Research and Awards Funding Opportunities

January

• • UBC Faculty of Education Research Infrastructure Support Services (RISS)
    • Deadlines: Monday, January 05, 2026, and Tuesday, April 07, 2026
  • SSHRC Destination Horizon Grants
    • Internal selection for January 2026 competition: 12:00 PM Tuesday, January 6, 2026
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE : 10:00 AM Wednesday, January 14, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS : 8:30 AM Thursday, January 15, 2026
    • SSHRC (Sponsor) deadline: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 8:00PM ET
  • UBC Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters
    • Application Deadline: January 8, 2026
  • SSHRC Insight Development Grants ORE Review and Proposal Development Support
    • Dates: January 2 to January 16, 2026
  • SSHRC Connection Grants
    • RPIF Deadline: January 23, 2026
    • ORS Submission Deadline: January 26, 2026
    • E-submission Deadline: January 30, 2026
    • Sponsor Deadline: February 2, 2026
  • Michael Smith Health Research BC: Research Trainee Program
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: 10:00 AM Wednesday, January 21, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: 8:30 AM Thursday, January 22, 2026
    • SSHRC Deadline: Thursday, January 29, 2026 (4:30 pm PT)
  • SSHRC Insight Development Grants Deadlines
    • RPIF Due: January 23, 2026
    • ORS Deadline: January 26, 2026
    • E-submission: January 30, 2026
    • SSHRC Deadline: February 2, 2026

February

• • SSHRC Partnership Grants — Stage 1
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE : 10:00 AM Monday, February 2, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: 8:30 AM Tuesday, February 3, 2026
    • E-submit in your SSHRC Portfolio: 8:30 AM Monday, February 9, 2026
    • SSHRC (Sponsor) Deadline: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (8 p.m. eastern)
  • Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs)
    • Deadlines: February 9, 2026 (Monday), February 17, 2026 (Tuesday), March 4, 2026 (Wednesday), March 20, 2026 (Friday)
  • Faculty of Education 2026 Internal Research Grants Program
    • Deadline to E-mail Applications to Robert Olaj in ORE (robert.olaj@ubc.ca): February 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
  • UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research
    • Rolling deadline starting February 4, 2026 until funds are depleted for that year or August 31, 2026.
  • UBC Scholarly Publication Fund
    • Deadline: Starting February 4, 2026, the Fund will take applications any time during the academic year until it is exhausted, or until August 31. Available support for each application depends upon funding and is not guaranteed.

March

• • NFRF Transformation 2026 Competition – Launch and Upcoming Webinars
    • Full Application Stage Deadline (Invite-only): March 3, 2026 (at 8 p.m. Eastern Time)
  • UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research
    • Deadline: Rolling, until annual funds are exhausted
  • SSHRC Talent Award
    • Deadline for departments to submit nominations to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: 4 PM Monday, March 14, 2026
    • SSHRC nomination deadline: April 1, 2026
  • CIHR Update Engaging the Community to Shape the Future of the Project Grant Program
  • CIHR Updated Learning Modules: Addressing Bias in Peer Review
  • CIHR Update on CIHR’s Transition to the Tri-agency CV

April

• • UBC Faculty of Education Research Infrastructure Support Services (RISS)
    • Deadlines: Tuesday, April 07, 2026
  • SSHRC Connection Grants
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE : 10:00 AM Thursday, April 23, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: 8:30 AM Friday, April 24, 2026
    • Deadline to e-submit in your SSHRC Portfolio: 8:30 AM Thursday, April 30, 2026
    • Deadline to SSHRC: Friday, May 1, 2026
  • CIHR Recruitment for Membership to CIHR's 13 Institute Advisory Boards
    • Deadline to apply: April 24, 2026
  • CIHR Launch of What the Data Say - A New Series of Articles
  • Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Climate Foresight Program
  • Government of Canada Buy Canadian Policy and Tri-agency Guidance

May

• • CIHR Invitation to Engagement Session on Tri-Agency Data Deposit Requirement
    • Deadline for Engagement Session: May 8, 2026 at 9:30am to 12:30pm
  • SSHRC Destination Horizon Grants May Competition
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: May 14, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: May 15, 2026
    • E-submit in your SSHRC Portfolio: May 21, 2026
    • SSHRC Deadline: May 22, 2026
  • Michael Smith Impact Pathways: Engage Award
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: September 14, 2026 (8:30 AM)
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: May 15, 2026 (8:30 AM)
    • Application Deadline: May 18, 2026 (4:30 PM)

June

• • SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants – June
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: 10:00 AM Friday, June 5, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: 8:30 AM Monday, June 8, 2026
    • E-submit in your SSHRC Portfolio: 8:30 AM Friday, June 12, 2026
    • SSHRC deadline: Monday, June 15, 2026
  • SPARC Insight Grant 2026 Information Session for French Applicants
    • Event Date: June 02, 2026
    • Event Time: 10 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Dr. Yosef Wosk Prize in Interdisciplinary Research
    • Deadline: June 30, 2026
  • SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants Federal Research Security Policies Apply
    • SSHRC Partnership Engagement Grant (PEG) funder deadline on June 15, 2026
  • SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants – Launch
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: 10:00 AM Wednesday, November 25, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: 8:30 AM Thursday, November 26, 2026
    • E-submit in your SSHRC Portfolio: 8:30 AM Wednesday, December 2, 2026
    • SSHRC deadline: Thursday, December 3, 2026
  • SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants – Webinars
    • Webinar: October 8th, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Vancouver Foundation Transforming Systems Grants
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: 10:00 AM Friday June 26, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: 8:30 AM Monday, June 29, 2026
    • Stage Application Closes: Monday, July 6, 2026 at 5pm PT
  • NFRF Exploration 2026 – NOI Webinar Recordings
  • PacifiCan Changes to Application Process
  • ORE Considering a 2026 SSHRC Insight Grant Application?
    • Only until October 1, 2026
  • VPRI Survey on Proposed Changes to CIHR Project Grant Peer Review Process

July

• • Tri-Agency Invitation for Feedback on RDM Policy Data Deposit Requirement
    • Feedback Deadline: July 17, 2026
  • SPARC SSHRC Insight Grant 2026 Writing/Revising Bootcamp via Zoom
    • Event Date: July 21, 2026, 9:00 am to 4:00 PM
  • SSHRC & NSERC Expansion of Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative

August

• • SSHRC Connection Grants
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: 10 AM Monday, July 27, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: 8:30 AM Tuesday, July 28, 2026
    • E-submit to SSHRC Portfolio: 8:30 AM Friday, July 31, 2026
    • SSHRC Deadline: Tuesday, August 4, 2026
  • SSHRC Insight Grants Online Application – Now Live + Webinars
    • Webinar: August 20, 2026 at 10 AM
  • NSERC Discovery Grants Program
    • NOI Deadline: August 4, 2026, 8:00 PM
    • UBC Internal Application Deadline: October 23, 2026 8:39 AM
    • Applicant's e-submission deadline: October 30, 2026, 12 PM
    • Sponsor Deadline: November 2, 2026, 5 PM

September

• • CIHR Analysis of Human Development, Child and Youth Health Data Using Existing Canadian Databases and Cohorts (2026)
    • Deadline for registration: September 2, 2026
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: 8:30 AM September 14, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: 8:30 AM September 15, 2026
    • Application deadline: September 22, 2026
  • CIHR Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2026)
    • Deadline for registration: September 15, 2026
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: October 9, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: October 13, 2026
    • Application Deadline: October 20, 2026
  • SSHRC Insight Grants – Deadlines and Instructions
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: 10:00 AM Tuesday, September 22, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: 8:30 AM Wednesday, September 23, 2026
    • E-submit in your SSHRC Portfolio: 12 PM Tuesday, September 29, 2026
    • SSHRC Deadline: 5 PM Thursday, October 1, 2026
  • SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants – September
    • Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE: September 7, 2026
    • Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS: September 8, 2026
    • E-submit in your SSHRC Portfolio: September 14, 2026
    • SSHRC Deadline: September 15, 2026