Announcements + Updates

Updated NSERC Alliance playbook available

The NSERC Alliance grants playbook has been updated to reflect and include the most recent changes to the program, and includes a section on the new National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships. The playbook is available for download on the SPARC NSERC Resources webpage (CWL required).

SPARC's SSHRC Insight Grant Online Guide is Live!

SPARC is pleased to present this new online resource for the 2021 SSHRC Insight Grant competition.  It can be accessed with your CWL by clicking here. 

SSHRC IG Guide Feedback

Register for SSHRC Insight Grant Internal Peer Review

Registration is now open SSHRC Insight Grant 2021 Internal Peer Review. Interested applicants should register online by the deadline of July 26, 2021.  Please note, a draft one page summary of your project is required as part of the registration process.  Please visit the page…

SPARC Support for NSERC Discovery Grant Notification of Intent to Apply

In support of the NSERC Discovery Grant competition, SPARC will provide reviews of Notifications of Intent to Apply (NOI) from UBC faculty submitting to this year’s competition. Please contact Alexander Unterberger for a review. For UBCO applicants, please contact Denise Maines. NOIs are…

Support for SSHRC's ICF Ideas Lab: Canada and the Circular Economy

SPARC is offering reviews of submission to the upcoming SSHRC's Imagining Canada's Future Ideas Lab: Canada and the Circular Economy - Stage 1, Virtual Workshop.  Reviews will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis, as capacity allows, up to Tuesday, July 13th at 4:30pm. Please…

Sample Grant Library Updated with NSERC Grants

The SPARC Sample Grant Library has been updated with sample full applications and notifications of intent to apply from the Fall 2020 NSERC Discovery Grant and  Research Tools & Instrument competitions. Sample grants are a valuable resource for applicants preparing for the Fall 2021 NSERC…

CIHR Project Grant - Mock Review Toolkit Pilot Initiative - Post Meeting Evaluation Template

Your feedback matters. The following survey seeks to assess the effectiveness of the CIHR Mock Review Toolkit. Please take a moment to reflect on the training materials, drop-in sessions, pre-simulation and simulation meetings and your overall experience in the pilot program. Please note…

Register for the Insight Grant Internal Peer Review Program

NSERC Discovery Horizons

On May 5th NSERC announced the official launch of the Discovery Horizons grants, with a Letter of Intent deadline of June 15th 2021.   The objective of this pilot funding opportunity is to support investigator-initiated individual and team Discovery research projects that broadly integrate…