Research Funding Opportunities: Fall 2025
Selected Funding Opportunities
The SSB Office of the Associate Dean Research assists Schulich researchers in producing complete, strong, and competitive applications for research funding. Please see below for selected external and internal funding opportunities that may be of interest to our Schulich researchers.
Please note that there are internal SSB Research Office deadlines in advance of the agency deadline.
For more information, please contact Farhana Islam @ fsislam@schulich.yorku.ca
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External Funding Opportunity |
Upcoming Agency Deadline |
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SSHRC |
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| Insight Grants | October 1, 2025 |
| Connection Grants | November 1, 2025 |
| Partnership Development Grants | November 17, 2025 * |
| Knowledge Synthesis Grants | December 2, 2025 |
| Partnership Engage Grants | December 15, 2025 |
| Destination Horizon Grants | January, 2026 (TBD) |
| Insight Development Grants | Early February 2026 (TBA) |
| Partnership Engage Grants | March 15, 2026 |
| Connection Grants | May 1, 2025 |
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NSERC |
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| NSERC Call for Proposals: Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program |
Letter of intent: Deadline passed Application: September 22, 2025, by 8:00 p.m. (ET) |
| NSERC Discovery Grants (Individual) Program |
Notification of intent to apply: Deadline passed Full application: November 3, 2025 |
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*If you would like to apply for the Partnership Development Grants, please contact Farhana @ fsislam@schulich.yorku.ca no later than Thursday, September 25, 2025 |
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Internal York University Funding Opportunities (YorkU log in credential required) |
ORS Deadline |
| Black Scholars and Black Scholarships: Events and Outreach Activities | January 1, April 1, July 1 and September 1. |
| York Black Incentive Grant | Rolling deadline, applications can be submitted at any time. (Please submit a completed application no later than 6 weeks before the event is scheduled) |
| York Black Scholarly Incentive Fund | January 1, April 1, July 1 and September 1. |
| Mariano A. Elia Research Fund | September 1, December 1, March 1, June 1. |
| Funding for Scholarly Events and Outreach Activities | January 1, April 1, July 1 and September 1. |
| Funding for Indigenous Scholarly Events and Outreach Activities | January 1, April 1, July 1 and September 1. |
| York Indigenous Incentive Grant | Rolling, Applications can be submitted anytime. |
| York Incentive Grant | Rolling, Applications can be submitted anytime. Applications are limited to one application per calendar year. |
| SSHRC Explore Grant | October 31, March 31. |
| SSHRC Exchange KMb Grant | October 31, March 31. |
| SSHRC Exchange Conference Grant | February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1 |
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Please Note: If the deadline falls on a holiday or a weekend, the deadline will move to the day after the holiday or weekend. Internal opportunities administered by ORS are posted on the Research section of the YULink site. |
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Information From Funders & Sponsors
The latest from SSHRC & partners: SSHRC Webinars
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will be holding a series of webinars for applicants and research administrators on upcoming competitions. The webinars will be held via MS Teams at the following dates and times:
| Webinar | Date | MS Teams Link |
| Partnership Development Grants (English) |
September 25, 2025 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
Event Link |
| Partnership Grants – Stage 1 (English) |
October 16, 2025 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. |
Event Link |
| Partnership Engage Grants (English) |
October 22, 2025 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
Event Link |
| Connection Grants (English) |
November 25, 2025 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
Event Link |
| Destination Horizon Grants (English) |
December 4, 2025 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
Event Link |
If you have technical questions, please contact the SSHRC helpdesk at:
Tel.: 613-995-4273
Email: webgrant@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
For any additional questions, please contact SSHRC at the relevant email address for the funding opportunity: http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/contact_us-contactez_nous/index-eng.aspx
