Funding opportunities
Internal grants
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The Office of Research Services provides internal grants in the form of “seed” grants to help faculty prepare for larger external grants and to disseminate the research results. These include support for the publications of scholarly books and creative work, internal research/creative project grants, small grants to assist with research-related travel costs and research grants in lieu of salary.
External grants
- The external grants section provides an overview of major funding competitions at the national and international level, including Tri-Council, MITACS, Grand Challenges and selected other opportunities.
- Funding agencies at a glance (by research area)
- Funding for international mobility and collaboration initiatives (by region)
- Funding opportunities for post-doctoral fellows
- Research grants & awards for graduate students
Special funding programs
- Special funding programs are institutional-level programs supported by UVic according to the UVic Strategic Research Plan. Current programs include the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF), Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and Western Economic Diversification Canada (WED).
Covid-19 funding opportunities
Awards & honours
- The awards & honours section provides information on applying for or nominating a colleague to receive an award or honour for their research contributions
Resources
Please visit our grants facilitation pages for tips and resources on preparing your application.
Grants (internal and external)
Dr. Nicole Kitson, Manager, Research Grants (pre-award)
Phone: 250-853-3103
Debra Anderson, Manager, Research Finances (post-award)
Phone: 250-721-8079
Jessica Worsley, International Grants Facilitator
Phone: 250-472-4371
Cara Pearson, Health Research Grant Facilitator
Phone: 250-721-6080
Abby Winograd, Research Programs Liaison
Phone: 250-472-4986
Special Funding Programs
Jill Taylor, Manager, Institutional Programs
Phone: 250-853-3847
Mike England, Financial Project Officer
Phone: 250-472-5126
Michael Chin, Finance Project Officer
Phone: 250-472-4377
Mohit Garg, Institutional Programs Assistant
Phone: 250-472-5990
Awards & Honours
Rachel Goldsworthy, Awards Facilitator, Office of the Vice-President, Research
Phone: 250-472-5408
All external grant applications must be approved internally before submission to the funding agency. Please submit a completed Research Application Summary Form (RASF) and copy of the funding application to ORS using RAIS by the internal deadline.
The RASF requires the following signatures and must be completed for both Principal Investigators and co-applicants on a joint application with another institution:
- Principal Investigator (PI), or UVic co-applicant if applying with an external PI
- Department Chair or School Director
- Research Centre Director, if applicable
- Dean of Faculty
Internal deadlines: Unless otherwise noted, the internal ORS deadline for all funding competitions is 5 working days prior to the external funder's deadline.
Principal Investigator Responsiblilities
To apply for a funding opportunity, a principal investigator (PI) must be designated to assume the following responsibilities:
- complete a UVic RASF via RAIS and, if applicable, a conflict of interest declaration
- obtain all required signatures on both the RASF and research application (see University Policy # FM5100 Signing Authority)
- if applicable, append the agency guidelines stating that indirect costs (overhead) are not an eligible expense or outlining the agency’s position regarding overhead
- obtain all required sponsor contract or agreement signatures and approvals
- ensure, in cooperation with the co-investigators, that the research team adheres to all UVic research and regulatory (ethics) policies
- ensure that the grant or contract award is used only for its specified purpose
- handle post-award financial administration of the project account, maintain signing authority and responsibility for any project overages
Grants facilitation is offered at both the university and faculty-level to assist you in preparing your application