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

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