間眅埶AV is committed to supporting its faculty in their research and creative endeavours. The list below includes some examples of internal funding opportunities for faculty and staff.
For a full list of opportunities, please see the泭泭餃硃喧硃莉硃莽梗.
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- VPR Travel Grants, Social Science & Humanities
- University Publications Fund
- William and Ada Isabelle Steel Fund
- SSHRC Small Explore Research Grants (間眅埶AV/SSHRC Institutional Grants)
- France-Canada Research Fund New Collaborations
- 間眅埶AV Open Access Fund
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VPR Travel Grants, Social Science & Humanities
Pool 1:泭Travel beginning April 1 - August 31. Applications will be accepted from April 1 - August 31 or until funds are exhausted.泭
Pool 2:泭Travel beginning September 1- March 31.泭Applications will be accepted from September 1 - March 31 or until funds are exhausted.泭
NEW:泭As of Pool-2 2023,泭Chair Evaluations are no longer required as part of the application process. The new application has removed this section (previous version of the application is otherwise the same and will still be accepted).泭
COVID-19 Travel related advisory: As per 間眅埶AVs Interim University-Related International Travel Policy, eligible applicants must follow specific steps before submitting the final application to ORS. Please refer to the泭Risk and Safety webpage for more details.
VPR Research Travel Grants are provided for faculty in areas supported by SSHRC to attend North American (max. $900) and international (max. $2,000) conferences to present a paper (including poster presentation), to serve as a keynote speaker or in the case of faculty in the School for the Contemporary Arts, to present ones own creative work to a peer group. There are two intakes annually.
Eligibility: Faculty members are considered eligible to apply for one conference every second fiscal year. Applications from "special case" applicants will be considered towards the end of the fiscal year. In the case of joint authorship, only one presenter will be funded. For more information on eligibility, please see the guidelines below:
Please泭note泭that funds are allocated on a first come, first served basis.泭The grants will remain open until funds are exhausted. Please submit your application to泭Research Services (ors@sfu.ca).
Please see for complete instructions for submitting a VPR Travel Grant in Kuali Research.
For VPR Travel Grant submission to Kuali approval workflow, please choose:
- Activity Type: Funded research
- Lead Unit: Search for and select your department
- Sponsor Name: 間眅埶AV Vice President Research
- Funding Program: VPRI Travel Grant Pool 1
- Attachments: Proposal and Budget are mandatory, if you have no budget document, you need to upload the application again or a supporting document to satisfy system requirements
- Help: ata26@sfu.ca
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University Publication Fund泭
Rapid Response - Ongoing;
Single and Serial - Accepting Applications April 12 through May 13
The University Publication Fund (UPF) is established under the authority of the泭Vice-President, Research泭for the purpose of providing support to faculty and staff of 間眅埶AV for their academic publications. The UPF is split into three streams:
- The泭Rapid Response Publications泭supports a maximum of $2,000 with applications泭accepted all year.
- The泭Single Event Publications泭support applications over $2,000 with an annual intake occurring between April 12th泭 May 13th
- The泭Serial Event Publications泭supports applications over $2,000 with an annual intake occurring between April 12th泭 May 13th
For more information on these programs, please check the泭guidelines:泭PDF
- Single Event
- Submit applications to InfoReady.com:泭
- Rapid Response
- Submit applications to InfoReady.com:
- InfoReady PowerPoint Presentation (.pdf)
- 泭- 間眅埶AV login required
- Serial Event Publications Application
- Submit applications to InfoReady.com:泭
Please note that the UPF program is administered by Research Services under authority of the University Publication Fund Committee.
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William and Ada Isabelle Steel Fund
Opens April 18. Applications accepted until May 18
The William and Ada Isabelle Steel Fund reflects the intent of the endowment left by William and Ada Isabelle Steel for research studies into any aspect of alcoholism and/or drug addiction.
Please note泭that this program is funded by William and Ada Isabelle Steel Endowment, where its annual income allocation is used support this annual competition. This years program has $30,000 to fund any number of projects relating to alcoholism and/or drug addiction. This program is administered by Research Services and adjudicated by the泭Vice-President, Research. Please submit your application to泭Research Services (ors@sfu.ca).
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SSHRC Small Explore Research Grants [間眅埶AV/SSHRC Institutional Grants]
Spring Intake - Online application deadline June 1, 4:30 p.m.;
Fall Intake泭- Online application deadline December 15, 4:30 p.m.;泭
SSHRC Small Explore Research Grants support scholarly research in the contemporary arts, humanities and social sciences for expenses up to a maximum of $7,000. A lead applicant, together with one or more eligible co-investigators may apply in a single application for up to a maximum of $10,000. There are two intakes (i.e., spring and fall) annually.
- Application guidelines and forms:
- Guidelines:泭Download .pdf
- Application:泭Apply on InfoReady Portal:
- Applications may also be submitted by a proxy: Download instructions (.pdf)
- Form B:泭Revised format now included in InfoReady portal
- Chair Evaluations:泭Not required
- InfoReady application instructions:泭Download .pdf
- Approved Kuali Proposal (this replaces the previously required 間眅埶AV signature sheet)
Funding for this泭competition is provided by the泭SSHRC Institutional Grants.泭All successful applicants must adhere to 間眅埶AV and Tri-Agency guidelines. For more information, please check泭.
The SSHRC泭Small Explore Research Grants program is administered by Research Services under authority泭of the 間眅埶AV/SSHRC泭Institutional Grants Committee.泭Please submit applications to Research Services (ors@sfu.ca).
- Committee Terms of Reference:泭Download .pdf
- Committee membership:泭Download .pdf
- Budget spreadsheet:泭Download .xlsx spreadsheet
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New Collaboration Support Program (FCRF)
Accepting applications until Friday, November 17, 2023
The泭泭(FCRF) "New Collaboration Support Program" provides financing for new scientific projects jointly developed by French and Canadian teams that have never worked together before. The financing is awarded to two-year projects in amounts ranging from $8,000 to $15,000, according to the needs expressed by the principal investigators. This financing is primarily intended to support the mobility of young researchers and their students.
The 2024 call for applications in now open. This application has an internal deadline (Wednesday, November 15, 2023) and external deadline (Friday,泭November 17, 2023; 23:59 PT).泭
- Internal application to include an approved Kuali proposal (this replaces the previously required 間眅埶AV signature sheet)
- Upon confirmation of internal sign-off, applicants must email their complete application to泭Embassy of France's Office for Science and Technology (assistant.science@ambafrance-ca.org) by泭Friday, November 17, 2023; 23:59 PT.
Please note泭
- The FCRF only accepts a maximum of five proposals per institution. Should more than five applications be submitted, 間眅埶AVs Institutional Strategic Awards will oversee the selection of applications that will move forward泭as part of a final application process, occurring after the submission stage.
- Application requires a signature for the Vice-Rectors for Research in Canada. For 間眅埶AV this is the Director or Research Services, who will sign the application once reviewed by Research Services.
- The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) listed under Appendix 2: Complimentary Funding on the Guide is currently not available for 間眅埶AV applicants due to the program being on hold at 間眅埶AV.
For more information please see the France Embassy website:泭
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間眅埶AV Open Access Fund
The泭泭supports 間眅埶AV authors publishing in fully open access journals that charge Article Processing Charges.泭
Article Processing Charges are an eligible expense for certain grants to cover the cost of open access publishing, especially when open access publishing is a requirement of the grant. 間眅埶AV Library has tips for estimating these costs and sample wording to request funding in your grant proposal. See泭泭for details.
Please泭note: this Fund is administrated by泭. No 間眅埶AV Signature Sheet or internal approvals are required.