The Research Office is here to connect UFV faculty with research funding opportunities and valuable grant-writing support.
- Search grant and funding opportunities below
- Ask a question or request feedback on a funding proposal (allow 2-3 weeks)
- Learn about our grant workshops
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.
| Opportunity | Funder | Deadline | Details | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFV Accelerate Research Fund (ARF) | UFV | Ongoing | Amount: Up to $6,000. | Internal |
| Faculty/Student Research and Scholarly Activity Fund (FSRSAF) | UFV | Ongoing | Support active student involvement in faculty research and scholarly activity. Deadlines: April 30 and September 10 Amount: Up to $4,000 (stream A) Up to $8,000 (stream B) |
Internal |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Canada Biomedical Research Fund and Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund | CBRF | 2022-05-19 |
Stage 1: Research hubs notice of intent deadline, May 19, 2022. Application deadline July 21, 2022. |
External |
| International Policy Ideas Challenge | SSHRC | 2022-05-20 |
For graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early career researchers, the challenge provides each of the top six winning entries with an award to develop and transform their ideas into policy briefs. |
External |
| Pathways from Upgrading Programs to Further Post-Secondary at BC Post-Secondary Institutions | BCCAT | 2022-05-31 |
To identify successful pathways from upgrading to undergraduate within BC Transfer System institutions. |
External |
| BCCAT | 2022-06-06 | To project whether the role of online learning is likely to change in the BC post-secondary system, and whether key stakeholders have identified as key trends, learner preferences, and issues. Amount: Up to $18,000. |
External | |
| BC Climate Agri-Solutions | BCCAF | 2022-06 |
Helping farmers tackle climate change by adopting beneficial management practices: Application intake in June and September. |
External |
| Call for Concept Notes: Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) | IDRC | 2022-06-07 |
This call for concept notes seeks to identify transdisciplinary teams motivated to conduct action-oriented research related to one or more of CLARE’s three research themes. |
External |
| Team Grant : Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative Cohort Research Study (I-HeLTI) | CIHR | 2022-06-08 |
NCDs such as diabetes/obesity and conditions related to mental wellness are also a priority issue for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. |
External |
|
Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements |
CGS | 2022-06-10 | Up to $6,000 for a period of research study abroad. | External |
| SSHRC | 2022-06-15 | Partnership Engage Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight program and the Connection program. Valued at $7,000 to $25,000 for one year. | External | |
| NSERC | 2022-06-16 |
Discovery Horizons grants support investigator-initiated individual and team projects that broadly integrate or transcend disciplines to advance knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE). Letter of intent deadline: June 16, 2022 Amount: $50,000 to $100,000 per year, up to five years |
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| Mental Health in the Early Years Implementation Science Team Grants | CIHR/IIPH/ INMHA/IHSPR/ SPOR |
2022-06-23 |
Research that enhances our understanding of how to improve the systematic and equitable implementation of evidence-based interventions for young children and their caregivers. |
External |
| Connection Grants | SSHRC | 2022-08-01 |
Connection Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Connection program. These grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. |
External |
| NSERC Discovery Grant | NSERC | 2022-08-02 |
Notice of Intent (NOI) must be submitted by August 2, 2022. Application due: November 1, 2022 |
External |
| NSERC Subatomic Physics Discovery Grant | NSERC | 2022-08-02 |
Notice of Intent (NOI) must be submitted by August 2, 2022. Application due: October 1, 2022 |
External |
| SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships | SSHRC | 2022-09-15 |
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships are expected to respond to the objectives of the Talent program. These fellowships support the most promising Canadian new scholars in the social sciences and humanities, and assist them in establishing a research base at an important time in their research careers. |
Internal |
| CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC | 2022-09-15 |
The program offers eligible Canadian, degree-granting institutions an opportunity to establish highly funded research chairs in the Government of Canada’s ST&I priorities for the CERC and CFREF programs. |
External | |
| Partnership Engage Grants | SSHRC | 2022-09-15 | Partnership Engage Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight program and the Connection program. Valued at $7,000 to $25,000 for one year. | External |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund: 2022 Transformation competition | NFRF | 2022-09-20 |
The objective of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Transformation stream is to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change. |
External |
| Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships | Government of Canada | 2022-09-21 |
Areas of research: |
External |
| SSHRC Explore Grants | UFV | 2022-10-11 |
Explore grants are to support small-scale Social Science and Humanities research projects for researchers at any stage in their careers. Funds are provided by SSHRC and adjudicated/distributed by UFV. |
Internal |
| UFV Sabbatical Leave | UFV | 2022-11-15 |
Annual deadline November 15. |
Internal |
Request funding proposal assistance
| My question is about... | Contact |
|---|---|
| Requesting feedback on a grant proposal Please allow at least 2-3 weeks. Responses will be slower during periods of high demand. |
Jerri-Lynne Cameron |
| Budget development, standard fees, eligible expenses, etc. | Kelly Tracey Grants and Contracts Officer |
| Research Option / Scholarly Activity (ROSA) |
ROSA.release@ufv.ca |
| Sabbatical Leave |
Dr. Garry Fehr |
| All remaining inquiries |
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
