The Faculty of Land and Food Systems Internal Research Grant Program (IRGP) provides short-term support for the development of innovative, multidisciplinary research that will eventually form the basis of a research proposal submitted to one of the Tri-Agency funding organizations (i.e. NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC) or the UBC TLEF program. The overall aim of the IRGP is to identify and support innovative, early-stage research within LFS which will enable preliminary data to be gathered for the purpose of strengthening the calibre and competitiveness of research proposals submitted to the Tri-Agency and TLEF funding competitions from LFS.
The LFS IRGP encourages collaborative multidisciplinary submissions: applicant teams must be comprised of a lead PI and least one other co-applicant who represent different research disciplines. The lead, and at least one other co-applicant, must be full-time LFS faculty members with a minimum of 12-month appointments. Additional co-applicants from outside LFS are permitted.
Considering the climate change mitigation potential, and knock-on effects, associated with shifts in global dietary patterns is a challenge tailor-made for interdisciplinary work in our Faculty. For example, considering a planetary shift towards more plant-based diets can be considered from many different perspectives. This intake of the IRGP is therefore aimed at supporting a pilot led by multidisciplinary teams of LFS researchers who can begin to address many of these related questions.
Applications for this intake of the LFS IRGP should be sent to lfs.research@ubc.ca by 5 pm, Friday, November 15, 2019.
Full details on the IRGP program including the Application Form can be found here.