SSH Internal Funding Opportunities

Deadline: 2 weeks prior to agency deadline

SSHRC will not fund the full cost of any Connection project.  Additional support in the form of cash and/or in-kind contributions equivalent to a minimum of 50% of the amount requested from SSHRC must come from sponsoring individuals.  SSHRC CG applications led by a UBC PI are eligible to receive $5,000 in matching support from the Hampton Endowment Fund.  At Point Grey, this letter is facilitated by the SPARC Office, and at Okanagan, by the Office of Research Services.  The letter is signed by the Chair of the Hampton Fund, UBC’s SSH Research Advisor.

The VPRIO will provide a maximum contribution of $5,000, cash, to UBC-led proposals, contingent on SSHRC success.  

The VPRIO does not provide contributions/letter for non-UBC-led CGs.

Point Grey applicants should reach out to sparc.hampton@ubc.ca to secure their letter no later than 2 weeks prior to the SSHRC CG deadline (e.g. for the Aug 1^st competition, no later than July 18^th). Please provide a brief (1-2 paragraph(s) written in 3^rd person, i.e. no “we” or “our”) summary of your proposed activity to be included in the letter, and your official application title.

Okanagan applicants should visit https://apply.research.ok.ubc.ca/ to request their letter.

Deadline: October 30th at 12pm

SSHRC’s Partnership Development Grant competition allows applicants to invite the institution with which they are affiliated to participate as a partner organization. All partner organizations must upload a Letter of Engagement written on official letterhead and signed by appropriate officials. Letters must include:

• The relevance and significance of the project objectives for the partner organization;
• The exact nature of the involvement of the partner organization during the lifespan of the project; including the intellectual leadership and governance of the partnership, where appropriate;
• Precise details on the financial and/or in-kind contributions to be provided by the partner; and
• The expected outcomes that the partner organization wishes to achieve.

At UBC, such letters are coordinated by the SPARC office, and signed by the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI).

A maximum contribution of $5,000, cash, per year is available to UBC-led proposals from the Hampton Endowment Fund, provided there is a cash or in-kind match from department and/or faculty sources, and contingent on SSHRC success.  

The VPRIO does not provide contributions/letters for non-UBC-led PDGs, except in cases where internal contributions are coming from multiple faculties and/or multiple departments/schools from within more than one faculty.  Email danica.kell@ubc.ca to discuss options. 

Point Grey applicants should download the Guidelines and Application Form here.

Okanagan applicants should visit https://apply.research.ok.ubc.ca/.

Deadline: January 15th at 12pm. 

Deadline: October 10th at 12pm

• VPRI awards have a maximum value of $5,000. Matching support equivalent to 50% of the amount requested from VPRI must be provided by a UBC Faculty and/or Dept/School (e.g., $5,000 from VPRI + $2,500 from UBC sources = total award of $7,500).
• Awards are for a maximum duration of 1 year. There is no funding extension beyond that time.
• Applicants are encouraged to budget to spend the majority of their funds prior to their SSHRC reapplication.
• Researchers may only receive Bridge Funding twice for each SSHRC competition.
• Allowable expenses are outlined in the Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration. Eligibility questions may be directed to the SPARC.
• A progress meeting to provide additional feedback and support to applicants must be scheduled with SPARC, and if applicable, with your grant facilitator, prior to the corresponding SSHRC program's application submission deadline in the next competition year. 

• Before applying for the Bridge Funding Program, matching funds (provided by the applicant's department and/or faculty) must be approved by the appropriate contact with a signed Research Project Information Form (RPIF) completed according to the instructions below.
  • How to fill out an RPIF for Bridge Funding
• Applications for the Bridge Funding Program must be from an application to SSHRC adjudicated in a previous year that will be re-submitted to the following SSHRC competition cycle (i.e., an unsuccessful applicant to the IG 2023 competition resubmitting in 2024).
• Approval of applications to the Bridge Funding Program is subject to the availability of funds. 

Please contact Aleksander Petrovic, Research Grants and Awards Writer

Please contact Carrie.lam@ubc.ca for more information.

Arts Internal Resources maintains a list of internal grants and research funding opportunities of interest to researchers in the Faculty. 

The Office of Research in Education maintains a list of research awards and funding opportunities of interest to researchers in the Faculty.

Please contact Taraneh Sowlati, ADR, Forestry

Please contact Devin Lyons, Research Grants Officer, Science

Please contact Jessie Lam, Manager, Research Support Services and Special Projects

See UBC Okanagan's funding opportunities calendar or the Office of the VPRI's internal funding page for more details.

SIG Explore and Exchange Central Competition

2025 competition to be announced soon

(Open to researchers in the Faculties of Land & Food Systems, Medicine, and Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Deadline: June 1, by 4 p.m.*

Download Program Guidelines and Application Instructions

Download Application Form

Download UBC CV Template

*Please note: if the deadline falls on a weekend, the application will be due by 4 p.m. on the following business day.