FEATURED NEWS & EVENTS
Understanding Racism: A Guide for Students, Faculty & Staff
Register for all 4 of the summer 2021 Anti-Racism Workshop Series today.
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Summer student positions have been awarded!
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award and Lassonde Undergraduate Research Awards have been awarded. Students have received notice by email.
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NSERC and Mitacs offer streamlined opportunity
An option is now possible for joint NSERC Alliance and Mitacs Accelerate applications. See details in the link.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities with submission deadlines
An ORS Checklist is needed for all grant applications – The link will take you to a sign-in page. Once signed in, you will be redirected to the correct page, and the checklist will be automatically downloaded.
| Opportunity | Sponsor | Value | Duration | First Internal Deadline | Final Agency Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The J.M. Kaplan Fund The J.M.K. Innovation Prize | J.M. Kaplan Fund | $175,000 | 3 years | To LSE, April 16, 2021 | To Agency, April 30, 2021 |
| Connection Grants — Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research | SSHRC | Up to $50,000 depending on stream | 1 year | To LSE, April 19, 2021 | To Agency, May 1, 2021 |
| Early Researcher Award *See Email from Research Office with full details on the process | Government of Ontario | $150,000 | 5 years | Intent to LSE, April 23, 2021 | To Agency, June 1, 2021 |
| Cancer Research Society and the Ovarian Cancer Canada Strategic Partnership Grant | Cancer Research Society, Ovarian Cancer Canada | $225,000 | 2 years | Letter of Intent to LSE, April 15, 2021 Full Application to LSE, June 18, 2021 | Letter of Intent to Agency, April 29, 2021 Full Application to Agency, July 6, 2021 |
| Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Clinical Translation Pathway | Ontario Institute of Cancer Research | Up to $500,000 depending on stream | 3 years | Letter of Intent to LSE, April 26, 2021 Full Application to LSE, July 28, 2021 | Letter of Intent to Agency, May 10, 2021 Full Application to Agency, August 12, 2021 |
| 1907 Research Trailblazer Award *Requires endorsement from Lassonde. See details to apply here | 1907 Research | Up to $100,000 in costs; Up to $20,000 in prize | 2 years | Notice of intent to apply to LSE, May 1, 2021 SIRI coordinates submission on behalf of York U | Full application to Agency, June 30, 2021 |
| Science Communication Skills grant (pilot) | NSERC | $20,000 | 1 year | To LSE, May 3, 2021 | To Agency, May 15, 2021 |
| Open Call for Proposals *Multiple priority areas | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Up to $300,000 | Up to 3 years | To LSE, May 6, 2021 | To Agency, May 20, 2021 |
| WSIB 2021 Grants Program Occupational Asbestos Exposure and Development of GI Cancers | WSIB | $150,000 | 1 year | To LSE, May 14, 2021 | To Agency, May 31, 2021 |
| Canadian Space Agency Data and Sample Mining | Canadian Space Agency | $70,000 | 1 year | To LSE, May 21, 2021 | To Agency, June 4, 2021 |
| Canadian Space Agency Research Model | Canadian Space Agency | $150,000 | 2 year | To LSE, May 21, 2021 | To Agency, June 4, 2021 |
| Trans-Atlantic Platform Recovery, Renewal and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World | SSHRC | $200,000 | 2 – 3 years | Letter of Intent to LSE, May 31, 2021 Full Application to LSE, June 14, 2021 | Letter of Intent to Agency, June 28, 2021 Full Application to Agency, July 12, 2021 |
| SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants | SSHRC | Up to $25,000 | 1 year | To LSE, June 1 2021 | To Agency, June 15, 2021 |
Opportunities with rolling submission
An ORS Checklist is needed for all grant applications – The link will take you to a sign-in page. Once signed in, you will be redirected to the correct page, and the checklist will be automatically downloaded.
| Opportunity | Sponsor | Value | Duration | First Internal Deadline | Final Agency Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance – Option 1 | NSERC | $20,000 – $1,000,000 | 1 – 5 years | Must submit to LSE for approval | Rolling |
| Alliance – Option 2 | NSERC | $30,000 – $100,000 | 1 – 5 years | Must submit to LSE for approval | Rolling |
| Idea to Innovation | NSERC | Variable | Variable | To LSE, June 14, 2021 | To Agency, June 28, 2021 |
| Mitacs Accelerate | Mitacs | Starts at $15,000 | Starts at 4-6 months | Must submit to LSE for approval | Rolling |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation Voucher for Innovation Productivity (VIP) | Ontario Centre of Innovation | $20,000 – $150,000 / year | 6 months – 24 months | Must submit to LSE for approval | Rolling |