FEATURED OPPORTUNITIES
NSERC Discovery Horizons
Discovery Horizons
Value: $50K – $100K per year
Duration: up to 5 years
Objectives: support Discovery research projects that would significantly benefit from being assessed by a tri-agency interdisciplinary peer review committee
Eligibility: Team or individual; individuals are only allowed to hold or apply for one Discovery Horizons grant (as either applicant or co-applicant)
Deadlines:
LOI: to LSE – June 10 | to ORS – June 14 | to agency – June 16
Full application, by invitation only: to agency – October 18 (internal deadlines tbd)
Tri-Agency NFRF Exploration 2022
NFRF Exploration 2022
Value: up to $100,000 per year
Duration: up to 2 years
Eligibility: individuals can participate in only one application of the NFRF Exploration grants stream at a time, either as NPI, co-PI or co-applicant.
Objective: high risk, high reward, interdisciplinary
Deadlines:
NOI: to LSE – June 22 | to ORS – June 24 | to agency – June 28
Full application: to LSE – September 7 | to ORS – September 9 | to agency – September 13
Mitacs Elevate postdoctoral fellowship
Mitacs Elevate – postdoctoral fellowship
Value: $60,000 pear year or $80,000 per year in key priority sectors (agriculture and food, AI, biomanufacturing, clean technology, entertainment and media, quantum science or social innovation )
Duration: 2 years
Deadlines:
LOI: to agency – June 10
Full application: to LSE – June 29 | to ORS – July 4 | to agency – July 6
- If you are interested in applying to this competition, please contact Rachel Sung, Mitacs Business Development Specialist at sungr@yorku.ca.
- Post-docs should contact Kim McIntyre, Post-doctoral Services Coordinator, at kimmcint@yorku.ca or extension 22993, once they have approval from Mitacs to submit an application.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Events and Workshops
| Event Details | Links | Description |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2:30 – 3 pm | Meeting link | Meeting ID: 981 0573 3318 | Passcode: 625959 | Lassonde Research Celebration 2022 |
| June 3, 1pm – 3pm | Meeting link | Code: 2429 432 5407 Password: acAmWJ8nC77 | Information sessions for all NSERC Alliance Quantum opportunities |
| June 14, 5 pm | RSVP link | Info Session: Lab2Market NSERC I2I Market Assessment Grant |
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 LSE Deadline | Final Agency Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration 2022 | Tri-Council | Up to $100,000 per year | up to 2 years | June 22 | NOI: June 28 Full app: September 13 |
| Dorothy Killam Research Fellowship | National Killam Program, NRC | teaching and admin release | 2 years | June 8 | June 15 |
| Discovery Horizons | NSERC | Up to 5 years | Up to 5 years | June 10 | LOI: June 16 invited full applications: October 18 |
| Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship | $50,000-$100,000 per year | 2 years | FGS – LOI: July 13 | Invited full application: September 14 | |
| Mitacs Globalink Research Internship | Mitacs | flight & accommodation for international UG student visitor | 12 weeks | na | June 8 (register a project) |
| Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Felloswhip | Mitacs | Up to $80,000 per year (sector-dependent) | 2 years | LOI: June 10 full app: June 29 | LOI: June 10 full app: July 6 |
| Living Planet PDF Fellowship | European Space Agency | Up to 110,000 Euro plus match from host of 30% of cost | 2 years | notify LSE asap – statements and signatures required | June 15 |
| Arctic and Northern Challenge Program | NRC | $50,000 to $150,000 per year | Up to 3 years | LOI: June 13 full app: Oct 17 | LOI: June 17 full app: Oct 21 |
| Homegrown Innovation Challenge – Shepherd Phase | Weston Family Foundation | Up to $1 M | Up to 18 months | SIRI: June | December 20 |
| Open Call for Integrated Discovery Programs | Ontario Brain Institute | Up to $15 M | Up to 5 years | SIRI: June | September 15 |
| Tri-agency CRCP: Robins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity | Tri-Council CRCP | Up to $100,000 plus $100,000 match from VPRI | 1 year | VPRI: June 6 | July 29 |
| Canadian Frailty Network: Springboard Grants Program – Early Career Researcher Competition | Canadian Frailty Network | Up to $100,000 | 18 months | July 18 | |
| Lab2Market program | Lab2Market | Total $20,000 | 4 months | June 21 | June 27 |
| New Ideas to Advance Knowledge in Neurodevelopment | Azrieli Foundation | Up to $50,000 per year | 1-2 years | July 25 | July 29 |
| Breakthrough Team Grants: Transforming low Survival Cancers | Canadian Cancer Society | Up to $1.5M | Up to 5 years | EOI – June 22 Registration – July 26 | October 19 |
| Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada – 2022 Research Grant Program | Brain Tumour Foundation | up to $50,000 | up to 2 years | June 13 | June 17 |
| Gerda Henkel Foundation – Call for Applications on Forced Migration | Gerda Henkel Foundation | Funding will cover associated costs for personnel, travel, acquiring relevant materials, and/or other necessary expenses. | June 9 | June 15 | |
| Women RISE | IDRC | Up to $1M per team | 24 months | Anticipated April and July | |
| NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants | NSERC | depends on stage | depends on stage | to LSE – 4 business day prior to submission | June 27 and September 26 |
| NSERC-National Science Foundation – Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence | NSERC | Up to $300,000 | 1 to 5 years | to LSE – 4 business days prior to submission | follow NSF deadlines Instructions for Canadian researchers Instructions for US researchers |
| Canadian Frailty Network: Springboard Grants Program – Early Career Researcher Competition | Canadian Frailty Network | Up to $100,000 | 18 months | July 12 | July 18 |
| Partnership Engage Grant – Residental Schools Joint Initiative | SSHRC | Up to $50K | 1 year | May 30 | June 15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Access Grants | CANSSI Ontario | $5,000 | NA | 4 business days before submission | Rolling |
| Special Response Fund for Ukrainian trainees | NSERC | $20-$45K depending on level | 1 year | to LSE – 4 business days prior to submission | continuous intake until December 22 |
| Alliance International Quantum Grants | NSERC | Up to $25 K | 1 year | To LSE – 4 business days before submission | Rolling |
| Alliance Quantum Grants | NSERC | $50,000 – $300,000 per year | 1-5 years | To LSE – 4 business days before submission | Rolling until October 31, 2023 |
| Alliance Consortia Quantum grants | NSERC | $500,000-$1,000000 per year | 3 to 5 years | please contact Paulina Karwowska-Desaulniers | rolling until October 21, 2022 |
| NSERC Alliance Collaboration grant | NSERC | up to $100,000 per year (will match value obtained by international collaborator) | Up to 3 years | To LSE – 4 business days before submission; to ORS – 2 business days before submission | Rolling |
| NSERC Alliance Catalyst grant | NSERC | $25,000 | 1 Year | To LSE – 4 business days before submission; to ORS – 2 business days before submission | Rolling |
| Alliance – Option 1 | NSERC | $20,000 – $1,000,000 | 1 – 5 years | For applications involving private-sector partner, a National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships’ Risk Assessment form and draft proposal needs to be submitted to LSE two weeks before submission Application review: To LSE – 4 business days before submission; to ORS – 2 business days before submission | Rolling |
| Alliance – Option 2 | NSERC | $30,000 – $300,000 | 1 – 5 years | For applications involving private-sector partner, a National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships’ Risk Assessment form and draft proposal needs to be submitted to LSE two weeks before submission Application review: To LSE – 4 business days before submission; to ORS – 2 business days before submission | Rolling |
| Mitacs Accelerate | Mitacs | Starts at $15,000 (Now with a discount for SME partners) | Starts at 4-6 months | To LSE – 4 business days before submission; to ORS – 2 business days before submission | Rolling |
| Mitacs Business Strategy Internship | Mitacs | Up to $15,000 | 4 months | To LSE – 4 business days before submission; to ORS – 2 business days before submission | Rolling |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation Voucher for Innovation Productivity (VIP) | Ontario Centre of Innovation | $20,000 – $150,000 / year | 6 months – 24 months | To LSE – 4 business days before submission; to ORS – 2 business days before submission | Rolling |
Internal Funding Opportunities
Visit this link to see internal funding opportunities at the bottom of the page.
| Opportunity | Sponsor | Value | Duration | First Internal Deadline | Agency Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Faculty Fund | YUFA | $500 – $1,000 | na | June 30 | na |
| Minor Research Grant | YUFA | $500 – $8,000 | na | June 30 | na |
| Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research Clusters | VPRI | $150,000 per year | 3 years | closed | LSE: July 15 VPRI: July 29 |
| EDI Seed Funding | Lassonde School of Engineering | Variable | Variable | May 1 and November 1 | N/A |
| York Indigenous Incentive Grant | York University | Up to $3,000 | Variable | Rolling | N/A |
| York Incentive Grant | York University | Up to $6,000 | Variable | Rolling | N/A |