ARI Internal Funding - Cultivate Fund
The Cultivate Fund supports Humber employees engaged in original, externally-focused research and innovation by providing funding to employees exploring strategic research or innovation initiatives with an industry, community or academic partner. The Cultivate Fund application and review process is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable.
- $25,000 max per project
- Funding period: one year maximum
- Applications are accepted year round, on an ongoing basis.
The application and guidelines can be found at humber.ca/research/researchers/#faculty-information.
Mitacs Accelerate - Internship Program
The Accelerate program connects companies with postsecondary students to offer hands-on learning experience for students, while also helping businesses solve real-world challenges through student internship placements.
Mitacs Accelerate is now accepting applications from applicants at colleges and polytechnics as part of a pilot initiative for the sector.
More information about the Mitacs Accelerate program can also be found at mitacs.ca/en/programs/accelerate/colleges-polytechnics.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. $7,000 to $25,000 can be awarded for events, and up to $50,000 for other outreach activities up to one year.
- Humber Application Deadline: Two weeks prior to SSHRC deadline
- SSHRC Application Deadline: November 1, February 1, May 1, August 1
Partnership Development Grants provide support over one to three years to teams/partnerships, led by a project director, to: develop research and/or related activities in the social sciences and humanities, including knowledge mobilization and the meaningful involvement of students and emerging scholars, by fostering new partnerships with existing and/or potential partners; or design and test new partnership approaches for research and/or related activities that may result in best practices or models that either can be adapted by others or have the potential to be scaled up to a regional, national or international level- $75,000 to $200,000.
- Humber Application Deadline: Two weeks prior to SSHRC deadline
- SSHRC Application Deadline: November 15
Partnership Engage Grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. $7,000 to $25,000 can be awarded for up to one year.
- Humber Application Deadline: 2 weeks prior to SSHRC deadline
- SSHRC Application Deadline: December 15, March 15 and June 15
Insight Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight program. Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years.
Stream A: $7,000 to $100,000
Stream B: $100,001 to $400,000
- Humber Application Deadline: Two weeks prior to SSHRC deadline
- SSHRC Application Deadline: October 15, 2018
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) - College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program
The College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program is managed by NSERC in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Proposed projects can be across the spectrum of natural and social sciences, engineering, humanities or health.
Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants
The objective of the ARTI Grants is to support the purchase of research equipment and installations to foster and enhance the capacity of colleges to undertake applied research, innovation and training in collaboration with local companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ARTI Grants are one-year awards that support the purchase of applied
research equipment costing between $7,000 and $150,000. The proposed equipment may be a single item or a collection of items targeted at a particular applied research area.
- Humber Application Deadline: Two weeks prior to NSERC deadline
- NSERC Application Deadline: November 1, 2018
Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges Grants
IRCC Grants support applied research leaders and their development of business-focused applied research programs at colleges. It is expected that the establishment of applied research leaders will enable the realization of the following objectives:
- Increased delivery of innovative applied research solutions to local companies at the community and/or regional level;
- Enhanced teaching and curricula;
- Increased participation of faculty and other college staff in applied research activities;
- Increased opportunities for students to gain industrial problem-solving experience;
- Increased knowledge and technology transfer between colleges and companies, with the objective of increasing the productivity and competitiveness of local companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
IRCC Grants range from $100,000 to $200,000 annually, are offered in five-year terms, and are renewable.
- Humber Application Deadline: Two weeks prior to NSERC deadline
- NSERC Application Deadline: November 6, 2018
Connect Grants provide targeted financial support to encourage post-secondary researchers at universities and/or colleges to connect with industry and other knowledge end-user communities in order to form new partnerships. Between $5,000 and $25,000 can be awarded for up to one year. All activities must take place within Canada.
Engage Grants are designed to give innovative companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian universities and colleges. These grants are intended to foster the development of new research partnerships by supporting short-term research and development projects aimed at addressing a company-specific problem. Up to $25,000 can be awarded for up to six months.
Applied Research and Development Grants
Applied Research and Development (ARD) Grants are intended to provide companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian colleges and to train students in essential technical skills required by companies. ARD projects can be at any point in the research and development (R&D) spectrum that is consistent with the college's applied research, training and technology transfer mandate. Up to $150,000 can be awarded for up to three years.
Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)
Voucher for Innovation and Productivity I (VIP I) and Voucher for Innovation and Productivity II (VIP II)
VIP I and VIP II grants enable the development of new products and/or processes, facilitate productivity improvements, and help generate new revenues and high-value jobs for Ontario. The VIP I program supports collaborations between industry and post-secondary institutions that lead to knowledge mobilization, commercialization and increased productivity with significant economic impact for Ontario, these projects are up to 12 months in duration with a maximum award of $20,000. The VIP II address company needs by enabling the development of new products and/or processes, or facilitating productivity improvements, by leveraging post-secondary institutions' skills and resources, for 12-24 months in duration with a maximum award of $75,000/year.
Canadian Foundation for Innovation
College-Industry Innovation Fund
College-Industry Innovation Fund (CIIF) seeks to enhance the capacity of colleges to support business innovation in Canada by providing them with state-of-the-art, industry-relevant research infrastructure to foster partnerships with the private sector in a specific area of strategic priority to the institution. The CFI will fund up to 40 percent of a project’s eligible infrastructure costs. Colleges can submit up to two proposals per competition under each stream of the CIIF and request up to $1 million per proposal from the CFI.
Stream 1 – Research infrastructure
| Dates* | Activities |
| Annually on March 15 | Deadline for the submission of notices of intent |
| Annually on May 15 | Deadline for the submission of proposals |
| Annually in November | CFI Board decisions |
Stream 2 – Research infrastructure associated with a NSERC CCI- Build IE grant application
| Dates | Activities |
| May 24, 2018 | Deadline for the submission of notices of intent |
| August 2018 | Invitation to submit a proposal |
| October 25, 2018 | Deadline for the submission of proposals |
| March 2019 | CFI Board decisions |
Ontario – Early Research Awards (ERA) Program
The Early Researcher Awards program gives funding to new researchers working at publicly funded Ontario research institutions to build a research team.
Each award to a leading researcher is a maximum of $100,000 for up to five years duration, and must be matched by an additional $50,000 from the researcher’s institution and/or partner organization.
The government will provide up to $40,000 to your research centre for indirect costs.
View the program guidelines for more information.
You are eligible if you:
- are a full-time faculty member or principal investigator at an eligible research institution
- have started your academic career on or after July 1, 2013
- have completed your first Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, Medical Doctor or terminal degree on or after July 1, 2008
- have not already held an Early Researcher Award
- are not a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair
2019 call for application not yet announced:
- Anticipated Notice of Intent Deadline: June 2019
- Anticipated Full Proposal Deadline: August 2019
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) issued a call for proposals under its 2019-2020 Contributions Program, which funds independent privacy research and related knowledge translation initiatives. The budget for the OPC's Contribution Program is $500,000 annually, which is fully being made available under the present call.
The Office is inviting research and knowledge translation applications that advance its strategic privacy priorities. In addition, the OPC is interested in funding one or more “design jams” on consent, meaning design sessions on the topic of consenting to the use of our personal information.
All proposals must address issues that fall within the scope of the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
All proposals must be submitted by November 14, 2018.
If you are interested, please visit our website to learn more about the Contributions Program or go to the 2019 Applicant’s Guide to find out more information on project requirements and how to apply.
For program information, contact:
François Cadieux
Manager, Contributions Program
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Tel.: 819.994.6010
Email: contrib@priv.gc.ca
If you are interested in applying for these funding opportunities or if you would like more information about Applied Research & Innovation opportunities at Humber, please contact crystal.williams@humber.ca.