Research Grants – Small and Major
Sponsor: Spencer Foundation (US)
Sponsor program link: http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/how-to-apply
Value: Small grants ($0-40,000): Major grants ($40,001-$500,000). *An overhead rate of 15% will only be paid on grant requests above $50,000.
Objectives: Spencer Foundation supports high-quality investigation of education and aims to strengthen connections among education research, policy and practice. Applications can be made to address one of the following Areas of Inquiry:
Education and Social Opportunities
Organizational Learning
Purposes and Values of Education
Teaching, Learning and Institutional Resources
Field-initiated Proposals
Applications must only identify one Primary Area of Inquiry regardless of whether it covers other areas.
Application deadline(s):
February 6: Small grants.
March 14: Major grants preliminary proposals. Full proposals (by invitation only).
Special notes: The Spencer Foundation is in the process of redesigning the Major Grants program for the coming year. Read more about this change and how it affects the current program
Early Career Scholars Program
Sponsor: Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
Application deadline(s): TBA (last year February 1)
Special notes: Applicants wishing to use the funds for course buy-out must complete the Faculty’s Release Time for Research application process prior to applying to the ECS program.
Sport Participation Research Initiative (SPRI)
Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Sport Canada
Application deadline(s):
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January 28, Noon: OGPR internal signature deadline. Applicants should email Robert Olaj a PDF of their proposal with a completed, signed and scanned ORS Research Project Information Form.
January 29, 4 PM: ORS internal signature deadline.
February 3, 5 PM Pacific Time: SSHRC Insight Development Grant deadline.
Special notes: Applicants must apply to the Insight Development Grant (IDG) competition. Those relevant, fundable applications that did not receive funding through the IDG for budgetary constraints will be funded through the SPRI. SSHRC has developed a new online application portal called the Research Community Portal and the IDGs are the first SSHRC program to use the new system. Applicants must submit an online application, as well as a Canadian Common CV. All Co-Applicants and Collaborators must also submit Canadian Common CVs. Please allow a generous amount of time to complete your and your team member’s CCVs. Note that applicants for the 2014 IDG competition will be ineligible to apply to the 2014 Insight Grant Competition in October, even if applicants are unsuccessful in the IDG competition.
Operating Grant: Winter Priority Announcement
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Application deadline(s):
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January 6: Register for SPARC Internal Review | IR Application Form & 1 Page Summary to Christy McTait.
January 27: Submit well developed draft to Christy McTait at SPARC for Internal Review.
February 3: CIHR registration.
February 20: OGPR for Faculty-level signature.
February 24: ORS Deadline for institutional review, signature and e-submission.
March 3: CIHR national deadline (by 5:00 PM PST).
Special notes: Applications are submitted through the Winter 2014 Open Operating Grant: 2013-2014 funding opportunity (see details above). If you are interested in applying to CIHR please contact Heather Frost in the OGPR for support as soon as possible.
Open Operating Grants Winter 2014
LAST ONE EVER – NEW PROGRAMS LAUNCHED IN 2014
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Application deadline(s):
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January 6: Register for SPARC Internal Review | IR Application Form and 1 Page Summary to Christy McTait.
January 27: Submit well developed draft to Christy McTait at SPARC for Internal Review.
February 3: CIHR registration.
February 20: OGPR for Faculty-level signature.
February 24: ORS Deadline for institutional review, signature and e-submission.
March 3: CIHR national deadline (by 5:00 PM PST).
Special notes: Applications are submitted via the ResearchNet website, and electronically approved by the Office of Research Services prior to submission to the agency. If you are interested in applying to CIHR please contact Heather Frost in the OGPR for support as soon as possible.
Partnership Grants Letter of Intent Stage
Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Application deadline(s):
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September 30: Notify Robert Olaj in the OGPR of your PG LOI Faculty/Department resourcing plans.
December 1: Contact Burdena Shea at SPARC for resource support and required institutional letter.
January 15: Draft LOI and budget to SPARC for PG host letter preparation.
January 30: OGPR deadline for full proposal administrative review and Faculty signature.
February 12: e-submission (hit “Submit”) to ORS for institutional e-review and final sign-off.
February 17: SSHRC national deadline.
Special notes: This is a highly time consuming and complex proposal to coordinate among many constituent groups. Please contact Robert Olaj in the OGPR as early as possible if you’re thinking of applying for a PG or if you are considering being a Co-Applicant on a PG.
35% match required | Projects must fall under SSHRC’s Subject Matter Eligibility Guidelines
Thanks to Panelists and Participants | Researcher Pro D Series 2013-2014
Left to right: Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Brian Wilson, and Teresa Dobson. Pro D handout.
Partnership Grants Letter of Intent Stage
Sponsor: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Application deadline(s):
- Sept. 30: Notify Robert Olaj in the OGPR of your intention to apply for the PG LOI.
Nov. 1: Request to Sonya Reznitsky at SPARC for resource support and institutional letter.
Dec. 15: Draft LOI and budget to Sonya Reznitsky at SPARC and the OGPR for PG host letter preparation.
Jan. 30: OGPR deadline for full proposal administrative review and Faculty signature.
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Value: Stage 1: Letter of Intent Up to $20,000 | Stage 2: Formal Application (by invitation) $500,000 to $2.5 million, with lower or higher amounts considered | 4 to 7 years.
Objectives: To support new and existing formal partnerships over four to seven years to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities through mutual co-operation and sharing of intellectual leadership, as well as through resources as evidenced by cash and/or in-kind contributions. [more]
Congratulations 2013 SSHRC Insight Development Grant Awardees!
Congratulations to Barbara Weber (ECPS) and Rob VanWynsberghe (EDST) for their successes in the latest SSHRC…
Planning Grants: Spring 2013
Sponsor: CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
Value & Duration: $25000 | 12 months
Objective: To provide support for planning activities, partnership development and/or increasing the team’s understanding of the health research landscape that will contribute to the advancement of research consistent with the mandate of CIHR. Primary research or primary data collection will not be supported through this funding opportunity. [more]