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!
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 14, 2025, 9:00AM NOI/LOI Deadline: August 19, 2025 5:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: October 20, 2025 9:00 AM |
October 21, 2025 | NFRF | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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2026 NFRF Transformation Competition UBCO RPIF Deadline: April 7, 2025 at 12:00PM (incl. Estimate of Budget) NOI/LOI Deadline: April 15, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: April 14, 2025 12:00 PM |
March 3, 2026 | NFRF | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Advancing the Use of Evidence in Seniors’ Home & Community Care Program UBCO RPIF Deadline: March 17, 2025 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: March 24, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: March 21, 2025 12:00 PM |
October 8, 2025 | Michael Smith Health Research BC | External | Health |
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Alliance International Catalyst Quantum Grants UBCO RPIF Deadline: January 5, 2026, 9:00 AM UBCO E-submission Deadline: January 5, 2026 9:00 AM |
January 8, 2026 | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
| Rolling | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Campus as a Living Lab – UBC Okanagan UBCO RPIF Deadline: N/A NOI/LOI Deadline: October 10, 2024 11:59 PM |
November 27, 2024 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund (February) UBCO RPIF Deadline: N/A NOI/LOI Deadline: October 10, 2025 12:00 PM |
February 17, 2026 | 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: N/A NOI/LOI Deadline: February 23, 2026 12:00 PM |
June 15, 2026 | CFI | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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CFI JOHN R. EVANS LEADERS FUND (October) UBCO RPIF Deadline: N/A NOI/LOI Deadline: June 16, 2026 12:00 PM |
October 15, 2026 | CFI | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: September 3, 2025 at 12PM NOI/LOI Deadline: August 13, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: September 9, 2025 12:00 PM |
September 10, 2025 | CIHR | External | Health |
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CIHR Project Grant: Spring 2026 UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 25, 2026, 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: February 4, 2026 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: March 2, 2026 12:00 PM |
March 4, 2026 | CIHR | External | Health |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: RPIF Deadlines are five full business days before the sponsor deadline for all CIHR applications. |
Rolling | CIHR | External | Health |
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CIHR Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention UBCO RPIF Deadline: June 13, 2025, 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: April 1, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: June 17, 2025 12:00 PM |
June 19, 2025 | CIHR | External | Health |
| May 6, 2024 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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| November 4, 2024 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Critical Research Equipment & Tools (CRET) Program UBCO RPIF Deadline: November 24, 2025 NOI/LOI Deadline: October 15, 2025 11:59 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: November 24, 2025 11:59 PM |
November 24, 2025 | UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| UBC | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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| July 2, 2025 | Internal | |||
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G7 Countries Alliance International Catalyst Quantum grants UBCO RPIF Deadline: January 5, 2026, 9:00 AM UBCO E-submission Deadline: January 5, 2026 9:00 AM |
January 8, 2026 | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
| September 2, 2024 | UBC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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| Health Research BC | External | Health | ||
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Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security UBCO RPIF Deadline: April 3, 2025, 12:00PM NOI/LOI Deadline: April 3, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: April 8, 2025 11:59 PM |
April 10, 2025 | Department of National Defence | External | Engineering Health |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 6, 2026 9:00 AM NOI/LOI Deadline: January 23, 2026 12:00 PM |
February 13, 2026 | External | ||
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Knowledge Synthesis Grant: The Arts Transformed – Imagining Canada’s Future Initiative UBCO RPIF Deadline: November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: December 1, 2025 9:00 AM |
December 2, 2025 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Michael Smith Health Research BC Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) Program |
MSHR | External | Health | |
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Michael Smith Health Research BC: Research Trainee Program UBCO RPIF Deadline: January 22, 2026, 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: November 27, 2025 9:00 AM UBCO E-submission Deadline: January 27, 2026 12:00 PM |
January 29, 2026 | MSFHR | External | |
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Mitacs Globalink Research Award (Internal Selection for Allocation Stream) NOI/LOI Deadline: May 19, 2025 9:00 AM |
May 19, 2025 | Mitacs | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: June 2, 2026 NOI/LOI Deadline: March 3, 2026 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: February 24, 2026 9:00 AM |
June 9, 2026 | NFRF | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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NSERC – ECCC Plastics Science and Innovation for a Cleaner and More Sustainable Future UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 1, 2025 NOI/LOI Deadline: May 15, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: October 7, 2025 12:00 PM |
October 8, 2025 | NSERC and ECCC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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NSERC ALLIANCE -MITACS ACCELERATE GRANTS UBCO RPIF Deadline: Please ensure a minimum of 5 working days for administrative review. |
Rolling | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: Please ensure a minimum of 5 working days for administrative review. |
Rolling | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: Please ensure a minimum of 5 working days for administrative review. |
Rolling | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: Please ensure a minimum of 5 working days for administrative review. |
Rolling | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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NSERC COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (CREATE) UBCO RPIF Deadline: April 24, 2026, 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: May 1, 2026 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: September 21, 2026 12:00 PM |
September 22, 2026 | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 27, 2025 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: August 1, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: October 30, 2025 12:00 PM |
November 3, 2025 | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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NSERC Discovery Horizons (pilot) UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 13, 2025. 12:00 PM NOI/LOI Deadline: June 16, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: October 17, 2025 12:00 PM |
October 20, 2025 | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health |
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NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grant UBCO RPIF Deadline: March 23, 2025, 12:00pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: March 26, 2026 4:00 PM |
March 30, 2026 | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: September 8, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: September 12, 2025 12:00 PM |
September 15, 2025 | NSERC | Natural Sciences Engineering |
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NSERC Research Tools and Instruments UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 20, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: October 24, 2025 9:00 AM |
October 27, 2025 | NSERC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering |
| Rolling | PacifiCAN | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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Research on Research Joint Initiative UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 13th, 2025 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: February 19, 2025 12:00 PM |
February 20, 2025 | SSHRC, CIHR, Michael Smith Health Research BC | External | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| Rolling | UBC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Connection Grant (August) UBCO RPIF Deadline: July 27, 2026 12:00pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: July 27, 2026 12:00 PM |
August 4, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Connection Grant (February) UBCO RPIF Deadline: January 26, 2026 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: January 26, 2026 12:00 PM |
February 2, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: April 24, 2026 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: April 24, 2026 12:00 PM |
May 1, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Connection Grant (November) UBCO RPIF Deadline: October 26, 2026 12:00pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: October 26, 2026 12:00 PM |
November 2, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| May 22, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Explore/ Exchange Project Grant UBCO RPIF Deadline: September 2, 2025 |
September 2, 2025 | SSHRC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Insight Development Grant UBCO RPIF Deadline: January 26, 2026 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: January 26, 2026 12:00 PM |
February 2, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: September 24, 2025 4:00pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: September 24, 2025 4:00 PM |
October 1, 2025 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Development Grant UBCO RPIF Deadline: November 10, 2025 12:00pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: November 14, 2025 12:00 PM |
November 17, 2025 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (December) UBCO RPIF Deadline: December 08, 2026 12:00pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: December 14, 2026 12:00 PM |
December 15, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (June) UBCO RPIF Deadline: June 9, 2026 12:00pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: June 12, 2026 9:00 AM |
June 15, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (March) UBCO RPIF Deadline: March 9, 2026 12:00 pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: March 13, 2026 9:00 AM |
March 16, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (September) UBCO RPIF Deadline: September 8, 2026 12:00pm UBCO E-submission Deadline: September 14, 2026 12:00 PM |
September 15, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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SSHRC Partnership Grant – Stage 1 UBCO RPIF Deadline: February 3, 2026 12:00 PM UBCO E-submission Deadline: February 3, 2026 12:00 PM |
February 10, 2026 | SSHRC | External | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| June 23, 2025 | UBC | Internal | Health | |
| 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: March 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM |
March 15, 2024 | UBC | Internal | Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
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UBCO RPIF Deadline: March 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM |
March 15, 2024 | UBC | Internal | Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |
| Rolling | UBCO VPR | Internal | Natural Sciences Engineering Health Social Sciences Humanities Fine Arts |