Established in 2020, this award recognizes full-time faculty members at Algoma University who are acknowledged for their research and scholarly work locally, nationally or internationally.

This competitive award is a non-monetary recognition to the individual recipient. There will be a plaque on display at the university and a certificate for the recipient.

 Eligibility

1. Nominees must be tenured, or probationary tenure-track, faculty members currently conducting research. Administrators (e.g., President, Deans, Associate Deans) are not eligible for this faculty award until after the term of their appointments. Nominees must have been full-time tenure-track faculty at Algoma University for a minimum of three academic years prior to being eligible for this award. Parental or medical leaves count towards the three years.
2. Previous recipients of the award are ineligible for three years after receipt of the award.

Award Criteria

1. Nominations of outstanding women, minorities and members of other groups historically underrepresented in their disciplines are strongly encouraged.

1. Eligible faculty members may ask to be considered for nomination by the Research Advisory Committee (RAC); they may be nominated by any full-time faculty member; or they may be nominated by the RAC.
2. Nominees must seek written endorsement (up to three letters) of their applications from their department chair/school director or head or a colleague in the department/school. In addition, one support letter from a source external to the University addressing the significance of the nominee’s work must be provided.
3. The Executive Research Lead shall submit the completed applications to the RAC.
4. The Research Advisory Committee shall evaluate applications taking into consideration the quality of the researcher’s contributions to the field following Tri-Council guidelines according to the nominee’s field of research (i.e., Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences), the quality of training of highly qualified personnel and the actions the nominee has taken to promote a culture of research and innovation at Algoma University.
5. The final evaluation of applications shall be made by the RAC. All members of the RAC are voting members on all nominations.
6. The RAC will recommend up to three award recipients to the Academic Dean in each year, one in each faculty.

Announcement of Award

The award recipient(s) will be announced in April. Award recipients must be available to accept the award in person at the annual convocation.

Submission Instructions

Any eligible faculty member may submit a nomination (including a self-nomination). Each nominator may submit only one nomination in a given year.

The primary purpose of the Algoma University Research Fund is to help faculty at Algoma U initiate research projects. Only faculty who are members of OPSEU Local 685 (full-time) are eligible for this funding. Applicants who are starting new research projects, and who demonstrate they are applying or are planning to apply for external funding will be given priority in the competition.  Preference is also given to research projects providing students with employment or that do not duplicate previous grants already acquired (e.g. start-up grants). Applications are reviewed once a year in the spring.

The Collective Agreement sets aside $12,000 per year for this fund. All full-time faculty are eligible to apply, however please be advised that grants to individual faculty members will not exceed $5,000 (Article 20:03 (a)). The Research Advisory Committee will determine the award criteria and will select the AURF recipients.

• AURF Instruction Sheet (PDF)

The Office of Research and Innovation will send a call for applications annually in March.

The primary purpose of the Algoma University Research Publication Fund is to support the publication of scholarly and creative works by Algoma University faculty. 

• AURPF Instruction Sheet (PDF)

Calls for proposals will be made pending funding availability as determined by the RAC

Contact: re[email protected]

This internal grant is meant to support undergraduate and graduate students who wish to attend a conference and present their research. Students must be supervised or co-supervised by faculty at Algoma University and present their research under Algoma University’s affiliation.

Full-time faculty can request up to $2,000 per student.  The use of matching funds is encouraged.

A call for applications will be issued by the Office of Research annually pending funding availability. 

Contact: [email protected]

CFI funding enables institutions to set their own research priorities in response to areas of importance to Canada. This allows researchers to compete internationally and helps solidify Canada’s position in the global knowledge-based economy. The CFI is well positioned to support the Government of Canada’s science and technology strategy, Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada’s Advantage.

The CFI’s national objectives are to enhance the capacity of institutions to:

• support economic growth and job creation, as well as health and environmental quality, through innovation;
• carry out important world-class scientific research and technology development;
• expand research and job opportunities by providing support through research infrastructure for the development of highly qualified personnel;
• promote productive networks and collaboration among Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, non-profit research institutions and the private sector.

CFI funding is awarded through a thorough merit-based review process that involves researchers, research administrators and private-sector administrators. These volunteers review proposals, typically in committees, and make funding recommendations to the CFI.

For further details and information relating to grant opportunities, visit the Canada Foundation for Innovation website.

Overview

The allocation of Chairs to individual universities is an integral part of the Canada Research Chairs program. The process provides an element of dynamism to the program because the allocation is responsive to changes in research success at individual institutions.

The national re-allocation process is conducted every two years, includes both regular and special Chairs, and is based on the research grant funding received by researchers from the three granting agencies – CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC – in the three years prior to the year of the allocation.

In order to successfully retain an exceptionally qualified faculty member who is being actively pursued by another university, it is imperative for us to nominate this individual from the School of Life Sciences and the Environment as a Canada Research Chair (Tier II) Chair via NSERC using the emergency retention mechanism.  The nominee has a research portfolio of international caliber in an area of key strategic development for the university (i.e., Health Sciences). Equity targets and EDI objectives have been taken into consideration in this decision. The Research Advisory Committee of Senate with representation from across all faculties was consulted September 23rd, 2019 and was in favour of using this nomination mechanism.

Program details can be obtained from the The Government of Canada website.

As the Government of Canada’s health research investment agency, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) supports excellence across all four pillars of health research: biomedical; clinical; health systems services; and population health.

As stated in the CIHR Act, CIHR’s mandate is to “excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system.

Funding Programs: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/49857.html

Visit the Department of Fisheries and Oceans website.

Visit the FedNor website.

Visit the Canadian Council on Social Development website.

Visit the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs website.

Visit the Ministry of Education website.

Visit the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change website.

Visit the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry website.

Visit the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines website.

• Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation

Visit the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science website.

• Early Researcher
• Ontario Research Fund

Algoma U’s internal deadline for the Early Researcher Award is three weeks prior to the Agency funding deadline, to ensure budget reviews and contributions.

Please submit to [email protected].

Visit the Mitacs website.

Visit the New Frontiers Research Fund website.

The intent of the Northern Ontario Internship Program is to strengthen Northern Ontario’s competitive advantage and build economic development capacity by attracting and retaining graduates in the North. The program provides recent graduates who are interested in launching and building their careers in Northern Ontario access to internships. For detailed information about the program guidelines, please visit the NOHFC website.

There are 5 NOHFC Research Internships available through the Office of Research and Innovation. When a new internship allocation becomes available, the Office of Research and Innovation will send out a call to all faculty inviting applications, which will clearly specify the amount provided by NOHFC and the amount required from faculty.

If you have any questions regarding this funding opportunity, please contact the Research Office at [email protected].

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada funds visionaries, explorers and innovators who are searching for the scientific and technical breakthroughs that will benefit our country. We are Canada’s largest supporter of discovery and innovation. We work with universities, colleges, businesses and not-for-profits to remove barriers, develop opportunities and attract new expertise to make Canada’s research community thrive. We give Canadian scientists and engineers the means to go further because we believe in research without borders and beyond frontiers.

Students and Fellows funding: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/index_eng.asp

Faculty Funding: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/Develop-Developper_eng.asp

Visit the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) website.

Visit the Ontario Centres of Excellence website.

Visit the Ontario Council for the Arts website.

The Research Support Fund helps universities, colleges, and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes to maintain world-class research environments. The fund can be used to maintain modern labs and equipment; provide access to up-to-date knowledge resources; provide research management and administrative support; meet regulatory and ethical standards; or transfer knowledge from academia to the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

The program helps to reinforce the research investment made by the federal government in the areas of health sciences, engineering, natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities through its three research granting agencies, CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC. Please visit the Research Support Fund webpage for more information.

SSHRC supports postsecondary-based research, research training and knowledge mobilization activities in the social sciences and humanities.

SSHRC funding opportunities are available through three programs: Research training and talent development program, Insight research program and Research partnerships program.