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Research Funding

Research programs require funding, which can come from many different sources, from small, internal seed grants to large, multi-national team grants. There are several offices within the University of Calgary and the Cumming School of Medicine that exist to support your research activities, both pre-award (i.e. during the process of applying for funding) and post-award (i.e. managing funds from successful applications).

Research Management System (RMS)

  • The Research Management System (RMS) is a new platform that manages the pre-award, post-award, and publication phases of a research grant or contract. Throughout the Grants and Contracts life-cycle, RMS interfaces with other UCalgary systems, such as IRISS and PeopleSoft, to provide a seamless process for grants and awards management, eliminate re-keying of data and heightened transparency into the status of applications at any time.
  • RMS Website: https://research.ucalgary.ca/rms

Department of Medicine Graduate Scholarship

  • Part of the CSM Graduate Application Competition.
  • Applications open in the fall with an early January deadline.
  • Opportunities will be communicated with the department once available. 

Helios UCMG Advanced Training Awards

  • Bridging salary support for clinical fellowship trainees who have successfully completed postgraduate medical training.
  • Applications open in the fall with an internal deadline during December.
  • Opportunities will be communicated with the department once available. 

Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) Health System Access (HSA)

AHS and UCalgary have collaborated to simplify and streamline the approvals process for researchers requesting AHS resources. From here you will be able to request resources and facility approvals from AHS directly within IRISS.

Pre-Award

  • New Faculty – please read! The University of Calgary’s Research Services Office has prepared a handbook that will help you navigate the research funding landscape. More guides, checklists, resources, and links can be found on the UCalgary Research webpage.
  • For pre-award support, the University advertises many current and up-coming funding opportunities. 

Visit the Grant Development & Research Facilitation office at the Cumming School of Medicine for more information on funding opportunities.

  • Internal opportunities (administered through the University of Calgary):
    • Faculty Conference Travel Grants
    • Conference and Workshop Grants
    • Thesis and Dissertation Research Grants
    • Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning Grants
    • University Research Grants Committees (URGC) Seed Grant Programs
      • University of Calgary Faculty Seed Grants (Sciences, Engineering and Medicine)
      • University of Calgary SSHRC Explore Faculty Seed Grants
      • University of Calgary SSHRC Exchange Partnership Seed Grants
    • Margaret Gunn Endowment for Animal Research
    • Clinical Research Fund (in partnership with Alberta Health Services)
    • Global Health and International Partnership Funding (includes undergraduate, graduate, and faculty travel awards for research, education, elective training, and knowledge dissemination)
  • External opportunities are numerous and highly variable, based on topic, source, amount and length. The University of Calgary does a very good job listing current and up-coming funding opportunities through its Research Opportunities Database. 

Post-Award

  • Internal opportunities (administered through the University of Calgary):