Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

There are upcoming funding opportunities from January to March spring 2019 in the area of social science and humanities:

Social Sciences Grant
CANet (Cardiac Arrhythmia Network of Canada)
Deadline: January 14, 2019
Funding to support the examination of new approaches to research critical to the transformation of arrhythmia care practices in Canada.

Funding for Legal Research
The Foundation for Legal Research
Deadline: January 18, 2019
The Foundation for Legal Research provides funds for legal research including doctrinal research, research into the working of the legal system, and in fields peripheral to legal doctrine.

AsiaGlobal Fellows Program
Asia Global Institute
Deadline: January 31, 2019
The AsiaGlobal Fellows Program launched by the University of Hong Kong is an interdisciplinary global leadership development initiative for mid-career professionals with a strong interest and track record in public policy.

Insight Development Grants (IDG)
SSHRC (Social Science & Humanities Research Council)
Deadline: February 4, 2019
The IDG funding enables the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.  This is an excellent opportunity for new scholar(s) / researcher(s) to explore new research.  Also, this funding permits seasoned researcher(s) to develop/explore new avenues of research. Researchers may only apply for and hold, as applicant, only one IDG at a time.

Connection Grants
SSHRC (Social Science & Humanities Research Council)
Deadline: February 1, 2019
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.  Applications may be submitted by institutions (e.g., university led events) or individual applicants and teams. This is a 2:1 matching fund opportunity (SSHRC:entity match).

Azrieli Global Scholars Program
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
Deadline: February 5, 2019
Provides emerging research leaders worldwide an opportunity to accelerate their career through networking, research support, skill development and opportunities for impact. Provides funding, skills training, mentorship, and opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from diverse disciplines to position scholars as leaders in academia and beyond.

Trans-Atlantic Platform Social Innovation Call for Proposals
SSHRC (Social Science & Humanities Research Council)
Deadline: February 14, 2019
The Trans-Atlantic Platform has launched its 2018 Social Innovation Call for Proposals, which will support international projects that can contribute to increasing our understanding of societal transformations and the role of social innovation.

Partnership Grants - Stage 1
SSHRC (Social Science & Humanities Research Council)
Deadline: February 15, 2019
Partnership Grants provide support for new and existing formal partnerships over 4 to 7 years to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization.

Law Foundation Research Proposals
The Law Foundation of British Columbia
Deadline: March 1, 2019
Grants for non-profit organizations in British Columbia whose proposed time-limited projects fall within one or more of the five statutory mandated areas of the Law Foundation: legal aid; legal education; legal research; law reform; law libraries.

Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program
Global Affairs Canada
Deadline: March 1, 2019
Global Affairs Canada and the Chinese Ministry of Education are offering short-term scholarships to Canadians wishing to study abroad in China. Scholarships are awarded for studies, research, language studies or a combination of studies and language studies at participating Chinese institutions.

Partnership Engage Grants
SSHRC (Social Science & Humanities Research Council)
Deadline: March 15, 2019
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.

VPR Travel Grants, Social Sciences/Humanities -Pool 2
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
Deadline: March 31, 2019
Submissions are 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.