands government data available to academic researchers

  The Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Citizens’ Services, in partnership with Population Data BC, recently launched the Data Innovation Program for academic researchers, allowing access to cross-sector data from multiple provincial ministries and organizations for the first time. The Data Innovation Program (DI Program) is a data integration and analytics program for government […]

SSHRC would like to seek your input on the Imagining Canada’s Future (ICF) initiative

In 2018, SSHRC, in partnership with Policy Horizons Canada, engaged with leaders across academic, government, business and community sectors as part of a foresight exercise to identify key emerging, societal issues facing Canadians. This horizon scan resulted in the identification of 16 future global challenges.   Three of the challenges were the focus of recent […]

Advance notice of NEW SSHRC Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative to be launched later this summer

Initiative aims to support partnership research to inform actions to address social disparities related to race, gender and other forms of diversity. Research in the social sciences and humanities is essential to understanding and tackling inequities in society, and identifying systemic barriers and discrimination. With new funds outlined in Federal Budget 2021, SSHRC will soon launch the Race, Gender […]

NSERC Alliance grants – National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships

Government of Canada releases National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships NSERC Alliance grant applications involving private sector partners must apply the new guidelines as of July 12, 2021 On July 12, 2021, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry; the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness; and the […]