Coming soon: Canada First Research Excellence Fund competition
The next Canada First Research Excellence Fund competition will launch in fall 2021, with a letter of intent deadline in spring 2022 and full application deadline in late summer 2022. The funding boosts institutions’ capacity to recruit top global research talent, seek partnerships, make breakthrough discoveries, and excel globally in research.
Seventh Open Research Area call for international research proposals
SSHRC, the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany) and the Economic and Social Research Council (United Kingdom) have launched the seventh Open Research Area Call for Proposals. Joint research projects funded strengthen international cooperation while conducting high-quality research. Projects must include researchers coming from at least three of the four countries (Canada, […]
New Frontiers in Research Fund’s 2022 Transformation competition opens
To apply to the 2022 Transformation competition, research teams must submit their notice of intent by November 2, 2021. The six-year grants of $2 million-to-$4 million per year support large-scale, interdisciplinary research projects that address major, well-defined problems or challenges and have potential to create transformative, lasting change.
Call for Innovative Research Approaches in Pandemic Context
The New Frontiers in Research Fund’s 2021 special call, Innovative Approaches to Research in the Pandemic Context, offers renewable one-year grants of up to $250,000 for successful researchers and teams developing new approaches to pandemic-related challenges in research and data collection. Notices of intent to apply are due by September 21, 2021.
BC Conservation & Biodiversity Awards
The awards are given annually for the most impactful initiatives brought forward by BC-based non-profit organizations, individuals or groups of individuals, for specific work contributing to the improvement of the natural environment of BC and the preservation of its wilderness and biodiversity. Award applications are accepted throughout the calendar year to December 31, with the […]
Canada-BC Agri-Innovation Program
The Canada-BC Agri-Innovation Program defines agricultural innovation as products, practices, processes, or technologies that are new to British Columbia and that will enhance the competitiveness, sustainability, productivity and/or resiliency of the sector. Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF) will be accepting Statements of Interest from August 31 to September 23 at 4:30pm Pacific via their online portal. These Statements […]
SPARC NSERC Discovery Grant Webinars
NSERC 2021/22 Discovery Grant Evaluation Group Webinar Event Date: Wednesday, September 15 10AM-12PM The webinar will be delivered via Zoom and all Discovery Grant applicants and support staff are invited to attend. Please register here. EDI in NSERC Discovery Grants webinar Event Date: Wednesday, September 29, 10AM-11:30AM The webinar will be delivered via […]
Explore New Research Methodologies in the Pandemic Context
Funding to explore time-sensitive, high-risk/high-reward research with new methodologies, particularly in community and field-based research is available through the NFRF Special Call: 2021 Innovative Approaches to Research in the Pandemic Context. Notice of intent deadline Sept. 21. Full applications due Oct. 26.
SSHRC launches new Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative
SSHRC has officially launched the new Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative as a result of the Federal Budget 2021 announcement. . The full information and online application are now available on the SSHRC website, and the application deadline is November 15, 2021. SSHRC will be hosting a webinar to assist applicants on September 21. For […]
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 […]