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Fall Outlook, Major Deadlines and Research Funding Opportunities in September-December 2018


In anticipation of the Fall 2018 grant season (September - December 2018), this bulletin is a great resource to help you plan ahead for major deadlines and research funding opportunities.

 

NOW OPEN (SFU Internal Grant)

Availability: Sep 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
Submissions will be accepted September 1st through March 31st or, until all available funds have been committed. For faculty in areas supported by SSHRC to attend conferences beginning September 1 through March 31.
 

Sep 10

Deadline: September 10, 2018 (notification sent in Aug 8 mailout)
Maximum Award: $90,000 CAD
Aid to Scholarly Journals grants support Canadian scholarly dissemination by offering a contribution to enable journals to explore innovative activities as well as to help them to defray the costs associated with publishing scholarly articles, digital publishing and journal distribution on Canadian not-for-profit platforms.
 
Deadline: September 10, 2018 (reminder sent in July 23 Fall Outlook mailout)
Maximum Award: $25,000,000 CAD
This funding opportunity is intended to support $2.5M implementation research projects related to the primary prevention of hypertension and/or diabetes that addresses the determinants and risk factors of these diseases. The opportunity is jointly supported by CIHR and IDRC.

 

Sep 11-13

 
Deadline: September 11, 2018
The Planning and Dissemination Grants are intended to provide support for planning and/or dissemination activities consistent with the mandate of CIHR and relevant to CIHR Institutes, or Initiatives.
 
Upcoming Deadline Sep 11 -NEW
The European Research Council (ERC) is a funding organisation for frontier research. It aims to stimulate scientific excellence in Europe by funding the very best, creative researchers of any nationality and age, and supporting their innovative ideas.
 
Upcoming Deadline Sep 13 -NEW
 

Sep 12 (Major Deadline)

Registration Deadline: August 15, 2018 (reminder sent in July 12 bulletin)
Application Deadline: September 12, 2018
Maximum Award: $13,250,000 CAD
The Project Grant Program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental or applied knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes.
 

Sep 12

Deadline: September 12, 2018
Maximum Award: $3,000,000 CAD
This funding opportunity supports research to develop innovative veterinary solutions focused on product development to reduce therapeutic and prevent non-therapeutic antimicrobial (AMR) use by farmers in developing countries.
 

Sep 17 (Major Deadline)

Deadline: September 17, 2018
Maximum Award: $25,000 CAD
The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through the Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. There are 4 application deadlines throughout the year (Mar 15, Jun 15, Sept 15, and Dec 15). The grants are valued at $7,000 to $25,000 over one year.
 

Sep 18

The purpose of this current funding opportunity is to strengthen the evidence base and expand cannabis research in these identified areas, to build cannabis-related research capacity and/or to inform the development of future larger scale research projects.
 

Sep 19 (Major Deadline)

Registration Deadline: August 15, 2018 (reminder sent in July 12 bulletin)
Stage 1 Deadline: September 19, 2018
The Foundation Grant program is designed to contribute to a sustainable foundation of new and established health research leaders, by providing long-term support for the pursuit of innovative and high-impact research programs.
 

Sep 24 (Major Deadline)

Deadline: September 24, 2018
Funding for college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential.
 

Sep 25

Deadline: September 25, 2018
Maximum Award: $150,000 CAD
This funding opportunity to catalyzes research projects that have a primary focus on understanding, identifying, mitigating and/or preventing Post-traumatic Stress Injuries (PTSI) and adverse mental health outcomes among Public Safety Personnel (PSP).
 
LOI Deadline: September 25, 2018
Maximum Award: $2,000,000 CAD
This funding opportunity will support the development of interdisciplinary research networks to inform effective global governance systems in order to be better prepared to respond to infectious threats and related challenges.
 

Sep 26-30

Upcoming Deadlines on Sep 26 -NEW
 
Upcoming Deadline on Sep 30- NEW
Google supports academic research in computer science, engineering, and related fields.

 

Oct 1 (Major Deadlines)

NOI Deadline: August 1, 2018 (reminder sent in July 9 bulletin)
Application Deadline: October 01, 2018
Maximum Award: $500,000 CAD
SAP-MRS grants assist major and unique national or international subatomic physics experimental and thematic research resources located in Canada to cover their operating and maintenance costs. NOI is mandatory.
 
NOI Deadline: August 1, 2018 (reminder sent in July 9 bulletin)
Application Deadline: October 01, 2018
Award Range: $150,001 - $325,000 CAD
SAP-RTI grants foster and enhance the discovery, innovation and training capability of researchers in the field of subatomic physics at a Canadian university by supporting the purchase of research equipment and installations.
 
NOI Deadline: August 1, 2018 (reminder sent in July 9 bulletin)
Application Deadline: October 01, 2018
The SAP Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of research with long-term goals. Grants are reviewed by the Subatomic Physics Evaluation Section.
 

Oct 1 (SFU Internal Grant)

Deadline: October 01, 2018
Maximum Award: $15,000 CAD
Griffith University and Simon Fraser University Collaborative Travel Grants are awarded for the purpose of expanding cooperation, exchange ideas and research collaborations between our two institutions in the following areas: Drug discovery, Environmental sciences and environmental planning, Forest ecology, forest management and climate change adaptation, Behavioural and cognitive neuroscience, Mental health and addiction, Public health; Bioinformatics and genomics, Big Data, Criminology, Business, Tourism Musicology, and others
Registration Deadline: August 23, 2018 (reminders to come)
Application Deadline: October 2, 2018
Maximum Award: $100,000 CAD
This funding opportunity supports proposals that advance health knowledge through the analysis of existing large cohort, survey and/or administrative datasets.
 

Oct 1-3

Upcoming Deadline Oct 1 -NEW
The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) is committed to support research and education in the field of spinal deformities.
 
Upcoming Deadline Oct 2- NEW
The Lyle Spencer Foundation is committed to support high-quality investigation of education.
 
Upcoming Deadline Oct 3- NEW
The National Geographic Society awards grants for conservation, education, research, storytelling, and technology through its Committee for Research and Exploration.

 

Oct 9

Deadline: October 09, 2018 
Maximum Award: $250,000 CAD
George Weston Limited and Loblaw Companies Limited has launched a Seeding Food Innovation 2018 grant program to provide seed funding for interdisciplinary research or technology development that help accelerate solutions to sustainable food challenges in the areas of food production, distribution and consumption initiatives. 
 

Oct 10-12

Registration Deadline: September 18, 2018 (notice sent on Aug 15 Bulletin)
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2018
Maximum Award: $125,000 CAD
The purpose of this current funding opportunity is to strengthen the evidence base and expand cannabis research in these identified areas, to build cannabis-related research capacity and/or to inform the development of future larger scale research projects.
 
Registration passed (Sep 5, 2018)
Deadline: October 10, 2018
Maximum Award: $1,500,000 CAD
The funding opportunity supports research regarding epigenetics in the clinical setting, demonstrating proof-of-concept utility of epigenetic changes in the context of diagnostics and potential therapeutic targets, in addition to building and fostering partnerships with relevant patients and stakeholders
 
Deadline: October 10, 2018
Maximum Award: $100,000 CAD
This funding opportunity provides development funds to support groups of researchers and knowledge users to identify best and wise practices in the areas of transitions in care.
 
Application Deadline: October 12, 2018
Maximum Award: $1,500,000 CAD
The Department of National Defence 's first IDEaS Call for Proposals for Innovation Networks in Advanced Materials.
 
Upcoming deadline: October 12 -NEW
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation’s funding is dedicated to supporting both programs and scientific research to improve the quality of life for those affected by and living with spinal cord injury.

 

Oct 15 (Major Deadline)

Deadline: October 15, 2018
Maximum Award: $400,000 CAD
Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years.
 

Oct 15

Deadline: October 15, 2018
Maximum Award: $180,000 CAD
This program is a catalyst for developing climate solutions and will support an approach to research that defines meaningful activities focused on partnerships and engagement, helping climate solution seekers become effective solution makers -— from question to collaboration, and ideas to action. 

 

Oct 25

LOI Deadline: October 25, 2018
Application Deadline: April 3, 2019
Maximum Award: $1,500,000 CAD
This funding opportunity supports multidisciplinary teams (of researchers, knowledge users and partners) to gain deeper understanding of food security and climate change in the Canadian North, and to facilitate the development of effective ways to address this issue.
 

Oct 25 (Major Deadlines)

NOI Deadline: August 1, 2018 (reminder sent in July 9 bulletin)
Application Deadline: October 25, 2018
Award Range: $7,001 to $150,000 CAD
SAP-RTI grants foster and enhance the discovery, innovation and training capability of researchers in the field of subatomic physics at a Canadian university by supporting the purchase of research equipment and installations.
 
Deadline: October 25, 2018
Maximum Award: $150,000 CAD
The RTI Program provides the primary avenue for university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering to obtain up to $150,000 in support for research tools and instruments.

 

Oct 30 (Major Deadline)

Deadline: October 30, 2018
The CHRP Initiative funding supports interdisciplinary collaborations between natural sciences, engineering and health sciences communities to translate innovative research results to knowledge/technology users (KTUs) and related stakeholders outside the academic or training environment. There is a special funding call in 2018 on Artificial Intelligence, Health and Society
 

Nov 1 (Major Deadlines)

NOI Deadline: August 1, 2018 (PASSED- reminder sent in July 9 bulletin)
Application Deadline: November 01, 2018
The SAP Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of research with long-term goals. Grants are reviewed by the Subatomic Physics Evaluation Section.
 
NOI Deadline: August 1, 2018 (PASSED -reminder sent in July 9 bulletin)
Deadline: November 01, 2018
The Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of NSE research with long-term goals. The NOI is mandatory and must be submitted by PI through the Research Portal.
 
The Northern Research Supplement program has been established to help promote Canadian university-based research and training in the Canadian North and to augment the associated logistical costs.  To apply for NRS, you must indicate your interest and include the required attachments as part of the Discovery Grant application on the Research Portal.
 
A joint initiative between the DND and NSERC, aimed at supporting unclassified university-based research dedicated to the development of non-weapon specific technologies with dual-use applications in defence and security target areas. Applications to the DG competition will require a justification of how the proposed research falls within the DND target areas. No additional application to the DND is required.
 
Deadline: November 01, 2018
Connection Grants (amounts from $7,000 to $25,000) support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives.
 

Nov 6-12

Deadline: November 06, 2018
Maximum Award: $6,000,000 CAD
This funding opportunity supports research teams of strong core scientists and clinical investigators to build Canada's capacity in HIV research through innovative research programs to generate important new knowledge and to apply it in a timely fashion.
 
Upcoming Deadline: Nov 12 -NEW
The Weston Brain Institute supports research in the area of neurodegenerative diseases and aging.
 

Nov 14

Deadline: November 14, 2018
Maximum Award: $1,000,000 CAD
This funding opportunity supports proposals in Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) that mobilize research communities to explore methodologies to advance research in innovative clinical trials
 

Nov 15 (Major Deadlines)

Deadline: November 15, 2018
Maximum Award: $200,000 CAD
Partnership Development Grants (PDG) provide $75,000 to $200,000 over one to three years to formal partnerships, led by a project director. 
 
Deadline: November 15, 2018
Maximum Award: $80,000 CAD
This funding opportunity is the first stage in the development of the Collaborative Housing Research Network (CHRN) to support Canada-wide collaboration of academics and community partners focused on holistic research of housing conditions, and high-quality research that can be used to support housing policy decision-making and inform future program development.

 

Nov 15

Upcoming deadline: Nov 15- NEW
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund supports research and education in the area of biomedical science.
 

Nov 30

LOI Deadline: August 31, 2018 (reminders sent on July 20)
Deadline: November 30, 2018
Maximum Award: $15,000,000 CAD
The Department of National Defence has launched the first IDEaS Call for Proposals for Innovation Networks on fostering trust in autonomous systems, and barrier to increase the uptake and integration of autonomous systems.
 
Upcoming deadline: Nov 30 - NEW
The foundation is to promote science at universities and research institutes, primarily by supporting specific projects in the field of the humanities that have a specialist scope and are limited in time. Current topic is on security, society and the state.
 

Dec 1 (Major Deadline)

Deadline: December 01, 2018*
*NOTE: This deadline is an estimate based on previous years, but a confirmed deadline has not yet been published. We will update the deadline when it has been confirmed.
Supports early-career health researchers who are building leading-edge health research programs, training junior scientists and expanding their potential to make significant contributions to their field.
 

Dec 11

Deadline: December 11, 2018
Maximum Award: $5,000,000 CAD
This funding opportunity supports Centres for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and other STBBIs Population Health and Health Services Research program to improve health and access to effective programs and services for people living with and at risk of HIV, Hepatitis C and other STBBIs, particularly for populations most affected.
 

Dec 15 (SFU Internal Grant)

Deadline: December 15, 2018
Maximum Award: $7,000 CAD
SSHRC Institutional Grants/SFU Grants support scholarly research in the contemporary arts, humanities and social sciences for expenses up to a maximum of $7,000. A lead applicant, together with one or more eligible co-applicants may apply in a single application for up to $10,000.
 

Dec 17 (Major Deadline)

Deadline: December 17, 2018
Maximum Award: $25,000 CAD
The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through the Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. There are 4 application deadlines throughout the year (Mar 15, Jun 15, Sept 15, and Dec 15). The grants are valued at $7,000 to $25,000 over one year.
 
 

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