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Simon Fraser University is committed to supporting its faculty in their research and creative endeavours. The list below includes some examples of internal funding opportunities for faculty and staff.
For a full list of opportunities, please see the SFU Funding Opportunities database.
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VPR Travel Grants, Social Science & Humanities VPR Travel Grants, Social Science & HumanitiesPool 1: Travel beginning April 1 - August 31. Applications will be accepted from April 1 - August 31 or until funds are exhausted. Pool 2: Travel beginning September 1- March 31. Applications will be accepted from September 1 - March 31 or until funds are exhausted. NEW: As of Pool-2 2023, Chair Evaluations are no longer required as part of the application process. The new application has removed this section (previous version of the application is otherwise the same and will still be accepted). COVID-19 Travel related advisory: As per SFU’s Interim University-Related International Travel Policy, eligible applicants must follow specific steps before submitting the final application to ORS. Please refer to the Risk and Safety webpage for more details. VPR Research Travel Grants are provided for faculty in areas supported by SSHRC to attend North American (max. $900) and international (max. $2,000) conferences to present a paper (including poster presentation), to serve as a keynote speaker or in the case of faculty in the School for the Contemporary Arts, to present one’s own creative work to a peer group. There are two intakes annually. Eligibility: Faculty members are considered eligible to apply for one conference every second fiscal year. Applications from "special case" applicants will be considered towards the end of the fiscal year. In the case of joint authorship, only one presenter will be funded. For more information on eligibility, please see the guidelines below: Please note that funds are allocated on a first come, first served basis. The grants will remain open until funds are exhausted. Please submit your application to Research Services (ors@sfu.ca). Please see this video for complete instructions for submitting a VPR Travel Grant in Kuali Research. For VPR Travel Grant submission to Kuali approval workflow, please choose:
University Publication FundRapid Response - Ongoing; The University Publication Fund (UPF) is established under the authority of the Vice-President, Research for the purpose of providing support to faculty and staff of Simon Fraser University for their academic publications. The UPF is split into three streams:
For more information on these programs, please check the guidelines: PDF
Please note that the UPF program is administered by Research Services under authority of the University Publication Fund Committee. William and Ada Isabelle Steel FundOpens April 18. Applications accepted until May 18 The William and Ada Isabelle Steel Fund reflects the intent of the endowment left by William and Ada Isabelle Steel for research studies into any aspect of alcoholism and/or drug addiction. Please note that this program is funded by William and Ada Isabelle Steel Endowment, where its annual income allocation is used support this annual competition. This year’s program has $30,000 to fund any number of projects relating to alcoholism and/or drug addiction. This program is administered by Research Services and adjudicated by the Vice-President, Research. Please submit your application to Research Services (ors@sfu.ca). SSHRC Small Explore Research Grants [SFU/SSHRC Institutional Grants]Spring Intake - Online application deadline June 1, 4:30 p.m. SSHRC Small Explore Research Grants support scholarly research in the contemporary arts, humanities and social sciences for expenses up to a maximum of $7,000. A lead applicant, together with one or more eligible co-investigators may apply in a single application for up to a maximum of $10,000. There are two intakes (i.e., spring and fall) annually.
Funding for this competition is provided by the SSHRC Institutional Grants. All successful applicants must adhere to SFU and Tri-Agency guidelines. For more information, please check Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide. The SSHRC Small Explore Research Grants program is administered by Research Services under authority of the SFU/SSHRC Institutional Grants Committee. Please submit applications to Research Services (ors@sfu.ca).
New Collaboration Support Program (FCRF)Accepting applications until Monday, November 18, 2024. The France-Canada Research Fund (FCRF) "New Research Collaboration Program" provides financing for new projects jointly developed by French and Canadian teams that have never worked together before. The financing is awarded to two-year projects in amounts ranging from $8,000 to $15,000, according to the needs expressed by the principal investigators. This financing is primarily intended to support the mobility of young researchers and their students. The 2025 call for applications in now open. This application has an internal deadline (Thursday, November 14, 2024) and external deadline (Monday, November 18, 2024; 23:59 PT).
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For more information, please see the France Embassy website: https://francecanadaculture.org/france-canada-research-fund/ SFU Open Access FundThe SFU Open Access Fund supports SFU authors publishing in fully open access journals that charge Article Processing Charges. Article Processing Charges are an eligible expense for certain grants to cover the cost of open access publishing, especially when open access publishing is a requirement of the grant. SFU Library has tips for estimating these costs and sample wording to request funding in your grant proposal. See Open Access Funding and Grant Proposal for details. Please note: this Fund is administrated by SFU Library. No SFU Signature Sheet or internal approvals are required. |