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Funding Opportunities Bulletin - February 2023

In this issue:
Announcements

New announcements

  1. NSERC announces cooperation with the Swiss National Science Foundation – Complementary NSERC and SNSF funding opportunities will allow Canadian and Swiss researchers to access support for joint research projects.
Reminders
  1. The Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies housed at CIHR is hosting communication workshops for health researchers. Spots are limited. Registration is on a first come first served basis.
  2. City Studio Durham has projects for faculty and students, including projects on workplace modernization, carbon capture, building resilience for displaced residents and others.
  3. Revisions made to CIHR Application Administration Guide to bring clarity on policy 3.6 regarding compensation for co-applicants and trainees.
  4. New National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships to protect Canadian Science and Research
  5. Research Data Management – Communication re: Tri-Agency Updates
Funding Opportunities

Grants Officers will provide administrative review of grant applications to ensure completeness with agency guidelines and assist with institutional signatures. Please notify your Grants Officer as soon as possible of your intent to apply to any opportunity and submit your application for administrative review a minimum of five business days before the agency deadline.

Note: We have provided some additional details on some opportunities in the Word document version of this bulletin. Click on “ORS information and deadlines” to link to these details within the Funding Bulletin document.

New this month

Agency-Program                                                                      

Internal Deadline

First Agency Deadline

NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program – Letter of Intent – ORS information and deadlines

Mandatory internal LOI -

March 6, 2023

 

Department of National Defence (DND) - Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) - Innovation Networks: Micro-nets

March 1, 2023

March 7, 2023, at 2:00pm EST (LOI)

Simons Foundation Seeks Proposals for New Neuroscience Collaborations

March 7, 2023

March 8, 2023 (LOI)

Department of National Defence (DND) – Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) – Targeted Engagement Grants

March 7, 2023

March 13, 2023

CIHR-IDRC-GACD Team Grant for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable Disease Risk in Cities

· Priority Research Area: Climate change and NCDs in cities

· Open Research Area related to three themes:

     o   Behavioural change interventions,

     o   Interventions that focus on modifying the built environment, and/or

     o   Interventions that improve access                        to primary and secondary prevention services.

March 9, 2023

March 15, 2023 (LOI)

Human Frontier Science Program – Research Grants 2023

March 15, 2023

March 21, 2023

Natural Resources Canada – Codes Acceleration Fund: The Codes Acceleration Fund (CAF) will advance the Government of Canada’s action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption to fight climate change while strengthening the economy.

The three objectives of the CAF are to:

· Accelerate the adoption and implementation of the highest feasible energy performance tiers of the national model energy codes or other high-performance building codes, such as net-zero emissions codes

· Promote higher rates of compliance with adopted codes

· Build capacity and support market preparedness for ambitious codes adoption

March 20, 2023

March 27, 2023

The Spencer Foundation – Research Grants on Education: Small:  supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years.

March 30, 2023

April 5, 2023

NSERC-NRCan partnership to fund research on small modular reactors – ORS information and deadlines

March 28, 2023

April 11, 2023 (EOI)

The National Geographic Society – Call for Proposals (Level I and Level II Grants) – ORS information and deadlines

April 6, 2023

April 12, 2023

Natural Resources Canada - Energy Innovation Program – Carbon Capture, Utilization, And Storage (CCUS) Research, Development, And Demonstration (RD&D) Call

April 11, 2023

April 17, 2023 (EOI)

The Spencer Foundation – Research Grants on Education: Large: supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years.

April 21, 2023

April 27, 2023 (LOI)

New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition – ORS information and deadlines

 

May 1, 2023

May 2, 2023 (NOI)

SSHRC – Connection Grant

April 25, 2023

May 1, 2023

The Spencer Foundation – Racial Equity Research Grants:  supports education research projects that will contribute to understanding and ameliorating racial inequality in education. 

May 10, 2023

May 16, 2023 (LOI)

 

Current Funding Opportunities

Agency-Program                                                                      

Internal Deadline

First Agency Deadline

CIHR Project Grant – Spring 2023 Competition - ORS information and deadlines

Comprehensive Review: February 22, 2023

Registration: February 8, 2023

Full: March 8, 2023

CIHR – Catalyst Grant: CPHO Report 2022: Mobilizing Public Health Action on Climate Change in Canada

February 22, 2023

March 1, 2023

SSHRC – Partnership Engage Grant

March 8, 2015

March 15, 2023

SSHRC - Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65

May 1, 2023

May 15, 2023

 
 
Ongoing Opportunities – No Deadline

Notify ORS of your intention to apply a minimum of 2-3 weeks before you intend to submit your proposal.     

Agency-Program

City Studio Durham: matching students with real-world projects

-        Contact Felipe.Rubio@ontariotechu.ca

Teaching City Oshawa: addressing Oshawa’s urban issues through research and innovation

-        Contact Felipe.Rubio@ontariotechu.ca

NSERC Alliance

-        NSERC Alliance – Internal ORS Info.

-        NSERC Alliance International – Internal ORS Info.

Mitacs -  Most MITACS Applications have resumed as normal.

-        Mitacs Accelerate - Internal ORS Info.

-        Mitacs Accelerate: Connecting SMEs with AI

-        Mitacs Business Strategy Internship (BSI) (Still on hold)

-        Mitacs Entrepreneur International

-        Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA)

-         Mitacs Elevate

-        Mitacs – Canadian Science Policy Fellowship (CSPF) (Due February 1 and March 1, 2023)

-        Joint NSERC Alliance – Mitacs Accelerate Streamlined Funding

Cisco Research – Research Grants

-        Quantum Computing and Networking

-        Tech for Healthcare

-        Edge Computing

-        Future of Work

Canada Space Agency - Programs

-        Flights and Fieldwork for the Advancement of Science and Technology (FAST)

-        Space Data Utilization

-        Space Exploration

-        Research and Development

-        International opportunities

Government of Canada Department of National Defence (DND)

-        DND Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Program

Ontario Centre for Innovation (OCI)

To drive commercialization of intellectual property

-        Collaborate 2 Commercialize Program, 2022-2023 (Previously OCI-VIP)

-        OCI TalentEdge Internship Program (TIP) - NGNP

-        OCI TalentEdge Fellowship Program (TFP) - OVIN

-        Joint NSERC Alliance – OCI C2C Funding

Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenges Grants

RBC: Youth Mental Well-being Grants

Honda Canada Foundation Grants - ORS Information and Deadlines

IC-IMPACTS: Innovative Technology Demonstration Projects

Government of Canada Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Health Living and Prevent Chronic Disease

-        Internal ORS Info.

SOSCIP Collaborative R&D projects for academia and industry partners

Max Bell Foundation: Project and Development Grants

-        Environment

-        Health and Wellness

-        Education

-        Improving indigenous health

-        Impact of Tech on society

 

Current Funding Opportunities ORS-Internal processes, information and contacts
Grant Submission Process

Step 1 - Notification of Intent to Apply:  Engage the ORS as early as possible in planning to submit any grant applications. Your Grants Officer can support your application development and ensure your proposal aligns with program guidelines and internal university policies.

Step 2 (Optional) - Comprehensive Proposal Review: If you would like a comprehensive review of your grant application, submit it to the appropriate Grants Officer three weeks to one month in advance of the agency deadline, or according to the internal deadlines noted below.

Step 3 - Administrative Review and Internal Approvals: To ensure internal approvals, including required institutional signatures, we require faculty members to provide grant applications and the completed Research Grant/Contract Authorization (RGA) Form a minimum of five business days before the agency deadline. Grants Officers will provide administrative review of new grant applications to ensure completeness with agency guidelines and assist with institutional signatures.

 Internal Information regarding External Grants

Certain funding programs have limitations or specific application requirements. The Office of Research Services will promote specific grants that may include internal competition deadlines or other internal requirements. Faculty are strongly encouraged to review information posted by the ORS and to notify their Faculty Grants Officers regarding their intent to apply.   

Faculty Grants Officers-Contacts

FBIT, FSSH, FED – Ewa Stewart

FEAS – Joanne Hui

FHSci, FSci – Raluca Dubrowski