Posts Categorized: Social Justice

Seed, Bridge, and Multidisciplinary Competition

Please note the Seed, Bridge and Multi-Disciplinary award guidelines have recently been updated to reflect recent changes including EDI-AR and page limits. NEW: No supplemental materials is permitted in the Application, with the exception that letters of support and ethics certifications are allowed. Applications which do not follow the page limit guidelines will not be… Read more »

NORD / InfoReady Research Grants in Research Development

This opportunity funds research projects that support the disciplinary field of Research Development. In order to develop a robust understanding of Research Development and its impacts (locally, nationally, and internationally), a wide range of projects will need to be undertaken. Some of these will be empirical studies (e.g., surveys, interview studies, case studies, reviews), but… Read more »

2024 NordForsk-Led International Joint Initiative on Sustainable Development in the Arctic – Registration

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Dr. Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. This international joint initiative represents a collaboration among research funders from Canada, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland,… Read more »

MINDS – Targeted Engagement Grants

The Targeted Engagement Grant program aims to drive innovation in defence policy thinking and to foster the next generation of defence and security experts. We are proud to support the exchange of ideas and a diversity of researchers in the domain of security and defence. New forward thinking research and activities are extremely valuable for… Read more »

National Defense Young MINDS Initiative

The Targeted Engagement Grant program aims to drive innovation in defence policy thinking and to foster the next generation of defence and security experts. We are proud to support the exchange of ideas and a diversity of researchers in the domain of security and defence. New forward thinking research and activities are extremely valuable for… Read more »

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants – 2024-25 Competitions (June 2024)

This is to advise you that application deadlines for SSHRC’s 2024-25 Partnership Engage Grants and Connection Grants have been rescheduled to earlier dates. Please note the new deadlines: The June 15, 2024, deadline for Partnership Engage Grants has been moved to May 22, 2024. Partnership Engage Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of… Read more »

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program (MARP) Events Component

In an effort to simplify the funding application process for organizations, the program has consolidated its two programs, the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program and the Anti-Racism Action Program, under a single program. The renewed program, entitled Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program (MARP) is updating its Events component, which has also been revised. This… Read more »

Canadian Armed Forces Health Survey

Canadian Armed Forces Health Survey (CAFHS 2019) data analysis to examine health trends and factors affecting Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) women and gender-diverse members. Overview Researchers are invited to apply for a new grant funding opportunity sponsored by Canadian Forces Health Services Director of Women and Diversity Health (D WDH) to conduct a focused, comprehensive… Read more »

Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) – Fall 2024

Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs) are meant to nurture your interest and fully develop your potential for a research career in health, natural sciences and engineering, or social sciences and humanities. These awards are also meant to encourage you to undertake graduate studies by providing research work experience that complements your studies in an academic setting…. Read more »

Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) – Summer 2024

Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs) are meant to nurture your interest and fully develop your potential for a research career in health, natural sciences and engineering, or social sciences and humanities. These awards are also meant to encourage you to undertake graduate studies by providing research work experience that complements your studies in an academic setting…. Read more »

IDRC: Addressing neglected areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa (ANSRHRA) – LOI

IDRC is providing preliminary information on this anticipatory funding opportunity to allow applicants time to prepare their applications. The funding opportunity is anticipated to be launched on March 18, 2024. Through the anticipatory call, up to 15 successful teams will be invited to submit full proposals in October 2024. Overview Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are… Read more »

Experiences of LGBT Purge Survivors with Veterans Affairs Canada Programs and Services.

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), the Canadian Forces Health Services and the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) partnered to create the Joint Federal Research Funding Program for Military Personnel and Veterans. This research funding program aims to enhance the well-being of Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans,… Read more »

Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) – National Research Foundation of Korea

Program Purpose Promote research activities for emerging researchers in Korea and Canada, and provide overseas research experiences and increase research capabilities through participation in R&D projects between universities in both countries Program Outline Fields of support: All fields of Science and Technology, Interdisciplinary studies involving S&T and Humanities or Social Sciences Eligibility [PI, Home supervising… Read more »

The 2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

The 2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub Call for Applications launched on January 23rd. We are looking for a post-secondary academic institution in Canada that has experience with Entrepreneurship and/or the 2SLGBTQI+ community to administer this program. Briefly, through the Federal Government of Canada a $3,000,000 research fund is available to develop and launch the first-ever 2SLGBTQI+… Read more »

Team Grant : HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research – Full Proposal

Over the past few decades there have been remarkable advances in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI), including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and human papilloma virus (HPV). By the end of 2020, Canada reported having met two of the three 90-90-90 global… Read more »

Team Grant : HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research – LOI

Over the past few decades there have been remarkable advances in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI), including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and human papilloma virus (HPV). By the end of 2020, Canada reported having met two of the three 90-90-90 global… Read more »

NSERC Alliance Society

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Dr. Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public… Read more »

Lab to Market grants – Full Application

Lab to Market grants support post-secondary institutions and their affiliates, including research hospitals and other eligible research centres, colleges, and college centres for the transfer of technologies (CCTT) in creating and sustaining networks dedicated to developing and delivering entrepreneurial skills training. For Lab to Market grants, these training networks must include at least two post-secondary institutions, although more extensive networks… Read more »

Lab to Market grants – LOI

Lab to Market grants support post-secondary institutions and their affiliates, including research hospitals and other eligible research centres, colleges, and college centres for the transfer of technologies (CCTT) in creating and sustaining networks dedicated to developing and delivering entrepreneurial skills training. For Lab to Market grants, these training networks must include at least two post-secondary institutions, although more extensive networks… Read more »

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) Contributions Program

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)has issued a call for proposals for its Contributions Program on the themes of addressing the privacy impacts of new technologies, and protecting children’s privacy. The Contributions Program funds innovative research and public awareness initiatives that seek to better understand and address key and emerging issues related… Read more »

SSHRC Partnership Grants—Stage 1

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. Partnership Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research partnerships program. Proposals exclusively for partnered research training initiatives are… Read more »

Publication Subvention – March 2024

This program provides financial assistance to scholarly publishing from within the university community. Priority will be given to original book-length manuscripts of merit. Book chapters will be considered where funds permit. Assistance may be requested towards: – Top-up funds to a publisher where the publisher makes this a condition of publication or publication costs where… Read more »

SSHRC Exchange – Paper Presentation at Scholarly Conference

Support is awarded for the presentation of papers at academic conferences in Canada or elsewhere, in disciplines supported by SSHRC. A faculty member may receive just one travel grant in two academic years.  A travel grant is deemed to be received as of the date of the conference for which support was received. Preference will… Read more »

SSHRC Exchange – International Representation

Assistance is provided to a maximum of $2,500 for faculty members in disciplines supported by SSHRC to attend business meetings of international scholarly organizations in which they hold office. Awards may be held annually to a maximum of three awards in a six-year period. For more information, please see application form (attached PDF). Please note… Read more »

Salary-Based Research Grants Program

This self-funded program opportunity permits, under certain conditions, a researcher to receive a research grant in lieu of their salary, through a mechanism which includes peer review. The grant may be used for all the purposes of a grant-in-aid of research, except salary remuneration for the Researcher. This program covers only research activities and is… Read more »

SSHRC Explore

Awards provide a maximum of $7,000 towards research projects undertaken by faculty members in disciplines supported by SSHRC. Requests from new faculty are encouraged. Requests from established faculty researchers for funding to initiate new avenues of research will also be considered. In so far as is possible, these grants will be used to initiate projects… Read more »

Global Arctic Leadership Initiative (GALI)

Global Affairs Canada’s Global Arctic Leadership Initiative (GALI) is a funding program which aims to strengthen Canada’s global leadership in the Arctic. Supported by the GALI program, Memorial University has partnered with University of the Arctic (UArctic), and Yukon University to help foster collaboration in Northern Canada and ensure continuation of Canada’s initiative to build circumpolar academic cooperation. UArctic… Read more »

SSHRC Insight Development Grants

Academic Units have assumed the responsibility for institutional review and electronic submission of applications for the CIHR Project, CIHR Foundation, SSHRC Insight, SSHRC Insight Development, NSERC Discovery, and NSERC RTI Grants competitions.  Research Initiatives & Services will no longer be completing the electronic submission for these grants, but will be supporting Academic Units in their… Read more »

Travel Grants for the 8th World Conference on Research Integrity

As part of the Secretariat on Responsible Conduct of Research’s efforts to promote responsible conduct of research (RCR), it is pleased to launch its Travel Grant initiative to promote Canadian attendance at the 8th World Conference on Research Integrity (8WCRI) in Athens, Greece, from June 2-5, 2024. This Travel Grant initiative will provide researchers, faculty, graduate students… Read more »

New Horizons for Seniors Program – Pan-Canadian Stream – Call for Concepts

The objective is to invite eligible organizations to submit an application that broadly describes a concept for a collective impact plan that will measurably increase the social inclusion of vulnerable seniors. This process aims to: – build the collective capacity of organizations to recognize and address barriers to social inclusion faced by vulnerable seniors –… Read more »

Publication Subvention Program

This program provides financial assistance to scholarly publishing from within the university community.  While all forms of scholarly publication are eligible for support, priority will be given to original book-length manuscripts of merit.  Book chapters will be considered where funds permit. Assistance may be requested towards: top-up funds to a publisher where the publisher makes… Read more »

Seed Fund, Bridge and Multidisciplinary Fund – of the SBM Funding Opportunity

Please note: This program is currently under review, with upcoming changes including, but not limited to, updates to align with the Tri-Agency EDI Action Plan.   During this re-evaluation phase, Memorial encourages all applicants to adhere to the principles of EDI-AR, which should be reflected in application submissions. The funds used for this competition draws… Read more »

2024-2025 Northern Scientific Training Program

NSTP program offers supplementary funding to assist students in the completion of research projects in the North.  Graduate and senior undergraduate students from any discipline who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents may apply in conjunction with their faculty supervisor. Undergraduate and Graduate students who meet the program eligibility requirements, under the supervision of a… Read more »

Globalink Research Award (GRA) thematic call

Mitacs is pleased to launch another thematic call in cooperation with several of our international partners. This is a competitive call for applications to our Mitacs Globalink Research Award program in all areas of strategic importance for the Canadian and international research communities. Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor at a… Read more »

UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund

To truly solve the challenges facing the Arctic, and thus the world, UArctic is committed to supporting the development of northern entrepreneurs and providing resources to help advance local ideas. The UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund is a new initiative that complements existing, mature prize funds with a seed-fund program, encouraging innovation and solutions on a local… Read more »

France Canada Research Fund – 2024 New Scientific Collaboration Support Program

This program is open to every field of expertise and provides funding for new scientific projects jointly developed by French and Canadian teams that have never worked together before. Applications must come from principal investigators (PIs), both part of research establishment located in France and Canada. Please note that PhD Candidates and Postdoctoral position are… Read more »

Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories

SSHRC, in partnership with Canadian Heritage, Genome Canada, and UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (UKRI-AHRC), is pleased to launch a Knowledge Synthesis Grants competition to mobilize, examine and synthesize social sciences and humanities research on  Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories. Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories is one of 16 global future… Read more »

Strengthening Primary Care in Northern, Rural and Remote Communities

Healthcare Excellence Canada is launching a new program to strengthen team-based primary care in northern, rural and remote communities. Apply by September 25, 2023 to help improve access to safe, including culturally safe, high-quality primary care in your community. People who live in these communities often prefer care closer to home, avoiding medical transport and… Read more »

Catalyst Grant: Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study in Aging (CLSA) Data (2023) – Full Application

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is a large, national, long-term study/platform that will follow approximately 50,000 men and women between the ages of 45 and 85 at study inclusion for at least 20 years. The CLSA collects information on the changing biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic aspects of people’s lives. These factors can… Read more »

NFRF (New Frontiers in Research Fund) Exploration 2023 – Full Application

The NOI must be submitted in the Memorial Researcher Portal/Convergence Portal for institutional approval/submission to sponsor no later than October 3, 2023, 5:00 p.m. (NST) The Full Application must be submitted in the Memorial Researcher Portal/Convergence Portal for institutional approval/submission to sponsor no later than December 5, 2023, 5:00 p.m. (NST) Units can set their… Read more »

2024 Korea Foundation Fellowship for Field Research

Since 1992, the Korea Foundation is offering an annual fellowship program for field research on Korea-related topics. In accordance with the guidelines listed below, the Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2024 Field Research Fellowship program. In order to promote Korean studies research by scholars at universities or research institutes outside Korea, the Korea Foundation… Read more »

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants – 2023-24 Competitions (March 2024)

Partnership Engage Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research partnerships program. However, Partnership Engage Grants cannot respond exclusively to the objectives of the Research partnerships program. 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… Read more »

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants – 2023-24 Competitions (September)

Partnership Engage Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research partnerships program. However, Partnership Engage Grants cannot respond exclusively to the objectives of the Research partnerships program. 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… Read more »

SSHRC Connection Grant – August 2024

This is to advise you that application deadlines for SSHRC’s 2024-25 Partnership Engage Grants and Connection Grants have been rescheduled to earlier dates. Please note the new deadlines: The August 1, 2024, deadline for Connection Grants has been moved to June 20, 2024. Connection Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships… Read more »

SSHRC Connection Grant – May 2024

Connection Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships program. These grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage with participants on research issues of value to them. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant… Read more »

SSHRC Connection Grant – February 2024

Connection Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships program. These grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage with participants on research issues of value to them. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant… Read more »

SSHRC Partnership Grants – Stage 2

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. The Partnership Grant Program is a two-stage application process. Those invited to submit a Stage 2 Partnership Grant application will have submitted a successful… Read more »

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants – 2023-24 Competitions (December)

Partnership Engage Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research partnerships program. However, Partnership Engage Grants cannot respond exclusively to the objectives of the Research partnerships program. 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… Read more »

SSHRC Partnership Development Grants 2023 Competition

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. Partnership Development Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships program. These grants provide support over one… Read more »

SSHRC Connection Grant – November 2023

Connection Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships program. These grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage with participants on research issues of value to them. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant… Read more »

SSHRC Insight Grants

Academic Units have assumed responsibility for institutional review and electronic submission of applications for the CIHR Project, CIHR Foundation, SSHRC Insight, SSHRC Insight Development, NSERC Discovery, and NSERC RTI Grants competitions.  Research Initiatives & Services will no longer be completing the electronic submission for these grants, but will be supporting Academic Units in their review… Read more »

Heart & Stroke New Investigator Award

The New Investigator (NI) program is a salary award to support new investigators who have demonstrated excellence in their doctoral and post- doctoral training and wish to establish their own independent research career. Salary awards provide an added incentive for researchers to continue or begin their program of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular research within Canada. Application… Read more »

NFRF Transformation 2024 Competition – Letter of Intent (Stage 2 of 3)

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. The 2024 Transformation stream competition of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) was launched on August 1st, 2023. All competition information is… Read more »

NFRF Transformation 2024 Competition – NOI

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. The 2024 Transformation stream competition of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) was launched on August 1st, 2023. All competition information is… Read more »

SSHRC Explore

Awards provide a maximum of $7,000 towards research projects undertaken by faculty members in disciplines supported by SSHRC. Requests from new faculty are encouraged. Requests from established faculty researchers for funding to initiate new avenues of research will also be considered. In so far as is possible, these grants will be used to initiate projects… Read more »

National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition – Coordinating Centre – Application

Inequities persist in Canada’s health system, from research to care. Women are more likely to die of preventable illnesses and bear a higher burden of chronic illnesses. Significant health inequities and barriers to care also are experienced by Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis), Black people, racialized people, sexually and gender diverse people, immigrants,… Read more »

National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition – Coordinating Centre – Registration

Inequities persist in Canada’s health system, from research to care. Women are more likely to die of preventable illnesses and bear a higher burden of chronic illnesses. Significant health inequities and barriers to care also are experienced by Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis), Black people, racialized people, sexually and gender diverse people, immigrants,… Read more »

Catalyst Grant : Health Impacts of Gambling and Gaming – Application

The majority of Canadians partake in some form of gambling, and for some, this can lead to the development of problematic gambling behaviours and even gambling disorder. This is associated not only with financial loss, but also with effects on the physical and/or mental health of the individual. The recent increase of gambling advertising, the… Read more »

Catalyst Grant : Health Impacts of Gambling and Gaming – Registration

The majority of Canadians partake in some form of gambling, and for some, this can lead to the development of problematic gambling behaviours and even gambling disorder. This is associated not only with financial loss, but also with effects on the physical and/or mental health of the individual. The recent increase of gambling advertising, the… Read more »

Doctoral Research Award : Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (2023-2024)

This opportunity is processed by the School of Graduate Studies. Please email SGS@mun.ca  The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. It is available to both Canadian and international PhD students studying… Read more »

NSERC PromoScience

NSERC invites applications for initiatives that promote the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) to Canada’s young people, particularly to under-represented groups in NSE careers. PromoScience encourages a wide variety of organizations to apply for funding to help young Canadians in elementary school and high school (including the equivalent first year of college in Quebec), and… Read more »

Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities funding opportunity on Democracy, Governance and Trust – Application

PLEASE NOTE: an NOI is required to be submitted the lead principal investigator to be eligible for consideration. RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Dr. Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to… Read more »

Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities funding opportunity on Democracy, Governance and Trust – NOI

PLEASE NOTE: an NOI is required to be submitted the lead principal investigator to be eligible for consideration. RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Dr. Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to… Read more »

NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable agriculture research initiative – Application

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Dr. Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC),… Read more »

SSHRC – Open Research Area 8

Please note: the Memorial deadline has been extended by an additional day to accommodate the Remembrance Day Holiday. The partners of the Open Research Area (ORA) are pleased to announce that their eighth joint funding opportunity has launched, with an application deadline of November 14, 2023. The ORA was created to strengthen international co-operation in social sciences… Read more »

CIHR Catalyst Grant : Crisis Line and App-based Support for Public Safety

The Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries in Public Safety Personnel (PTSI in PSP) initiative was announced in Budget 2018, with a commitment of $20 million over five years to support a new national research consortium between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT). This National Research… Read more »

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Network on Sustainable Agriculture in a Net-Zero Economy

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Dr. Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. To meet the Government of Canada’s ambitious climate mitigation targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40-45%… Read more »

Guggenheim Fellowship

Nominators are advised to contact Ellen Steinhauer , Awards and Honours,  for information on this program. Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. Fellowships are awarded through two annual competitions: one open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States… Read more »

Dorothy Killam Fellowship

Applicants are advised to contact Ellen Steinhauer ,  Awards and Honours, for information on this competition. The Dorothy Killam Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability by granting them time to pursue research projects of broad significance and widespread interest within the disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering or studies… Read more »

SSHRC Impact Awards

To anyone interested in preparing a nomination, please contact Ellen Steinhauer , Awards and Honours. SSHRC Impact Awards are designed to build on and sustain Canada’s research-based knowledge culture in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities. The awards recognize outstanding researchers and celebrate their research achievements, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities funded partially or entirely… Read more »

Royal Society of Canada Medals and Awards

Nominators are advised to contact Ellen Steinhauer , Awards and Honours, for information on  these competitions.The Royal Society of Canada administers over 20 prestigious awards, most of which are awarded to those at various career stages in recognition of outstanding achievement. For more information see here. Alice Wilson Award Bancroft Award Centenary Medal Flavelle Medal Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies… Read more »

Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award

In 2002, STLHE created this award to honour individuals who have, over their career, made significant contributions to teaching, learning and educational development in Canadian higher education. The first recipient, Christopher Knapper, was the founding president of STLHE and a member of the Society’s Board of Directors for 20 years. Call for Nominations The award… Read more »

D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning

Nominators are advised to contact the Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) at teachingawards@mun.ca or Beth Price, CITL, at bethp@mun.ca if you would like support in nominating faculty for this award. Established in 2012, the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning, sponsored by D2L (Desire2Learn), celebrates and recognizes up to five post-secondary collaborative teams each year… Read more »

Prix de l’ACFAS

Nominators are advised to contact Ellen Steinhauer ,  Awards and Honours, for information on this  competition. Every year since 1944, Acfas has been partnering with partners to award prizes for exceptional research contributions in all areas of knowledge. It awards nine awards to researchers who have reached maturity in their careers. Eligibility criteria A person can not… Read more »

Royal Society of Canada Fellowship

Nominators are advised to contact Ellen Steinhauer , Awards and Honours,  for information on this program. The fellowship of the RSC comprises over 2000 Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists, peer-elected as the best in their field. These are distinguished men and women from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the… Read more »

Governor General’s Innovation Awards

Nominators are advised to contact Ellen Steinhauer , Awards and Honours,  for information on this program, if they are interested in these competitions. In today’s competitive and interconnected world, increasing productivity through the creation of new products and services, improving public sector performance, and building an inclusive, compassionate society will be the keys to Canada’s success as… Read more »

3M National Teaching Fellowships

The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is Canada’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level. In 1986, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada partnered to recognize exceptional contributions to teaching and learning in Canadian post-secondary education. The community of 3M National Teaching… Read more »

Fulbright Award

Nominators are advised to contact Ellen Steinhauer , Awards and Honours,  for information on this program. Traditional Fulbright Scholar awards for Canadian scholars are open to scholars in all fields (excluding medical training) and are designed to enable emerging and established scholars, post-doctoral researchers and experienced professionals to conduct research, teach, or undertake a combination of… Read more »

NSERC – Dicovery Horizon (pilot) – LOI

The Discovery Horizons program provides NSERC’s entry-point to the tri-agency interdisciplinary peer-review mechanism. It supports Discovery research projects that would significantly benefit from being assessed by a tri-agency interdisciplinary peer review committee, and aims to: – answer NSE research questions that are best addressed through interdisciplinary approaches – advance NSE disciplines through cross fertilization and… Read more »

NSERC – Discovery Horizon (pilot) – Application

PLEASE NOTE: This competition is by invitation only. To obtain an invitation an LOI must have been completed. The Discovery Horizons program provides NSERC’s entry-point to the tri-agency interdisciplinary peer-review mechanism. It supports Discovery research projects that would significantly benefit from being assessed by a tri-agency interdisciplinary peer review committee, and aims to: – answer… Read more »

Harris Centre – West White Rose Employment Diversity Research Fund

Natural resource developments are drivers of economic activity and employment in communities and in Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole. Projects, both small and large in scale, require skilled and knowledgeable workers from a broad range of occupations. However, experience in the resource development sector has demonstrated that segments of the population continue to be under-represented in these… Read more »

NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable agriculture research initiative – LOI (for preparatory funding)

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Dr. Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research… Read more »

Harris Centre’s Thriving Regions Partnership Process – EOI

During the initial workshop of the Harris Centre’s Thriving Region’s Partnership Process, research priorities for the region are set through a facilitated discussion with stakeholders, partners, and interested citizens in the region from public, private, community and education sectors. These priorities are then used to open a call for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from the university… Read more »

Seed Fund, Bridge and Multidisciplinary Fund – of the SBM Funding Opportunity

Description The funds used for this competition draws from the larger Seed, Bridge, Multidisciplinary Fund which supports innovative research that is at a stage where it would be difficult to acquire funding for under traditional funding bodies and Tri-Agency funding programs. Each of these awards: 1. Seed, 2. Bridge, and 3. Multidisciplinary draw from the… Read more »

National Defence – Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) – Innovation Networks – Letter of Intent

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. In response to the rapid development and deployment of quantum technologies, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF)… Read more »

Salary-Based Research Grants Program

Salary-Based Research Grants Program (Researcher Self-funded Opportunity) Original Deadline: February 1, 2023 NEW Deadline: March 10, 2023 This self-funded program opportunity permits, under certain conditions, a researcher to receive a research grant in lieu of their salary, through a mechanism which includes peer review. The grant may be used for all the purposes of a… Read more »

SNSF – Project funding

Please note: Canadian researchers cannot be the Principal Investigator on these applications. However, they can join as project partners. To support larger collaborative projects, researchers can use NSERC’s Alliance International Collaboration grants and the SNSF’s project grants. To access NSERC funding, a Canadian researcher named as a project partner on a successful SNSF project grant… Read more »

NFRF – 2023 International Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition – Application

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. Please note: To apply to this call, teams must submit a notice of intent to apply (NOI) by May 2, 2023. The research… Read more »

NFRF – 2023 International Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition – NOI

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them. This international joint initiative represents a collaboration among research funders from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland,… Read more »

SSHRC – Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65

In response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Call to Action 65, the Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65 is a joint initiative between the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and SSHRC. This unique opportunity supports establishment of a national research program with multiyear funding to advance collective understanding of reconciliation. The… Read more »

The Mourou-Strickland Program-2023

*Please note, RIS has contacted this Sponsor and has confirmed no extensions permitted. Created by the Embassy of France in Canada in 2018, the Mourou/Strickland program is a two-way mobility program; its main goal is to contribute to the creation of sustainable collaborations between Canadian and French researchers. It is intended for researchers who wish… Read more »