uLethbridge faculty: All funding resources are now on the ORIS website on the intranet.
Student funding
Undergraduate students
Are you an undergraduate student interested in research and looking for a research-related summer job?
Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentships offer students with exceptional academic records an opportunity to participate in medical or health-related research at the University during the summer.
The Chinook Summer Research Awards provide students in all disciplines with a research training experience with a University of Lethbridge faculty member during the summer
The NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) stimulate an interest in research in the natural sciences and engineering and to encourage students to undertake graduate studies and pursue a research career in these fields.
Graduate students
Funding is available through the School of Graduate Studies.
Funding opportunities
| Grant Title | Deadline | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Foundation | No Deadline | The Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation established by the Milner Foundation and dedicated to advancing our knowledge of the Universe at the deepest level by awarding... |
| Call for Expressions of Interest: Strengthening cyber policy centres in the Global South | No Deadline | IDRC funds projects that aim to bring employment, food security, health, peace, and prosperity to developing regions of the world. This call for expressions of interest is open to established... |
| IDRC Funds | No Deadline | IDRC funds projects that aim to bring employment, food security, health, peace, and prosperity to developing regions of the world. IDRC was established by an act of Canada's parliament in 1970 with a... |
| Kluge Prize | No Deadline | The prize celebrates the importance of the study of humanity and recognizes individuals whose outstanding scholarship in the humanities and social sciences has shaped both public affairs and civil... |
| SED | No Deadline | Currently, the Society is working with post-secondary institutions in Alberta to further the mandate of promoting population research in the province |
| Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) programs - CHARS' Knowledge Mobilization Award Grant | No Deadline | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) provides funding for programs, services and initiatives to First Nation, Inuit and Northern communities, governments and individuals as well... |
| CLA Research Grant | No Deadline | The objectives of the grant are: to support theoretical and applied research in the field of library and information services, to encourage and support research undertaken by practitioners in the... |
| AHRF Heritage Preservation Partnership Program | No Deadline | The Alberta Historical Resources Foundation (AHRF) is a public trust foundation supported by the Alberta Lottery Fund . The Historical Resources Act mandates the foundation's objectives and focus.... |
| AGE-WELL- Strategic Investment Program (SIP) Accelerator Funding | No Deadline | Supports innovative post-discovery projects focused on the commercialization and/or knowledge mobilization of solutions (e.g. technologies, services or policies) aligned with AGE-WELL's mission and... |
| City of Lethbridge Community Event Support Grant | No Deadline | We recognize the value of special events and the contribution they make to the vitality of our community. Your City has established this program to provide funding support, investing in non-profit... |
| INAC 2017-2018 New Paths for Education | No Deadline | INAC is launching its annual call for proposals from band councils or organizations designated by band councils for projects and activities designed to improve the quality of education in First... |
| NWSA Graduate Scholarship Award | No Deadline | NWSA will award $1,000 to a student who, in the fall of the year of the award, will be engaged in the research or writing states of a Master's Thesis or Ph.D Dissertation in the interdisciplinary... |
| GSEP (Grad student Engagement Program Award) | No Deadline | CERIC encourages the engagement of Canada's full-time graduate students whose academic focus is in career development and/or related fields through the Graduate Student Engagement Program (GSEP).... |
| First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience Program | No Deadline | INAC is launching a call for proposals for the First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience Program to enable First Nations and Inuit secondary and post-secondary students to earn wages and obtain... |
| First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program | No Deadline | INAC is launching a call for proposals for the First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program to support initiatives that assist youth in acquiring the essential skills that help them gain employment,... |
| PSA Awards-2017 Distinguished Scholarship Award | No Deadline | Distinguished Scholarship Award is to acknowledge major contributions embodied in a recently published book or series. Eligibility: The Distinguished Scholarship Award is granted to sociologists... |
| Roots of Resilience: Transformations of Identity and Community in Indigenous Mental Health | No Deadline | Roots of Resilience is a new interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers in Canada and New Zealand to study the factors that promote resilience in mental health among Indigenous people across... |
| SSHRC Insight Development Grants |
Deadline Passed (January 21, 2020) |
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| CREDO Program | January 15, 2021 | ORIS Deadline January 15, 2021 Application Materials 2019-20_credo_application_package.pdf 2019-20_credo_application_package.pdf PAGE LAST UPDATED... |
| Partnership Development Grant |
Deadline Passed (November 3, 2020) |
Partnership Development Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight and/or the Connection program. They provide support over one to three years to teams/partnerships, led by a... |
| Alberta Foundation for the Arts Professional Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding | No Deadline | This grant provides funding in three-year cycles to eligible professional (Dance, Theatre, Music) organizations that self-create and self-produce performing art productions. |
| Alberta Foundation for the Arts Major Arts Presenters Operating Funding | No Deadline | This grant provides funding in three-year cycles to eligible professional organizations that produce large-scale public presentations of arts disciplines. |
| Alberta Foundation for the Arts Cultural Relations Organization Project Funding | No Deadline | This funding supports the professional presentation of Alberta artists and arts organizations in any arts discipline that will "represent Alberta" at a national or international level, bringing... |
| Alberta Foundation for the Arts Project Funding | No Deadline | This funding assists not-for-profit organizations by providing a grant for a specific arts project. This grant stream also provides project support for leadership development, capacity building and... |
| Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation Acquisition & Development Grants | No Deadline | To promote innovative public policies for the North and in fresh water management based on our values of independent thought, protecting the environment, and full participation of indigenous people... |
| Gov General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts | No Deadline | The Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts are granted to artists in recognition of remarkable careers in either of those fields. |
| Wolf Prize | No Deadline | The Wolf Prize in Mathematics is awarded almost annually [a] by the Wolf Foundation in Israel. It is one of the six Wolf Prizes established by the Foundation and awarded since 1978; the others are... |
| Aboriginal Ambassadors in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Award (AANSE) | No Deadline | The Aboriginal Ambassadors in the Natural Sciences and Engineering Award (AANSEA) aims to engage Aboriginal students and fellows in promoting interest and participation in the natural sciences and... |
| Collaborative Research and Development Grants (CRD) | No Deadline | CRD Grants support well-defined projects undertaken by university researchers and their private-sector partners. Direct project costs are shared by the industrial partner(s) and NSERC. Projects may... |
| Alberta Foundation for the Arts Presenting Project Funding | No Deadline | Funding supporting the public presentation of professional artists by reimbursing a portion of fees. |
| Alberta Foundation for the Arts Provincial Arts Service Organizations Operating Funding | No Deadline | This grant provides funding in three-year cycles to eligible member-based arts organizations that provide educational, resource-based, promotional and advocacy services as the umbrella organization... |
| INAC - New Paths for Education: Innovation Activities | No Deadline | INAC is launching a new call for proposals from national organizations designated by First Nation band councils to pilot innovative approaches in education. The two themes this year are Land-based... |
| INAC - New Paths for Education: Research, Measurement, Evaluation and Knowledge Transfer Activities | No Deadline | INAC is launching a new call for proposals to support research projects that help identify best practices in Indigenous education that could benefit First Nation students. For 2017-18, proposals are... |
| NSERC Discovery Grants |
Deadline Passed (October 5, 2020) |
The Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of research with long-term goals rather than a single short-term project or collection of projects. These grants recognize the creativity and... |
| 2017-2018 Family Violence Prevention Program (off-reserve) | No Deadline | INAC is launching a call for proposals for family violence prevention activities off-reserve. Funding under the Family Violence Prevention Program is available to support projects addressing violence... |
| The Leonard E. Boyle Dissertation Prize for Medieval Studies | No Deadline | The competition for this prize will be awarded to an outstanding dissertation in any field of medieval studies. The dissertation must be written by a Canadian or by someone resident in Canada.... |
| Templeton Prize- small/large Grants | No Deadline | The Templeton Prize is an annual award presented by the Templeton Foundation. Established in 1972, it is awarded to a living person who, in the estimation of the judges, "has made an exceptional... |
| Canadian Society of Medievalists Student Presentation Prize | No Deadline | This prize is awarded annually for the best student presentation at this year's CSM Conference. Students must hand their papers to the President at the end of the conference. |
| Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative (CDHPI) | No Deadline | The Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative with Vulnerable Populations (CDHPIVP) is a five year project funded by the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to conduct research... |
| Albert Culture and Tourism Media Fund- Production Grant | No Deadline | The Alberta Production Grant provides key funding for the creation of screen-based narrative content. Production funding is provided through the Alberta Production Grant, a competitive and flexible... |
| The Margaret Wade Labarge Prize | No Deadline | Submissions for the 2017 Labarge Prize (books published in 2016) Any book in the field of medieval studies (including monographs, editions, translations, and other categories as determined by the... |