Announcements + Updates

Support available for SSHRC Partnership Grant Stage 1

SPARC is pleased to announce the following support services available for applicants to the 2022 SSHRC Partnership Grant Stage 1 competition.  In addition to the optional services below, SPARC will also facilitate the mandatory Institutional Support Letter.  Please contact danica.kell…

UBC CREATE Internal Competition

UBC is permitted to submit six (6) proposals to the NSERC CREATE Letter of Intent (LOI) competition. Proposal selection will occur through an internal selection peer-review process, detailed below. If you intend to apply as a lead applicant, please inform Alexander Unterberger. Strategic…

New NSERC Alliance Resource

SPARC in collaboration with UBC applicants has developed a new resource - a guide to completing the Partner Organization Form for partner organizations. The guide can be accessed in the NSERC Resources webpage of the SPARC website (CWL-protected) and can be freely shared with partner organizations…

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…