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Grant Support & Deadlines

in Applied Science

Grant Application Deadlines


Anytime Applications
NSERC Industry Research Chair
NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants
NSERC Strategic Workshops Program
MITACS Student Internships (Accelerate BC)
MITACS-NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships (> 2 months prior to desired start date, especially for early fall start)
Bridge Fellowship for visiting scholars and professionals (March 31 submission is preferred; see below for Bridge Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship application deadline)
January
Jan 2 CFI - LOF (‘attraction’, non-CRC, UBC internal review)
Jan 12 NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program
Jan 15 CFI - LOF (‘retention’, non-CRC, UBC internal review)
February
Feb 2 CIHR Operating Grant (NOI)
Feb 9 NSERC Strategic Network Grants Supplemental Competition in Manufacturing (Preliminary Application)
Feb 15 CFI LOF (all non-CRC, Ottawa deadline)
March
Mar 1 Peter Wall Institute Major Thematic Grant (LOI)
Mar 2 CIHR Operating Grant (Application)
Mar 2 NSERC John C. Polanyi Award (Nomination)
Mar 13 CFI LOF (CRC only, UBC internal review)
Mar 15 Martha Piper Research Fund
Mar 31 Bridge Fellowship (Graduate students and Postdoctoral fellows)
April
April 1 Tri-Agency Partnership on Knowledge Syntheses on the Environment (Registration – Mandatory)
April 6 NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program
Apr 7 NSERC Chairs in Design Engineering (Preliminary Application)
Apr 7 NSERC Environmental Design Engineering (CEDE) (Preliminary Application)
Apr 13 CFI LOF (CRC only, Ottawa deadline)
Apr 15 NSERC Strategic Projects (April 13 internal deadline)
Apr 27 Canada Research Chair Nomination/Renewal
May
May 1 NSERC: Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) (NOI)
May 1 NSERC: Major Resources Support Program (MRS) (NOI)
May 1 Tri-Agency Partnership on Knowledge Syntheses on the Environment (Application)
May 1 NSERC Herzberg Medal (nomination)
May 9 CFI – national and regional NIF proposals (institutional letters, Ottawa)
May 9 Peter Wall Institute Distinguished Scholars in Residence (Application)
May 9 MITACS Seed Proposal (application)
May 15 CFI: Leaders Opportunities Fund (LOF) ('retention' candidates, UBC deadline)
May 15 Canada Council: Killam Research Fellowships
May 15 NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience program (NOI)
May 19 NSERC Chairs in Design Engineering (Invitation to submit full application)
May 19 NSERC Chairs Environmental Design Engineering (Invitation to submit full application)
May 22 Natural Resource and Applied Science Endowment Research Team Program
May 22 Natural Resource and Applied Science Endowment Private Sector Collaborative Program
June
Jun 1 Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering (Nomination)
Jun 15 CFI: Leaders Opportunities Fund (LOF) ('attraction' & 'retention' CFI submit)
Jun 16 Canada Council Killam Research Prize Nominations
Jun 16 Natural Resource and Applied Science Endowment Private Sector Collaborative Program
Jun 20 NSERC Strategic Network Grants (preliminary application)
Jun 30 NSERC Steacie Fellowships (Nomination)
Jun 30 CFI- NIF and LEF proposals (Ottawa deadline for NOIs)
July
Jul 6 NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program
Jul 17 CFI NIF/LEF proposals (UBC internal deadline for complete proposals)
July 21 NSERC Chair in Design Engineering (Application)
July 21 NSERC Chair in Environmental Design Engineering (Application)
August
Aug 1 NSERC: Discovery (Operating) Grant (NOI)
Aug 5 International Research Chairs Initiative (full application; prior LOI)
Aug 8 CFI - Leaders Opportunities Fund, LOF (CRC only, UBC internal deadline)
Aug 25 CFI - LOF (‘attraction’, non-CRC, UBC internal review)
Aug 29 NSERC Special Research opportunity: Inter-American Collaboration in Materials Research (LOI)
September
Sep 8 CFI - LOF (CRC only, Ottawa, prior UBC approval required)
Sep 10 MITACS-NCE proposals for Scientific Networking
Sep 15 CFI- LOF (non-CRC, ‘retention’, UBC deadline)
Sep 15 UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowship
Sep 16 Natural Resource and Applied Science Endowment Private Sector Collaborative Program
Sep 19 MITACS Full project proposals
Sep 22 NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program (Application)
Sep 28 NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Program
Sep 29 CFI NIF-LEF proposals (UBC internal review)
October
Oct 1 Martha Piper Research Fund
Oct 1 NSERC: Major Resources Support Program (MRS) (full application)
Oct 1 NSERC: Research Tools and Instruments: Category 2 & 3
Oct 1 Gairdner Wightman Award (nomination)
Oct 3 CFI: New Innovation Fund and Leading Edge Fund (NIF, LEF) (Ottawa deadline)
Oct 15 UBC Salary Research Grant (non-study leave)
Oct 15 UBC Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize (nomination)
Oct 15 UBC Charles A. McDowell Faculty Research Prize (nomination)
Oct 15 UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize (nomination)
Oct 15 CFI- LOF (non-CRC, Ottawa deadline)
Oct 25 NSERC: Research Tools and Instruments: Category 1 (2 & 3 under moratorium)
Oct 31 CFI - LOF (CRC only, UBC internal deadline)
Oct 31 CFI_NIF-LEF BCKDF (applications)
November
Nov 1 NSERC: Discovery (Operating) Grant (Full Application)
Nov 14 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Nov 17 Canada Research Chair Nomination/Renewal
Nov 28 NSERC Special Research opportunity: Inter-American Collaboration in Materials Research (Application)
December
Dec 1 Hampton Fund Research Grant
Dec 1 NSERC: Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP)
Dec 5 MITACS BC-India Internship Program

Abbreviations
BCIC – British Columbia Innovation Council
BCKDF – BC Knowledge Development Foundation
BCMSF – BC Medical Services Foundation
BDC – Business Development Bank of Canada
CECR – Centres of Excellence for Commercialization & Research
CERC – Canada Excellence Research Chair
CFI – Canada Foundation for Innovation
CIHR – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CRC – Canada Research Chair
I2I – Idea-to-Innovation
LEF – Leading Edge Fund
LOF – Leaders Opportunity Fund
LOI – Letter of Intent
MITACS - Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems
MRS – Major Resources Support Program
NCE – Networks of Centres of Excellence
NIF – New Initiatives Fund
NOI – Notice of Intent [to apply for a grant] (equivalent to registration)
NRAS – Natural Resources and Applied Sciences Endowment
NSERC – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
SPG – Strategic Project Grant
SRO – Special Research Opportunity
UBC ORS – Office of Research Services

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