Perspectives LIVE is back for a second season, starting October 20, ready to tackle the biggest questions of the year, to take a look at how our world has changed, and to consider what the future holds. Following a record-setting first season and back by popular demand, Perspectives LIVE is a bilingual web series that brings experts…
Research activity continues to grow at colleges and institutes across Canada who are increasingly recognized for their essential contribution to the country’s innovation ecosystem, by both government and industry partners. This portrait emerges clearly from the results of Colleges and Institutes Canada’s (CICan) latest survey on applied research. To read more, please click here.
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has launched a Knowledge Synthesis Grants funding opportunity to assess the state of research knowledge on the topic of “The Emerging Asocial Society”, under SSHRC’s Imagining Canada’s Future initiative. This call for proposals focuses on the state of knowledge from research on issues related to the growing sense…
If you have a research idea that could advance the profession of research development, consider submitting a proposal to the NORD/InfoReady grant competition. This competition is open to higher education staff and Canadians are eligible to apply. For more information, please see guidelines (click here) or reach out to the Research Office for a PDF copy.
Innovative approaches to research in the pandemic context While the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted researchers’ ability to conduct research, particularly community and field-based research, it also provides a unique opportunity, through this call, to explore new, innovative directions in research methodologies. This call is open to either a nominated principal investigator submitting alone or to a team…
SSHRC will be holding two webinars for applicants and research administrators to provide information and answer questions about the 2021 Insight Grant competition via WebEx. No advanced registration is required. English: 19 August 2021, 13.00-14.30 Franςais: 20 August 2021, 13.00-14.30 If you are interested, please contact the Research Office for the webinar link.
Upcoming launch in Fall 2021, Canadian post-secondary institutions will have the opportunity to apply for the Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program The program provides Canadian professors with opportunities to create or expand partnerships with Latin American and Caribbean institutions through short-term teaching and/or research activities at the college, undergraduate and graduate levels. To read…
Government of Canada provides additional funding for applied R&D collaborations between colleges and businesses A special call from Federal Budget 2021 to support more applied research partnerships through the College and Community Innovation program. Read more here The Call is found here. For further information, please contact the Research Office.
SSHRC has officially launched the new Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative as a result of the Federal Budget 2021 announcement. You will find the news release on SSHRC’s website. We would appreciate it if you circulated this message to researchers at your respective institutions, especially to those who are working in these areas and may be interested in applying. For…
Internal Deadline: September 7 Application Deadline: September 15 Link: NSERC Science Promotion NSERC invites applications for initiatives that promote the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) to Canada’s young people, particularly to under-represented groups in NSE careers, including girls and Indigenous peoples. Taking equity and diversity into account, NSERC may support additional meritorious applications that focus…
Last Modified: October 12, 2021
