Grant Application Submission and Prize Nomination Dates for Faculty of Science

“Anytime” Applications

MITACS Student Internships (ACCELERATE BC)
NSERC – Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants
PWIAS – Theme Development Workshops
NSERC – Connect Grants Program (includes former Interaction Grants)
NSERC– Engage Grants (EG)Program
NSERC-Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories

March Deadlines

Mar / 1 / NSERC John C. Polanyi Award (nomination)
Mar / 1 / NSERC Gerhard Herzberg Prize (nomination)
Mar / 1 / NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize (nomination)
Mar / 1 / Summer Studentships for Cystic Fibrosis Research
Mar / 1 / PWIAS International Visiting Research Scholars (application)
Mar / 3 / Canada Research Chair (CRC) (nomination/renewal, UBC deadline)
Mar / 3 / John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI-JELF) (CRC candidates, UBC deadline)
Mar / 5 / NIH: Research Grants, R01 resubmission, renewal, revision
Mar / 6 / CIHR: Operating Grant: Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease (LOI)
Mar / 7 / Genome BC ERA Marine Biotechnology: Metagenomic Research (appln.)
Mar / 9 / MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program (LOI)
Mar / 14 / CIHR Foundation Grant: Stage 2 application (by invitation)
Mar / 15 / NSERC CREATE program (LOI, UBC deadline, required for pre-selection)
Mar / 17 / ACS-Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) New Directions (proposal)
Mar / 20 / Human Frontiers of Science Program (HFSP) (online registration)
Mar / 23 / Genome BC Sector Innovation Program (application)
Mar / 30 / Human Frontiers of Science Program (HFSP) (LOI)

April Deadlines

Apr / 1 / NSERC Strategic Project Grants (application)
Apr / 1 / NSERC Strategic Network Grants (preliminary application)
Apr / 1 / CCSRI Innovation Grant (full application)
Apr / 3 / NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grant
Apr / 5 / SSHRC Impact Awards (nomination)
Apr / 8 / NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application)
Apr / 14 / Canada Research Chair (CRC) (UBC final review and signature deadline)
Apr / 15 / Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (nomination)
Apr / 17 / A. G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences (nomination)
Apr / 17 / NSERC Discovery Frontiers: Biodiversity and Adaptation of Biosystems (LOI)
Apr / 18 / NSERC Synergy Award (nomination)
Apr / 21 / MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program (application)
Apr / 25 / CFI-JELF (CRC-associated only, Ottawa deadline)
Apr / 25 / CFI-JELF (non-CRC, attraction candidates, UBC deadline)
Apr / 28 / CIHR: GlaxoSmithKline Partnered Chair 2017-2018 (application)

May Deadlines

May / 1 / NSERC CREATE program (LOI, external, if pre-approved by UBC)
May / 1 / PWIAS Wall Solutions Initiative (LOI)
May / 1 / PWIAS International Research Roundtable Award (application)
May / 1 / SSHRC Connection Grants (application)
May / 15 / CFI-JELF (retention candidates only, UBC deadline)
May / 15 / Killam Research Fellowship (application deadline)
May / 18 / Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research(pre-proposal)
May / 18 / IDRC Doctoral Research Awards (application)
May / 24 / CIHR/NSERC Collaborative Health Research Project (NOI)
May / 30 / CIHR Project Grants (registration)

June Deadlines

Jun / 5 / NIH: Research Grants, R01 new
Jun / 6 / CIHR: Team Grant: Human Immunology Initiative: Standardization Core (LOI)
Jun / 7 / NSERC Strategic Partnership Grant for Projects (application, if invited)
Jun / 7 / E.W.R. SteacieMemorial Fellowships (nomination)
Jun / 10 / CGS-MSFSS Foreign Study Supplements Program (application)
Jun / 13 / CIHR Project Grants (application)
Jun / 15 / CFI-JELF (attraction/retention, Ottawa deadline)
Jun / 15 / Killam Research Prize (nomination)
Jun / 28 / CIHR: OG: Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease (application.)
Jun / 30 / E.W.R. Steacie Prize (nomination)
Jun / 30 / Canadian Mathematical Society Coxeter-James Award (nomination)

July Deadlines

Jul / 4 / NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grant
Jul / 14 / Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research (LOI)
Jul / 31 / Prix Galien Canada Fellowship (nomination)

August Deadlines

Aug / 1 / NSERC Research Tools & Instruments (RTI), Categories 2 & 3 (NOI)
Aug / 1 / Subatomic Physics NSERC Major Resources Support Program (NOI)
Aug / 1 / SSHRC Connection Grants Program (application)
Aug / 1 / NSERC: Discovery (Operating) Grant (NOI - mandatory)
Aug / 8 / Discovery Grants for Cystic Fibrosis Research(NOI)
Aug / 8 / NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application)
Aug / 19 / Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (UBC deadline for internal review)
Aug / 25 / NSERC DF: Biodiversity and Adaptation of Biosystems (application, if invited)
Aug / 25 / CFI-JELF (attraction candidates only, UBC deadline)
Aug / 25 / Canada Research Chairs (CRC) (nomination/renewal, UBC deadline)

September Deadlines

Sep / 1 / NSERC Ship Time Grants
Sep / 6 / CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes for Discovery, Impact, Early Investigator (nomination)
Sep / 6 / CIHR Chair in Women’s Brain Health and Aging (application)
Sep / 13 / CIHR Foundation Grant (registration)
Sep / 13 / NSERC Research Tools & Instruments (RTI) (UBC deadline for pre-selection)
Sep / 15 / Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (nomination)
Sep / 15 / CFI-JELF (retention candidates only, UBC deadline)
Sep / 15 / Killam Faculty Research Fellowship (UBC internal award)
Sep / 15 / Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship(nomination)
Sep / 18 / Guggenheim Fellowship (nomination)
Sep / 20 / CIHR Project Grants (registration)
Sep / 21 / SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships (application)
Sep / 21 / Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (application, Ottawa deadline)
Sep / 22 / NSERC CREATE Program (application, by invitation)

October Deadlines

Oct / 1 / NSERCRTI: Categories 2 & 3 (Subatomic Physics)
Oct / 1 / Subatomic Physics NSERC Major Resources Support Program (application)
Oct / 1 / Killam Research Prize (UBC internal award)
Oct / 2 / NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grant (application)
Oct / 3 / Discovery Grants for Cystic Fibrosis Research(application)
Oct / 5 / NIH: Research Grants, R01 new, Cycle III
Oct / 10 / CGS-MSFSS Foreign Study Supplements Program - NSERC (application)
Oct / 13 / CIHR Foundation Grant (Stage 1 application)
Oct / 15 / Canada-China Postdoctoral Fellowships Supplement (application)
Oct / 15 / NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships
Oct / 15 / SSHRC Insight Grants (application)
Oct / 15 / UBC Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize (nomination)
Oct / 15 / UBC Charles A. McDowell Faculty Research Prize (nomination)
Oct / 15 / Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (nomination)
Oct / 15 / Canada Research Chairs (CRC) (nomination/renewal UBC deadline, final review)
Oct / 17 / CFI-JELF (attraction & retention, Ottawa deadline)
Oct / 18 / CIHR/NSERC Collaborative Health Research Project (application)
Oct / 18 / CIHR Project Grant: Fall 2017 (application)
Oct / 19 / Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research(pre-proposal)
Oct / 21 / ACS-Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) New Directions (proposal)
Oct / 23 / CRC and CRC-associated CFI-JELF (CRC candidates, Ottawa deadline)
Oct / 25 / NSERC RTI: Category 1 (UBC pre-approval required)

November Deadlines

Nov / 1 / NSERC Northern Research Supplements Program
Nov / 1 / CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowships (application)
Nov / 1 / SSHRC Partnership Grants (formal application)
Nov / 1 / SSHRC Connection Grants Program (application)
Nov / 1 / 2017 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize (nomination)
Nov / 1 / NSERC: Discovery (Operating) Grant (full application)
Nov / 2 / Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (nominations due Ottawa)
Nov / 4 / SSHRC Doctoral Awards (direct application)
Nov / 4 / MSFHR Health Policy Fellowship (application)
Nov / 7 / MSFHR Scholar Program (LOI)
Nov / 9 / MITACS Globalink Student Research Award (application)
Nov / 9 / Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges (application)
Nov / 17 / Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship (nomination)
Nov / 28 / Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship (application)
Nov / 30 / SSHRC Partnership Development Grants

December Deadlines

Dec / 1 / Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s Program (application)
Dec / 1 / CIHR Master’s Award: 2016-2017
Dec / 8 / NRSA-NIH Postdoctoral Fellowships, F Series (application)
Dec / 16 / MSFHR Scholar Program (application)
Dec / 16 / WorkSafeBC Innovation at Work proposals (LOI)

January (2018) Deadlines

Jan / 5 / John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI-JELF) (‘attraction’ candidates, UBC deadline)
Jan / 9 / NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grant
Jan / 9 / SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships (appln., by UBC; prior dept. approval req’d)
Jan / 12 / SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Global Landscape
Jan / 16 / John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI-JELF) (‘retention’ candidates, UBC deadline)
Jan / 17 / CIHR Canada-Israel Health Research Program 2017 (registration)
Jan / 25 / JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Jan / 30 / CUFA-BC Award Competition (nomination)

February Deadlines

Feb / 1 / NSERC Strategic Partnership Grant for Projects (LOI)
Feb / 1 / SSHRC Connection Grant (application)
Feb / 1 / Parkinson Society of Canada Pilot Project Grants (application)
Feb / 1 / PWIAS Wall Scholar Research Award (application)
Feb / 2 / CGS-MSFSS Foreign Study Supplements Program - NSERC (application)
Feb / 3 / SSHRC Insight Development Grant (application)
Feb / 5 / NIH: Research Grants, R01 new
Feb / 9 / Genome BC Sector Innovation Program (SOI)
Feb / 10 / WorkSafeBC Innovation at Work proposals (full proposal)
Feb / 14 / South Africa-Canada Research Chairs Initiative (proposal)
Feb / 14 / CIHR Canada-Israel Health Research Program 2017 (application)
Feb / 15 / SSHRC Connection Program Partnership Grant (LOI)
Feb / 15 / John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI-JELF) (Ottawa deadline)
Feb / 15 / CCSRI Innovation Grant (abstract registration)
Feb / 15 / Japan Prize (Japan Foundation) (nomination, UBC deadline)
Feb / 23 / Western Economic Diversification Program (proposal)
Feb / 28 / CIHR-OG: Innovative Biomedical and Clinical HIV/AIDS Research (appln.)
Feb / 28 / Timothy R. Parsons Award of Excellence in Ocean Sciences (nomination)

Abbreviations

ACS – American Chemical Society

BCKDF – British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund

CCSRI – Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute

CFI – Canada Foundation for Innovation

CGS – Canada Graduate Scholarships

CHRP – Collaborative Health Research Partnership

CIHR – Canadian Institutes of Health Research

CRC – Canada Research Chair

CRD – Collaborative Research & Development

CREATE – Collaborative Research & Training Experience

CRM - Centre de recherchesmathématiques

CUFA-BC – Confederation of University Faculty Associations-BC

DF – Discovery Frontiers

HFSP – Human Frontiers of Science Program

IDRC – International Development Research Centre

I2I – Idea-to-Innovation

IF – Innovation Fund

JELF – John R. Evans Leaders Fund (formerly, Leaders Opportunity Fund, CFI-LOF)

JSPS – Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

LOI – Letter of Intent

MITACS - Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems

MSFHR – Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

MSFSS – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Program

NIH – National Institutes of Health (USA)

NOI – Notice of Intent [to apply for a grant] (equivalent to registration)

NRC – Natural Resources Canada

NRSA – National Research Service Award (NIH Postdoctoral Fellows Program)

NSERC – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

OG – Operating Grant

PDF – Postdoctoral Fellow

PIMS – Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

PRF – Petroleum Research Fund

PWIAS – Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies

RTI – Research Tools and Instruments

SOI – Statement of Interest

SPG – Strategic Project Grant

SSHRC – Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada