Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

This funding opportunity is part of the Government of Canada's continued response to address the health challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on previous investments in research on Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19, this funding will enable rapid and timely distinctions-based, and Indigenous community-led research and knowledge mobilization that is responsive to the unique circumstances and the current phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Urban Indigenous communities in Canada.

This funding opportunity is part of the Government of Canada's continued response to address the health challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on previous investments in research on Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19, this funding will enable rapid and timely distinctions-based, and Indigenous community-led research and knowledge mobilization that is responsive to the unique circumstances and the current phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Urban Indigenous communities in Canada.

Partnership Grants provide support for new and existing formal partnerships over 4 to 7 years to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization.

Recognizes excellence in Canadian innovation and entrepreneurship, while educating present and future generations of disruptors.

Defence Research and Development Canada through Publics Works and Government Services Canada has launched new safety and security challenges. The Canadian Safety and Security Program's call for proposals is now available. The program is looking for your ideas to mitigate the effects of future high-impact, low-frequency events such as pandemics, natural disasters, or other disruptive forces caused by natural events or human activity. Deadline to apply is May 11, 2021 at 2:00 pm (EST). Please see funding opportunity link for more information.

The Excellence Awards recognize and encourage exemplary achievement in the field of digital preservation stewardship.

A 2021 Innovative Approaches to Research in the Pandemic Context competition of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) was launched recently. The goal of the funding opportunity is to accelerate the exploration of new approaches and the development and testing of new directions in research methodologies, to respond to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline to submit a NOI is September 21, 2021 and full application is due to NFRF by October 26, 2021. Kindly click on the above link for details on this opportunity.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is issuing this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to highlight the urgent need for research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and on biological effects of its causative agent, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Topics of specific interest to NHLBI include host response, associations with heart, lung, and blood (HLB) diseases, potential impacts on transfusion safety, and clinical outcomes of infected individuals.

This funding opportunity is part of Government of Canada's continued rapid response to address the health challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding will enable rapid and timely research responding to the current and next phase of the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and around the globe.

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is issuing this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to highlight the urgent need for research on the 2019 novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). NCATS is particularly interested in projects focusing on the use of informatics solutions to diagnose cases and the use of CTSA-supported core resources (e.g., advanced scientific instruments, highly-specialized facilities, and regulatory expertise) to facilitate research on COVID-19 and advance the translation of research findings into diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. NCATS is soliciting applications for Administrative Supplements to UL1, U01, and R21 awards (through PA-18-591), Collaborative Innovation Awards to U01 and R21 awards (through PAR-19-099 and PAR-19-100, respectively), and Competitive Revisions for UL1 awards for each of the non-administrative supplement awards (through PAR-19-337).

This program will build teams to address challenges requiring further research and development for solutions to meet COVID-19 related needs. The NRC will build these teams drawing on internal-to-government capacity and academic researchers who register to indicate their interest, and related areas of expertise and capabilities.

Please see the following important call for project ideas or proposals from Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster for COVID-19 related-research. Further information and questions can be directed to Avi Kapoor, Strategic Partnerships Manager for SFU's Big Data Initiative.

The National Research Council is offering support, advice, and help for COVID-19 related projects in the immediate, near and medium term. Kindly see opportunity for further information.

IC-IMPACTS is calling for Innovative Technology Demonstration Project proposals on an ongoing basis, relevant to one of IC-IMPACTS’ three themes of safe and sustainable infrastructure, integrated water management, and public health and disease prevention. IC-IMPACTS is especially inviting proposals within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spencer Foundation is issuing a call for proposals for a COVID-19 Related Special Grant Cycle to support education research projects that will contribute to understanding the rapid shifts in education in this time of crisis and change. As with other Spencer grant programs, this program is “field-initiated.” Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to three years.

The goal of the Individual Fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers, wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of skill acquisition through advanced training, international and intersectoral mobility. Individual Fellowships provide opportunities to researchers of any nationality to acquire and transfer new knowledge and to work on research and innovation in Europe (EU Member States and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries) and beyond. The scheme particularly supports the return and (re)integration of European researchers from outside Europe and those who have previously worked here, as well as researchers displaced by conflict outside the EU and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries. It also promotes the career restart of individual researchers who show great potential.

The Canada Biomedical Research Fund (CBRF) is an institutional program administered by the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) housed at Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) on behalf of the three federal research funding agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and SSHRC. The CBRF is based on an ecosystem approach and is designed to build on existing assets, infrastructure, partnerships, and strengths of institutions and to support targeted investments for maximum impact. The total budget for CBRF is $250 million over four years starting in 2022-2023.