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Canada-France Funding Opportunities

Research Collaborations

For questions regarding Canadian funding opportunities to support Canada-France research collaborations, please contact Christina Pellegrini of the McMaster ROADS Office: pellegrc@mcmaster.ca.

For questions regarding French funding opportunities to support Canada-France research collaborations, please contact Zoraida Martinez-Racini of Université Grenoble Alpes: zoraida.martinez-racini@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr.

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Objective
Horizon Europe aims to:

  1. help to implement Europe’s strategy for international cooperation, open to researchers and innovators from around the globe who are encouraged to team up with EU partners in preparing proposals; and 
  2. encourage international participation in different ways such as topics encouraging or requiring international cooperation, joint, or coordinated calls. 

Value
Varies by call

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Varies by call

More information
https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe_en 

https://research.mcmaster.ca/funding/european-commission-horizon-europe-call-for-proposals/

McMaster Contact
Miky Dumitrescu, ROADS Office: dumitrm@mcmaster.ca

UGA Contact
dgdriv-proposals@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Objective
Support projects that:

    1. bring disciplines together beyond traditional disciplinary or common interdisciplinary approaches;
    2. propose to explore something new, which might fail; and
    3. have the potential for significant impact.

Value
Up to $125,000 per year for up to 2 years (including 25% indirect costs)

International Collaborations
Team members affiliated with international organizations may receive funds as co-principal investigator or co-applicant.

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Annual competition 2024 Timeline:

      1. Mandatory NOI due August 27, 2024
      2. Full application due November 5, 2024

More information
https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/nfrf-fnfr/exploration/2024/competition-concours-eng.aspx

McMaster Contact
Grace Kim, ROADS: kimps@mcmaster.ca

Objective
Support projects that:

    1. tackle a well-defined problem or challenge;
    2. propose a novel world-leading approach that is different from the current state-of-the-art approaches to the issue;
    3. are interdisciplinary; and
    4. have the potential to create a significant and real change or impact.

Value
$2M to $4M per year (including indirect costs) for six years

International Collaborations
International team members may receive funds as co-principal investigator or co-applicant.

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Every 2 years
Annual competition 2024 Timeline:

      1. Mandatory NOI due October 24, 2024
      2. Adjudicated LOI due January 10, 2024 
      3. Invited full application due September 5, 2024

More information
https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/nfrf-fnfr/transformation/transformation-eng.aspx

McMaster Contact
Grace Kim, ROADS: kimps@mcmaster.ca

Objective
Support projects that:

  1. support joint funding calls with international agencies; and
  2. support participation of Canadian researchers within international teams in projects seeking funding from major global platforms (e.g. Horizon Europe).

Value
Joint funding calls vary

2022 Horizon Global Platform: Up to $200,000 per year for two years for direct costs, plus 25% for indirect costs, for participation in Horizon Europe projects 

International Collaborations
Expected to secure their own funds

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Timing of next joint funding call is unknown  

More information
https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/nfrf-fnfr/international/international-eng.aspx

McMaster Contact
Grace Kim, ROADS: kimps@mcmaster.ca

Objective
Support research and development collaborations on topics of national and global importance, including intermittent targeted calls funded jointly with other organizations.

Value
Varies by call

International Collaborations
International academic collaborators are expected to secure their own funding

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Varies by call

More information
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/Joint_Calls-Appels_Collaborative_eng.asp

McMaster Contact
Grace Kim, ROADS: kimps@mcmaster.ca

Objective
Catalyst Grants: Allow Canadian researchers to initiate the development of international collaborations 

Collaboration Grants: Provide support for Canadian researchers participating in international collaborative projects of global importance and benefit to Canada

Value
Catalyst Grants: up to $25,000 for one year  

Collaboration Grants: up to $100,000 per year for up to three years (cannot exceed value of funding secured by international collaborator) 

International Collaborations
International academic collaborators are expected to secure their own funding 

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Can apply at any time, with considerations:

  1. Collaboration Grant application must be submitted to NSERC within three months of notification of award to international collaborator 
  2. Limited to one application per 12-month period as applicant or co-applicant 

More information
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/AllianceInternational-AllianceInternational/index_eng.asp

McMaster Contact
Ross Huyskamp, MILO: huyskar@mcmaster.ca

Objective
Designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental or applied knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes. It supports research projects proposed and conducted by individual researchers or groups of researchers, at any career stage, in all areas of health. 

Value
Dependent on the project – average grant size awarded/duration is $868,506 over 4.4 years 

International Collaborations
Can receive funding if they are affiliated with a post-secondary institution

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Two times a year; once in March and once in September  

More information
https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/49051.html

McMaster Contact
Beatrice Fletcher, ROADS: fletchba@mcmaster.ca
Julie Croskill, HRS: croskilj@mcmaster.ca

 

Objective
Project is expected to:

  1. respond to the objectives of the Insight Research program,
  2. support research in its initial stages, and  
  3. enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.  

Value
$7,000 to $75,000 over 1-2 years

International Collaborations
Can receive funding if they are affiliated with a post-secondary institution

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Annual; next deadline is February 3, 2025

More information
https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/insight_development_grants-subventions_de_developpement_savoir-eng.aspx

McMaster Contact
Pamela McIntyre, ROADS: mcintyp@mcmaster.ca

Objective
Develop research and/or related activities in the social sciences and humanities—these can include knowledge mobilization and the meaningful involvement of students and emerging scholars—by fostering new partnerships with existing and/or potential partners; or 

Design and test new partnership approaches for research and/or related activities that can result in best practices or models—these can either be adapted by others or have the potential to be scaled up to a regional, national or international level.

Value
$75,000 to $200,000, over 1-3 years

International Collaborations
Can receive funding if they are affiliated with a post-secondary institution

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Annual; next deadline is November 15, 2024

More information
https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/partnership_development_grants-subventions_partenariat_developpement-eng.aspx

McMaster Contact
Pamela McIntyre, ROADS: mcintyp@mcmaster.ca

Objective
Provide support for new and existing formal partnerships to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities.

Value
Stage 1: up to $20,000
Stage 2: (by invitation only) up to $2.5M
Duration of 4-7 years

International Collaborations
Can receive funding if they are affiliated with a post-secondary institution

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Once a year for Stage 1 and once a year for Stage 2
Stage 1 Deadline: likely February 10, 2025
Stage 2 Deadline: likely late October 2025 

More information
https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/partnership_grants_stage1-subventions_partenariat_etape1-eng.aspx

McMaster Contact
Pamela McIntyre, ROADS: mcintyp@mcmaster.ca

Objective
Objectives are to:

  1. support the development of new expert partnerships/new collaborations between France and Canada (only projects involving collaboration between researchers who have never worked together will be considered); 
  2. promote the advancement of research and innovation; 
  3. prepare and structure scientific cooperation between the two countries; 
  4. promote researcher mobility, particularly for early-stage researchers; and 
  5. provide research training for researchers at the master’s and doctorate levels. 

Value
$8,000-$15,000 for up to 2 years

International Collaborations
Funds will remain at Canadian institution

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Annual; next deadline is November 18, 2024 

More information
https://francecanadaculture.org/france-canada-research-fund/

McMaster Contact
Grace Kim, ROADS: kimps@mcmaster.ca

Objective
Support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. 

There are different streams including: Research Grants – Early Career & Research Grants – Program. 

Value
$300K-$500K USD for up to 3 years

International Collaborations
No salary support (including summer salaries) can be paid from the grant for the Principal Applicant, Co-Applicant or other faculty, institutional staff such as secretaries or laboratory managers, and no student tuition fees can be paid. Funds are equally shared among team members. 

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Letter of Intent Deadline: likely late March
Deadline for Full Proposal (if invited forward): likely mid-September 2025

More information
https://www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp-funding/research-grants 

McMaster Contact
Grace Kim, ROADS: kimps@mcmaster.ca

Mobility and International Development/Partnerships

For questions regarding Canadian funding opportunities to support Canada-France mobility and international development/partnerships, please contact Adelina Sylaj of McMaster’s Office of International Affairs: sylaja@mcmaster.ca.

For questions regarding French funding opportunities to support Canada-France mobility and international development/partnerships, please contact Zoraida Martinez-Racini of Université Grenoble Alpes: zoraida.martinez-racini@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr.

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Objective
To promote learning mobility of individuals and groups in the field of education and training; non-formal and informal learning mobility and active participation among young people; and promote learning mobility of sport staff at the level of sport organizations and sport policies.

Value
Grant agreements are determined by sending or receiving institutions 

Duration
Student exchanges: 

  1. Long-term mobility: 2 months-12 months abroad 
  2. Short-term mobility: 5 days-30 days abroad 
  3. Maximum duration: 12 months within one study cycle  

Teaching opportunities for staff: 

  1. 2 days-2 months  

International Collaborations
EU Member States, third countries associated with the Programme, and third countries not associated with the Programme  

More information
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities

McMaster Contact
Adelina Sylaj: sylaja@mcmaster.ca

European Union Portal: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

Horizon Europe

  1. Objectives: to implement Europe’s strategy for international cooperation, open to researchers and innovators from around the globe who are encouraged to team up with EU partners in preparing proposals; to encourage international participation in different ways such as topics encouraging or requiring international cooperation, joint, or coordinated calls. 
  2. More information: https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe_en 

NGI

  1. Objectives: to shape the development and evolution of the Internet into an Internet of Trust; to mentor and support innovators’ journeys from ideas to real busineses.
  2. More information: https://ngi.eu/about/  

McMaster Contact
Adelina Sylaj: sylaja@mcmaster.ca

UGA Contact
dgdriv-proposals@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Objective
Allow Canadian and French youth aged 18 to 35 to work, travel and complete an internship in the other country.

Duration
4-24 months

International Collaborations
Recognized Organizations: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadians/international-experience-canada/recognized-organizations.html  

More information
Canadian Portal: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadians/international-experience-canada/work-travel-france.html  

French Portal: https://france-visas.gouv.fr/web/france-visas/jeune-voyageur-vacances-travail 

McMaster Contact
Adelina Sylaj: sylaja@mcmaster.ca

McMaster Funding Opportunities

For questions regarding McMaster-specific funding opportunities to support Canada-France research and mobility, please contact the persons listed for each resource.

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Objective
To provide McMaster faculty with investments in first-time international research contacts or initiatives, typically originated by individual faculty members.

Value
up to $5000

Competition Frequency/Timeline
Annual; 2025 IIMF to be announced 

More information
https://global.mcmaster.ca/international-initiatives-micro-fund-iimf/

McMaster Contact
IIMF@mcmaster.ca

Université Grenoble Alpes Funding Opportunities

For questions regarding UGA-specific funding opportunities to support Canada-France research and mobility, please contact Zoraida Martinez-Racini of Université Grenoble Alpes: zoraida.martinez-racini@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr.

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Objective
To fund matching PhDs (thèses en miroir) involving a collaboration between an international partner in the humanities and social sciences and UGA’s Maison de la Création et de l’Innovation (MaCI) The aim of this call is to develop doctoral projects within the context of an international partnership in the humanities and social sciences.

Value
A fully-funded doctoral project plus an annual stipend for travel and research-related projects.

Submission Deadline
January 30, 2025

Competition Timeline
March-April 2025: Selection of Candidates
September 2025: Start of PhD Projects

More information
Call Matching PhD GATES MaCI 2025_VF

UGA Contact
humanitiesfellowships@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 

Annual call launched in the fall. Two funding options are proposed for projects involving one of the strategic partners of the UGA, including McMaster.

Objective
To finance a Doctoral Research Grant (ADR) co-funded by UGA (50%) and the partner (50%), or postdoctoral positions co-funded by UGA and the partner, lasting between 12 and 36 months.

Deadline
Fall 2024 (To be confirmed)

UGA Contact
Zoraida Martinez-Racini: zoraida.martinez-racini@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Objective
To finance international researchers that will be hosted at UGA for a period of 1 to 3 months. Applications are to be submitted by only the UGA researcher who will welcome an international partner.

Deadline
May 2025 (To be confirmed)

UGA Contact
Zoraida Martinez-Racini: zoraida.martinez-racini@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Objective
To support scientific cooperation within strategic partnerships, including McMaster University. Some travels and meetings can be financed upon availability of funds.

UGA Contact
Zoraida Martinez-Racini: zoraida.martinez-racini@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Student Exchange Agreements (SEA)
  • SEA involving Grenoble INP UGA
  • SEA with Faculty of Sciences (2023-2028): 20 exchanges per year in each university

UGA Contact
Incoming Students: incoming@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Outgoing Students: outgoing@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

McMaster Contact
Contact your Academic Advisor

Double Degree Diploma (DDD) in Mathematics, Statistics and their Applications (2022- 2028)

Involving Grenoble INP – Ensimag and the Master UGA “Mathématiques et Applications” (MSIAM): 6 exchanges per year in each university

UGA Contact
Olivier Gaudoin: Olivier.Gaudoin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
Eric Bonnetier: Eric.Bonnetier@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

McMaster Contact
Contact your Academic Advisor