UBC Science offers guidance to Science Faculty members in identifying potential funding sources, as well as practical support with the application process for major funding agencies. Faculty members in all Science departments and units are encouraged to contact Kathie Thompson, Science Research Grant Facilitator.
Services
- Regularly updated information regarding funding opportunities
- Advice and guidance on research grant proposal preparation
- Substantive review of proposal drafts and applications
- Facilitation of interdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships
- Information regarding signature requirements for grant submissions
Grant Application Deadlines
| Anytime Applications |
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| MITACS Student Internships (Accelerate BC) |
| NSERC Connect Grants Program |
| NSERC Engage Grants (EG) Program |
| NSERC Collaborative R&D (CRD) Grants |
| PWIAS - Theme Development Workshops |
| June | |
|---|---|
| Jun 5 | NIH: Research Grants, R01 new |
| Jun 7 | NSERC Strategic Partnership Grant for Projects (application, if invited) |
| Jun 7 | E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship (nomination) |
| Jun 11 | CGS-MSFSS Foreign Study Supplements Program (application) |
| Jun 13 | MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship (NOI) |
| Jun 13 | MITACS Globalink Internships Program (proposals) |
| Jun 15 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction and retention candidates, Ottawa deadline) |
| Jun 15 | Killam Research Prize (nominations) |
| Jun 22 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenge (application) |
| Jun 29 | NSERC-CIIRDF Canada-Israel Collaborative R&D Projects (full proposal) |
| Jun 30 | Prix Galien Canada Fellowship (nomination) |
| Jun 30 | E.W.R. Steacie Prize (nomination) |
| July | |
|---|---|
| Jul 3 | NSERC Idea-to-Innovation Grant (I2I) |
| Jul 10 | Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan - New Zealand (application) |
| Jul 11 | MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship (proposal) |
| Jul 23 | BCIC Ignite: Round 6 (LOI) |
| August | |
|---|---|
| Aug 1 | NSERC: Research Tools & Instruments: Categories 2 & 3 (NOI) |
| Aug 1 | NSERC: SAP Major Resources Support Program (NOI) |
| Aug 1 | SSHRC Connection Grants |
| Aug 1 | NSERC: Discovery (Operating) Grant (NOI - mandatory) |
| Aug 1 | Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (UBC deadline for internal review) |
| Aug 8 | CIHR Foundation Grant (registration) |
| Aug 8 | NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application) |
| Aug 15 | CIHR Project Grants (registration) |
| Aug 15 | CCSRI Innovation Grant (registration) | Aug 21 | CIHR Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Core (application) |
| Aug 24 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction candidates, UBC deadline) |
| Aug 24 | Canada Research Chair (CRC) Nomination/Renewal (UBC deadline) |
| September | |
|---|---|
| Sep 1 | NSERC Ship Time Grants |
| Sep 7 | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program (nomination) |
| Sep 12 | CIHR Foundation Grant (application, Stage 1) |
| Sep 14 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (retention candidates, UBC deadline) |
| Sep 15 | CIHR Project Grants (application) |
| Sep 15 | Killam Research Fellowships (application) |
| Sep 15 | Sloan Fellowship Nominations |
| Sep 19 | Guggenheim Fellowship Nominations |
| Sep 19 | Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (application, Ottawa deadline) |
| Sep 20 | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships (final application) |
| Sep 22 | NSERC CREATE program (full appln., Ottawa deadline, if invited) |
| Sep 24 | NSERC Idea-to-Innovation Grant (I2I) |
| Sep 30 | Canadian Mathematical Society Coxeter-James award (nomination) |
| November | |
|---|---|
| Nov 1 | NSERC: Discovery (Operating) Grant (full application) |
| Nov 1 | 2019 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize (nomination) |
| Nov 1 | NSERC Northern Research Supplements Program |
| Nov 1 | SSHRC Partnership Grants (formal application) |
| Nov 1 | SSHRC Connection Grants |
| Nov 1 | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program (nomination) |
| Nov 7 | SSHRC Doctoral Awards (direct application) |
| Nov 17 | Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowships |
| Nov 30 | SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (application) |
| December | |
|---|---|
| Dec 1 | MSFHR Scholar Competition (LOI) |
| Dec 1 | WorkSafeBC Innovation at Work (LOI) |
| Dec 8 | NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application) |
| January (2019) | |
|---|---|
| Jan 8 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction candidates, UBC deadline) |
| Jan 8 | NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grant |
| Jan 9 | SSHRC Doctoral Awards (UBC application) |
| Jan 16 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (retention candidates, UBC deadline) | Jan 16 | CIHR Canada-Israel Health Research Program 2019 (registration) |
| Jan 23 | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (full proposal, if invited) |
| Jan 24 | MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship (LOI) |
| Jan 25 | JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards |
| Jan 26 | CUFA Distinguished Academic Awards (nomination) |
| February | |
|---|---|
| Feb 1 | NSERC Strategic Partnership Grant for Projects (LOI) |
| Feb 1 | SSHRC Connection Grants |
| Feb 2 | MSFHR Scholar Competition (application) |
| Feb 2 | SSHRC Insight Development Grant (application) |
| Feb 2 | CGS-MSFSS Foreign Study Supplements Program (application) |
| Feb 5 | NIH: Research Grants, R01 new |
| Feb 6 | CIHR Project Grants (registration) |
| Feb 6 | CIHR Foundation Grant (application, Stage 2) |
| Feb 9 | WorkSafeBC Innovation at Work (full proposal) |
| Feb 15 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction and retention candidates, Ottawa deadline) |
| Feb 15 | Japan Prize (Japan Foundation) (nomination, UBC deadline) |
| Feb 16 | MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program (LOI) |
| Feb 23 | Canada Research Chair (CRC) Nomination or Renewal (UBC deadline) |
| March | |
|---|---|
| Mar 1 | NSERC John C. Polanyi Award (nomination) |
| Mar 1 | NSERC Gerhard Herzberg Prize (nomination) |
| Mar 1 | NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize (nomination) |
| Mar 1 | Summer Studentships for Cystic Fibrosis research |
| Mar 1 | PWIAS International Visiting Research Scholars (application) |
| Mar 2 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (CRC nominees, UBC deadline) |
| Mar 5 | NIH: Research Grants, R01 resubmission, renewal, revision |
| Mar 6 | CIHR Project Grants (application) |
| Mar 6 | SSHRC Impact Awards (nomination) |
| Mar 13 | NSERC CREATE program (LOI, internal, for pre-approval) |
| Mar 16 | ACS-Petroleum Research fund (PRF) New Directions (proposal) |
| Mar 19 | Human Frontiers of Science Program (registration) |
| Mar 28 | Human Frontiers of Science Program (LOI) |
| Mar 29 | CCSRI Innovation Grant (application) |
| Mar 30 | A. G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences (LOI) |
| Mar 31 | Timothy R. Parsons Award of Excellence in Ocean Sciences (nomination) |
| April | |
|---|---|
| Apr 1 | NSERC Strategic Partnership Grant for Networks (preliminary application) |
| Apr 3 | NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grant |
| Apr 5 | MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program (application) |
| Apr 8 | NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application) |
| Apr 15 | Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (nomination) |
| Apr 16 | NSERC Synergy Award program (nomination) |
| Apr 23 | Canada Research Chair (CRC) Nomination or Renewal |
| Apr 25 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (CRC nominees, Ottawa deadline) |
| May | |
|---|---|
| May 1 | NSERC CREATE program (LOI, external) |
| May 1 | SSHRC Connection Grants |
| May 1 | PWIAS Wall Solutions Initiative Award (LOI) |
| May 1 | PWIAS International Roundtable Awards (application) |
| May 4 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction candidates, UBC deadline) |
| May 15 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (non-CRC associated, retention only, UBC deadline) |
| May 15 | Killam Research Fellowships (application) |
| May 29 | CIHR/NSERC Collaborative Health Research Projects (LOI) |
| May 30 | IDRC Doctoral Research Fellowships (application) |
| May 31 | NSERC-CIIRDF Canada-Israel Collaborative R&D Projects (summary proposal) |
| May 31 | A. G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences (nomination) |
Abbreviations
- ACS - American Chemical Society
- BCKDF – BC Knowledge Development Fund
- CCSRI - Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute
- CFI – Canada Foundation for Innovation
- CGS - Canada Graduate Scholarships
- CHRP - Collaborative Health Research Partnership
- CIHR – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- CRC – Canada Research Chair
- CRD - Collaborative Research and Development
- CREATE - Collaborative Research and Training Experience
- CRM - Centre de recherches mathematiques
- HFSP – Human Frontiers of Science Program
- IDRC – International Development Research Centre
- I2I – Idea-to-Innovation
- IF - Innovation Fund
- JELF - John R. Evans Leaders Fund (formerly LOF)
- JSPS – Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- LOI – Letter of Intent
- MITACS - Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems
- MSFHR - Michael Smirth Foundation for Health Research
- MSFSS – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
- NCE – Networks of Centres of Excellence
- NIH - National Institutes of Health (USA)
- NOI – Notice of Intent [to apply for a grant] (equivalent to registration)
- NRCan – Natural Resources Canada
- NRSA - National Research Service Award (NIH Postdoctoral Fellows Program)
- NSERC – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- OPC - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- PDF - Postdoctoral Fellow
- PIMS - Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
- PRF - Petroleum Research Fund
- PWIAS - Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
- RTI - Research Tools & Instruments
- SAP - Subatomic Physics
- SNG - Strategic Network Grant
- SOI - Statement of Interest
- SPG – Strategic Project Grant
- SSHRC - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- T-AP – Trans-Atlantic Platform
