Call for applications: Equity & Inclusion Scholars Program
The Equity & Inclusion Office is inviting faculty members at the Vancouver campus to apply for the inaugural Equity & Inclusion Scholars Program. The program provides up to $15,000 for qualified projects that build capacity for transformative teaching and learning through the integration of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in teaching practice and scholarship. Eligible […]
New funding opportunity for SSH+ researchers through Genome BC
Genome BC has launched a new competition: Societal, Economic and Regulatory Implications of Pathogen Control. This competition aims to integrate SSH+ research with genomics research projects funded through our Sector Innovation Program – Intake 5 (SIP5) which focuses on pathogen control, in particular, pathogens that can have a significant impact on food safety and human […]
2019 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs) and UBC Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Awards (IURAs)
The LFS quotas for the USRAs and IURAs have been announced by the UBC Centre for Student Learning and Careers. The Faculty of Land & Food Systems has available for 2019: 5 NSERC USRAs and; 5 Work-Learn IURAs The LFS internal deadline for both the NSERC USRA and Work-Learn IURA applications is Friday March […]
SSHRC’s Storytellers contest
The contest is open to all students—graduate and undergraduate—enrolled at Canadian postsecondary institutions. Their task is to tell the story, in 3 minutes or 300 words, of a SSHRC-funded research project—their own or a professor’s—taking place at their institution. We will select 25 finalists to receive a $3000 cash prize and specialized training in research […]
UBC Call for proposals: Program for Undergraduate Research Experience
Broadening access to and enhancing undergraduate research experiences is a central priority in UBC’s strategic plan. As such, the university has committed $1 million in strategic funds over two years to fund the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE). A call for proposals for innovative pilot projects is launching today (January 7, 2019) and is […]
Innovate BC Ignite Program Round 7
Innovate BC Ignite Program Round 7: Message from Kailyn Skuban, Program Manager A quick heads up that Innovate BC’s next intake deadline for Round 7 of the Ignite program is approaching on January 28, 2019. I would greatly appreciated if you could alert the appropriate faculty in the Natural Resources, Applied Sciences and Engineering of the upcoming deadline. […]
Embassy of France in Canada – 2019 Mobility Funding for Researchers
The Embassy of France in Canada is launching the 2nd edition of its Mobility Funding for Researchers Program. This program is intended for French and Canadian researchers (Quebec excluded as there are specific programs between France and the Quebec Government) who wish to spend a short stay with their counterparts, either in France or in […]