The Office of Research and Innovation provides support in the preparation of applications to all researchers who meet the funding call eligibility criteria. We encourage Indigenous people, visible minorities, diversely-abled people, women, and people from the LGBTQ2S+ communities to apply. We look forward to assisting you with your application to ensure submission of the highest quality proposal.
UNBC Deadlines:
Full applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline (unless otherwise noted in the funding opportunity information below). Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval. Please see the Research Guide for complete details.
If your application requires an Institutional Letter of Support, please complete and submit the Institutional Letter of Support Request Form to the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 10 business days prior to the application deadline.
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External opportunities
Stem Cell Network and Mitacs have developed a partnership through the Mitacs Accelerate program, which will support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows conducting research in regenerative medicine. Interns will share their time (eight months) between academic institutions and companies, to power life-saving therapies and technologies through regenerative medicine research for the benefit of all. This application cycle is for the Summer/Fall 2025 term (for projects beginning no earlier than August 2025) and will fund up to five intern positions. Recent graduates within two years of their degree and affiliated with an eligible academic institution are also eligible.
Successful eligible applicants from Stage 1 will be invited to submit a Mitacs Accelerate application by June 9, 2025.
Successful candidates are eligible for funding of $30,000 CAD, for two four-month terms, fully funded by both Mitacs and Stem Cell Network. The $30,000 award breaks down as follows:
$20,000 ($10,000 per term) as a mandatory minimum stipend
$10,000 for flexible research expenses which could be allocated towards consumables for the project, eligible travel and relocation expenses, or additional stipend.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
Email: seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5616
An Ideas Lab is an immersive, interactive experience designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and creative problem-solving. Participants will engage with each other, their event facilitators, and mentors to develop a shared understanding of the research challenge, explore novel solutions, and generate teams to shape these ideas into research proposals. Each day will build on the previous one encouraging dynamic discussions and new collaborations.
On the final day, teams will present their research proposal concepts for the opportunity to submit a full proposal to Genome BC for a share of $2M in funding.
Please click on the funding opportunity button below for more information on the Ideas Lab and eligibility.
Application deadline: March 3rd, 2025 @ 8am PDT
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
or
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
Please note the full proposal deadline of June 24, 2025
The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to advance research on health and social care related to neurodegenerative diseases at moderate, advanced and end of life stages of disease by working together across national borders and considering ethical issues.
Neurodegenerative diseases are debilitating conditions that lead to the progressive degeneration and death of nerve cells. Their likelihood increases dramatically with age. Worldwide, it is estimated that there are more than 50 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, the most common class of neurodegenerative diseases. This figure is expected to double every 20 years as the population ages. Despite extensive research efforts, very few causal treatments are available today and neurodegenerative diseases have a major personal, societal and economic impact.
Proposals must focus on one or several of the following neurodegenerative diseases:
- Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
- Parkinson’s disease and PD‐related disorders
- Prion diseases
- Motor neuron diseases
- Huntington’s disease
- Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA)
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
The total amount available for the Canadian component of this funding opportunity is $999,000, enough to fund approximately three grants (3) grants. This amount may increase if additional funding partners participate. The maximum amount per grant is $111,000 per year for up to three (3) years, for a total of $333,000 per grant.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
Please note the registration deadline of February 5, 2025
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. It supports research projects proposed and conducted by individual researchers or groups of researchers, at any career stage, in all areas of health. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry; or knowledge translation approaches.
The Project Grant program is open to applicants in all areas of health research that are aligned with the CIHR mandate: "To excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system".
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
*Please note the LOI deadline was December 2, 2024 (2pm PST)
This Program encourages innovative, unorthodox, and exploratory research that may be in the early and conceptual stages of project development but has potential for significant impact on our understanding of the brain. The data generated will enable early-career researchers to apply for larger grants that will lead to long-term projects and create innovative and sustainable research programs.
This competition is open to early-career investigators within seven* years of starting their first independent research position.
*New: Brain Canada is implementing an extended eligibility window, in line with federal granting agencies, to account for the ongoing delays to research caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. For questions related to eligibility, including accounting for leaves of absence, please click the funding opportunity button and refer to the request for applications or contact futureleaders@braincanada.ca
Awards are $100,000 over 2 years.
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
Partnership Engage Grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors.
Application deadline: March 15, 2024 @ 5:00 pm PT
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
The Weston Family Foundation aims to catalyze and scale science-based approaches to significantly improve the health and well-being of Canadians. The Foundation takes a leadership role in tackling large problems that are under-addressed by supporting research that is particularly relevant to the health of Canadians and that empowers Canadians to improve their health and well-being.
The Foundation through its Weston Brain Institute is pleased to announce the launch of our flagship Rapid Response program designed to provide seed funding to catalyze novel, high-risk, high-reward translational research that accelerates the development of therapeutics or tools for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Eligible projects should:
- Be translational research that can accelerate therapeutic or tool development for neurodegenerative diseases of aging (NDAs), as defined by the Institute.
- Therapeutics should address unmet needs in the prevention, treatment and/or symptomatic management of NDAs.
- Tools should address challenges in translational research to accelerate the development and/or clinical implementation of therapeutics for NDAs (e.g., biomarkers, drug delivery systems). Projects covering only the discovery/identification of a tool are considered out of scope.
- Have preliminary data to support the hypothesis and feasibility of the project.
Funding available per project: Up to $300,000 over 18-24 months.
Applicants will be notified of proposal invitations in June 2025.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
Please note the full application deadline of October 8, 2025 at 4:30 pm PT
The Advancing the Use of Evidence In Senior’s Home and Community Care Program aims to improve home and community care for seniors through a blend of supporting both implementation of evidence-based interventions in seniors’ home and community care and learning across health authorities, academic institutions, and communities. Development awards of up to $50,000 (with the possibility of up to $75,000 in exceptional cases) are available for a six-month term.
This opportunity supports teams of researchers and research users within the BC health system and academia to implement and evaluate outcomes of evidence-based interventions in seniors’ home and community care. It also contributes to and supports a culture of learning and evidence use within the BC health system, addressing the needs of seniors, communities and decision-makers. Applicants are encouraged to consider equity and how to include the perspectives of diverse communities and people with lived experience and community members in all aspects of their work.
Separate funding pools will be available for applications in Fraser Health, Interior Health, Island Health, Northern Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions, along with a pool for multi-regional or cross-cutting projects, if needed.
Successful applicants from the LOI stage will receive development awards to support primary applicant co-leads, evaluation co-leads and health authority executive sponsors to develop plans to implement and evaluate an evidence-based intervention in seniors’ home and community care. They will also build their multidisciplinary teams (including healthcare decision-makers, healthcare providers, researchers, trainees and people with lived experience) to support the work.
Development award recipients will be invited to submit a full application.
Successful applicants at the full application stage will receive three-year team awards to carry out activities to implement interventions and evaluate both intervention and implementation outcomes.
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
Please note the full application deadline of June 19, 2025
The Team Grants: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention aims to unite interdisciplinary research teams to advance the biological and mechanistic understanding of cancer etiology, genesis, and risk, linked with host, lifestyle, environmental, social, and other factors, to identify new targets and approaches for cancer prevention, risk reduction, and early detection. Collaborations between traditional cancer prevention researchers (e.g., population and public health researchers, epidemiologists, social scientists) and those from other disciplines (e.g., biologists, immunologists, geneticists, drug developers) or who are new to the field are strongly encouraged.
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:
- Advance the understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying cancer etiology, genesis, and/or risk linked with host, lifestyle, environmental, social, and other factors to enable improvements in cancer prevention, early detection, and risk reduction at the individual and/or population-level.
- Foster and enable interdisciplinary team science by connecting diverse researchers across discovery, clinical, health services, and population health research, and knowledge users and knowledge holders, whose collaborative efforts are required to achieve an improved understanding of the biological mechanisms and associated determinants of health that influence cancer risk and development.
- Bridge the gap between research and clinical/public health practice through knowledge mobilization.
- Strengthen and promote research capacity in cancer prevention, early detection, and risk reduction through interdisciplinary and experiential-based approaches.
The maximum amount per grant for Canadian Teams is CA$400,000 per year for up to five (5) years, for a total of CA$2,000,000 per grant.
For more information on research areas and overall objectives please see the funding opportunity button.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) supports world-leading interdisciplinary, international, high-risk / high-reward, transformative and rapid-response Canadian-led research. The Transformation stream is designed to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change (high-reward).
There is a three-step process to apply:
Notice of Intent (mandatory) deadline: April 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PT
Letter of Intent (mandatory) deadline: June 17, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PT
Full application (by invitation only) deadline: March 3, 2026 @ 5:00 pm PT
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
or
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
Please note the full application deadline of May 13, 2025
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:
- Catalyze research focused on oral health data analysis from CHMS Cycle 7 to inform the 10 OCDOC research questions and foster opportunities for new oral health research discoveries.
- Support focused bioscience research in oral health that can advance relationships in science and epidemiological oral health, including those between oral health and systemic health.
- Identify at-risk oral health populations and assess oral health access and disparity.
- Foster knowledge mobilization, and advance clinical care and evidence-based policy development.
- Build long-term sustainable capacity in oral health data analysis.
The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $1,400,000, enough to fund approximately six (6) grants for up to one (1) year.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
The SickKids Foundation-CIHR-IHDCYH New Investigator Research Grants in Child and Youth Health program seeks to strengthen Canada's capacity and knowledge to respond to children's health challenges and needs. The grants are jointly sponsored by SickKids Foundation and the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH). New investigators (also referred to by CIHR as early career researchers) may obtain up to three years' support for research in biomedical, clinical, health systems and services, population and public health sectors that has the potential for significant impact on children's health outcomes. Projects must be relevant to SickKids Foundation's Mission to improve the lives of children and their families in Canada and around the world.
The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to provide important early career development support to child health researchers and enhance their ability to compete for future research grants.
The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $1,800,000, enough to fund approximately six (6) grants. The maximum amount per grant is $100,000 per year for up to three (3) years, for a total of $300,000 per grant.
Of this $1,800,000:
$300,000 is available from CIHR to fund one (1) application relevant to IHDCYH's mission;
$1,500,000 is available from the SickKids Foundation to fund five (5) applications relevant to the mission of SickKids Foundation.
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage with participants on research issues of value to them. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant can often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PT
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
Destination Horizon Grants support researchers affiliated with eligible Canadian postsecondary institutions to build capacity, foster existing partnerships, and further develop networks and/or consortia with European Union and other “associated countries” researchers, with the ultimate goal of applying to Horizon Europe—Pillar II calls for proposals.
SSHRC will not fund the full cost of any Destination Horizon Grant. Additional support in the form of eligible cash contributions equivalent to 100% of the amount requested from SSHRC must come from the host institution.
Note that a postsecondary institution may only submit up to three Destination Horizon Grant applications for a given deadline. Therefore, any researchers interested in submitting a grant to this funding opportunity should contact the Office of Research and Innovation well in advance of the application deadline.
Application deadline: May 22, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PT
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) supports world-leading interdisciplinary, international, high-risk / high-reward, transformative and rapid-response Canadian-led research. The Transformation stream is designed to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change (high-reward).
There is a three-step process to apply:
Notice of Intent (mandatory): April 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PT
Letter of Intent (mandatory) deadline: June 17, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PT
Full application (by invitation only) deadline: March 3, 2026 @ 5:00 pm PT
Letters of Intent and full applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 10 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
or
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
*Stage 1 LOIs to Health Research BC will be accepted: August 2024-June 30, 2025. Successful eligible applicants from Stage 1 will be invited to submit a Mitacs Accelerate or Mitacs Elevate application
Stage 2 Full Applications to Mitacs: July 31, 2025
Michael Smith Health Research BC (Health Research BC) and Mitacs are partnering through the Mitacs Accelerate and Mitacs Elevate programs to support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across British Columbia to gain experience working with BC’s health system. Health Research BC is reducing the financial barrier for health organizations and municipalities to participate – you will be able to host an intern at a reduced cost equivalent to 25% of the Mitacs award amount (the regular organization contribution is 50%). Placements are expected to start between September 1, 2024 and September 1, 2025.
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage with participants on research issues of value to them. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant can often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.
Application Deadline: August 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PT
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
The goal of the pilot SSHRC Policy Innovation Partnership Grants funding opportunity is to support a partnership between an established postsecondary research entity (institute, centre, lab, hub, observatory, etc.) and one or more federal government departments. This inaugural competition will target research related to boosting Canada’s productivity and that has the potential to inform and shape public policy in this area.
SSHRC will award one grant in this competition, valued at up to $6 million over 15 years. Please note that matching contributions in the amount of 50% of the budget requested from SSHRC are required, of which at least 25% of the SSHRC request must be cash.
Application deadline: September 10, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PT
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
Destination Horizon Grants support researchers affiliated with eligible Canadian postsecondary institutions to build capacity, foster existing partnerships, and further develop networks and/or consortia with European Union and other “associated countries” researchers, with the ultimate goal of applying to Horizon Europe—Pillar II calls for proposals.
SSHRC will not fund the full cost of any Destination Horizon Grant. Additional support in the form of eligible cash contributions equivalent to 100% of the amount requested from SSHRC must come from the host institution.
Note that a postsecondary institution may only submit up to three Destination Horizon Grant applications for a given deadline. Therefore, any researchers interested in submitting a grant to this funding opportunity should contact the Office of Research and Innovation well in advance of the application deadline.
Application deadline: September 22, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PT
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage with participants on research issues of value to them. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant can often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PT
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
In November 2023, the Government of Canada closed substantive negotiations with the European Commission (EC) to increase collaboration under Horizon Europe, the world's largest research and innovation program involving countries around the globe. Now applications from Canadian researchers and innovators will be reviewed as fully-fledged members of consortia in Horizon Europe Pillar 2 calls. While Canadians can participate in all Horizon Europe calls that are open to international partners, as an associated country, Canadians can access a broader range of research opportunities in Pillar 2. Most Horizon Europe Pillar 2 projects require at least three partners from three different EU member states or associated countries.
Each programme within Horizon Europe launches project calls based on a pre-established work programme under each thematic area. See the below funding description for a link to a list of funding opportunities and deadlines.
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
or
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
Environment and Climate Change Canada offers funding through various Grants and Contributions programs. Eligible groups, organizations and individuals can apply for support of projects that protect or conserve our natural environment.
For a full list of funding programs and deadlines, please see the funding description below.
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
Put your talent to work with an organization that needs it and apply your skills in a non-academic environment. Accelerate grants are open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Agency application deadline: continuous intake. Allow six to eight weeks for peer review.
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the agency deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
or
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides $6,000 for senior undergraduate and graduate students in Canada to conduct 12–24-week research projects at universities outside of Canada.
Agency application deadline: continuous intake.
Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the agency for review and signature.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
or
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors. These grants support research projects led by strong, complementary, collaborative teams that will generate new knowledge and accelerate the application of research results to create benefits for Canada.
Alliance Advantage grants (formerly Alliance cost-sharing option 1) are for partner-driven projects. They fund projects focused on the partners’ goals, with at least one partner sharing in the costs of research.
Application deadline: Continuous Intake. Allow 5-24 weeks for the review process (depending on the size of the project).
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors. These grants support research projects led by strong, complementary, collaborative teams that will generate new knowledge and accelerate the application of research results to create benefits for Canada.
Alliance Society grants (formerly Alliance cost-sharing option 2) fund projects with societal impact as the main driver.
Application deadline: Continuous Intake. Allow 14-24 weeks for the review process.
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
Alliance International Grants will provide support for researchers in Canada to work with leading international researchers from the academic sector, and to establish and grow international research collaborations and projects that have a high potential for impact in NSE disciplines.
Funding is available via two streams:
- Catalyst grants will provide up to $25,000 in funding for one year to support Canadian researchers in initiating international research collaborations in the NSE disciplines.
- Collaboration grants will provide up to $100,000 per year for up to three years to allow Canadian researchers to participate in international projects and leverage the best international expertise in the NSE disciplines to help address research challenges of impact and benefit for Canada.
Deadline: Continuous Intake. Allow at least 5-9 weeks for the review process (plus additional time for Collaboration grants to allow for the international funding agency’s peer-review of the proposal submitted by the international collaborator[s]).
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
Mitacs Elevate supports research projects in all disciplines. The program supports postdoctoral fellows for up to 2 years (with a partner organization). The program includes professional development training opportunities.
Please contact a Mitacs Representative to discuss the eligibility of a Not-For-Profit organization, and the eligibility of projects with hospitals, or municipalities before submitting an application package.
Application Deadline: Continuous Intake
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submitting an application to Mitacs. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
or
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
or
Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
The Society for Ecosystem Restoration (SERNbc) provides seed funding for new projects that follow the SERNbc guiding principles of ecosystem restoration.
Potential applicants are required to submit a preliminary application to the SERNbc Project Review Committee. Where necessary, the Committee may request additional information to make a decision. The SERNbc Coordinator will contact those applicants who have been selected to submit full proposals.
Application Deadline: Continuous Intake
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
Project Learning Tree Canada's Green Jobs program provides a 50% or 80% wage match, with up to $32,000 CAD in reimbursements, to employers hiring youth aged 15-30 into Green Jobs. A Green Job is one that supports nature-based solutions for a more sustainable planet. Green jobs are typically involved in, but not limited to, jobs in the forest sector, parks, conservation, natural resource management, environmental education, sustainable food systems, climate change, carbon sequestration, species maintenance and recovery, water quality and quantity, and more.
Application Deadline: Continuous Intake
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
Together with their partners, the Rio Tinto Aluminium Fund Canada aims to deliver long term social and economic benefits for the communities in which they operate and broader society. The Fund encourages programmes and initiatives that align with their priority areas, which include education, environment, health and community liveability.
Application deadline: Continuous Intake
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer - Natural Sciences
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
or
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer- Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
or
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629
or Mostafa Sabzevari, Research Project Officer - Applied Sciences and Engineering
seyedmostafa.sabzevari@unbc.ca
The Pacific Salmon Foundation makes grants to organizations that undertake Pacific salmon conservation and restoration or science and research. Sometimes, when necessary, the Foundation will actually spearhead and execute a specific project. These are typically larger-scale, strategically-critical projects that would otherwise not be undertaken without the Foundation’s involvement. The Foundation partners with government agencies, other non-profits, businesses and volunteers to make Partnered Initiatives successful. Partnered Initiatives are subject to the same level of technical review required of applicants to the Foundation’s Community Salmon Program, though there is more flexibility in terms of match and volunteer requirements.
Application Deadline: Continuous Intake
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
Eligible employers can receive a wage subsidy of up to $25,000 and up to $5,000 for skills development, training, and wrap-around services to hire recent post-secondary graduates. Program funding is aimed at employers in the environmental science, technology, engineering and mathematics sectors.
Programs are offered through one of our four delivery organizations:
- BioTalent Canada is a national, non-profit organization that facilitates research, skills development and various projects to support professionals in the Canadian biotechnology industry.
- Clean Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on green solutions in the areas of energy efficiency, water health, waste reduction and sustainable transportation in Atlantic Canada.
- Colleges and Institutes Canada is a national organization that champions innovation, applied research and employment opportunities addressing climate change and other environmental challenges.
- ECO Canada is a national organization that specializes in environmental labour market research and provides employment and training resources to environmental professionals.
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of submission to the funding agency. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean Approval.
Contact:
Jacqui Dockray, Research Project Officer
Email: jacqueline.dockray@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-6357
Support innovative medical research and practices, particularly in the treatment of cancer.
Application Deadline: There are three funding cycles each year. Applications are accepted at any time.
***Applicants should telephone the Foundation to discuss their project ahead of submitting a proposal***
Applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 5 business days in advance of the agency deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via Romeo. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.
Contact:
Crystal Carpenter, Research Project Officer - Health
Email: crystal.carpenter@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5686
The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) Scholarly Book Awards, formally the Awards to Scholarly Publications Program, funds scholarly books in Canada that make important contributions to the humanities and social sciences.
Applications are accepted and evaluated continuously throughout the year.
Contact:
Sharleen Balogh, Research Project Officer - Social Sciences and Humanities
Email: sharleen.balogh@unbc.ca
Phone: 250-960-5629