External grants
The Office of Research Services (ORS) assists faculty in securing and administering research grants. The ORS is the central research administration office and point of contact for the federal granting councils, government ministries, foundations, associations and industry.
All external research funding proposals must be approved internally before submission to the funding agency. Please submit a completed Research Application Summary Form and copy of the funding application to ORS.
Tips, guides, presentations and statistics on specific competitions for the following programs, can be found at the bottom of this page CIHR, Mitacs, NSERC, SSHRC
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Update on Institutional Compliance the NEW Tri-Council Framework Agreement This new agreement incorporates the new framework of rules and policies for the responsible conduct of research, including the requirement for reserarchers and applicants, as part of the regular grant application process. Your are strongly advised to review the new tri-agency agreement and UVic policies which are available here. |
Internal Deadlines
The following list is not comprehensive. Unless otherwise noted, the internal deadline (to submit your application to the Office of Research Services) for all funding applications is 5 working days prior to the external funder's deadline.
| Competition | Internal Deadline |
Funder Deadline |
Other |
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| CIHR Knowledge Synthesis - Application | Sep 24/ 13 | Oct 1/13 | |
| CIHR Open Operation - NOI | n/a | Aug 15/13 | |
| CIHR Open Operating - Application | Sep 9/13 |
Sep 16/13 |
ORS procedures and tips |
| Grand Challenges Canada - Stars in Global Health | 2 weeks prior to external | Various | Advise Terri Myhr (grants@uvic.ca) at ORS as soon as possible if you intend to submit an application. |
| Grand Challenges in Global Health | 2 weeks prior to external |
Various | Advise Terri Myhr (grants@uvic.ca) at ORS as soon as possible if you intend to submit an application. |
| NCE Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) - LOI |
Aug 9/13 |
Aug 23/13 | Contact Joaquin Trapero (cfi@uvic.ca) |
| NCE Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) - Full Application |
Feb 28/13 | Mar 14/14 | Application stage by invitation |
| NSERC I2I |
Sep 23/13 |
Sep 30/13 |
Contact RPKM at least 5 working days prior to the Internal deadline |
| NSERC CREATE - Application | Sep 3/13 | Sep 23/13 | By invitation only |
| NSERC Discovery - NOI | n/a | Aug 1/13 | Note: New Common CV required and new Research Portal |
| NSERC Discovery - Application | Oct 18/13 | Nov 1/13 | ORS Procedures Note: New Common CV required and new Research Portal |
| NSERC RTI | Sep 9/13 | Oct 25/13 | Note: UVIC pre-selection process applies |
| SSHRC Insight - NOI | n/a | Aug 15/13 | NOI submission due August 15th. When you submit a status of "forwarded" indicates your NOI has been received by SSHRC. Learn more about Insight grants |
| SSHRC Insight - Application | Oct 1/13 | Oct 15/13 | ORS procedures and tips |
| SSHRC Insight Development | Jan 23/14 | Feb 3/14 |
Note: New Common CV required and new Research Portal |
| SSHRC Partnership - LOI | Feb 3/14 | Feb 17/14 | On Sept 5.6. 18. 19th Dr. Rosemary Ommer, SSHRC Grants Crafter and Terri Myhr will be available to meet with applicants to discuss the application process and writing. To set up at time to meet please contact Tara Williamson |
| SSHRC Partnership - Application | Oct 18/13 | Nov 1/13 | |
| SSHRC Partnership Development - Applicaton | Nov 18/13 | Dec 2/13 | On Sept 5.6. 18. 19th Dr. Rosemary Ommer, SSHRC Grants Crafter and Terri Myhr will be available to meet with applicants to discuss the application process and writing. To set up at time to meet please contact Tara Williamson |
Please visit the contracts templates page for more information on MITACS.
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Top Ten Tips for a Successful CIHR Grant - Bonnie Leadbeater
- Presentation on CREATE Program - January 2013
- Recording of CREATE Information Session - January 2013
- Connecting a CREATE initiative to collaborators in the State of Sao Paulo in Brazil
NSERC Discovery Grants
NSERC Research Partnership Programs
NSERC Strategic Project Grants
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SSHRC Evaluation - Insight Development Grants - Catherine Caws
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SSHRC Evaluation - Insight Development Grants - Larry McCann
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SSHRC Evaluation - Insight Grants - Pro-Tips - Stephen Ross
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SSHRC Evaluation - Insight Grants - Fred Grouzet
- SSRHC - Insight Grant - Wiki Site - Stephen Ross
SSHRC Partnership and Partnership Development Grants
- SSHRC Partnership/Partnership Dev't Grants - Rosemary Ommer - August 2012
Tara Williamson, Research Programs Liaison
Tel: 250-472-4986
Email: resprog3@uvic.ca
Terri Myhr, Senior Grants Officer
Tel: 250-853-3103
Email: grants@uvic.ca
Debra Anderson, Manager Research Finances and Budgets
Tel: 250-721-8079
Email: dca@uvic.ca