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Filter options using the dropdown selection menus or type a keyword into the search field. For a full list of Tri-Agency research grants, please check NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR's websites regularly. To suggest a listing or notify us of an error, please email us. See list of sponsor acronyms.

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Opportunity	Funder	Deadline	Details	Type
Advancing the Use of Evidence in Seniors’ Home and Community Care Program	Michael Smith Health Research BC	2025/03/24	The program will fund teams of researchers and research users within BC’s health system and academia to implement and evaluate the outcomes of evidence-based interventions. Letter of Intent: March 24, 2025	External
Idea to Innovation grants	NSERC	2025/03/31	To accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector, and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company.	External
Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention	CIHR	2025/04/01	Aims to unite interdisciplinary research teams to advance the biological and mechanistic understanding of cancer. Registration deadline: April 1, 2025.	External
Mobilize Grants	SSHRC	2025/04/16	Providing Canadian colleges with flexible funding to acquire necessary resources to address applied research priorities in industry, health, public and not-for-profit organizations within their community and to provide applied research training opportunities for college students.	External
Connection Grants	SSHRC	2025/05/01	Supporting 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.	External
CREATE Award	NSERC	2025/05/16	Genomics is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes, which consist of an organism’s complete set of DNA. Letter of Intent: May 16, 2025	External
Globalink Research Internship	Mitacs	Call for applications opens Feb 2024.	A competitive initiative for top-ranked international undergraduates from 17 countries around the world to participate in a 12-week research internship in Canada.	External
Applied Research & Development Grants	NSERC	Ongoing	Supporting research and development (R&D) projects led by college researchers in partnership with private, public or not-for-profit organizations while encouraging collaboration with universities and/or other colleges. Up to $150,000 per year	External
Internet of Things: Quantum Sensors Challenge Program	NRCC	Ongoing	To help defray the costs of research for academic institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises, and other eligible recipients collaborating with NRC researchers.	External
UFV Peace and Reconciliation Centre Funding and Scholarship Opportunities – Various	UFV PARC	Ongoing	Amount: $250 to $3,000 (varies). For UFV faculty and students, visiting scholars, and community artists and activists. Accepting applications until funds are exhausted.	Internal
Science Meets Parliament 2024	CPSC, OCSA	Ongoing	More information: CSPC website and in the SMP Brochure.	External
Mitacs Accelerate	Mitacs	Ongoing	Research collaboration between an academic institution and a partner organization (for-profit company, not-for-profit, or municipality). Projects will involve a student/postdoc intern and a faculty supervisor.	External
NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate	Mitacs, NSERC	Ongoing	Adds Mitacs Accelerate internships to NSERC Alliance application.	External
Mitacs Elevate	Mitacs	Ongoing	Research collaboration between an academic institution and a partner organization (for-profit company, not-for-profit, or municipality). Projects will involve a postdoctoral intern and a faculty supervisor.	External
Mitacs Business Strategy Internship	Mitacs	Ongoing	An innovation initiative that provides a $10K or $15K award. Projects will involve a student/postdoc intern and a faculty supervisor.	External
NSERC Alliance International Catalyst grants	NSERC	Ongoing	Catalyst grants will provide funding for one year to support Canadian researchers in initiating international research collaborations in the NSE disciplines.	External
SNSF Scientific Exchanges program	SNSF	Ongoing	Scientific Exchanges is aimed at researchers who want to host their own scientific event in Switzerland, invite colleagues from abroad for a research visit to Switzerland, or visit their colleagues in another country. Deadline: Ongoing (but at least 4 months in advance)	External
Tri-Council Funding for Post Doctoral Scholars	NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR	Ongoing	Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers play a crucial role in Canada’s research ecosystem by pushing the frontiers of knowledge.	External
Genome Canada	GAPP	Ongoing	Genome Canada has relaunched the Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) and is actively accepting Expressions of Interest (EOI). Amount: Up to 1/3 of the project budget with a max of $2 million.	External
NSERC Alliance International Grants	NSERC	Ongoing	Amount: $25,000 (Catalyst grants) up to $100,000 (Collaboration grants) per year. Duration: 1 to 3 years.	External
NSERC Alliance Grants	NSERC	Ongoing	Amount: $20,000 to $1M/year. Duration: 1 to 5 years.	External
NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grants	NSERC	Ongoing	Amount: Up to $500,000. Duration: Up to 5 years.	External
SSHRC Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research	SSHRC	Ongoing	Supplementary funding for holders of SSHRC Insight Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and Doctoral Awards.	External
Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund	NEEF	Ongoing		External
Health Research BC match funding	Michael Smith Health Research BC	Ongoing	We provide match funding to qualifying BC-based researchers and research teams who are applying to non-BC government-funded research competitions that require applicants to source match funding as a condition of the application.	External
Globalink Research Award	Mitacs	Ongoing, see program webpage for special call deadlines.	Supports international student mobility in all disciplines. Funds 12-24 week research projects.	External
Connection Grants — Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research	Canadian Heritage / SSHRC	TBD	Canadian Heritage is partnering with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to provide funding support through arms-length Connection Grants. These grants provide assistance to selected events and outreach activities for short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives.	External

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Requesting feedback on a grant proposal Please allow at least 2-3 weeks. Responses will be slower during periods of high demand.	Ash Lalani Director, Research Services and Industry Engagement
Budget development, standard fees, eligible expenses, etc.	Kelly Tracey Grants and Contracts Officer
Research Option / Scholarly Activity (ROSA)	Ash Lalani Director, Research Services and Industry Engagement
Sabbatical Leave	Dr. Garry Fehr AVP, Research and Graduate Studies
All remaining inquiries	rgs@ufv.ca

Funder acronyms

aiSTS – Académie Internationale des Sciences et Techniques du Sport
ASRP – Alzheimer Society Research Program
BCCAT – BC Council on Admissions & Transfer
BC NEIHR – BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research
CFIA – Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CIHR – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
EVA BC – Ending Violence Association of BC
GC – Government of Canada
MSFHR – Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
NEEF – Nechako Environmental Enhancement Fund
NFRF – New Frontiers in Research Fund
NSERC – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
PSPC – Public Services and Procurement Canada
QES – Queen Elizabeth Scholars
RSC – Royal Society of Canada
SSHRC – Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

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