LA&PS Research to Impact Webinar Series Launch

The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies is pleased to announce the launch of a new webinar series that will help equip researchers with tools to share their work with the right audience and funders.

The LA&PS Research to Impact Workshop Series, organized by the LA&PS Research Office, will begin on February 10, 2022. It is designed for LA&PS faculty members, emerging and established scholars but is open to all York researchers who wish to expand their research’s audience.

Upcoming sessions:

Research to Impact: Leveraging Earned Media (Guest Speakers: York Media Relations Team)

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (EST)

Register here

Research to Impact: Publishing in The Conversation Canada (Guest Speaker: Scott White, Editor-in-Chief, The Conversation)

Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Time: 10:30 to 12:00 p.m. (EST)

Register here

Research to Impact: Website and its Alternatives for Mobilizing Research (Guest Speakers: LA&PS eServices Office Team)

Date/time: TBC

YCAR opportunities

• YCAR Professional Development Fund | Deadline: Jan. 31: YCAR’s Professional Development Fund subsidizes relevant experiences for its Graduate Associates to present their scholarly or creative work. The next deadline is Monday, 31 January 2022 by 4 pm for activities taking place six months before and six months after the deadline. Find more information and the application form here.
• YCAR Awards for research, fieldwork and language training | Deadline: Feb. 8: The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) is accepting applications for graduate awards for students conducting research related to Asia or Asian diasporas The deadline for all applications is Tuesday, 8 February 2022 by 4 pm. Find more details on eligibility criteria and the application process here
• Essay and creative award opportunities: Teaching Assistants and Course Directors are encouraged to submit exceptional essays or creative projects to the Global Hong Kong Essay and Creative Project Award and/or the YCAR Undergraduate Asia Essay Award. For more information visit YCAR website.

Making the Shift: 2022 Open Call for Proposals

Application Deadline: February 28th, 2022 at 5:00 pm EST

Making the Shift, a youth homelessness social innovation lab co-led by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness at York University is seeking proposals from researchers and community organizations for one-time grants in one of seven research streams. These seven streams aim to fill crucial evidence gaps in the types of policy and service enhancements we need to prevent youth homelessness in Canada. More information about the application process here.

Upcoming Internal Funding Opportunities

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 Internal funding opportunities can be accessed here. 

Upcoming Deadlines:

• Research Leaders Release Program – More Information – February 7, 2022
• Contract Faculty Research Grants Fund – More Information – March 1st, 2022
• Mariano A. Elia Research Fund – Application Form – March 1st, 2022
• Faculty Conference Travel Fund – More Information- March 1st, 2022
• Explore Grant Program – Application Form – Deadline March 31st, 2022
• KMb Grant Program – Application Form – Deadline March 31st, 2022
• LA&PS Support for Scholarly Journals – Application Form – Deadline March 31st, 2022

2022 NSERC Synergy Awards

• Deadline:
  • March 1, 2022 – Institutional nominations due to the Office of Research Services
  • April 19, 2022 – Funder deadline

The 2022 competition for the NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation, recognizes partnerships of strong, complementary and collaborative teams that have generated new knowledge and accelerated the application of research results to create benefits for Canada and Canadians. Please note, this year’s competition has undergone major changes. Please review the details carefully in this 2022 NSERC Synergy Awards Memo.

Faculty members interested in applying should contact Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist, at eveletan@yorku.ca.

IDRC Call for proposals: Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program

• Value: up to $1.46M
• Duration: 4 years
• Deadlines:
  • Registration deadline: March 3, 2022
  • Submit full draft to SIRI: March 22, 2022
  • Application deadline: April 5, 2022

The Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program is a 7-year, CA$35M Canadian-Israeli effort that draws on the unique scientific strengths of both countries and facilitates networking opportunities with peers from Africa, Asia, and Latin America

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca

Application Process: All researchers must notify both their Faculty Research Office and the Office of Research Services by Feb. 28, 2022, about their intention to apply. To signal your intent to apply and to book a one-on-one meeting, please contact  Diana Frasca, Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives Specialist, in the Office of Research Services, by e-mail (dfrasca@yorku.ca).

Upcoming: IDRC Call for proposals: Women RISE

• Value: up to $1M
• Duration: Up to 24 months
• Deadlines:
  • Program Launch March 2022
  • Submit concept notes to IDRC April 2022
  • Submit a full draft of the application to SIRI June 2022
  • Application deadline July 2022

Women RISE (Women’s health and economic empowerment for a COVID-19 Recovery that is Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable) is a new initiative to support action-oriented research on how women’s health and their work (paid or unpaid) intersect and interact in the context of preparing for, responding to and recovering from COVID-19.

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca

Application Process: All researchers must notify both their Faculty Research Office and the Office of Research Services (see contact details below) as soon as possible about their intention to apply. To signal your intent to apply and to book a one-on-one meeting, please contact Diana Frasca, Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives Specialist, in the Office of Research Services, by e-mail (dfrasca@yorku.ca).

Human Frontier Science Program – 2022 Call for Letters of Intent

• Value: 300,000 USD for a team of 2; 400,000 USD for a team of 3; 500,000 USD for a team of 4 or more members.
• Duration 3 years
• Deadlines
  • LOI Due at agency By 1:00 pm (U.S. Eastern Time) on Thursday, March 31, 2022
  • Full application due at the agency (by invitation only) mid-September 2022

The International Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Organization has announced its 2022 Call for Letters of Intent for research grants. Objective:

• To support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with an emphasis on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries
• To promote, through international cooperation, basic research focused on the elucidation of the sophisticated and complex mechanisms of living organisms, for the benefit of all humankind

Two types of grants are available:

• Research Grants – Early Career (RG – Early Career): to encourage outstanding scientists in the initial period of their independent careers, to formulate innovative and promising research projects. Typically, “Early Career” team members will have completed one or two periods of postdoctoral training and recently been appointed to independent staff positions that allow them to initiate and direct their own independent lines of research.
• Research Grants – Program (RG – Program): to allow teams of independent researchers to develop new lines of research through a new collaboration. Priority will be given to new, innovative research projects and teams including members from outside the life sciences. Applicants for RG-Program are encouraged to include independent investigators early in their careers as members of their team. 

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca

Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review on Thursday, March 10, 2022. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is no later than 3 business days prior to ORS deadline at 9:00 am.

Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships Programme

• Value
  • Wolfson Fellowship: Up to £300,000
  • Visiting Fellowship: Up to £125,000
• Duration
  • Wolfson Fellowship: Up to 5 years
  • Visiting Fellowship: Up to 12 months full-time (with a minimum stay of three months) or flexibly over two years.
• Deadlines: By 3:00 pm UK time on Wednesday, March 23, 2022

The Royal Society is inviting applications to its Wolfson Fellowships programme.  This programme will enable UK Universities and Research Institutions to attract internationally outstanding leading researchers who are at the peak of their career as well as those established researchers whose career is on a steep upward trajectory to the UK’s scientific community, through one of two complementary routes.

The Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship

• To enable UK universities and research institutions to strategically recruit and attract outstanding research leaders to the UK from overseas by offering long-term support and flexible funding to conduct high-quality research
• To strengthen research and help build a critical mass of excellence in the UK’s best university departments and research institutions in fields considered to be strategically important by the institution

The Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship

• To enable UK universities and research institutions to attract outstanding international researchers in key strategic areas to the UK from overseas
• To enable the Visiting Fellow and the host UK organization to develop ongoing research links, share ideas and practice.

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca

Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is no later than 3 business days prior to ORS deadline at 9:00 am.

The Royal Society – International Exchanges Scheme Round 4

• Deadline: 09 Mar 2022

The Royal Society – International Exchanges Scheme Round 4 is now open. The International Exchanges Scheme offers flexible support for UK-based scientists to develop new collaborations with scientists based overseas via one-off visits or bilateral travel. The standard programme is available for travel to/from all countries outside the UK.

The UK researcher must be the PI and York researchers can only be co-applicants. Applications will need to come through ORS with an ORS Checklist, in advance of the funder deadline. If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca.

NSERC Alliance International Grants

• Value
  • Catalyst Grants – $25K
  • Collaboration Grants – $100K/year
• Duration
  • Catalyst Grants – 1 year
  • Collaboration Grants – Up to 3 years
• Deadlines: no deadline

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) recently announced the Alliance International grants, a new funding stream to support Canadian university researchers working with leading international academic researchers to establish and grow international research collaborations and projects of global importance that will generate benefits to Canada. the Objectives are to 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.

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca.

Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review 15 working days before submission to the agency. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is no later than 3 business days prior to ORS deadline at 9:00 am.

NSERC-National Science Foundation – Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence

NSERC and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced the first joint collaborative research funding opportunity focusing on discoveries and innovations in the areas of quantum science and artificial intelligence. The objective is to focus specifically on discoveries and innovations in the areas of artificial intelligence and quantum science. Collaborative research proposals will be accepted to the NSF programs listed below:

• NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering Core Programs
  • Small Projects and Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) Core Projects 1 only
• NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Program (Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace)
  • Core Small Projects only
• NSF Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR)
• NSF Engineering Directorate, Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber-Systems
• NSF Engineering Directorate, Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
• NSF Engineering Directorate, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems

Applications requesting up to and including $750,000 total funding from NSERC are supported by the Grants & Applications unit, with submission to ORS as per the following timelines:

• 15 working days before submission to the agency for a full administrative review for both the LOI and full application
• Otherwise, by 9:00 am 2 working days before submission to the agency for a mandatory review for both the LOI and full application

Applications requesting more than $750,000 total funding from NSERC are supported by the Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) unit. SIRI will provide a full administrative review of the completed LOI application and full proposal, which may take up to 15 working days, in advance of submission to NSERC and NSF. Faculty members interested in applying should contact Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist, at eveletan@yorku.ca.

NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants

• Phase I – reduction to practice stage
  • Value: Funding is available to a maximum of $125K, and is non-renewable.  NSERC will assume 100 percent of the direct costs of research for Phase 1 projects.
  • Duration: up to one year
  • Deadline: Monday, April 4, 2022
• Phase IIa – Technology Enhancement
  • Value: NSERC will support up to two-thirds of the costs of the project with the early-stage entity providing the balance in cash. Funding requested from NSERC should not exceed an average of $125K per year.
  • Duration: IIa – 6-18 months
  • Deadline: Monday, June 27, 2022

• Phase IIb – up to 24 months
  • Value: Funding requested should not exceed $350K for the duration of the project.  NSERC may fund up to half the cost of the project, with the company providing the other half through a combination of in-kind and at least 40% cash contributions.
  • Duration: up to 24 months
  • Deadline: Monday, September 26, 2022

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is accepting applications to the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants Program. This program is available to university researchers to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. The I2I Program provides funding for four phases (Market Assessment, Phase I, Phase IIa and Phase IIb). Objectives include:

• To accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company
• To provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential.
• To provide crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection

Proposals under this program must include a detailed technology transfer and commercialization plan prepared and endorsed by the university. Please contact Yaser Kerachian, Commercialization Manager for VISTA at yaserk@yorku.ca or ext. 33843, for VISTA-related proposals. For everyone else, please contact Anna Han, Commercialization Manager at ahan@yorku.ca  or ext. 44315, prior to preparing your application.

Faculty members interested in applying should contact Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist, at eveletan@yorku.ca. Mandatory internal deadlines for ORS for full application review are:

• Market assessment: Monday, December 6, 2021
• Phase I: Monday, March 14, 2022
• Phase IIa: Monday, June 13, 2022
• Phase IIb: Monday, September 12, 2022

The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is by 9:00 am five (5) working days prior to submission to the agency.

Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence Grant (ORF-RE Round 11)

The Ministry of Colleges and Universities has launched Round 11 of the Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence (ORF-RE) program. The ORF-RE program provides funding for eligible direct operating costs as well as a portion of indirect costs for research projects of strategic value to the province. Full program details, including the program guidelines and application forms, are available on the ORF-RE website.

• Stream 1: General – Basic and Applied Research Open to all disciplines
  • Value: Funds projects from $500,000 to $2,000,000 (Ontario Portion).
  • Duration Funds projects up to a maximum of 5 years
• Stream 2: Targeted – Experimental Research Funds projects that demonstrate strong commercialization potential, where the innovation is at a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 3 or higher.
  • Value: Funds projects from $300,000 – $1,000,000 (Ontario Portion).
  • Duration: Funds projects up to a maximum of 4 years.
  • Deadline: 5 p.m. (ET), Monday March 21, 2022.

Please find here a VPRI Competition Announcement Memo for more details about requirements and timelines. All interested researchers must notify Maheen Hasan, Strategic and Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI) Specialist at mhasan@yorku.ca and their Faculty Research Office as soon as possible about their intention to apply.

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca.

Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative

• Value: $7K – $25K for Events | $7K – $50K for Outreach activities
• Duration: 1 year
• Agency Deadline:  February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1, 2022

Following the release of the tri-agency research data management policy in March 2021, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is pleased to announce the extension of the Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative. This initiative aims to continue helping the Canadian social sciences and humanities research community better understand data management, and incorporate data management considerations into research practices.

The initiative will fund at least 10 meritorious Connection Grants proposals per competition for the November 2021, February, May and August 2022 cycles, to support the research community’s development, adoption and dissemination of research data management standards, practices, tools and skills appropriate to their field.

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca.

Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review is no later than 12:00 pm on the agency deadline date. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is no later than 3 business days prior to agency deadline at 9:00 am.

SSHRC Connection Grants

• Value:
  • Events: $7,000 to $25,000
  • Outreach activities: $7,000 to $50,000; higher amounts can be considered if well justified
• Duration: 1 Year
• Deadline: February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1, (8 p.m. EST)

Connection Grants support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes, or other events or outreach activities. If you have questions about this opportunity please contact Max Dagenais, Research Facilitator at dagenam@yorku.ca.

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants (PEG)

• Value: $7,000 to $25,000
• Duration: 1 year
• Agency Deadline: March 15, June 15, and September 15, December 15,2022, at 12:00 PM (EST)

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) 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. If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca.

Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review is by 9:00 am on the agency deadline. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is by 9:00 am two (2) working days prior to submission to agency.

Mitacs Accelerate SME Discount

Mitacs has just launched a special SME discount call for the Accelerate program. Faculty members that are collaborating with a company/Not for Profit (NFP) that has fewer than 500 employees, can get a discounted rate for the company contribution. The main points of the program are:

1. The contribution is $3,750+HST from the partner + $11,250 from Mitacs (instead of the standard $7,500+HST from partner and $7,500 from Mitacs) for a 4-6 month internship unit.
2. Submission deadline is February 1st, 2022, or while quantities last.
3. 1 discounted unit per named intern
4. Partner has to be 1-499 employees, including NFPs

If you have questions about this opportunity please contact lapsrsc@yorku.ca.

NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate Grants

• Value: Standard Alliance Option 1 values apply: min $20K/year – max $1M/year
• Duration: Up to 5 years
• Deadline: rolling

NSERC in partnership with Mitacs is pleased to announce a new joint initiative: NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate Grants that will support the R&D efforts of Canadian university researchers and their partners while supporting highly qualified personnel including students and/or postdoctoral fellows. The new opportunity is being offered through NSERC’s Alliance grants and Mitac’s Accelerate programs. If you have questions about this opportunity please contact Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist at eveletan@yorku.ca.

Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review is by 9:00 am two (2) working days prior to submission to agency. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is by 9:00 am five (5) working days prior to submission to agency.

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 Grants 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 Emina Veletanlic, Grant Development Specialist, at eveletan@yorku.ca.

Learn more about NSERC – Alliance Grant option 2 (EN)

Learn more about NSERC – Alliance Grant option 2 (FR)

Mandatory internal deadline for ORS review is by 9:00 am two (2) working days prior to submission to agency. The recommended LA&PS internal deadline for faculty review is by 9:00 am five (5) working days prior to submission to agency.