International Stream

Are you a UBC faculty researcher applying to an International call? 
Here is the relevant information to be aware of for the upcoming 2026 NFRF International: Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges

Letter of Intent deadline: June 9

• SPARC Support Services: 
  Letter of Intent review, May 11^th – June 4^th
• See NFRF's LOI webinar recording here.

Full application deadline [by invitation]: November 3

SPARC Support Services:

• Consultations (ongoing): contact Kelly Cubbon to book a meeting
• EDI in Research Practice webinar: September 22nd at 11am on Zoom. 
  Register here: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/RpkwOeGaSY6UXl6OOoBixg#/registration 
   
• Full stage grant review, October 16th - October 30th: Submit a well-developed draft of your 20-page proposal for SPARC and EDI-Research Practice content for editorial and strategic review by emailing SPARC's Kelly Cubbon a Word document during our review period. We encourage applicants to submit earlier on in the review period so they have plenty of time to apply edits prior to NFRF deadlines. To help us support as many applicants as possible, we kindly request that you do not come to SPARC for a review if you are receiving a review from your department/faculty grant facilitator. We accept reviews on a first come, first served basis and have the capacity to conduct one review per applicant.
   
• Resources and templates: updates forthcoming early September (shared with applicant email list)
   
• UBC internal application deadlines and procedures:
  • The Office of Research Services (ORS) manages these International deadlines and procedures: ORS Vancouver and ORS Okanagan.
    • Bookmark and monitor these pages as dates and deadlines are subject to change. Please also consult with your home faculty as they may have additional internal deadlines. 

• SPARC Contact: Kelly Cubbon, Interdisciplinary Research Development Officer