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 |
|---|---|---|
| CIHR - Planning and Dissemination Grants on Lyme Disease | No Deadline | The CIHR – Institute of Infection and Immunity, the CIHR – Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, and the Public Health Agency of Canada are inviting researchers to apply for Planning and... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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,... |
| American Accounting Association Awards | No Deadline | The American Accounting Association offers numerous awards for professionals and educators in all stages of their career. Descriptions, deadlines and nomination information are available on their... |
| Chartered Professional Accountants Alberta (CPA) Awards | No Deadline | The Chartered Professional Accountants Alberta (CPA) offer numerous awards in various categories to career professionals and educators. Impact Award: Awarded annually and presented by the CPA... |
| Allied Arts Council Awards | No Deadline | The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge recognises the need to celebrate the contributions towards the arts from individuals, organisations and businesses. These contributions make our community... |
| Canada Council for the Arts Prizes | No Deadline | Every year the Canada Council awards a broad range of prestigious prizes to more than 200 Canadian artists and scholars in recognition of their quest for innovation and excellence. Featured Prizes... |
| Canada Council for the Arts - Residency Grant | No Deadline | *This grant is not administered by the University of Lethbridge* Arts Abroad celebrates the creativity, innovation and excellence of Canadian artists by helping to bring Canadian works to the world... |
| Canada Council for the Arts - Research and Creation Grant | No Deadline | *This grant is not administered by the University of Lethbridge* Explore and Create funds Canadian artists, artistic groups and organizations committed to the creation and dissemination of... |
| IEEE Medals, Technical Field Awards, and Recognitions | No Deadline | The IEEE Awards Board (AB) administers the highest medals, awards, and recognitions presented by IEEE. Through its Awards Program, IEEE advances the interests of its members by recognizing their... |
| Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Awards | No Deadline | ACM recognizes excellence through its eminent awards for technical and professional achievements and contributions in computer science and information technology. It also names as Fellows and... |
| CS-CAN/INFO-CAN Awards | No Deadline | CS-Can/Info-Can currently offers two annual awards: Awards for Lifetime Achievement in Computer Science These awards recognize current or former faculty members in Canadian Computer Science... |
| NSERC PromoScience Program | September 15, 2023 | NSERC invites applications that promote the natural sciences and engineering to Canada's young people, particularly to groups such as girls and Aboriginal peoples that are under-represented in... |
| 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... |
| Alberta Agriculture Initiatives Program (AIP) | No Deadline | The Agricultural Initiatives Program is a grant program, administered by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, to support agricultural societies (incorporated under the Agricultural Societies Act –... |
| Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology | No Deadline | The research component provides financial support to organizations to conduct space related research and development in CSA priority areas. It will support targeted knowledge development and... |
| ACCUTE F.E.L Priestley Prize | No Deadline | Each year at the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences’ Congress, ACCUTE awards the F.E.L. Priestley Prize for the best essay to appear in the association’s scholarly journal ... |
| Academy of International Business Awards | No Deadline | The following awards are offered by AIB in relation to the annual conference. Each year, there are also be additional awards being offered by organizations affiliated with AIB. Temple/AIB Best Paper... |
| Canadian Industrial Relations Association Awards | No Deadline | One of the highlights of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association is the ability to highlight outstanding students, scholars and practitioners in the field. To this end, CIRA has established... |
| Canadian Language & Literacy Research Network (CLLRN) Awards | No Deadline | The Canadian Language & Literacy Research Network (CLLRN) awards three (3) prizes annually: President’s Medal Established in 2006, the President’s Medal is awarded annually to a Network... |
| National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) Awards and Prizes | No Deadline | Current individual membership is a requirement for all applicants for NWSA awards. The National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) accepts nominations for the following award catagories: FACULTY... |
| Academy of Management (AOM) Publication Awards | No Deadline | Each year during the Annual Meeting, the Academy of Management recognizes authors of journal articles that were published in the previous year in each of the Academy's six journals. The selection... |
| Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting Program Awards | No Deadline | The Academy of Management sponsors two (2) awards in the Annual Meeting Program Awards catagory: William H. Newman Award for Best Paper Based on a Dissertation The William H. Newman Award is... |
| American Academy of Religion (AAR) Awards | No Deadline | The AAR awards tens of thousands of dollars each year to members in the form of research, regional development, and Annual Meeting travel grants. In addition to grant funding, the AAR annually awards... |
| Modern Languages Association (MLA) Honors and Awards | No Deadline | Anyone may nominate a book for an MLA prize, but the author or publisher is responsible for sending the required number of copies, noted in the main list, to the MLA office before the deadline. An... |
| Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations (ADHO) Awards | No Deadline | The ADHO Awards Committee oversees the following awards given for outstanding scholarly contributions to the Digital Humanities: Roberto Busa Prize for lifetime/career achievement. Antonio Zampolli... |
| Canadian Historical Association Awards | No Deadline | As part of its mandate to promote and recognise excellence in historical research, the CHA awards a series of prizes. Examples include the Jean-Marie Fecteau prize for a graduate student article; ... |
| 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-... |
| 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... |
| 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. ... |
| Center for Research on Francophones in Minority Settings (MFRC) | No Deadline | This major collaborative research project of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada focuses on Francophone communities in North America for over 400 years. It questions the... |
| Environmental Damages Fund | No Deadline | The Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) is a specified-purpose account administered by Environment Canada, on behalf of the Government of Canada, to manage funds received as compensation for... |
| Boehringer Ingelheim - Quality Improvement Education Grants | No Deadline | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) is proud to support Quality Improvement Education (QIE) grants examining novel educational methodologies and approaches that address clinical... |
| Boehringer Ingelheim - Scientific Advancement Grants | No Deadline | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) is proud to support Scientific Advancement Grants (SAG) that advance knowledge and understanding of basic, pre-clinical, outcomes and/or clinical... |
| Federal Gas Tax Fund | No Deadline | The funding provided under this program is in addition to other provincial grant funding, such as the Municipal Sustainability Initiative, and non-grant funding of municipal infrastructure. It is... |
| National Wetland Conservation Fund | No Deadline | The National Wetland Conservation Fund (NWCF) supports on-the-ground activities to restore and enhance wetlands in Canada. The objectives of the fund are to: Restore degraded or lost wetlands on... |
| Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk | No Deadline | The Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) allocates funds to projects that conserve and protect species at risk and their habitats and help to preserve biodiversity as a whole. These funds promote the... |
| Agri Innovation Program - Research and Development Stream | No Deadline | Industry-led Research and Development Stream supports pre-commercialization research, development and knowledge transfer leading to innovative agriculture, agri-food and agri-based practices,... |
| Campus Alberta Small Business Engagement Program (CASBE) | No Deadline | The Campus Alberta Small Business Engagement “CASBE Program” is a pilot funding program at Alberta Innovates to leverage the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council “NSERC” efforts through... |
| NSERC Research Tools & Instruments (RTI) Grants Program |
Deadline Passed (October 3, 2022) |
RTI Grants are one-year awards of up to $150,000 that assist in the purchase or fabrication of research equipment with a net cost between $7,001 and $250,000 (excluding taxes, customs and importation... |
| Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Funding |
Deadline Passed (June 30, 2022) |
Mitacs Elevate is a postdoctoral fellowship with an exclusive professional development curriculum component. Fellows address complex challenges through: A two-year research project with a partner... |
| Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) Venture Grants | No Deadline | The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation Venture Grants program supports research on Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases. The Foundation’s goal is to increase knowledge and understanding of... |
| Discovery Grant: Climate Change and Atmospheric Research | No Deadline | The health and safety of Canadians and the strength of the Canadian economy rely on advancing our understanding of climate and the risks related to climate change, and on the development of effective... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| The Society for Canadian Studies & Youth Enrichment Funding | No Deadline | The Society for Canadian Studies & Youth Enrichment will make financial assistance available to educational institutions, educational groups, museums, libraries and community-based groups within... |
| Canola Oil Research | No Deadline | Exploring health benefits of canola oil. Research continues to document and expand canola oil's importance to human nutrition. Projects now underway are increasing our knowledge of how canola can... |