For Researchers
Looking to fund research activities or students? The following opportunities form the backbone or core of HSS’s research funding cycle. While we’re always open to assisting researchers with funding applications and agreements for all competitions, the below competitions are open to the widest range of applicants and disciplines across our Faculty. If you’re ever interested in diving deeper into other opportunities, please search our Research Funding Tracker.
External
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Sponsor & Program |
Use |
Max. $ |
Duration |
HSS Deadline |
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council |
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Research activities & student funding |
$100k |
1-2yrs |
January |
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Research activities & student funding |
$500k |
2-5yrs |
September |
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Community-oriented research |
$50k |
1yr |
March, June, September, December, |
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Partners, collaborative research & student funding |
$200k |
1-3yrs |
October |
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Research networks & student funding |
$2.5M |
4-7yrs |
Stage 1 - January / Stage 2 - October |
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Outreach & events |
$25k or $50k |
1yr |
January, April, July, October |
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council |
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Research activities & student funding |
No max |
1-5yrs |
NOI - June/ Full - September |
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Partners, interdisciplinary research & student funding |
$500k |
1-5yrs |
LOI - July / Full - September |
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New Frontiers in Research Fund |
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Research activities & student funding |
$250k |
1-2yrs |
NOI - July / Full - September |
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Internal
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Sponsor & Program |
Use |
Max. $ |
Duration |
HSS Deadline |
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Research activities, no conferences |
$10k |
2yr |
January, September |
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Conference travel or international representation |
~$5k |
Event-dependent |
January, September |
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Research activities, no conferences |
$10k |
2yr |
April |
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Research activities, North Atlantic / NL |
$8k |
1yr |
February |
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Research activities, NL |
$8k |
1yr |
November |
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Indexing & top-up funds necessary for publication |
$3k |
Manuscript-dependent |
April, September |
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Research-creation or artistic seed funding |
$2.5k |
18mths |
January |
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Hosting local conferences |
~$2.5k |
Event-dependent |
February, June, October |