LA&PS faculty members are reminded that a comprehensive list of internal research funding opportunities is available on our new website (see below). This list includes short descriptions of several individual programs operated by the Dean’s Office as well as VPRI.

Internal funding opportunities can be accessed here.

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness: Call for Proposals Cyber Security Cooperation Program

• Overhead: 15%
• Value: Up to $300K/year per contribution or grant
• Duration: All projects must be completed by March 31, 2024
• Agency Deadline: Friday, February 12, 2021, by 11:59 Pacific Time (PST)

The Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is inviting proposals to support and advance efforts to build a safe and resilient Canada through the Cyber Security Cooperation Program (CSCP). The following subjects are being targeted for this current call for proposals:

1. Secure and Resilient Canadian Systems
2. An Innovative and Adaptive Cyber Ecosystem
3. Effective Leadership, Governance and Collaboration

Faculty members interested in applying should contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca.

The Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program

• Value: up to $7,000 (CAD)
• Deadline: York Internal deadline Thursday, February 18th

This program is open for applications for the 2021-22 academic year. This program can provide up to CAD $7,000 for research and/or teaching activities in eligible Latin American or Caribbean countries. Once you have completed the application paperwork please submit them through this York International Application Form on or before the internal deadline.

If you are interested in taking part in the program, please first prepare and complete the following paperwork:

1. Letter of invitation from the host institution
2. Your CV
3. Faculty Mobility Program Project budget template
4. Privacy Notice Statement

York International will then submit to Global Affairs Canada on behalf of York University by the national/external deadline of February 25^th. For any questions, contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca.

SSHRC Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research – Connection Grants

• Value:
  – Events – $7,000 to $25,000
  – Outreach Activities – $7,000 to $50,000; higher amounts may be considered if well justified
• Duration:1 year
• Agency Deadline: May 1, August 1, November 1, 2021, at 12:00 PM (EST)

SSHRC announced the relaunching of the Connection Grants arm of the Initiative for Digital Citizen Research (IDCR), a joint initiative with the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH). The IDCR aims to develop a better understanding of the impacts of online disinformation in Canada in order to better inform programs and policies, build Canada’s capacity to conduct research on – and related to – countering online disinformation and other related online harms, and help foster a community of researchers engaged with digital citizenship and online disinformation in Canada. It also aims to provide assistance to selected events and outreach activities for short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives.

Learn more about the description and submission instructions here. For any questions, contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca.

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants (PEG)

• Value: $7,000 to $25,000
• Duration: 1 year
• Agency Deadline:  March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, 2021, at 12:00 PM (EST)

These 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. To access an application form and full instructions, log into your SSHRC account. For any questions, contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca.

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (NSERC USRA)

• Value: $6,000 plus organization contribution
• Duration: 16 consecutive weeks on a full-time basis.
• Deadline: Departments must submit their completed applications and transcripts, along with their rankings, to the Dean’s office by Friday, March 12, 2021, at 9:00 am (EST).

USRAs are meant to nurture undergraduate students’ interests and fully develop their potential for a research career in the natural sciences and engineering. They are also meant to encourage students to undertake graduate studies in these fields. An information session was held on Friday, 22 January 2021, at 9:00 am via zoom. for a copy of this webinar please contact Joanne Sequeira at adminres@yorku.ca. Find more information about York internal process in this memorandum from the Faculty of Science.

2021 competition for NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation

Deadline: Internal Nomination Components by March 15, 2021

The award recognizes examples of collaboration that stand as a model of effective partnerships between industry and universities. The nominated partnership must be in the natural sciences and/or engineering and be between a Canadian university professor, or group of professors, and a Canadian-based company or companies with commercial activities in Canada, such as R&D and/or manufacturing. Winners of the Synergy Awards must show effective use of human, technical and financial resources, leading to tangible commercial, social or environmental benefits with their industrial partners. Universities must demonstrate a sustained partnership. All institutional nominations will be reviewed by the Major Awards Advisory Committee (MAAC), which will make recommendations to VPRI on the nominations to be put forward by the university. Find more information about York internal process in this memorandum from Vice-President, Research & Innovation. For any questions, SIRI Specialist Abby Vogus at avogus@yorku.ca.

NSERC Call for Proposals: Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program

• Value and Duration: $1.65 Million over 6 years
• Agency Deadlines:
  – Phase 1: Letter of Intent (LOI)  – Due May 3, 2021
  – Phase 2: Full Application (by invitation only) – Due September 22, 2021

CREATE initiatives provide a value-added experience to the university training environment that includes the development of professional skills among students and postdoctoral fellows that complement their qualifications and technical skills, with a focus on providing an enriched training experience for graduate students. For examples of successful CREATE programs, please review the list of competition results. The CREATE program has permitted York University a yearly quota of 4 LOIs, and only those researchers selected by York can submit LOIs.

Researchers planning to submit an application to the CREATE program (Phase 1: Letter of Intent) must first submit an internal Notice of Intent (iNOI). The iNOIs are due no later than March 18, 2021, by email to Maheen Hasan (mhasan@yorku.ca).

NSERC – Alliance Grants: Option 2

• Value: over $30,000 to $100,000 per year
• Duration: 1 to 5 years
• Deadline: No deadline

NSERC has released details about a new Alliance Option 2 two-pager that provides an overview of what the NSERC Alliance Option 2 funding is all about. The projects should aim to address and are driven by an unmet societal need, meaning that the results matter not just to the partner organizations but also to the public. Refer to the NSERC resources page to access the best practices webinar, a summary of NSERC requirements and more. The results should be broadly shared in various formats, allowing even non-specialists outside the project to understand and use the results. Faculty members interested in applying should contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca. Read the two-pager in English or in French here.

CIHR Call for Proposals: Health Research Training Platform

Value and Duration:
up to $400,000 per year for up to 6 years, for a total of $2,400,000 per grant.

Agency Deadlines:
Phase 1: Registration Deadline – Due April 21, 2021
Phase 2: Full Application – Due June 22, 2021

The Health Research Training Platform (HRTP) Pilot funding opportunity is intended to support the development of interdisciplinary, inter-jurisdictional, and intersectoral research training platforms that will attract a diverse cadre of high-calibre trainees and ECRs, and equip them with the skills required for academic and non-academic careers. These research training platform grants can be used to build capacity in established or emerging areas, within the scope of the research training areas identified in the funding pools outlined below. For any questions contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca.

CIHR Funding Opportunities

A list of funding opportunities through CIHR can be found on this page of the agency’s website. Please be attentive to any COVID-19 update that appears as part of the posting for specific opportunities. Due to the large volume of RFAs, the Office of Research Services has created a simplified Excel spreadsheet that will make it easier for researchers to locate the funding call that is most appropriate to their research area. You will be required to enter your Passport York user ID and password for YU Link to gain access to the spreadsheet. Alternatively, you may contact ORS at research@yorku.ca to send you the file as an attachment.

RSC Medals and Awards Competition

Deadline: March 31st, 2021

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has officially launched this year’s medal competition. This is an invitation to celebrate and acknowledge a peer, a colleague, or a leader by submitting a nomination for the 2021 Medals & Awards of the RSC.  Find more information about the RSC nomination process here. Faculty members interested in submitting an application should contact Ravi de Costa, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, at adres@yorku.ca.

Québec Secretariat for Canadian Relations – Support program for the Canadian Francophonie – Call for Projects Stream 3: Partnerships

• Value and Duration
  – Up to $20K for 1-year projects
  – Up to $40K for 2-year projects
  – Up to $60K for 3-year projects
• Deadline: March 3rd, 2021

The Québec Secretariat for Canadian Relations (SQRC) is launching its first call for 2021-2022. It will be accepting applications to its Stream 3: Partnership Program to carry out joint projects between organizations in Quebec and those in other provinces and territories in Canada.  The call opened on January 18, 2021. The objectives are to support annual projects that meet the needs of Francophone and Acadian communities in a given province or territory and to strengthen links between Quebec and the Francophone and Acadian communities in Canada. Faculty members interested in applying should contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca.

New international Einstein Foundation Award for Promoting Quality in Research

Agency Deadline: March 31, 2021

The Einstein Foundation in Berlin, Germany, has announced a new “Award for Promoting Quality in Research” in three categories: 1) Individual Award: Individual scientists or small teams of collaborating scientists can be nominated. The laureate will be awarded €200,000. 2) Institutional Award: Governmental and non-governmental organizations, institutions, or other entities can apply or be nominated. The award-winning organization or institution will receive €200,000. If governmental organizations or institutions are the recipients of the award, they will not receive any funds in addition to the award itself. 3) Early Career Award: Early career researchers can submit a project proposal for an award of €100,000. Individual researchers from all fields, as well as collaborations, institutions, and organizations (NGO or governmental), are eligible to apply. Faculty members interested in applying should contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca.

Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship

Value: $100,000 USD awarded annually for two years starting in the fall of 2021
Deadline: February 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm (EST)

The Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship sponsored by Microsoft Research recognizes innovative, promising new faculty, whose exceptional talent for research and innovation identifies them as emerging leaders in their fields.

York University may submit up to three nominations. This nomination process will include an internal selection process to determine York University’s nominees. Selected nominees will then be invited by Microsoft to submit proposals. Faculties should submit internal nomination materials to the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives team via email to Abby Vogus at avogus@yorku.ca by noon on February 16^th.

Mitacs and Scotiabank – Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund

Value: The funding is broken down into the following contribution structure:
– Charity/NFP in Canada $3,750
– Scotiabank $3,750
– Mitacs $7,500

Duration: 4-6 months

Deadlines: Stage 1 Expression of Interest due at agency on Thursday, February 11, 2021

Mitacs and Scotiabank have partnered to create the Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund (SERRF) to advance economic resilience in communities across Canada. Interns must be Full-time graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at Mitacs partner colleges and universities in Canada. If you are interested in applying to this competition, please contact Rachel Sung, Mitacs Business Development Specialist at sungr@yorku.ca.

Mitacs SOSCIP Cleantech Call for Proposals

– Value: $15,000 for every 4-6 months with $7,500+HST from industry and $7,500 from Mitacs in addition to a waived access to SOSCIP’s computing platforms
– Duration 6-18 months.
– Agency Deadlines: March 31st, 2021

Mitacs and Smart Computing for Innovation (SOSCIP) are partnering to provide Ontario-based companies and academic partners access to artificial intelligence (AI) and Data Science technology.  Applicants can apply for both access to SOSCIP platforms as well as the Mitacs Accelerate Program at the same time. Mitacs-Accelerate is a graduate research internship program that connects graduate students and post-docs in any discipline at Canadian Universities with companies through short to medium-term research projects which address a company’s need. If you are interested in applying to this competition, please contact Rachel Sung, Mitacs Business Development Specialist at sungr@yorku.ca.