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 |
| January (2019) | |
|---|---|
| Jan 7 | NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grant |
| Jan 9 | SSHRC Doctoral Awards (UBC application) |
| Jan 11 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction candidates, UBC deadline) |
| Jan 11 | CFI - Innovation Fund, CFI-IF 2020 (EOI) |
| Jan 11 | MSFHR Research Trainee Competition (LOI) |
| Jan 15 | CCSRI Innovation Grant (application) |
| Jan 18 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (retention candidates, UBC deadline) |
| Jan 21 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (Special JELF candidates, UBC deadline) |
| Jan 28 | BCIC Ignite Program - Round 7 (LOI) |
| Jan 31 | MSFHR Scholar Awards (application) |
| February | |
|---|---|
| Feb 1 | SSHRC Connection Grants |
| Feb 1 | JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards | Feb 1 | CUFA Distinguished Award Competition (nomination) |
| 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 | NSERC CREATE program (LOI, internal, for pre-approval) |
| Feb 19 | MSFHR Research Trainee Competition (application) |
| Feb 20 | MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship (application) |
| Feb 22 | Canada Research Chair (CRC) Nomination or Renewal (UBC deadline) |
| Feb 22 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (CRC nominees, UBC deadline) |
| Feb 28 | Japan Prize (Japan Foundation) (nomination, following invitation) |
| 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 5 | NIH: Research Grants, R01 re-submission, renewal, revision |
| Mar 6 | CIHR Project Grants (application) |
| Mar 6 | SSHRC Impact Awards (nomination) |
| 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 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction candidates, NOI to UBC/IPO deadline) |
| Mar 31 | 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 8 | BCIC Ignite Program - Round 7 (full proposal, by invitation) |
| Apr 8 | NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application) |
| Apr 15 | Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (nomination) |
| Apr 16 | NSERC Synergy Award program (nomination) |
| Apr 24 | Canada Research Chair (CRC) Nomination or Renewal |
| Apr 24 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (CRC nominees, Ottawa deadline) |
| Apr 29 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction candidates, UBC 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 6 | 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 31 | NSERC-CIIRDF Canada-Israel Collaborative R&D Projects (summary proposal) |
| May 31 | A. G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences (nomination) |
| 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 10 | CGS-MSFSS Foreign Study Supplements Program (application) |
| Jun 13 | MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship (NOI) |
| Jun 13 | MITACS Globalink Internships Program (proposals) |
| Jun 14 | 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 25 | NSERC Idea-to-Innovation Grant (I2I) |
| Jun 30 | Prix Galien Canada Fellowship (nomination) |
| Jun 30 | E.W.R. Steacie Prize (nomination) |
| July | |
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| Jul 11 | MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship (proposal) |
| August | |
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| 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 | NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application) |
| Aug 12 | BCIC Ignite Program - Round 8 (LOI) |
| Aug 15 | CIHR Project Grants (registration) |
| Aug 15 | CIHR Foundation Grant (registration) |
| Aug 23 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (CRC nominees, UBC deadline) |
| Aug 23 | Canada Research Chair (CRC) Nomination/Renewal (UBC deadline) |
| September | |
|---|---|
| Sep 1 | NSERC Ship Time Grants |
| Sep 2 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (non-CRC, attraction candidates, UBC deadline) |
| Sep 6 | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (applicant deadline) |
| Sep 9 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (non-CRC, retention candidates, UBC deadline) |
| Sep 12 | CIHR Project Grants (application) |
| Sep 15 | Killam Research Fellowships (application) |
| Sep 15 | Sloan Fellowship Nominations |
| Sep 19 | CIHR Foundation Grant (application, Stage 1) |
| Sep 19 | Guggenheim Fellowship Nominations |
| Sep 19 | Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (application, Ottawa deadline) |
| Sep 20 | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships (final application) |
| Sep 23 | NSERC CREATE program (full appln., Ottawa deadline, if invited) |
| Sep 23 | 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 6 | SSHRC Doctoral Awards (direct application) |
| Nov 9 | Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowships |
| Nov 15 | SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (application) |
| Nov 16 | France-Canada Research Collaboration Program (application) |
| Nov 25 | NSERC Award for Science Promotion (nomination) |
| Nov 29 | MSFHR Scholar Awards (LOI) |
| December | |
|---|---|
| Dec 2 | WorkSafeBC Innovation at Work (LOI) |
| Dec 2 | Banting and Best Master's Award CGS (application, nat'l deadline) |
| Dec 2 | Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's (CSG M) Program (appln) |
| Dec 2 | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Research Grant (application) |
| Dec 8 | NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application) |
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
