These grants fund partner-led initiatives to advance a partner challenge. Maximum request: $150,000 for one year, with possibility of one year renewal, 1:1 matching required.

These grants further advance/translate projects with proof of concept and protected IP. Maximum request: $150,000 for one year, 1:1 matching required.

Insight Development Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight program.

Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas. Funding is provided for short-term research development projects of up to two years that are proposed by individuals or teams.

Insight Development Grants foster research in its early stages, but are not intended to support large-scale initiatives. Long-term support for research is offered through SSHRC’s Insight Grants.

Proposed projects can involve, but are not limited to, the following types of research activities:

• case studies
• pilot initiatives
• critical analyses of existing research

Projects can also involve national and international research collaboration, and the exploration of new ways of producing, structuring and mobilizing knowledge within and across disciplines and sectors.

Funding is available for two distinct categories of scholars:

• Emerging scholars who will develop new research questions and/or approaches. Such projects can build on and further the applicant’s (or team’s) graduate work and/or represent a continuation of their overall research trajectory.
• Established scholars who will explore new research questions and/or approaches that are distinct from the applicant’s previous/ongoing research. Research projects should be clearly delimited and in the early stages of the research process. Insight Development Grant funding is not intended to support ongoing research for established scholars.

The objective of Idea to Innovation (I2I) grants is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector, and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. I2I grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.

The objective of Idea to Innovation (I2I) grants is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector, and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. I2I grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.

The objective of Idea to Innovation (I2I) grants is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector, and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company. I2I grants provide funding to college and university faculty members to support research and development projects with recognized technology transfer potential. This is achieved through defined phases by providing crucial assistance in the early stages of technology validation and market connection.

WinterTech Development leverages the strengths and innovative capabilities of Ontario SMEs in the automotive and mobility sector and our unique winter weather conditions to establish the province as a test bed for mobility products and services in severe winter weather conditions.

Because of OVIN’s WinterTech Development program, Ontario is a global leader in the commercialization of new winter-ready mobility technologies and solutions.

WinterTech Development supports projects related to technology/product/service validation, testing, demonstration and prototyping of mobility products and services in severe winter weather conditions in the following Priority Areas:

• Mass light vehicles, such as cars, trucks, and vans
• Heavy duty vehicles, including commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles (RVs), and others used for goods movement
• Transportation infrastructure
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
• Transit-supportive systems and vehicles

The Canadian Science Policy Fellowship (CSPF) is now accepting applications from PhD holders interested in a year-long policy position, starting in September 2023, with a Canadian government host office.

Approved fellows receive an annual salary of $70,000 to $80,000 from their host offices, as well as professional development and networking opportunities facilitated by Mitacs.

Eligible applicants must:

• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Hold a PhD in any academic discipline at the start of the fellowship
• Participate full-time in a 12-month fellowship with the host office
• Secure accommodation in the host city, and relocate to their host office as needed
• Negotiate a leave of absence from their current employer, as applicable
• Meet any additional requirements of their hosts, including (but not limited to) security clearance requirements

Application deadline: February 1, 2023 (11:59 p.m. PT)

For more information, please visit our website or contact policyfellowship@mitacs.ca.

The Kay and Peter McGeer Scholarship for Northern Research - $3,000
This scholarship is available to graduate students of all disciplines who are working to establish meaningful relationships with local northern communities based on knowledge-sharing. Please note that special consideration will be given to students from the North and/or projects that offer opportunities for Indigenous community members, particularly youth, to participate in research. 
Dr. Weston Blake Jr. Memorial Doctoral Scholarship - $10,000
Proposals for this scholarship are invited from candidates in the physical sciences including (interdisciplinary and comparative studies) who are engaging in research leading to a thesis, and there is a direct northern field research/experience that is part of their studies (as well their program is relevant to northern challenges or issues).
Dr. Jim McDonald Scholarship for Northern Research - $5,000
This scholarship  is available to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada who are enrolled in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities whose research pertains to Canada’s north and its inhabitants. 
Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) Scholarship - $10,000
This scholarship is available to students who are citizens or permanent residents of Canada who are enrolled in a doctoral program at a Canadian university.  Proposals from candidates from all subject areas including interdisciplinary  and comparative studies are invited.  Candidates are required to be engaged in research culminating in a thesis.  Their studies must also include direct northern field research and their research be relevant to northern challenges or issues.  
Deadline for applying for the above awards:  January 31, 2023.  For more information, please click here.