Conduct Your Research

Funding Opportunities

Looking for assistance with your application or proposal?

The ORSCE now offers in-depth feedback on your grant applications! Please send your entire competed grant application to our Grants and Research Facilitator, Yvonne Kjorlien, (ykjorlien@mtroyal.ca) at least THREE weeks prior to the funding agency's deadline. This will allow time for Yvonne to review your application and for you to revise your application. 

The standard ORSCE deadline applies if you do not wish for feedback on your application. 

Standard ORSCE deadline: A Research Activity Form must be submitted via ROMEO one week prior to the external funder's deadline. The Research Activity Form must include the full and complete grant application (or LOI, NOI, etc.) for review, whether of not the external funder requires institutional signatures. A Research Activity Form must be submitted for each stage of the funding process, such as LOI, NOI, etc. 

Requesting a Letter of Support from the AVP-RSCE
Institutional letters of support are a common requirement of many research funding opportunities. Generally, institutional letters of support for research are prepared by the Associate Vice-President Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement (AVP-RSCE) in consultation with the faculty member and their faculty. The requirements for letters of support vary depending on the opportunity therefore it is important that ORSCE receive requests a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the opportunity deadline. 

To facilitate the request the following is required:

  • Details of the funding opportunity
  • Contact information and internal deadlines of the leading institution, if applicable.
  • Confirmation of institutional commitments, if applicable
  • Copy of the draft application/proposal
  • Additional information may be requested depending on the opportunity

Additionally, ORSCE will need to receive a Research Activity Form for the application/proposal in ROMEO before the letter of support is provided.
Please contact Yvonne Kjorlien (ykjorlien@mtroyal.ca) to request a letter of support from the AVP-RSCE.


Internal funding opportunities

External funding opportunities

For a printer-friendly version of typical Tri-Agency deadlines, check out this Google document

Funder Competition Amount Duration

Pre-Application Deadline

G&R Facilitator Deadline

ORSCE Deadline Funder Deadline
SSHRC - NSERC SSHRC-NSERC: Sustainable agriculture research initiative

$500,000 to $2M

4 years

n/a

Apr 17 May 1 May 8, 2023
SSHRC / NCTR Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65

 $7000 to $1M

up to 5 years

 n/a

Apr 24 May 8 May 15, 2023
NSERC-DRG NSERC-German Research Foundation (DFG) call for proposals on Sustainable Processes and Chemistry

 $20,000 to $100,000

1 to 3 years

 Dec 1 (to ORSCE)

May 16 May 30 June 6, 2023
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant

$7,000 to $25,000

1 year

n/a

May 25 June 8 June 15, 2023
NFRF 2022 Horizon Global Platform Competition

up to $250,000

2 years

n/a

three weeks prior to funder deadline one week prior to funder deadline deadlines vary; see opp for details
SSHRC Connection Grant

 Event: $7000 - $25k

Outreach: $7000 - $50k

1 year

n/a

Jul 11 July 25 August 1, 2023
SSHRC Connection Grant: Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative 

Event: $7000 - $25k

Outreach: $7000 - $50k

1 year

n/a

Jul 11 July 25 August 1, 2023
NFRF 2023 International Joint Inititative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

depends on partner; see table here

up to 3 years

 May 2

Aug 15 Sept 5 September 12, 2023
NSERC Discovery Horizons (Pilot)

from $50,000 to $100,00 per year

up to 5 years

June 9 (to ORSCE)

Sept 27 Oct 11 October 18, 2023
NSERC Discovery Grant

 no maximum

up to 5 years

July 25 (to ORSCE)

Oct 11 Oct 25 November 1, 2023
NSERC Alliance International Catalyst Grants $25,000 1 year

n/a

3 weeks prior to ext fund one week prior to ext fund rolling intake
NSERC Alliance International Collaboration Grants $100,000 up to 3 years

n/a

3 weeks prior to ext fund one week prior to ext fund rolling intake
NSERC - NSF Collaboration on Quantum Science and Artificial Intelligence $20k - $1M/ year up to 5 years

LOI due eight weeks prior to

submitting full application

3 weeks prior to ext fund one week prior to ext fund rolling intake
NSERC Alliance Option 1 $20,000 - $1M 1 - 5 years n/a 3 weeks prior to ext fund one week prior to ext fund rolling intake
NSERC Alliance Option 2 $20,000 - $200,000 1 - 5 years n/a 3 weeks prior to ext fund one week prior to ext fund rolling intake