Research

Knowledge Synthesis Grant: Spring 2014 Competition

Sponsor: Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Science, Knowledge Translation and Ethics Branch

Application deadline(s):

    March 26: OGPR for Faculty-level signature

    March 28: ORS Deadline for Institutional Signature and e-approval

    April 1: CIHR National Deadline

Special notes: For your application to be eligible, it must include 2 Principal Applicants: one independent researcher and one knowledge user. CIHR strongly recommends that each team include a content expert, an expert in synthesis methods and an information scientist/librarian. Applications are submitted via ResearchNet and electronically approved and submitted to CIHR by ORS on behalf of the applicant.

Aid to Scholarly Journals

Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Application deadline(s):

  • May 14: OGPR for internal review and feedback (optional)
  • May 28: OGPR for Faculty-level signature
  • May 29: ORS Deadline for institutional review, signature and e-submission
  • June 2 (Mon.): SSHRC national deadline (5:00 PM PST)

Special notes: There are a number of special conditions for eligibility – please be sure to review the program guidelines carefully.

Call for Concept Notes: Canadian Partnerships Small Grants

Sponsor: International Development Research Centre
Application deadline(s):

    February 7: Alert Heather Frost in the OGPR of your interest to apply.
    March 6: OGPR for Faculty-level signature.
    March 7: ORS mandatory internal selection deadline.

Special notes: If you are planning to move ahead with an application to this call, please contact Heather Frost in the OGPR immediately. Universities may only submit a maximum of three applications per call and each must be from a separate administrative unit. Two investigators across UBC have already expressed interest. An internal review at the University level may be required if the number of applications exceed the limit.

International Visiting Research Scholar Program

Sponsor: The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
Application deadline(s):

    February 21: OGPR for internal review and feedback (optional).
    March 1: Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies.

Wall Scholars Research Award

Sponsor: The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
Application deadline(s):

    February 21: OGPR for internal review and feedback (optional).
    March 1: The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies.

Special notes: Applicants considering course release as part of their application must complete the Faculty’s Release Time for Research forms and submit them to the Associate Dean OGPR prior to submission of the application.

2014-2015 Internal Funding Competitions

Deadline for all applications: Friday, March 21 by 4 pm