Canada announces $6.1M for York-led international research collaborations

Media Release from June 3, 2024 Three New Frontiers in Research Fund-International grants, with additional $3.2 million from partner countries, to support climate change adaptation and mitigation research in Global South, Scandinavia and Canadian Arctic Today, the Canadian government announced the 2023 results of the New Frontiers in Research Fund grants (NFRF), including $6.1 million […]

CIHR Team Grant: Healthy Youth

Details Opportunity Name Team Grant: Healthy Youth Agency Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Value Up to $300,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 5 years Deadlines Notify FSc RO and ORS of intent to apply ASAP Registration deadline 12-10-2024 Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 01-21-2025 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due […]

CIHR-TRANSCAN-3 Joint Transnational Call

Details Opportunity Name Combination therapies against cancer: New opportunities for translational research Agency Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Value Up to $150,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 3 years Deadlines Pre-proposal Pre-proposal due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 06-20-2024 Pre-proposal and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 06-27-2024 Pre-proposal and fully […]

Guggenheim Fellowship

Details Award Name Guggenheim Fellowship Agency John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Value Variable Duration 6 to 12 months Deadlines Application due to SIRI for full review  08-30-2024* Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 09-09-2024* Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due to SIRI for mandatory review 09-12-2024* Agency deadline 09-15-2024* *Anticipated deadline Background The Guggenheim Foundation […]

OSSTF - Original Research on University Support Staff Workload RFP

Details Opportunity Name Original Research on University Support Staff Workload - Request for Proposals Agency Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) Value Not stated Indirect Costs Eligible at 40% Duration Not stated Deadlines Final application Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 06-14-2024 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 06-24-2024 Final […]

Science students recognized with thesis, dissertation prizes

Congratulations to York Science graduands Jennifer Porat (PhD, biology) and Nina Garrett (MSc, biology) for receiving dissertation and thesis prizes from York University’s Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) for their outstanding contributions to the local and global community. The prizes, valued at $2,000 for doctoral dissertations and $1,000 for master’s theses, are given out every […]

Grads innovate skincare with cutting-edge technology

Anna Kotova and Ksenia Timonina, former York University PhD students, converge science and cosmetics in their venture Agenek – a gene diagnostic skincare company that leverages emerging technology in innovative ways. The root of Agenek – which offers personalized skincare reports and recommendations – began at York during Kotova and Timonina’s graduate studies in the […]

Two faculty members receive 2024 Canadian Association of Physicists Fellowships

Congratulations to Professors Eric Hessels and Wendy Taylor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, for being named Fellows of the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP). Launched in 2022, the CAP Fellowship Program recognizes its members who have made significant contributions in physics research, in physics teaching, in the advancement of technology, or in service to the […]

Wenner-Gren Engaged Research Grant

Details Opportunity Name Engaged Research Grant Agency Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Value $25,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration N/A Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 07-18-2024 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 07-25-2024 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review 07-30-2024, by 10:00AM Application due at agency  […]

NSERC Discovery Horizons Grants

Details Opportunity Name Discovery Horizons Grants Agency Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Value $50,000 to $100,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 5 years Deadlines Letter of Intent (LOI) LOI due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 05-31-2024 LOI and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 06-07-2024 LOI and fully […]