Research

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

Scholar Program Competition

Sponsor: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Application deadline(s):

January 28: LOI submitted online by midnight PST

February 19: OGPR Deadline for Faculty-level Signature

February 21: ORS Deadline for institutional review, signature and e-approval.

February 28: MSFHR full application deadline by midnight PST

Special notes: This application requires letters of institutional commitment from the applicant’s Dean of Faculty and Department Head. If you are interested in applying to MSFHR contact Heather Frost in the OGPR for support as soon as possible.

UBC Visiting Scholars Abroad Program

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

March 1, 2014: PWIAS deadline.

Special notes: The application form will be posted on the PWIAS web site in January 2014. The applicant must be a UBC assistant or associate professor, either pre-tenure or tenured within 2 years prior to July 1, 2014.

UBC Hampton Fund Research Grant

Sponsor: UBC’s Hampton Fund
Application Deadline(s):

For Non-KIN Faculty:
February 13
: OGPR deadline for substantive proposal review (optional). Email full application to Robert Olaj Proposals submitted after this date will only receive a cursory review, as time permits.

February 27, Noon: OGPR deadline for Faculty-level (Beth Haverkamp’s) signature. Please email your full application to Robert Olaj. The signature page (containing Applicant, Co-Applicant and Department Head signatures) may be delivered in hard copy to Robert or scanned and emailed to him with the rest of the application.

February 28: The Hampton deadline. Robert Olaj will scan all applications submitted to the OGPR and email them to the Hampton Coordinator by 4:00 PM on the 28th.

For KIN Faculty
February 13
: OGPR deadline for substantive proposal review (optional). Email full application to Robert Olaj Proposals submitted after this date will only receive a cursory review, as time permits.

February 27, Noon: KIN deadline for the Director’s (Bob Sparks) signature. Please deliver original hard copy of the full application to the KIN main administrative office in the War Memorial Gym by 12 Noon.

February 28: The Hampton deadline. Kathy Manson in the main KIN administrative office will scan all applications submitted to KIN and email them to the Hampton Coordinator by 4:00 PM on the 28th.

Special notes: Please read the eligibility criteria carefully – they are very specific.

Strategic Initiatives

Sponsor: Spencer Foundation (U.S.)

Application deadline(s):

New Civics: February 6 for Small Grants | January 14 for Large Grant preliminary proposals.

Philosophy in Education Policy and Practice: ongoing; no deadlines.