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) |
| MITACS Globalink Postdoctoral Internships |
| NSERC Alliance Grants (formerly Partnership Grants) |
| PWIAS - Theme Development Workshops |
| February | |
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| Feb 1 | SSHRC Connection Grants |
| Feb 1 | JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards |
| Feb 3 | CGS-MSFSS Foreign Study Supplements Program (application) |
| Feb 5 | CIHR Project Grants (registration) |
| Feb 5 | NIH: Research Grants, R01 new |
| Feb 7 | MSFHR Scholar Awards (application) |
| Feb 10 | MSFHR Health Professional Investigator Competition (LOI) |
| Feb 14 | WorkSafeBC Innovation at Work (full proposal) |
| Feb 15 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction and retention candidates, Ottawa deadline) |
| Feb 18 | New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Transformation (NOI) |
| Feb 19 | NSERC CREATE program (LOI, internal) |
| Feb 21 | Canada Research Chair (CRC) Nomination or Renewal (UBC deadline) |
| Feb 21 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (CRC nominees, 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 2 | PWIAS International Visiting Research Scholars (application) |
| Mar 4 | CIHR Project Grants (application) |
| Mar 5 | NIH: Research Grants, R01 re-submission, renewal, revision |
| Mar 13 | ACS-Petroleum Research fund (PRF) New Directions (proposal) |
| Mar 19 | Human Frontier Science Program (registration) |
| Mar 19 | E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship (internal review) |
| Mar 27 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction candidates, NOI to UBC/IPO deadline) |
| Mar 30 | Human Frontier Science Program (LOI) |
| Mar 30 | NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grant |
| Mar 31 | MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program (application) |
| 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 | |
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| Apr 1 | Support for Teams to Advance Interdisciplinary Research (STAIR) (NOI) |
| Apr 1 | SSHRC Impact Awards (nomination) |
| Apr 6 | BCIC Ignite Program - Round 9 (application, if invited) |
| Apr 8 | NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application) |
| Apr 10 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (CRC nominees, Ottawa deadline) |
| Apr 15 | New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Transformation (LOI) | Apr 15 | Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (nomination) |
| Apr 15 | NSERC Synergy Award program (nomination) |
| Apr 17 | MSFHR Health Professional Investigator Competition (application) |
| Apr 20 | Canada Research Chair (CRC) Nomination or Renewal |
| Apr 27 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction candidates, UBC deadline) |
| May | |
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| May 1 | NSERC CREATE program (LOI, external) |
| May 1 | SSHRC Connection Grants |
| May 1 | PWIAS Wall Solutions Initiative Award (LOI) |
| May 1 | PWIAS Wall Colloquia Abroad |
| May 2 | MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program (application) |
| May 4 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (retention candidates, UBC deadline) |
| May 30 | MSFHR Reach Program |
| May 30 | MSFHR Convening & Collaborating (C2) Program |
| May 31 | A. G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences (nomination) |
| June | |
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| Jun 5 | NIH: Research Grants, R01 new |
| Jun 7 | E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship (nomination) |
| Jun 10 | CGS-MSFSS Foreign Study Supplements Program (application) |
| Jun 15 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction and retention candidates, Ottawa deadline) |
| Jun 15 | Killam Research Prize (nominations) |
| Jun 19 | MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowships (LOI) |
| Jun 22 | NSERC Idea-to-Innovation Grant (I2I) |
| Jun 25 | CIHR/NSERC Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) Stage 1 (LOI) |
| Jun 30 | Prix Galien Canada Fellowship (nomination) |
| Jun 30 | E.W.R. Steacie Prize (nomination) |
| July | |
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| Jul 1 | ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable Initiative (proposal) |
| Jul 5 | Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (UBC deadline for internal review) |
| Jul 17 | MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowships (application) | Jul 24 | Canada Research Chair (CRC) Nomination or Renewal (UBC deadline) |
| August | |
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| Aug 3 | NSERC: Research Tools & Instruments: Categories 2 & 3 (NOI) |
| Aug 3 | NSERC: SAP Major Resources Support Program (NOI) |
| Aug 3 | SSHRC Connection Grants |
| Aug 3 | NSERC: Discovery (Operating) Grant (NOI - mandatory) |
| Aug 8 | NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application) |
| Aug 14 | CIHR Project Grants (registration) |
| Aug 19 | Canada-UK-Artificial Intelligence Initiative (NOI) |
| December | |
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| Dec 2 | WorkSafeBC Innovation at Work (LOI) |
| Dec 2 | Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's (CSG M) Program (appln) |
| Dec 5 | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Research Grant (application) |
| Dec 8 | NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application) |
| Dec 10 | New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration (application) |
| Dec 20 | WorkSafeBC Innovation at Work (LOI, optional) |
| Dec 20 | BC Lung Association Research Grant Program (registration) |
| January (2021) | |
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| Jan 6 | NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grant |
| Jan 6 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (attraction candidates, UBC IPO deadline) |
| Jan 7 | Knowledge Synthesis: Living within the Earth's Carrying Capacity (appln.) |
| Jan 10 | BC Lung Association Research Grant Program (application) |
| Jan 17 | CFI - John R. Evans Leaders Fund, JELF (retention candidates, UBC IPO deadline) |
| Jan 23 | Canada-China Scholars Exchange Program (application) |
| Jan 27 | MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program (LOI) |
| Jan 27 | BCIC Ignite Program - Round 10 (LOI) |
| Jan 31 | MSFHR Research Trainee 2020 (application) | Jan 31 | CUFA-BC Distinguished Academic Awards Competition (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
- CUFA - Confederation of University Faculty Associations
- HFSP – Human Frontiers of Science Program
- IDRC – International Development Research Centre
- I2I – Idea-to-Innovation
- IF - Innovation Fund
- JELF - John R. Evans Leaders Fund
- 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
- NFRF - New Frontiers in Research Fund
- 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
- 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
- SOI - Statement of Interest
- SSHRC - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
