uLethbridge faculty: All funding resources are now on the ORIS website on the intranet.
Faculty Funding
Internal Funding
Internal Funding
ORIS administers the following internal faculty awards:
- COHT Research Award
- Life and Climate Award
- Matching Funds and Letters of Support
- SSHRC Explore
- Postdoctoral Fellow Recruitment
- Tri-Agency Catalyst
- University of Lethbridge Research Fund (ULRF)
- University of Lethbridge Travel Fund
If you are seeking a letter of support or matching funds for an external grant, please consult the Request for support from the VPR on how best to proceed.
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canada Foundation for Innovation
External funding database
External funding database
Looking for funding? Search the external funding database for current opportunities.
Student funding
Undergraduate students
Are you an undergraduate student interested in research and looking for a research-related summer job?
Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentships offer students with exceptional academic records an opportunity to participate in medical or health-related research at the University during the summer.
The Chinook Summer Research Awards provide students in all disciplines with a research training experience with a University of Lethbridge faculty member during the summer
The NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) stimulate an interest in research in the natural sciences and engineering and to encourage students to undertake graduate studies and pursue a research career in these fields.
Mitacs
Mitacs is a national independent non-profit funding agency that financially supports collaborative projects in any discipline. Students, faculty, and eligible partner agencies can receive funding from Mitacs to support Canadian research and innovation. International opportunities are also available.
Funding Database
| Grant Title | Deadline | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| WGSRF Awards and Prizes | No Deadline | The WGSRF awards an annual outstanding scholarship prize, and both an undergraduate and graduate student essay prize. The current call for papers, as well as additional information for the prizes,... |
| Mobility Program | No Deadline | The Mobility Program is intended to encourage investigators who are within five years of their first appointment after completing their research training or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows... |
| Alberta Foundation for the Arts Presenting Project Funding | No Deadline | Funding supporting the public presentation of professional artists by reimbursing a portion of fees. |
| Capt. Joseph-Elzar Bernier Medal | No Deadline | Eligibility: A medal awarded to recognize an exemplary deed or activity that has enhanced or aided the Society in fulfilling its mandate at the international, national, provincial or headquarters... |
| NSERC Alliance International | No Deadline | Alliance International will provide support for researchers in Canada to work with leading international researchers from the academic sector, and to establish and grow international research... |
| Fellowship of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society | No Deadline | With its Fellows award the CAES recognizes excellence in performance demonstrating continuous distinguished contributions to the advancement of food, agricultural or resource economics, and... |
| Life and Climate Award (LC Award) |
Deadline Passed (September 26, 2022) |
*** This page was updated on Feb 1, 2023.*** OVERVIEW Value TBD Duration 24 months Application Deadline September 26, 2023... |
| Call for Expressions of Interest: Strengthening cyber policy centres in the Global South | No Deadline | IDRC funds projects that aim to bring employment, food security, health, peace, and prosperity to developing regions of the world. This call for expressions of interest is open to established... |
| TECTERRA Industry Investment Program | No Deadline | The Industry Investment Program (IND) enables and supports small to medium size Alberta companies in the development and commercialization of innovative geospatial solutions for integrated resource... |
| Society for Industrial Archaeology Awards | No Deadline | The Society for Industrial Archaeology offers three (3) awards: General Tools Award: The General Tools Award is the highest honor the SIA can bestow. The award recognizes individuals who have given... |
| Mitacs Globalink Research Award | No Deadline | The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides $6,000 for senior undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in Canada to conduct 12–24-week research projects at universities overseas... |
| NWSA Graduate Scholarship Award | No Deadline | NWSA will award $1,000 to a student who, in the fall of the year of the award, will be engaged in the research or writing states of a Master's Thesis or Ph.D Dissertation in the interdisciplinary... |
| The IHC4 SME Competition | No Deadline | Our mission is to generate chemistry solutions that prove the economy and enivironment are not in conflict. Working industry and academia to advance novel green chemistry research and technologies. ... |
| Mitacs Accelerate | No Deadline | Mitacs Accelerate offers internships to graduate and postdoctoral fellows to allow research collaboration with industry. Postdocs, their supervising professor, and a partner organization develop a... |
| Alberta Assessment Consortium Projects & Grants | No Deadline | Alberta Assessment Consortium is a not-for-profit registered society, funded by membership a recognized education partner in the province of Alberta an independent voice, able to provide an... |
| Richardson Foundation | No Deadline | Through the Richardson Foundation, Richardson International and its various divisions support many different community initiatives, such as: Splash parks Playgrounds Sports fields Arenas... |
| Wildlife Management Fund (WMF) | No Deadline | About the Wildlife Management Fund (WMF) Since 2008, the Wildlife Management Fund (WMF) has contributed over $1.1 million to wildlife stewardship and conservation in Alberta. Funded through annual... |
| Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Prizes | No Deadline | The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians awards two annual book and article prizes in the following categories: An article in the fields of the history of women, gender, and/or sexuality. An... |
| Research and Policy Fellowship | No Deadline | The Research and Policy Fellowship program will help establish and nurture links between provincial and federal decision-makers and scientific professionals to support public policy related to prion... |
| Alberta Foundation for the Arts Provincial Arts Service Organizations Operating Funding | No Deadline | This grant provides funding in three-year cycles to eligible member-based arts organizations that provide educational, resource-based, promotional and advocacy services as the umbrella organization... |
| The Lawrence J. Burpee Medal | No Deadline | Awarded to recognize an outstanding contribution or other achievement that greatly enhances the ability of the Society to fulfill its mission of making Canada better known on a national or... |
| AHS Emergency SCN Studentship |
Deadline Passed (January 17, 2022) |
The Emergency Strategic Clinical Network Summer Studentship Award (ESCN-SSA) is designed to foster research interest in emergency medicine and related disciplines among students at the undergraduate... |
| American Philosophical Association Prizes | No Deadline | The American Philosophical Association offers numerous prizes available to scholars, young scholars and student philosophers. This includes the Gittler Award, given for an outstanding scholarly... |
| New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Foundation | No Deadline | The Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation established by the Milner Foundation and dedicated to advancing our knowledge of the Universe at the deepest level by awarding... |
| Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering Program | No Deadline | The Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) Program was launched in 1996. The goal of the program is to increase the participation of women in science and engineering, and to provide role... |
| Society for American Archaeology Awards | No Deadline | The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) offers numerous awards. including the Excellence in Public Education Award, the Public Service Award, the Crabtree Award and many more. Visit their website... |
| Publication Grant 2019 | No Deadline | Description The Alberta Addiction and Mental Health Research Hub is a partnership of researchers, healthcare professionals and leadership, community organizations, government ministries, patient... |
| INAC 2017-2018 New Paths for Education | No Deadline | INAC is launching its annual call for proposals from band councils or organizations designated by band councils for projects and activities designed to improve the quality of education in First... |
| Shastri Faculty-In-Residence Programme | No Deadline | Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute is pleased to announce a call for Applications for Faculty-In-Residence programme (FIR) 2018-19 for Canadian faculty members, scientists and entrepreneurs who would be... |
| Krembil Foundation Grants | No Deadline | Grants are focused on helping people through medical research, education and social services. Their primary focus is funding research projects in medicine; particularly those that have difficulty... |
| The James Maxwell Human Geography Scholarship | No Deadline | The James Maxwell Scholarship in Human Geography is awarded to students enrolled in a Master's program at a Canadian university and engaged in thesis research on Canadian human geography. Eligibilty... |
| High-dilution germ-killing actives for Lysol and Dettol |
Deadline Passed (April 16, 2021) |
Reckitt is seeking alternative germ-killing actives to quaternary ammonium for use in Lysol and Dettol that are equally effective at low concentrations, high dilutions, and direct replacement volumes... |
| Canadian Law and Society Association Prizes | No Deadline | As part of its mandate to encourage and develop the interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary study of the relations between law and society, the CLSA awards a number of prizes for scholarship on law... |
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - All Programs | No Deadline | The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation offers a wide variety of fellowships and funding opportunities. Virtually all disciplines are eligible. |
| Albert Culture and Tourism Media Fund- Production Grant | No Deadline | The Alberta Production Grant provides key funding for the creation of screen-based narrative content. Production funding is provided through the Alberta Production Grant, a competitive and flexible... |
| American Philosophical Society Prizes | No Deadline | The American Philosophical Society began awarding medals in 1790. Since then, it has continued by awarding medals and prizes for outstanding achievement in the sciences, humanities, arts, professions... |
| Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Opportunities | No Deadline | The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute offers a number of funding opportunities throughout the year. Please refer to individual programs using the links below. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANADIANS Grants,... |
| Breakthrough Prizes | No Deadline | To recognize those individuals who have made profound contributions to human knowledge. It is open to all physicists theoretical, mathematical, experimental working on the deepest mysteries of the... |
| Campus Alberta Neuroscience (CAN) - Conference Support Program | No Deadline | Campus Alberta Neuroscience (CAN) was developed to increase the connectedness, scope, scale, success and impact of neuroscience and mental health research, education and translation in Alberta. CAN’s... |
| Society for Historical Archaeology Awards and Prizes | No Deadline | The Society for Historical Archaeology offers numerous awards and prizes for researchers, young scholars and students in the field of historical archaeology. These awards include, but are not... |
| Alberta Active Living Grant Program | No Deadline | This grant provides funding to assist Alberta Active Living Partners organizations and Alberta TrailNet Society with annual operating and programming costs. provide services, information, or... |
| Agriculture Funding Consortium Call | No Deadline | The Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund Ltd. (ACIDF) is a private not-for-profit company owned by organizations in Alberta's crop industry. We invest in research, development and pre-... |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada Grants | No Deadline | The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada's (LLSC's) academic grants support and encourage basic and translational leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma research. LLSC investigators... |
| RCGS Graduate Research Scholarships | No Deadline | Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Students must be registered in a Canadian university, and must propose a research topic that addresses some substantive element... |
| Alberta MS Network 2022 Summer Studentship |
Deadline Passed (February 25, 2022) |
Award Overview Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate program may apply for an Alberta MS Network Summer Studentship to work on multiple sclerosis (MS)-related research (non-clinical or... |
| Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Plan | No Deadline | The objectives of the Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program are to: Sustain, grow and optimize productivity and reduce the cost of production of Alberta’s agri-food and bioindustrial... |
| Concentrated, dilutable bleaching additive for laundry |
Deadline Passed (April 16, 2021) |
Reckitt is seeking a highly-concentrated and compact fabric treatment that can be safely diluted by the consumer at home and used at various concentrations. Reckitt is a global consumer products... |
| International Sociological Association Prizes | No Deadline | The International Sociological Association offers a prize and two essay competitions for scholars. The Varga Prize for New Generation Scholars: This award recognizes an outstanding new paper by a... |
| McConnell Foundation Social Innovation Fund | No Deadline | The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation is pleased to launch the McConnell Social Innovation Fund. The Fund has three components—one for early stage innovations; a second for scaling up successful... |
| Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative (CDHPI) | No Deadline | The Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative with Vulnerable Populations (CDHPIVP) is a five year project funded by the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to conduct research... |