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Research Funding

The  provides details on granting programs of all sizes, scopes, and disciplines. Research Services supports all the regular funding opportunities. The following larger, more complex granting programs are managed and supported by Institutional Strategic Awards (links will take you to the appropriate entry in the FundOps Database, where you can read about relevant internal timelines or requirements): 

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    Partnership Grants (PG) provide support for new and existing formal partnerships to advance research, research training, and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities through mutual co-operation and sharing of intellectual leadership


  • The Transformation stream is designed to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change (high-reward). The challenge may be fundamental, leading to a scientific breakthrough, or applied, with a social, economic, environmental or health impact. Projects are expected to be world-leading, drawing on global research expertise where relevant.


  • CREATE supports the training of teams of highly qualified students (mainly graduate) and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs. SFU provides limited support to research teams submitting proposals to this Limited Submission program.


  •  is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation. Canada became an Associated Country with the European Union in July 2024, which means that Canada can apply for funding as an Associated Country under Pillar II, Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, with funding of more than €53 billion (CDN $77 billion). The entire Horizon Europe Programme for 2021-2027 provides funding of €93.5 billion. Opportunities are listed on the , with various application deadlines.

    Currently, 91ÅÝܽ working at building capacity to support researchers as collaborators in the HE Programme. If you are interested in applying for a Horizon Europe call, or are currently collaborating with international partners on a call, please contact Michele La Vie, mlavie@sfu.ca, to discuss your project as soon as possible. Access SFU support materials and training resources on the SFU Horizon Europe webpage.