External Funding

A wide range of external funding opportunities are available to faculty wishing to pursue research and scholarly activity. Eligibility criteria will vary widely. You'll find information to get you started on your search for funding in this section.

Canada Council for the Arts

Canada Council for the Arts makes a number of grants available. For example, it offers two CCA Molson Prizes, in the amount of $50,000 each. These prizes are awarded annually to distinguished individuals (one in the arts and one in the social sciences and humanities). The prizes are intended to encourage continuing contributions to the cultural and intellectual heritage of Canada.

Other awards include those like the John G. Diefenbaker Award for German scholars who have demonstrated outstanding ability, especially through a substantial publication record over several years. The award is offered in support of research in any of the disciplines of the social sciences and humanities. For more information on these and other awards, go to http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/

The common grant application

The common grant application format has been adopted by groups of grant makers to allow grant applicants to produce a single proposal for a specific community of funders, thereby saving time. You will find American granting agency as well as information on international grants on this website.
http://www.foundationcenter.org/findfunders/

Community of Science Awards

Community of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities is a database for all disciplines, not just Science. They produce a weekly newsletter COS Funding for the Humanities found here. For better search results see "Rules for Searching" and Expertly Searching COS Expertise.
http://fundingopps.cos.com/

Federal  Research Agencies (Tri-Councils)

The three Federal Research Funding Agencies, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) offer a variety of programs of interest to College Faculty.

For information on SSHRC grants go to:
http://www.sshrc.ca/site/apply-demande/apply-demande-eng.aspx

For information on CIHR grants go to:
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/780.html

For information on NSERC grants for Colleges and Institutes go to:
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Institutions-Etablissements/InstCollProg-EtabCollProg_eng.asp

NSERC has a regional office in Vancouver that can provide very helpful advice on grant applications.
For contact information go to:
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/regional-regionaux/pacific-pacifique_eng.asp Top

Vancouver Foundation Grants Programs

The Vancouver Foundation makes grants available in nine funding areas:

• Animal Welfare
• Arts and Culture
• Children, Youth and Families
• Education
• Environment
• Health and Social Development
• Health and Medical Research
• Youth Homelessness
• Youth Philanthropy