Support for highly qualified applicants in all areas of health research at the post-PhD degree or post-health professional degree stages.

Agency Application Deadline: October 5, 2023

Applications must be received in the Office of Research a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the agency application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) supports world-leading interdisciplinary, international, high-risk / high-reward, transformative and rapid-response Canadian-led research. 

The goal of the Exploration stream is to inspire high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research. Exploration grants support research that pushes boundaries into exciting new areas. Researchers are encouraged to think “outside of the box” and undertake research that would defy current paradigms; brings disciplines together in unexpected ways and from bold, innovative perspectives; and has the potential to be disruptive or deliver game-changing impacts.

Notice of Intent Deadline (mandatory): October 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pm PT
Full Application Deadline: December 12, 2023 @ 5:00 pm PT

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the NOI and Full Application deadlines. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo at the Full Application stage. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

Supports emerging research foci relevant to at least one of six priority areas of Canada's Youth Policy, fosters networking and collaboration, and builds capacity for youth engagement in health research

Youth Identified Priorities: Leadership and Impact; Health and Wellness; Innovation, Skills and Learning; Employment;Truth & Reconciliation;Environment & Climate Action

The Discovery Horizons program provides NSERC’s entry-point to the tri-agency interdisciplinary peer-review mechanism. These grants support investigator-initiated individual and team projects that broadly integrate or transcend disciplines to advance knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE). In the context of this funding opportunity, the term “interdisciplinary” should be understood to fully encompass all research that connects, crosses or falls in between the traditional disciplines of the three agencies, including transdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, convergence research and other approaches at the interface.

Full application deadline (by invitation only): October 18, 2023    *Note that a mandatory LOI was required to be submitted in June

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Network on Sustainable Agriculture in a Net-Zero Economy funding opportunity is a joint initiative between SSHRC and Agriculture and Agri Food Canada (AAFC). The overall goal of this funding opportunity is to establish a research network to enhance social sciences and humanities research capacity in universities, in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, and in communities to fill knowledge gaps and expand the discourse for effective decision making on agri-environmental investments and actions. This interdisciplinary social sciences and humanities research network would foster innovative research, partnership and training activities pertaining to:

• social and socio-economic impacts of policy actions in agriculture in a net-zero future;
• behavioural and societal influences on agricultural practices in the agricultural and food sector; and
• approaches to scale up adoption of practices that contribute to Canada’s climate and environmental goals.

Application Deadline: October 20, 2023 at 5:00 pm PT

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

The RTI grants program provides the primary avenue for university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering to obtain up to $150,000 in support for research tools and instruments with a net cost between $7,001 and $250,000. 

Application Deadline: October 25, 2023

Due to the high volume of applications this year, all applications must be received in the Office or Research and Innovation a minimum of 10 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations, and public stakeholders to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in watersheds impacted by existing BC Hydro dams.

Applications may be submitted which support the conservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife populations impacted by BC Hydro dams within the following three regions:

• Peace Region
• Columbia Region
• Coast Region

Application deadline: October 30, 2023 @ 4:00 pm PT
*Note that a mandatory NOI was required in September for all Peace Region and Columbia Region Projects

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

The NSERC Discovery Grants program supports ongoing programs of research in the natural sciences and engineering with long-term goals rather than a single short-term collection of projects.

A mandatory Notice of Intent to Apply (NOI) was required to be submitted in August.
Full Application Deadline: November 1, 2023

Due to the high volume of applications this year, all applications must be received in the Office or Research and Innovation a minimum of 10 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) funds a variety of types of conservation work including projects that that restore, maintain, or enhance native freshwater fish and wildlife populations and habitats; environmental education, and stewardship projects; and projects that acquire land or interests in land to secure the value of these areas for conservation purposes.

Current funding opportunities from HCTF include:

Fish & Wildlife Grants - Fund projects that focus on freshwater wild fish, native wildlife species, and their habitats, have the potential to achieve a significant conservation outcome while maintaining or enhancing opportunities for fishing, hunting, trapping, wildlife viewing, and associated outdoor recreational activities.

Stewardship Grants - Fund projects that that focus on creating stewards and engaging people to increase their knowledge, awareness, and understanding of fish, wildlife, and their habitats. May involve direct action in which people are stewarding the land (e.g., restoring a wetland, creating specific habitat features, removing invasive plants) or indirect action in which proponents work with others to achieve positive outcomes for fish and wildlife (e.g., landowner contact programs, citizen science, hands-on educational programs).

Caribou Habitat Restoration Grants - Fund functional and ecological caribou habitat restoration projects.

Application Deadline: November 3, 2023 @ 4:30 pm PT

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

This initiative is a joint effort between the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). This initiative will fund multidisciplinary, collaborative networks of researchers to address specific research objectives by initiating or accelerating the development of truly transformative solutions, and by mobilizing expertise, technologies and research in social sciences, natural sciences and engineering and in areas that broaden the traditional network of agriculture research partners.

Grant support from this initiative will range from $500,000 to $2,000,000 per year, for four years. Although partner organizations do not need to provide cash contributions to participate, they must actively play a role in the research project and support it through in-kind contributions.

Deadline to apply for full project funding: November 8, 2023 @ 5:00 pm PT      *Note that funding for application preparation was available in May

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

The NSERC Alliance Missions: Critical Minerals research funding opportunity will strengthen Canada’s position as a global supplier of choice for critical minerals that are central to major global industries. This call will support the goals of the 2023 Federal Budget and Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy to grow Canadian expertise at every point along the critical minerals value chain – from mining to processing to recycling – for the fifteen critical minerals prioritized in the Critical Minerals Strategy.

These grants will provide support ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 per year, for a duration of three years, and will encourage interdisciplinary, collaborative research projects. Projects must involve at least one partner organization that can be recognized for cost sharing.

Full application deadline: November 9, 2023   *Note that a mandatory Letter of Intent was required in September. 

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

The Open Research Area (ORA) was created to strengthen international co-operation in social sciences by funding high-quality scientific research projects. Four funding organizations will participate in this eighth ORA competition: the Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR), France; the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany; the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), United Kingdom; and SSHRC, Canada. SSHRC will support the participation of Canadian researchers from all disciplines of the social sciences and humanities.

Canadian applicants can request up to $600,000 over three years.

Application deadline: November 14, 2023 @ 2:00 pm PT

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor at a university in Canada and an institution affiliated with one of Mitacs’s international partners, senior undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral fellows included in successful applications will receive a $6,000 research award to conduct a 12- to 24-week research project in the other country. 

Themes include but are not limited to:

• Advanced computing (e.g., AI and Quantum technologies, Robotics, Cybersecurity) 
• Clean technologies (e.g., electric vehicles) 
• Health Innovations (e.g., biomanufacturing) 
• Open theme: Social and scientific innovation 

Application deadline: November 17, 2023 @ 5:00 pm PT

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) supports world-leading interdisciplinary, international, high-risk / high-reward, transformative and rapid-response Canadian-led research. 

The goal of the Exploration stream is to inspire high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research. Exploration grants support research that pushes boundaries into exciting new areas. Researchers are encouraged to think “outside of the box” and undertake research that would defy current paradigms; brings disciplines together in unexpected ways and from bold, innovative perspectives; and has the potential to be disruptive or deliver game-changing impacts.

Full Application Deadline: December 12, 2023 @ 5:00 pm PT   *Note that a mandatory NOI was previously required. 

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

These grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. 

Application deadline: December 15, 2023 @ 5:00 pm PT

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

Mitacs Elevate supports research projects in all disciplines. The program supports postdoctoral fellows for up to 2 years (with a partner organization). The program includes professional development training opportunities.

Please contact a Mitacs Representative to discuss the eligibility of a Not-For-Profit organization, and the eligibility of projects with hospitals, or municipalities before submitting an application package.

Application Deadline: Continuous Intake

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submitting an application to Mitacs. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

Project Learning Tree Canada's Green Jobs program provides a 50% or 80% wage match, with up to $32,000 CAD in reimbursements, to employers hiring youth aged 15-30 into Green Jobs. A Green Job is one that supports nature-based solutions for a more sustainable planet. Green jobs are typically involved in, but not limited to, jobs in the forest sector, parks, conservation, natural resource management, environmental education, sustainable food systems, climate change, carbon sequestration, species maintenance and recovery, water quality and quantity, and more.

Application Deadline: Continuous Intake

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.

The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Horizon Global Platform competition funds Canadian researchers’ participation on international research projects supported by major global platforms, by providing funding for Canadian researchers who are partners on successful projects funded through eligible calls under Horizon Europe. Projects funded through any Research and Innovation call under Pillar II (Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness) of Horizon Europe with a deadline before December 31, 2023, are eligible for the 2022 Horizon Global Platform competition.

Registration deadline: One week after the Horizon Europe application deadline for an eligible call for an application of which the applicant was part was submitted. For all eligible Horizon Europe calls with an application deadline before February 21, 2023, the registration deadline is February 28, 2023.

Application deadline: Two weeks after the review results from a Horizon Europe call are communicated to the project team.

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.

Eligible employers can receive a wage subsidy of up to $25,000 and up to $5,000 for skills development, training, and wrap-around services to hire recent post-secondary graduates. Program funding is aimed at employers in the environmental science, technology, engineering and mathematics sectors.

Programs are offered through one of our four delivery organizations:

• BioTalent Canada is a national, non-profit organization that facilitates research, skills development and various projects to support professionals in the Canadian biotechnology industry.
• Clean Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on green solutions in the areas of energy efficiency, water health, waste reduction and sustainable transportation in Atlantic Canada.
• Colleges and Institutes Canada is a national organization that champions innovation, applied research and employment opportunities addressing climate change and other environmental challenges.
• ECO Canada is a national organization that specializes in environmental labour market research and provides employment and training resources to environmental professionals.

Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.