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Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine)
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) have established a limited-time Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine), or SRFT-Ukraine, to initiate or maintain the employment or financial support – via stipend or salary – of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, who are directly impacted by the crisis in Ukraine.
Award value
Support can be requested for a period of up to 12 months. The maximum allowable amounts are as follows:
| Master’s level | Up to $20,000 |
| Doctoral level | Up to $25,000 |
| Postdoctoral level | Up to $45,000 |
Eligibility
The applicant (grant holder) must hold an active grant (including the automatic extension period) awarded under one of the funding opportunities listed below at the time of application. Grant holders must also maintain an active grant (including the automatic extension period) during the entire period of tenure of the SRFT-Ukraine.
Application Process:
To apply to the Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine), NSERC funded grantees must
- Complete the PDF application form and have it signed by relevant institutional representative at ORS. You can send this to ORS (ors@sfu.ca) for signature.
- The completed PDF form shall be submitted on the secure submission site
Applications will be accepted using a continuous intake up to December 22, 2022.
Further details on the Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine), including application information, are available on the NSERC website