Funding Opportunities
The funding opportunities and deadlines listed below are those frequently accessed by UBCO researchers. This collection of major opportunities is provided as a service to our research community and is updated quarterly. Students should check with their faculty or College of Graduate Studies for scholarship and fellowship information. If there’s an opportunity you don’t see here that you feel should be listed, please let us know!
| Program | Sponsor Deadline | Sponsor | Type | Discipline |
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| New Frontiers in Research Fund | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: September 7, 2023 at 12:00pm NOI/LOI Deadline: May 2, 2023 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: September 11, 2023 12:00 PM |
September 12, 2023 | New Frontiers in Research Fund | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities |
| Rolling | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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BC Interior region Seed Grant Research Fund: Fourth Call for Proposals UBCO RPIF Deadline: March 8, 2023 at 12:00pm NOI/LOI Deadline: February 17, 2023 4:00 PM |
March 13, 2023 | Interior University Research Coalition | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences |
| October 18, 2022 | Canada Research Program (CRCP) | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) UBCO RPIF Deadline: December 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM |
December 16, 2022 | Department of National Defence | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund (February) UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 9, 2023 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: October 5, 2022 12:00 PM |
February 15, 2023 | CFI | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund (June) UBCO RPIF Deadline: June 12, 2023 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: January 23, 2023 12:00 PM |
June 15, 2023 | Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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CIHR Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 22, 2022 at 9:00am |
November 15, 2022 | CIHR | External | Health |
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CIHR Operating Grant: Canadian Post COVID-19 Condition Research Network UBCO RPIF Deadline: November 18, 2022 12:00 pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: November 2, 2022 12:00 PM |
November 23, 2022 | CIHR | External | Health |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: November 9, 2021 at 12:00 pm |
November 12, 2021 | CIHR | External | Health |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 28, 2023 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: February 8, 2023 5:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: March 6, 2023 12:00 PM |
March 8, 2023 | CIHR | External | Health |
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CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 16, 2023 12:00 PM |
February 23, 2023 | CIHR | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities |
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City of Kelowna and UBCO Partnership Fund UBCO RPIF Deadline: n/a UBCO E-submission Deadline: July 4, 2022 2:24 PM |
August 22, 2022 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| August 5, 2022 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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| February 7, 2022 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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| May 5, 2022 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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| November 5, 2022 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Critical Research Equipment & Tools (CRET) Program UBCO RPIF Deadline: January 12, 2023 |
January 17, 2023 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Critical Research Equipment & Tools (CRET) Program UBCO E-submission Deadline: January 12, 2023 12:00 PM |
January 17, 2023 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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NOI/LOI Deadline: August 10, 2022 4:00 PM |
September 16, 2022 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| September 1, 2023 | UBC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Health Research BC Scholar Program UBCO RPIF Deadline: January 20th, 2023 12:00 pm NOI/LOI Deadline: December 5, 2022 4:30 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: January 30, 2023 8:00 AM |
January 30, 2023 | Health Research BC | External | Health |
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Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) UBCO RPIF Deadline: December 13, 2022 |
December 20, 2022 | Department of National Defence | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: March 2, 2023 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: March 7, 2023 11:00 AM UBCO E-submission Deadline: March 2, 2023 12:00 PM |
March 7, 2023 | Department of National Defence | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship NOI/LOI Deadline: September 15, 2022 2:38 PM |
November 15, 2022 | Killam | Other | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 12, 2021 at Noon NOI/LOI Deadline: August 10, 2021 5:00 PM |
October 19, 2021 | NFRF | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: Please ensure a minimum of 2 working days for administrative review. |
Rolling | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 25, 2022 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: August 2, 2022 5:00 PM |
November 1, 2022 | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities |
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NSERC Research Tools and Instruments UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 18, 2022 12:00 PM |
October 24, 2022 | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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NSERC-CNSC Small Modular Reactors Research Grant Initiative UBCO RPIF Deadline: December 8, 2022 12:00PM |
December 13, 2022 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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NSERC-German Research Foundation (DFG) call for proposals on Sustainable Processes and Chemistry UBCO RPIF Deadline: December 2, 2022 at 12:00 PM |
December 7, 2022 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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NSERC-NRCan partnership to fund research on small modular reactors UBCO RPIF Deadline: July 27, 2023 NOI/LOI Deadline: April 11, 2023 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: July 31, 2023 12:00 PM |
August 1, 2023 | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health |
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NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable agriculture research initiative – Preparatory Funding UBCO RPIF Deadline: May 3, 2023 at 12pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: March 8, 2023 12:00 PM |
May 8, 2023 | NSERC-SSHRC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable agriculture research initiative – Full Application UBCO RPIF Deadline: November 1, 2023 at noon UBCO E-submission Deadline: November 7, 2023 12:00 PM |
November 8, 2023 | NSERC-SSHRC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| Rolling | PacifiCAN | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 16, 2023 12:00 PM |
February 21, 2023 | CIHR | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities |
| May 22, 2023 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Research Excellence, Diversity & Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 16, 2023 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: April 28, 2023 12:00 PM |
May 3, 2023 | CIHR | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences |
| Rolling | UBC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Connection Grant (August) UBCO RPIF Deadline: July 27, 2023 12:00pm |
August 1, 2023 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Connection Grant (February) UBCO RPIF Deadline: January 27, 2023 12:00pm |
February 1, 2023 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: April 26, 2023 12:00pm |
May 1, 2023 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Connection Grant (November) UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 27, 2022 12:00pm |
November 1, 2022 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| August 31, 2022 | SSHRC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Insight Development Grant UBCO RPIF Deadline: January 30, 2023 12:00pm |
February 2, 2023 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: September 27, 2023 12:00pm |
October 2, 2023 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Development Grant UBCO RPIF Deadline: November 10, 2022 12:00pm |
November 15, 2022 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (December) UBCO RPIF Deadline: December 12, 2022 12:00pm |
December 15, 2022 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (June) UBCO RPIF Deadline: June 12, 2023 12:00pm |
June 15, 2023 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (March) UBCO RPIF Deadline: March 10, 2023 12:00 pm |
March 15, 2023 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (September) UBCO RPIF Deadline: September 12, 2023 12:00pm |
September 15, 2023 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 8, 2023 12:00pm |
February 10, 2023 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| Rolling | UBC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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| Rolling | UBC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 10, 2023 12:00 PM |
February 15, 2023 | UBC | Internal | Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 10, 2023 12:00 PM |
February 15, 2023 | UBC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBC-Exeter Joint Fellowship/Visiting Artist UBCO RPIF Deadline: July 28, 2022 NOI/LOI Deadline: July 11, 2022 12:00 PM |
August 1, 2022 | UBC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| Rolling | UBCO VPR | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |