Faculty
If your grant application requires a support letter, please contact our office at least TWO MONTHS in advance, except for SSHRC partnership Stage 1, which requires more time
ROLA Procedures
ALL grants and contracts need to be reviewed by the Faculty Research Office and have a ROLA completed.
To approve your ROLA, we kindly request the following information to be sent to our office when completing the ROLA:
- Draft proposal (even if incomplete- Scope of work and Deliverables)
- Budget file
- Time Frame
- Support letter(s) if cash/in-kind contributions are required
- Any additional information that might be helpful
In ROLA, ensure these sections are completed:
- Confirmation whether your proposal requires a human ethics certificate
- Confirmation if a course release is requested (needs approval of Dean’s office)
- List of Western Faculty members involved as Co-PIs or collaborators
- Keywords
Funding Opportunities
Two types of funding are available to support your research:
- Internal funding
- Faculty of Education Research Office
- Western Research
- External funding
- Tri-Council agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR)
- Other external agencies
Faculty of Education Grant Opportunities
For all internal funding opportunities, applicants must provide an ORCID ID.
To create your ORCID ID:
- Visit ORCID.
- Click "Sign In/Register" and then select "Register Now." Use your uwo.ca email as your primary contact.
- Complete the required fields for your personal profile. Allowing ORCID to auto-populate your works can streamline the setup process.
For assistance, please contact the Scholarly Communication librarian at RSCLib@uwo.ca.
Please check the step-by-step manual here.
To apply for Faculty of Education internal grants:
- Download the form related to the competition you are applying for and open it locally using Adobe Reader.
- Complete the PDF form, make sure it is signed
- Submit the form via the "Online Submission Portal"
- DONE!
Please note: applications will not be accepted unless they are submitted using the Microsoft Form
Western Internal Funding Opportunities
External Research Funding Canada
- External Research Funding Canada
- Integrated Calendar of Agency and Interagency Funding Opportunities
- Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- CIHR - Guidebook for New Principal Investigators
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
- Early Research Award
- Ontario Research Fund (ORF)
- Research Support Fund
- New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)
- Ontario Center of Innovation
- Mitacs (Please contact: Wilson Luo at wluo@mitacs.ca)
Other Grants Opportunities
General Resources
Grant Extensions and Budget Changes
Western Internal Grant
- Please submit your request using the online form, using your @uwo.ca MS Office login information.
SSHRC
- Complete the Grant amendment form
- Submit to Kelly Malone at kmalone7@uwo.ca
ARC Google Scholar Profiles
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