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

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
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