ORS Funding Bulletin October 27, 2020

In this issue:

• Announcements and Resources
• Research Funding Opportunities

The Office of Research Services (ORS) team is working diligently to maintain full services remotely to the entire research community. For regular updates on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the University’s research operations, grant agency deadlines, considerations for active research projects, and funding opportunities for COVID-19 research, please refer to the Vice-President, Research and Innovation’s COVID-19 Updates website.

Services and Internal Process: 

Notification of Intent to Apply: We advised that researchers engage 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.

Comprehensive Review: If you would like a comprehensive review of your grant application, please submit it to the appropriate Grants Officer one month in advance of the agency deadline, or according to the internal deadlines noted below.
Administrative Review and Internal Approvals: To ensure internal approvals, including required institutional signatures, can be provided in time, we now 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. 

FESNS, FEAS	Lisa Kozycz	E-mail: lisa.kozycz@ontariotechu.ca
FHSC, FSCI	Raluca Dubrowski	E-mail: raluca.dubrowski@ontariotechu.ca
FBIT, FED, FSSH	Ewa Stewart	E-mail: ewa.stewart@ontariotechu.ca

  Please note: Opportunities with a page number have extra information within this Word document** 

Announcements and Resources	Date	Link
Tri-Agency COVID-19 Information and Updates		NSERC SSHRC CIHR
New SSHRC Webinars: Connection Grants  - November 4 11am-1pm ID: 173 247 4689 Password: CG2020 Partnership Grants Stage 1 – November 10 1:30-2:30		Connection Grants Webinar       Partnership Grant Webinar
Research Facilities Navigator – Online Research Promotion Tool		1**
Mitacs New Program Offerings – Municipalities, Undergraduates, Business Recovery, and Postdocs		2**
City Studio, The Region of Durham – Call for Proposals TeachingCity Oshawa – Call for Proposals		3**
Update on NSERC Alliance Grant Program: New application resources now available!		4**
Tri-Agency Response to the CCV Open Letter		https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51795.html
Tri-Agency Grants Management Solution (TGMS) Initiative Survey		https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/97926.html
Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy – Public Consultation Summary		http://science.gc.ca/eic/site/063.nsf/eng/h_97905.html
Resources: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Research Enterprise See link for more information New Frontiers in Research Fund Best Practices in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research Guide		5**
New Ontario Health Data Platform – Covid-19 Challenge Questions Initiative		6**
CIHR Funding Opportunity Database ResearchNet		http://bit.ly/2VJ7Djv

 General Research Funding Opportunities

Agency – Program	LOI/NOI/Reg ORS Deadline	LOI/NOI/ Reg Agency Deadline	Full ORS Deadline	Full Agency Deadline
NSERC, Discovery Grant		04-Aug-20	Admin review: 26-Oct-20	01-Nov-20
SSHRC- Connection Grant Including Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative			27-Oct-20	01-Nov-20
The Spencer Foundation – Research Grants on Education: Small			28-Oct-20	03-Nov-20
New Alzheimer Society Research Program New Investigator Operating Grants Proof of Concept Grants			03-Nov-20	06-Nov-20
New CIHR, Operating Grant: Evaluation of Harm Reduction Approaches to Address the Opioid Crisis in the Context of COVID-19			9-Nov-20	12-Nov-20
New Canadian Blood Services, BloodTechNet			10-Nov-20	15-Nov-20
New SSHRC, Partnership Development Grants *Please notify ewa.stewart@ontariotechu.ca as soon as possible if you are planning on applying			9-Nov-20	15-Nov-20
New NATO Innovation Hub, Innovation Challenge Fall 2020: Establish and Strengthen TRUST in AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS			11-Nov-20	17-Nov-20
New Mitacs Industrial Postdoc			19-Nov-20	25-Nov-20
New Mitacs Globalink Research Award Thematic Call			24-Nov-20	01-Dec-20
New CIHR,  Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity		10-Nov-20	02-Dec-20	08-Dec-20
New SSHRC – Partnership Engage Grant			7-Dec-20	15-Dec-20
New Imperial Oil – University Research Awards Program			7-Dec-20	15-Dec-20
New SSHRC – Knowledge Synthesis Grant: Mobility and Public Transit			11-Dec-20	17-Dec-20
New CIHR, Team Grant: Preparation to Trial: Inflammation for Chronic Conditions		08-Dec-20	6-Jan-21	12-Jan-21
New CIHR, Team Grant: Personalized Health			04-Dec-20	10-Dec-20
New CIHR, Team Grant: Diabetes Mechanisms and Translational Solutions		09-Dec-20	07-Jul-21	13-Jul-21
New CIHR, Operating Grant: ECIs in Maternal, Reproductive, Child & Youth Health (2020)		15-Dec-20	15-Jan-21	26-Jan-21
New Johnson and Johnson Innovation, PILL PROTECT QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: DESIGNING FOR MEDICATION SAFETY			25-Jan-21	29-Jan-21
New SSHRC- Connection Grant			25-Feb-21	01-Feb-21
New SSHRC – Insight Development Grant *please note that that guidelines have not yet been updated for 2021 competition and the application form is not yet available			Full Review: 11-Jan-21 Admin Review: 26-Jan-21	02-Feb-21
New Mitacs Elevate		13-Jan-21	4-Feb-21	10-Feb-21
New SSHRC – Partnership Grants – Stage 1			27-Jan-21	15-Feb-21
New CIHR, Team Grant: Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North		24-Apr-21	23-Feb-22	01-Mar-22
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), 2020 Horizon Global Platform Competition (NFRF International Stream) *Please notify your Grants Officer as soon as possible if you are planning on applying				Various deadlines
Canadian Space Agency				Various deadlines
DND Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Program				Various deadlines
NSERC Alliance Grants				No Deadline
Government of Canada – CanExport Innovation Funding				No Deadline
OCE, Voucher for Innovation and Productivity (VIP)				No Deadline
OCE, TalentEdge Internship Program Open for applications under the following streams: Next Generation Network Program (NGNP) Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) ENCQOR 5G				No Deadline
OCE, TalentEdge Fellowship Program Open for applications under the following streams: Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN)				No Deadline
OCE, ENCQOR 5G Academic Technology Development Program			Various	Various
AVIN, AV Research and Development Partnership Fund – Stream 1				No Deadline
Mitacs, Globalink Research Award *With $2,000 co-funding from the supervisor			Apply 16 weeks before departure	No Deadline
Mitacs, Accelerate				No Deadline
Mitacs, Accelerate Fellowship				No Deadline
Mitacs, Entrepreneur International Program				No Deadline
Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations			Various	Various
Royal Bank of Canada, Youth Mental Health Project				No Deadline
Honda Canada Foundation, Grants				No Deadline
IC-IMPACTS Centres of Excellence, Call for Collaborative Research Proposals Between Canada and India – Innovative Technology Demonstration Projects				No Deadline
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Quick Response Program				No Deadline
Public Health Agency of Canada, Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease				No Deadline
The National Geographic Society, Committee for Research and Exploration Grant Application Current topics include: AI for Earth Innovation Equity and the Natural World Enduring Impacts: Archaeology of Sustainability				Quarterly deadlines
Max Bell Foundation				No Deadline
SOSCIP- Collaborative Projects				No Deadline