External Funding

Agencies:
  • SSHRC: Partnership Engage Grants

    Agency / Company: SSHRC

    Grant Amount: $10,000 to $50,000 over 1 year

    Application Deadline: June 15, 2026

    This opportunity supports short-term, timely support for partnered research activities that directly inform decision-making at a single non-academic partner organization (public, private, or not-for-profit).

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  • SSHRC – Connection Grants

    Agency / Company: SSHRC

    Grant Amount: Events: $10,000 to $25,000 over 1 year Outreach activities: $10,000 to $50,000 over 1 year

    Application Deadline: August 4, 2026

    Connection Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships program. These grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage with participants on research issues they value. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant…

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  • Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative Connection Grants

    Agency / Company: SSHRC

    Grant Amount: $10,000 – $50,000

    Application Deadline: August 4, 2026

    The Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative Connection Grants are a one-time initiative intended to support interdisciplinary and intersectoral events and outreach activities focused on short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization. The goal is to bring together those working to advance and transform sustainable agricultural sectors and food systems in support of Canada’s just transition to a net-zero economy.

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  • SSHRC – Destination Horizon Grants

    Agency / Company: SSHRC

    Grant Amount: up to $15,000 for one year

    Application Deadline: September 22, 2026

    Destination Horizon Grants support researchers affiliated with eligible Canadian postsecondary institutions to build capacity, foster existing partnerships, and further develop networks and/or consortia with European Union and other “associated countries” researchers, with the ultimate goal of applying to Horizon Europe—Pillar II calls for proposals. Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding program for research and innovation.

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  • SSHRC – Insight Grant

    Agency / Company: SSHRC

    Grant Amount: Stream A: $10,000 to $125,000 over 2 to 5 years Stream B: $125,001 to $500,000 over 2 to 5 years

    Application Deadline: October 1, 2026

    Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging scholars and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years.

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  • New Frontiers in Research Fund: Exploration Stream

    Agency / Company: Government of Canada

    Grant Amount: Up to $250,000 over two years

    Application Deadline: October 20, 2026

    Letter of Intent Deadline: 18/08/2026

    This opportunity supports high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research. Exploration grants support research that pushes boundaries into exciting new areas. Researchers are encouraged to think “outside of the box” and undertake research that defies current paradigms; brings disciplines together in unexpected ways and from bold, innovative perspectives; and has the potential to be disruptive or deliver…

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  • Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP)

    Agency / Company: SSHRC

    Grant Amount: Up to $250,000 over 2 to 3 years

    Application Deadline: October 28, 2026

    Letter of Intent Deadline: 08/07/2026

    In a time of profound global uncertainty—shaped by climate change, pandemics, geopolitical tensions, economic disruption, technological transformation, and epistemic challenges—the call will support innovative, transnational social sciences and humanities (SSH) research that strengthens society’s capacity to anticipate, understand, and respond to future challenges and opportunities.

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  • SSHRC – Partnership Grants Stage 2

    Agency / Company: SSHRC

    Grant Amount: Stage 2—Up to $2.5 million over 4 to 7 years

    Application Deadline: October 29, 2026

    Partnership Grants provide support for new and existing formal partnerships over four to seven years to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities. This is done through mutual cooperation and sharing of intellectual leadership, as well as through resources such as cash and/or in-kind contributions.

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  • SSHRC: Partnership Development Grants

    Agency / Company: SSHRC

    Grant Amount: $75,000 to $200,000

    Application Deadline: November 17, 2026

    This opportunity supports teams in the social sciences and humanities to develop new or innovative formal partnerships. Funding supports research, knowledge mobilization, student training, and best practices across various types of partnerships.

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  • SSHRC – Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Changing Nature of Security and Conflict

    Agency / Company: SSHRC

    Grant Amount: Stream 1: $10,000 to $40,000 for one year Stream 2: $10,000 to $78,000 for one year

    Application Deadline: December 3, 2026

    SSHRC, in partnership with NordForsk, is pleased to launch a Knowledge Synthesis Grants (KSG) competition to mobilize, examine and synthesize social sciences and humanities research on The Changing Nature of Security and Conflict. The resulting syntheses will help identify roles the academic, public, private and not-for-profit sectors could play in promoting more inclusive and equitable societies;…

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For more information, please contact the Research Office at researchoffice@ubishops.ca.