Dr. Rosalin Miles Receives CIHR Implementation Science Chair in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Indigenous Pool)
We’re delighted to congratulate Dr. Rosalin Miles, MHK’98, on receiving a $1 million CIHR Implementation Science Chair in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Indigenous Pool). As Chair, Dr. Miles will lead the ShQUooz Circle Program, an Indigenous-led initiative that connects children and youth with aunties, grandmothers, and Knowledge Keepers to share teachings and strengthen […]
ORE Writing Retreat: From Proposals to Publications | October 07, 2025
Register for this event at: https://educ.ubc.ca/ore-writing-retreat/ ORE Writing Retreat: From Proposals to Publications The Office of Research in Education is pleased to share an opportunity for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and their students to write in a supportive environment. Bring your writing projects and write alongside others in this 2-hour, facilitated and structured writing retreat […]
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants
Program Link: https://sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/opportunities/partnership-engage-grants/2025/competition.aspx Sponsor: Social Science and Humanities Research Council Value: $7,500 to $25,000 | 1 year Description: Partnership Engage Grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through Partnership Engage Grants are meant to […]
UBC SPARC NSERC Discovery Grant Application Resources
Program Link: https://sparc.ubc.ca/cwl/nserc-resources Sponsor: UBC SPARC (Strategic Programs to Advance Research Capacity) Description: UBC’s SPARC unit has compiled a number of resources to assist NSERC Discovery Grant applicants. The resources, which include one-to-one consultations, SPARC staff review of draft applications, webinars, a DG application tips guide, and a sample grant library of past successful Discovery Grants, […]
UBC Data Management Tools for Grant Applications
Program Link: https://rdm.ubc.ca/dmp-assistant Sponsor: VP Research & Innovation& Research data management @ UBC Description: UBC has developed some important resources for data management planning for UBC research grant applicants. Custom UBC DMP pre-funding template A new Data Management Plan (DMP) pre-funding template, now available through DMP Assistant, has been customized for the UBC research community to […]
2025 UBC Vancouver Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) Fund
Program Link: https://livinglabs.ubc.ca/2025 Sponsor: UBC Sustainability Hub Value: The competition provides a total of $500,000 in seed funding, awarded in two streams: • Small Projects: $10,000–$30,000 per project • Large Projects: $50,000–$100,000 per project Description: At UBC, Campus as a Living Lab is a collaborative framework for researchers, students, staff, and external partners to leverage the […]
Info Session: 2025 UBC Vancouver Campus as a Living Lab
Program Link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6rOhfqJAqk8n0bk Sponsor: UBC Sustainability Hub Description: September 16, 2025 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM BC’s Vancouver Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) initiative provides a collaborative framework for researchers, students, staff and external partners to leverage the campus to explore, develop and test new ideas, and to share the knowledge gained from these […]
Michael Smith Health Research BC Pauses Scholar and Health Professional-Investigator programs
Program Link: https://healthresearchbc.ca/news_article/positioning-bc-health-research-system-for-the-future-research-talent/ Sponsor: Michael Smith Health Research BC Description: Michael Smith Health Research BC is pausing its Scholar and Health Professional-Investigator programs this fall. It will continue to offer the Research Trainee program and will also announce a new team funding program for knowledge translation this fall. The decision is not expected to impact existing funding commitments […]
Consider Writing About Your Research For The Conversation
Description: UBC Media Relations encourages faculty to consider writing for The Conversation, an online platform that publishes journalism written by Canadian scholars. It specializes in “explanatory journalism”—explaining complex issues in the news or introducing new ideas of public interest and illuminating them with academic expertise. If you’re interested in writing about your research in The […]
Congratulations to Dr. Joanna Cannon, appointed to the Eleanor Rix Professorship in Rural Teacher Education
Dr. Joanna Cannon has been appointed to the Eleanor Rix Professorship in Rural Teacher Education for a three-year term, from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. Congratulations, Dr. Cannon! During the term of the Professorship, Dr. Cannon has the following mandate: Respond to the increasingly diverse landscape of rural school districts in British Columbia […]