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Deadline: April 15th, 2021
Value: Up to $5000

The application form along with details about eligibility, submission process and other instructions can be found on the Junior faculty are eligible to apply for this fund annually. ��The LA&PS Research Office is providing support to Faculty members who are preparing a Canadian Common CV (CCV) as part of their MRG application. Please contact Paminderjit Sunner at lapscrpp@yorku.ca��should you have any questions concerning eligibility or submission process.

Deadline: Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 11:59 pm

The purpose of the seed grant program is to enable and support critical social science global health research that contributes to the research themes of the Dahdaleh Institute. You can access the call for applications and guidelines here.

Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars at 91��ɫ

Available Fellowships: up to 4 in 2021-22
Amount: min. $70,000/year
Duration: 24 months
Deadline: April 1st, 2021

The��Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars will support up to 4 successful applicants this year in any field of study. With a salary of $70,000 provided each year for a two-year term, scholars will be able to dedicate their time to pursuing a proposed project, working alongside a supervisor and other mentors, while also gaining access to guidance from faculty, students and alumni. or contact Kim McIntyre (Post-doctoral Services Coordinator, FGS), for any questions.

New Funds to Support Guest Lectures

Value: $250 – $500 per lecture
Deadline:��Rolling deadlines until March 31, 2021, with the potential for a second round in the summer terms.

These are funds available to cover the cost of honoraria for guest lecturers within ongoing courses. The intent is to bring expert guests to our classrooms, from within 91��ɫ and beyond, and to offer some respite for course directors. Priority will be given to tenure-stream faculty and contract course directors who are experiencing extraordinary COVID-related pressures. To apply and learn about eligibility, please complete the .

Upcoming internal funding deadline

Deadline: March 31st, 2021
Value: up to $7,000

Deadline: March 31st, 2021
Value: up to $7,000

LA&PS Support for Scholarly Journals
Deadline: March 31st, 2021
Value: Up to $3,000

LA&PS faculty members are reminded that a comprehensive list of internal research funding opportunities is available on our new website (see below). This list includes short descriptions of several individual programs operated by the Dean's Office as well as VPRI.

Internal funding opportunities can be accessed .

Value: a maximum of $100,000 matched by an additional $50,000 from the researcher’s Faculty and/or a partner organization.
Deadlines:
- Internal deadline for Faculty Approval: April 26, 9:00 am (EST)
- Internal deadline for submission of letters of reference to ORS: May 17, 2021
- Internal deadline for complete application including ORS checklist: June 7, 2021, at 9:00 am (EST)
- Agency deadline: Friday, June 11, 2021, at 5:00 pm (EST)

The Early Researcher Award (ERA) program helps promising, recently-appointed Ontario researchers build their research teams of undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research assistants and technicians. The goal of the program is to improve Ontario’s ability to attract and retain the best and brightest research talent. Program materials, including, were posted on the

As matching commitments are required, interested applicants need to contact Ravi de Costa, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate studies and David Cuff, Director of Strategic Research and Partnerships, as soon as possible, with project title, 150-word research summary and the names of three eligible referees who have agreed to provide a letter of reference. Interested applicants should provide the names of confirmed letter writers to the Associate Dean, no later than April 26, 2021, at 9:00 am. Two of the letters must come from arm's length referees as defined in the guidelines. Completed proposals are due at ORS no later than June 7, 2021.

If you have any questions about this opportunity please contact Ravi de Costa, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate studies and David Cuff, Director of Strategic Research and Partnerships.

Value and duration: maximum amount per grant is $150,000 per year for up to three years for a total of $450,000, per grant.
Agency Deadline: April 27, 2021

The CBR Program supports partnerships among community organizations, researchers, and decision-makers working in areas such as, but not limited to: housing, mental health, substance use disorders, activity limitations and employment, health services and access to care for key and hard to reach populations. Research projects involving quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, including epidemiology, intervention research, arts-informed research, case studies and interviews, are eligible for funding. .

Value and Duration:
up to $400,000 per year for up to 6 years, for a total of $2,400,000 per grant.

Agency Deadlines:
Phase 1: Registration Deadline – Due April 21, 2021
Phase 2: Full Application – Due June 22, 2021

The Health Research Training Platform (HRTP) Pilot funding opportunity is intended to support the development of research training platforms that will attract a diverse cadre of high-calibre trainees and ECRs, and equip them with the skills required for academic and non-academic careers. These research training platform grants can be used to build capacity in established or emerging areas, within the scope of the research training areas identified in the funding pools outlined below. For any questions contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca.

• Value:
  - Events - $7,000 to $25,000
  - Outreach Activities - $7,000 to $50,000; higher amounts may be considered if well justified
• Duration:1 year
• Agency Deadline: May 1, August 1, November 1, 2021, at 12:00 PM (EST)

SSHRC announced the relaunching of the Connection Grants arm of the Initiative for Digital Citizen Research (IDCR), a joint initiative with the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH). The IDCR aims to develop a better understanding of the impacts of online disinformation in Canada in order to better inform programs and policies, build Canada’s capacity to conduct research on – and related to – countering online disinformation and other related online harms, and help foster a community of researchers engaged with digital citizenship and online disinformation in Canada. It also aims to provide assistance to selected events and outreach activities for short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives.

Learn more about. For any questions, contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca.

• Value: $7,000 to $25,000
• Duration: 1 year
• Agency Deadline:�� June 15, September 15, December 15, 2021 and March 15, 2022, at 12:00 PM (EST)

These grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. To access an application form and full instructions, . For any questions, contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca.

• Value: over $30,000 to $100,000 per year
• Duration: 1 to 5 years
• Deadline: No deadline

NSERC has released details about a new Alliance Option 2 two-pager that provides an overview of what the NSERC Alliance�� is all about. The projects should aim to address and are driven by an unmet societal need, meaning that the results matter not just to the partner organizations but also to the public. Refer to the to access the best practices webinar, a summary of NSERC requirements and more. The results should be broadly shared in various formats, allowing even non-specialists outside the project to understand and use the results. Faculty members interested in applying should contact David Cuff at dcuff@yorku.ca. Read the two-pager in or in here.

A list of funding opportunities through CIHR can be found on this page of the agency’s website. Please be attentive to any COVID-19 update that appears as part of the posting for specific opportunities. Due to the large volume of RFAs, the Office of Research Services has created a that will make it easier for researchers to locate the funding call that is most appropriate to their research area. You will be required to enter your Passport 91��ɫ user ID and password for YU Link to gain access to the spreadsheet. Alternatively, you may contact ORS at research@yorku.ca to send you the file as an attachment.

Short notice: City of Toronto - Covid-19 Vaccine Engagement Partnership Grants

Value: The value of funding per cluster is up to $500,000 (total envelope $5.5M)
Deadline: March 29, 2021, at 12:00 pm (EST)

The City of Toronto is seeking to fund not-for-profit organizations to act as Vaccine Engagement Teams from April 2021 to March 2022. This Expression of Interest is open to consortiums of community organizations, grassroots groups, resident-led groups and faith-based organizations/groups. Each consortium (“Vaccine Engagement Team”) may have anywhere from 4 to 10 members (“Vaccine Engagement Partners”) with one organization (“Vaccine Engagement Lead”) that acts as the administrative partner. Learn more from . For any EOI questions, please email COVIDpartner@toronto.ca. Faculty members interested in this opportunity should contact David Cuff, Director, Strategic Research & Partnerships at dcuff@yorku.ca.