UBC Research Signature Policy: Applications for Research Funding

Please note that all applications for external research funding require principle applicants to adhere to UBC's research signature policy http://www.ors.ubc.ca/policies/sigpolicy1.htm

This policy requires applicants to provide UBC with the signatures of the following individuals before the application is sent to the sponsor:
1) The Applicant
2) The Department Head (in the case of Human Kinetics faculty, the signature of School Director, Bob Sparks)
3) The Associate Dean of Graduate Programs & Research. HKIN faculty do not require this signature, only that of the School Director.
4) The Director of the Office of Research Services.

For application forms that do not accommodate the signatures listed above, or those for which additional signatures are awkward or not possible, UBC's Office of Research Services has created a Signature Template, available on the ORS web site: http://www.ors.ubc.ca/eforms/ubcforms.htm

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Please check this page periodically, for announcements regarding current funding opportunities.
Listings for the week of November 23, 2009:

Grant Title : Major Collaborative Research Initiative (MCRI)
Sponsor : Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Application Deadline : Letter of Intent: January 31; Full application (by invitation only): Sept. 1
Special Note : Register by Nov. 25 for the UBC MCRI Workshop:http://www.research.ubc.ca/EventView.aspx?eventID=235
Value & Duration : Proposal development stage - $20K for 8 months; Full award - $2.5Million over 7 years
Goals: The Major Collaborative Research Initiatives (MCRI) program supports leading edge research with true potential for intellectual breakthrough that addresses broad and critical issues of intellectual, social, economic and cultural significance through the effective coordination and integration of diverse research activities and research results. The conceptual framework and research questions of MCRI projects should be of such breadth and scope as to require the participation of many scholars of different perspectives and with different types of expertise working together in an enriching and effective fashion.
The specific objectives of the MCRI program are to:

• support leading edge, collaborative research that meets high standards of excellence, promises a significant contribution to the advancement and transfer of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences, and encourages discussion and debate from a broad perspective on critical issues of intellectual, social, economic and cultural significance for Canadian scholarship and society;
• promote broadly based collaborative research as the central mode of research activity—both within and among disciplines, departments, and faculties as well as with other sciences at universities across the country and abroad;
• promote the development of active partnerships with private or public sector groups to ensure their participation in the design and conduct of the research project and in the dissemination of research results;
• promote the development of links with appropriate stakeholders;
• provide unique opportunities for training students and postdoctoral fellows in a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment;
• support research that achieves integrated and comprehensive syntheses of the issues under study;
• encourage dynamic and innovative approaches to disseminating research findings that will have a major impact on Canadian scholarship and society by reaching both traditional and new audiences, including Canadian and international scholars, policy makers, stakeholders and the general public; and
• involve postsecondary institutions in long-term commitments to the development of unique, large-scale inter-postsecondary institution research initiatives.

Application Procedures : Applicants must complete and submit a SSHRC web-based application form that includes an estimate of the project budget, a list of funds from other sources, attachments outlining the description of the proposal and a description of stakeholders, and SSHRC CVs for applicants, co-applicants and collaborators. Access to the web-based application form and SSHRC CV are available through the SSHRC login portal at: https://webapps.nserc.ca/SSHRCJSF/faces/logon.jsp?lang=en_CA
Further details: Detailed information about the MCRI program is available on the SSHRC web site at: http://www.sshrc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_programmes/mcri-gtrc-eng.aspx

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Grant Title: Humbolt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers
Sponsor: The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Application Deadline:Submissions accepted at any time.
Value & Duration :2450 EUR/month + 500 EUR per month for research expenses; 6-18 months.
Goals: Humboldt Research Fellowships are the instrument with which the Foundation enables highly-qualified scientists and scholars from abroad, who completed their doctorates less than twelve years ago to spend extended periods of research (6-18 months) in Germany. Candidates are expected to have their own, clearly defined research profile. This means they should usually be working at least at the level of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Group Leader or be able to document independent research work over a number of years. Scientists and scholars from all disciplines and countries may apply.
Research projects are carried out in cooperation with academic hosts at research institutions in Germany. Candidates choose their own research projects and their host in Germany and prepare their own research plan. Details of the research project and the time schedule must be agreed upon with the prospective host in advance. The duration of the research fellowship (6-18 months) may be divided up into a maximum of three visits lasting a minimum of three months each. No more than 36 months may elapse between the beginning of the first stay and the end of the last stay. Short-term visits for study and training purposes or for attending conferences are not eligible for sponsorship.
Application Procedures: Applicants must submit an application form, a questionnaire answered by the host institution, a cv, a research plan, expert opinion of three experts, a doctoral certificate, and a scientific statement from the host institution confirming the availability of facilities.
Further details : A complete application package, including guidelines, is available on the Humbolt Foundation’s web site: http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/humboldt-fellowship-experienced.html

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Grant Title : Operating Grant Registration
Sponsor : Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Application Deadline : Registration February 1; full applications March 1
Special Note: The submission of CIHR Operating Grants is a largely electronic process in which UBC’s Office of Research Services electronically authorizes applications for CIHR through an institutional portal. To ensure this process runs effectively, ORS requires applicants to submit key application documents a few days before the application deadline. Please be sure to read ORS’s CIHR Operating Grant submission guidelines available on their web site athttp://www.ors.ubc.ca/policies/sigpol.htm
Also, UBC’s HeRRO office offers an excellent and rigorous internal review process for CIHR grants. Applicants are strongly urged to participate in this process. Deadlines and details are available on the HeRRO web site: http://www.herro.ubc.ca/index.aspx
Value & Duration : This only the registration/notification stage – no funding attached.
Goals: The objective of the CIHR Operating Grants program is to contribute to the creation, dissemination and use of health-related knowledge, and to help develop and maintain Canadian health research capacity, by supporting original, high quality projects proposed and conducted by individual researchers or groups of researchers, in all areas of health research. The OGP is the foundation of CIHR 's programming. CIHR recognizes that the creativity, skill, and insight of individuals and self-assembled teams lie at the heart of the research enterprise. The pursuit of excellence in research, as evaluated through the peer review process, inspires ideas that drive progress and ensures a continuous flow of fresh insights. The OGP follows a basic unstructured format, in that there are:

• No specific requirements in relation to team size or composition;
• No specific requirements or restrictions on the specific research activities to be undertaken.
• No maximum or minimum with respect to funds being requested.

Application Procedures : General information on how to apply for funding to all CIHR initiatives is available on CIHR’s web site: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/795.html The information on how to register online with CIHR is also available on their web site: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/3351.html
Further details : More detailed information on CIHR’s Operating Grants Program is available on the agency’s web site: http://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=799&&view=currentOpps&org=CIHR&type=AND&resultCount=25&sort=program&all=1&masterList=true

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Grant Title : Martha Piper Research Fund
Sponsor : UBC Trek Endowment
Application Deadline : March 15 applications emailed to marthapiperfund@exchange.ubc.ca
Value & Duration : $8000 to $25,000; 18 months
Goals: The objective of this program is to provide seed funding (research grants) for collaborative research projects with an emphasis on interdisciplinary international activities; to strengthen UBC research by supporting the creation of teams of talented researchers in two or more disciplines, as well as to establish new international links. Awards should enable researchers in the NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC communities to collaborate and integrate their expertise and research activities within Canada and/or with international partners.
Application Procedures: Applicants must submit an application form, a project abstract, a summary, a justification of the project, a budget and a budget justification, a list of references cited, a CV or Personal Data Form, and summaries from research grants received and pending.
Further details: The Application Form with embedded Guidelines and Conditions can be found on the VP Research web site: http://www.research.ubc.ca/marthapiperfund.aspx

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Grant Title: Samuel Rubin Foundation Grant
Sponsor: Samuel Rubin Foundation
Application Deadline: The Board of Directors normally meets three times a year. Application deadlines are the first Friday in January, May, and September.
Special Note: Applicants should contact the Faculty’s Research Development & Grants Facilitator, Robert Olaj robert.olaj@ubc.ca, and/or the Faculty’s Development Officer, Stephanie Forgacs stephanie.forgacs@ubc.ca before submitting an application.
Value & Duration: $5,000-$10,000
Goals: The Foundation's general purpose is to carry on the vision of its founder, Samuel Rubin, whose life was dedicated to the pursuit of peace and justice and the search for an equitable reallocation of the world’s resources. The Foundation believes that these objectives can be achieved only through the fullest implementation of social, economic, political, civil and cultural rights for all the world’s people.
Application Procedures: A brief proposal of no more than 5 pages, together with a budget and your IRS tax-exempt determination letter, may be sent to the Foundation’s Grants Administrator at any time. No application form is provided.
Further details : A description of the grant and application guidelines are available on he Foundation’s web site: http://www.samuelrubinfoundation.org/index.html
A list of past awardees is available here: http://www.samuelrubinfoundation.org/grantees2008.html

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