UBC Scholarly Publication Fund
Program Link: https://scholcomm.ubc.ca/ubc-scholarly-publication-subvention-fund/ Sponsor: UBC Library with funding support from the Vice-President, Research & Innovation and the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Vancouver through the Academic Excellence Funds. Value: Up to $5,000 for direct subvention support. Up to $2,000 for other publication charges. Individuals and co-authors are limited to $7,000 in funding within a two-year period. Description: The UBC […]
Dr. Anusha Kassan appointed as the Myrne B. Nevison Professorship in School or Counselling Psychology
Dr. Anusha Kassan has been appointed as the Myrne B. Nevison Professorship in School or Counselling Psychology for a three-year term, from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. Congratulations, Dr. Kassan! During the term of the Professorship, Dr. Kassan is charged with the following mandate: demonstrably impact education in and beyond BC by advancing […]
UBC 2025 Partnering in Research Conference
Program Link: https://communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/2025-ubc-partnering-in-research-conference/ Sponsor: The conference is a collaborative venture between the Knowledge Exchange Unit and Indigenous Research Support Initiative of UBC’s Vice President Research and Innovation, the Office of Community Engagement under the Vice President External Relations, and the Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement in the Faculty of Arts. Description: Today’s societal challenges are complex. Addressing them requires the co-creation of new […]
UBC Collaborative Research Mobility Awards
Program Link: https://research.ubc.ca/vpri-competitions-initiatives/collaborative-research-mobility-awards/ubc-vancouver-okanagan Sponsor: Offices of the President, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan; the Vice-President, Research and Innovation; the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, UBC Okanagan; the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Vancouver; and the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Okanagan. Value: A total funding envelope of $100,000 is available for this one-year funding cycle. There are […]
Horizon Europe and Canada Online Matchmaking Event: Bridging the Atlantic – Health 2025
Program Link: https://go-eit.eu/global-platform/bridging-the-atlantic-health-2025/ Sponsor: Horizon Europe Description: In late April the European Commission will publish all 2025 Horizon Europe project calls – see draft list shared by Science Business. The budget for 2025 Health calls is likely C$744 million, to open on May 6 and close on September 18, 2025 TBC. This online matchmaking event will take […]
SSHRC Updates on the New Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarships and Fellowships Program
Program Link: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-DetailNouvelles_eng.asp?ID=1518 Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council Description: In alignment with the Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy and as announced in Budget 2024, the three federal research funding agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council […]
SSHRC Announcing Updates to SSHRC’s Aid to Scholarly Journals Grants
Program Link: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/scholarly_journals-revues_savantes-eng.aspx Sponsor: Social Science and Humanities Research Council Description: The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is communicating important program updates to the Aid to Scholarly Journals (ASJ) funding opportunity. As announced in December 2023, the ASJ is transitioning to support journals that will offer free and immediate open access (OA). This change aligns […]
SSHRC Policy Innovation Partnership Grants – New Pilot Funding
Program Link: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/policy_innovation-politiques_innovantes-eng.aspx Sponsor: Social Science and Humanities Research Council Value: $400,000 per year over 15 years for up to a total of $6 million Description: The goal of this pilot funding opportunity is to support a partnership between a postsecondary research entity and one or more federal government departments to establish a long-term research program focusing on specific […]
NFRF Transformation 2026 Competition – Launch and Upcoming Webinars
Program Link: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/nfrf-fnfr/transformation/2026/competition-concours-eng.aspx Sponsor: New Frontiers in Research Fund Value: Minimum $2,000,000 per year (including indirect costs); Maximum $4,000,000 per year (including indirect costs) for six years Description: The 2026 Transformation stream competition of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) was launched on February 18th, 2025. All competition information is available on our website, and the […]
NSERC Updates to the 2025/2026 NSERC CREATE Program and Support Letter Deadline
Program Link: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/grants-subs/create-foncer_eng.asp Sponsor: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Description: Please be advised of the following updates for the NSERC CREATE competition following the information session last week. A copy of the slide deck is on SPARC’s resources page (CWL required) if you are interested. Regular and International stream applicants The VPRI letter of support is for […]