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The Research Office is here to connect UFV faculty with research funding opportunities and valuable grant-writing support.


Filter options using the dropdown selection menus or type a keyword into the search field. For a full list of Tri-Agency research grants, please check NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR's websites regularly. To suggest a listing or notify us of an error, please email us. See list of sponsor acronyms.

 

Opportunity Funder Deadline Details Type
NFRF Horizon Global Platform SSHRC 2023-09-30

Applications are now being accepted for projects funded through any Research and Innovation call under Pillar II (Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness) of Horizon Europe 

External
NSERC Alliance Consortia Quantum Grants NSERC 2023-10-16

Call for proposals supporting coordinated quantum research and innovation across Canada.

External
NSERC Alliance Quantum grants NSERC 2023-10-31

- Applicants may now request up to $500,000 per year (previously $300,000) for a duration of up to five years. 

- Proposals may address any challenges in quantum science, but their thrust must aim to advance one or more of the NQS missions

External
Robbins-Ollivier Award for excellence in Equity -2023 Competition CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC 2023-11-07

Total of $100,000 granted over one year (with possibility of a one-year extension in time only.) Up to three awards per year.

Application deadline: November 7, 2023

Results announced:  April 2023

External
NSERC Prizes - Science Promotion NSERC 2023-11-15

The NSERC Awards for Science Promotion recognize individuals and groups who are inspirational in the way they promote science to the general public.

Application deadline: November 15, 2023

External
NSERC Prizes - Brockhouse NSERC 2023-11-28

This prize recognizes highly collaborative Canadian teams of researchers from different disciplines who have combined their expertise to produce achievements of outstanding significance in the natural sciences and engineering.

Application deadline: November 28, 2023

External
NSERC Prizes - Herzberg NSERC 2023-11-28

The Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering will be awarded to an individual whose body of work, conducted in Canada in the natural sciences or engineering, has demonstrated persistent excellence and influence.

 Application deadline: November 28, 2023

External
NSERC Prizes - Polanyi NSERC 2023-11-28

The NSERC John C. Polanyi Award was created to recognize and support a university researcher or team of researchers whose work has led to a recent outstanding Canadian advance in a field of the natural sciences or engineering.

Application deadline: November 28, 2023

External
NSERC Prizes - Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research NSERC 2023-11-28

NSERC recognizes that the entire research ecosystem is strengthened by equitable, diverse and inclusive access and participation. For this prize, the impact of the research within its field and the significance of the benefits to Canadian society (societal impact) are evaluated separately.

Application deadline: November 28, 2023

External
NSERC Prizes - Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships NSERC 2023-12-14

See link for details. 

Application deadline: December 14, 2023

External
NSERC Prizes - Synergy NSERC 2023-12-14

The Synergy Awards for Innovation honour partnerships of strong, complementary and collaborative teams who have generated new knowledge and accelerated the application of research results to create benefits for Canada and Canadians. The awards recognize outstanding teams who have combined their expertise and resources to create partnerships resulting in significant impacts.

Application deadline: December 14, 2023

External
SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants SSHRC 2023-12-14

Funding opportunity to assess the state of research knowledge on the topic of Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories under SSHRC’s Imagining Canada’s Future initiative. Up to $1.2million.

Application deadline: December 14, 2023

External
Science Meets Parliament 2024 CPSC, OCSA Ongoing More information: CSPC website and in the SMP Brochure. External
UFV Peace and Reconciliation Centre Funding and Scholarship Opportunities – Various UFV PARC Ongoing Amount: $250 to $3,000 (varies). For UFV faculty and students, visiting scholars, and community artists and activists. Accepting applications until funds are exhausted. Internal
NSERC Alliance International Catalyst grants NSERC Ongoing Catalyst grants will provide funding for one year to support Canadian researchers in initiating international research collaborations in the NSE disciplines. External
SNSF Scientific Exchanges program SNSF Ongoing

Scientific Exchanges is aimed at researchers who want to host their own scientific event in Switzerland, invite colleagues from abroad for a research visit to Switzerland, or visit their colleagues in another country. 
Deadline: Ongoing (but at least 4 months in advance)
 

 External
Tri-Council Funding for Post Doctoral Scholars NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR Ongoing Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers play a crucial role in Canada’s research ecosystem by pushing the frontiers of knowledge.  External
Genome Canada GAPP Ongoing Genome Canada has relaunched the Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) and is actively accepting Expressions of Interest (EOI).
Amount: Up to 1/3 of the project budget with a max of $2 million.
External
NSERC Alliance International Grants NSERC Ongoing Amount: $25,000 (Catalyst grants) up to $100,000 (Collaboration grants) per year. Duration: 1 to 3 years. External
NSERC Alliance Grants NSERC Ongoing Amount: $20,000 to $1M/year. Duration: 1 to 5 years. External
NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grants NSERC Ongoing Amount: Up to $500,000. Duration: Up to 5 years. External
SSHRC Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research SSHRC Ongoing Supplementary funding for holders of SSHRC Insight Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and Doctoral Awards. External
Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund NEEF Ongoing   External
Health Research BC match funding Michael Smith Health Research BC Ongoing We provide match funding to qualifying BC-based researchers and research teams who are applying to non-BC government-funded research competitions that require applicants to source match funding as a condition of the application. External
SSHRC Explore Grants SSHRC 2023-09-05 SSHRC Explore Grants are made possible by block funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to UFV. Grants issued up to $7000 and must be spent within the fiscal year they are awarded. Please see link for more details. External

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Funder acronyms

  • aiSTS – Académie Internationale des Sciences et Techniques du Sport
  • ASRP – Alzheimer Society Research Program
  • BCCAT – BC Council on Admissions & Transfer
  • BC NEIHR – BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research
  • CFIA – Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • CIHR – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • EVA BC – Ending Violence Association of BC
  • GC – Government of Canada
  • MSFHR – Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
  • NEEF – Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund
  • NFRF – New Frontiers in Research Fund
  • NSERC – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
  • PSPC – Public Services and Procurement Canada
  • QES – Queen Elizabeth Scholars
  • RSC – Royal Society of Canada
  • SSHRC – Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

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