November 12, 2020

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Faculty of Education Incubator Grants 

Application deadline: Monday, November 16, 2020


Incubator Grants stimulate research in the Faculty by connecting faculty researchers with graduate students who will play an integral role in a specific research project. Students benefit from the financial support and research experience by working closely with faculty members. In turn, faculty will benefit from the research talents of students to advance project objectives. Learn more or contact Robert Olaj

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Applying to an SSHRC Insight Development Grant in 2021?


If you are planning to apply to SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG) in 2021, please email Nandini Maharaj. By reaching out, you will help Nandini manage the flow of applications coming through ORE and allow ORE to share proposal development resources with you. The IDG is the only SSHRC program that requires the Canadian Common CV (CCV). If you are new to submitting a CCV, it is a good time to begin working on the form as it requires significant time to complete. Learn more or contact Nandini Maharaj

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Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster: Cycle 4 Technology Leadership Program 

Submissions will be accepted on a continuous intake basis 


Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster is seeking to co-invest up to $30M in approximately five to seven big, impactful and ambitious projects in the following areas: health, climate change and environment, and digital transformation. Applicants first register their interest by explaining their project concept and then submitting a full proposal if selected. Learn more or contact Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster
 

2021 Call for Proposals for the France-Canada Research Fund 

Internal deadline: Friday, November 13, 2020


Are you a researcher wishing to start a new collaboration with a peer in France or Canada? The France-Canada Research Fund (FCRF) aims to support the development of new expert partnerships between France and Canada by promoting researcher mobility. The grants are awarded for a two-year period, and they vary from $8,000 to $15,000, depending on the budget. Learn more or contact Heather Frost
 

Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund Stages 3 and 4 - Drop-in Sessions

Shared research facility managers and scientific directors drop-in session: Friday, November 13, 2020 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PST


Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund drop-in sessions are scheduled to assist with Stage 3 and 4 questions. Please note that there are sessions available to provide more focused assistance to shared research facilities and early career researchers. Additional drop-in sessions run from November 9 to 25. Learn more or contact Nandini Maharaj
 

SSHRC Partnership Development Grants 

SSHRC deadline: Sunday, November 15, 2020


SSHRC is now accepting applications for Partnership Development Grants (PDG). PDGs provide support of $75,000 to $200,000 over 1 to 3 years to teams and partnerships to develop research and related activities in the social sciences and humanities by fostering new partnerships with existing and potential partners. Learn more or contact Nandini Maharaj
 

SPARC Support for SSHRC Insight Development Grant 2021 

Summary of Proposed Research Bootcamp: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm


The SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG) competition supports research in its initial stages and is open to emerging and established scholars. UBC Support Programs to Advance Research Capacity (SPARC) offers an information session for applicants, and boot camps with UBC-O, in preparation for the February 2021 IDG competition. UBC SPARC will also offer a special workshop for established scholar applicants in December and peer editing workshops in January. Learn more or contact Danica Kell
 

Laura Bassi Scholarship 

Deadline to submit online application: Wednesday, November 25, 2020


Established by Editing Press in 2018, the scholarship provides editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their disciplines. The fund covers editorial assistance costs for master's theses, doctoral dissertations, and academic journal articles, respectively. All currently enrolled master's and doctoral candidates are eligible, as are academics in the first five years of full-time employment. Learn more or contact Robert Olaj
 

Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund Stage 3

Deadline to submit online application through UBC VPRI’s web site: Monday, November 30, 2020


The Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund is a Tri-Agency program that is part of the Government of Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan. Only direct research costs that are extraordinary and incremental to those already covered by existing sources of funds between March 15 and November 15, 2020, are eligible. Learn more or contact the Office of Research Services
 

Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund Stage 4

Applications for Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund research maintenance and ramp-up costs: Monday, November 30, 2020 


Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) Stage 4 increases the maximum duration of wage support from 12 to 24 weeks. The UBC CRCEF support team will contact faculty who submitted a funding request in Stages 1 and 2 to confirm extended funding requests for eligible salaries in Stage 4. Learn more or contact Nandini Maharaj
 

UBC Study Leave Research Grants 

Application deadline: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 


UBC permits applicants to designate part of their study leave salary as a research grant in order to take advantage of the Canada Revenue Agency's sanctioned tax savings. Applications for study leaves commencing January 1, 2021, are due on December 1, 2020. Learn more or contact Robert Olaj
 

CIHR Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity 

Deadline to submit research project information form to the Office of Research Services: Tuesday, December 1, 2020


This opportunity will provide research funding for Indigenous communities, Indigenous organizations, and researchers of Indigenous ancestry (or researchers with evidence of meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples) in Canada who are responding to the unique health and well-being needs of Indigenous Peoples during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more or contact Nandini Maharaj

 

UBC Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Seed Program 

Deadline to submit online application: Friday, December 4, 2020


The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Seed Program provides graduate research assistants, collegial collaborations, and complementary funding for projects, for faculty interested in exploring the impact of their pedagogical choices. SoTL Seed projects should ask meaningful questions about student learning or teaching activities designed to facilitate student learning, with the goal of gathering evidence to answer those questions, and then sharing the results to contribute to broader bodies of knowledge on student learning. Learn more or contact ctlt.isotl@ubc.ca
 

SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants – Mobility and Public Transit

Deadline to submit signed research project information form to ORE: Wednesday, December 9, 2020


Infrastructure Canada and SSHRC have launched a Knowledge Synthesis Grants funding opportunity to assess the state of research knowledge on mobility and public transit. SSHRC's Imagining Canada's Future initiative seeks to strengthen connections between SSHRC research and society in order to inform decision-making that contributes to Canadians' well-being and prosperity. Learn more or contact Nandini Maharaj
 

NSERC Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative 

Deadline to submit research project information form to the Office of Research Services: Friday, December 11, 2020


This initiative aims to establish a multi-disciplinary network(s) of specialists in modelling infectious diseases. These models will be applied to public needs associated with emerging infectious diseases and pandemics such as COVID-19. The network(s) will enhance existing ad-hoc structures, facilitate new and existing partnerships across institutions, and share methodological advancements. Learn more or contact Nandini Maharaj
 

Community-University Engagement Support Fund 

Application deadline: Monday, December 14, 2020


The Community-University Engagement Support fund fosters and supports community-university engagements by offsetting non-research costs for community partners collaborating with or seeking to collaborate with UBC partners on research, teaching, or learning projects. Slides from July 2020 presentation are available here. Learn more or contact Robert Olaj or cues.fund@ubc.ca
 

UBC Scholarly Publication Fund 

Application deadline: Tuesday, December 15, 2020


The UBC Scholarly Publication Fund assists UBC faculty members with the costs of scholarly publication. Subventions are partial subsidies toward the cost of publishing scholarly works and are commonly requested by publishers and academic presses. Support for other publication costs can enhance the work through images, copyrighted materials, or special production elements. Learn more or contact Leonora Crema
 

UBC Distinguished University Scholars Call for Nominations 

Deadline to submit nomination dossier to ORE for internal selection: February 1, 2020


The Distinguished University Scholar program recognizes faculty who have distinguished themselves as exceptional scholars. Up to 10 Distinguished University Scholars are conferred across UBC every two years. The Faculty of Education is permitted to submit two nominees for consideration. Faculty nomination dossiers must be submitted to the ORE for internal selection. The selection committee will be comprised of the Dean, the Senior Associate Dean, the Associate Dean for Research, and a current Distinguished University Scholar. Learn more or contact Robert Olaj
 
Tri-agency Acronyms
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
 
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