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| Opportunity | Deadline | Description | Discipline | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSERC Connect Grants | Open | Objective: Support activities that will help make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for the benefit of all Canadians. Amount (Level 1): Up to $5,000. Amount (Level 2): Up to $25,000. | Multi-disciplinary | Faculty |
| Research and Creation - Canada Council for the Arts | Open | The Research and Creation component of Explore and Create supports the initial stages of the creative process. Canadian artists, artistic groups and arts organizations can apply to develop and make creative works. Grants provide support for creative research, creation and project development. Value: Up to $25,000 | Art | Faculty/Student |
| Bio Talent Canada - Student Work Placement Program | Dec 22, 2022 | For students interested in a work placement related to biotechnology (e.g. genomics, applied immunology, biochemical engineering, etc.) This program’s co-op wage subsidies cover the cost of a co-op student’s salary by 50% up to a maximum of $5,000 and 70% up to a maximum of $7,000 for first-year students and under-represented groups including women in STEM, Indigenous students, persons with disabilities, and newcomers. | Agriculture and Environmental Science | Student |
| SSHRC Partnership | Feb 10, 2023 | Provide support for new and existing formal partnerships over four to seven years to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities. | Multi-disciplinary | Faculty |
| Mitacs Accelerate | Open | A student, a supervising professor, and a partner organization develop a research project Funding $15,000 for a four month internship (requires a partner organization financial contribution starting at $7500) | Student / Youth Employment | Student |
| Indigenous Forestry Initiative | Open | Objective: provides funding to support Indigenous-led economic development in Canada's forest sector. The funding aims to increase Indigenous participation in forestry-related opportunities, businesses, careers and governance. Categories include: environmental stewardship, use and management of forest resources, participation in the forest bio economy. | Indigenous | Faculty/Student |
| Alberta Community Initiatives - Operating Grant | Jan 15, 2023 | This grant provides funding of ongoing core operations for non-profit organizations that address social issues. Amount: Up to $60,000 | Indigenous | Faculty/Student |
| Alberta Community Initiatives - Project Based Grant | Jan 15, 2023 | This program provides funding to new community based programs, initiatives, events and publications. Value: Maximum $75,000 | Multi-disciplinary | Faculty/Student |
| NSERC - Applied Research and Development Grants (OPEN) | Open | The Applied Research and Development (ARD) Grants are intended to provide companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian colleges and to train students in essential technical skills required by companies. The mutually beneficial collaborations are expected to result in economic benefits to the company and/or Canada. | Multi-disciplinary | Faculty |
| SSHRC Connection Grants | Feb 1, 2023 | Objective: Connection Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Connection program. They support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. Amount $7,000-$25,000 for events; up to $50,000 for outreach activities. | Multi-disciplinary | Faculty |
| SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant | Dec 15, 2022 | Objective: Support partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. Amount: $7,000-$25,000 | Multi-disciplinary | Faculty |
| Alberta - Community Initiatives Program (CIP) | Jan 15, 2023 | The Community Initiatives Program, project-based grant stream supports projects that enhance and enrich communities throughout Alberta by providing assistance to non-profit organizations for new programs and initiatives, community events, and community publications. Maximum funding $75,000 (need matching funds) | Multi-disciplinary | Faculty/Student |
| Commemorate Canada | Open | Canadian heritage program provides funding to initiatives that commemorate and celebrate historical figures, places, events and accomplishments of national significance. The program favours commemorations and celebrations marking 25th, 50th, 75th, 100th anniversaries and subsequent anniversaries in increments of 25 years. To enable communities and organizations to recognize and commemorate the history and legacy of residential schools, funding will be available through the Celebration and Commemoration Program in 2020. Value: Varies | Media and Culture | Faculty/Student |
| Explore and Create - Professional Development for Artists | Feb 1, 2023 | Including mentorships, internships, apprenticeships, specialized training, workshops. Amount: Up to $10,000 | Art | Faculty/Student |
| Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Peoples - Short Term Projects | Dec 7, 2022 | The Short-Term Projects component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing funds First Nations, Inuit and Métis professional and aspiring artists, cultural carriers, arts/cultural professionals, groups, collectives and arts/culture organizations. Grants provide support for any combination of eligible Creating, Knowing and Sharing activities for projects lasting up to 12 months. First-time applicants are strongly encouraged to speak to a Program Officer before applying. Value: Up to $100,000 | Indigenous | Faculty/Student |
| Alberta Innovates: Water Innovation Program | Open | Focused on the advancement of knowledge and innovation. To build projects to enhance scientific understanding and developing best practices in managing water security, risk and vulnerability. Ensure excellence in watershed stewardship and ecosystem management. Develop energy efficient technologies for increased water conservation, efficiency and productivity. Four key themes include: 1) future water supply and watershed management 2) healthy aquatic ecosystems 3) water use conservation, efficiency, and productivity and 4) water quality protection. Funding up to $1M | Clean Energy | Faculty/Student |
| CFI (Canada Foundation for Innovation) - College Industry Innovation Fund | Apr 7, 2023 | NOI Submission March 15th (RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE) Colleges may submit up to two proposals per competition, each requesting up to $1 million form the CFI. In the event that a college decides to submit more than one proposal per competition, the two must not fall within the same strategic applied research area. Seeking proposals that enhance existing applied research and technology development capacity in colleges across all domains of applied research and technology development. | Multi-disciplinary | Faculty/Student |
| Alberta - Cultural Industry Grants | Jun 1, 2023 | Supports organizations involved in the production of films, books, magazines and sound recordings. 1) Cultural Industry support organizations operating grant. 2) Cultural Industry organizations project grant. 3) Cultural industry organizations operating grant | Media and Culture | Faculty |
| Arts Across Canada - Travel | Open | For activities linked to Canadian presentation, exhibition, artistic collaboration, networking and building market opportunities for Canadian artists, arts professionals, artistic groups and arts organizations. Grants provide support to participate in significant events, build a national presence and for festivals and presenters to conduct research for Canadian artistic programming. Amount: Up to $30,000 | Art | Faculty/Student |
| Alberta Innovates Bioenergy | Open | The Bioenergy program supports the development of a Bioenergy industry that contributes to Alberta’s supply of renewable energy through the production of biofuels and novel value-added products. The program invests in projects that develop and/or deploy waste or biomass conversion technologies. Value: Varies | Clean Energy | Faculty |
| Futurpreneur - Side Hustle Program | Open | Side hustling entrepreneurs ages 18 to 39 may be eligible for up to $15,000 in loan financing to support the launch and growth of their side business. Entrepreneurs are also matched with a business mentor who can help the entrepreneur navigate the first two years of business. | Student / Youth Employment | Student |
| CICan Career Launcher | Open | The CICan Career-Launcher Internship program connects employers with skilled grads by providing up to $20,000 towards an intern's salary. Opportunities available in clean tech, natural resources, and digital tech. Value: $20,000 | Multi-disciplinary | Student |
| Alberta Innovates - Post-Secondary Investments: Strategic Networking and Development | Open | The Strategic Networking and Development Program makes funding available to researchers at Alberta post-secondary institutions to support activities such as workshops, conferences and competitions which advance Alberta’s research and innovation in the emerging technology priority areas of information and communications technology (ICT), nanotechnology and ‘omics technologies. Amount: Up to $10,000 | Multi-disciplinary | Faculty/Student |
| NSERC Engage Grants (OPEN) | Open | Objective: University or college researchers can apply to launch a collaborative research and development project that applies their expertise to address a company challenge. Amount up to $25,000 up to six months. | Multi-disciplinary | Faculty/Student |
| Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Peoples - Small Scale Activities | Open | You can apply to purchase / acquire materials for artistic production, pay honoraria to professional artists or cultural carriers for specific expertise, advise or training, and engage in career or artistic development activities. Amount: Up to $3,000 | Indigenous | Faculty/Student |