The LA&PS Minor Research Grant is distributed twice annually to support research excellence across the Faculty. The granting application details can be found below. All grants are adjudicated by the Grant Adjudication Sub-Committee of the Committee on Research Policy & Planning (CRPP).
IMPORTANT: Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the Grant Adjudication Sub-Committee.
Eligibility
- Full-time tenure stream YUFA faculty members affiliated with the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies may apply to the LA&PS Minor Research Grant program as long as the project for which they are seeking funding is not already funded by an external grant. Junior faculty are especially encouraged to apply.
- Applications from CLAs and SRCs in LA&PS will also be considered. (Appointments for the grant period must have been confirmed by the application deadline)
- Retired YUFA faculty members from LA&PS or its antecedent faculties who are eligible to teach will also be considered, but given lower priority.
- Visiting professors affiliated with YUFA are not eligible.
- CUPE Unit II and CUPE Exempt Contract faculty members are not eligible for funding through this program.
- Team applications are eligible for consideration as long as all applicants are YUFA faculty affiliated with LA&PS. Team applications should indicate how any funds awarded should be divided up among the applicants.
- Members of the Faculty Committee on Research Policy & Planning and/or its sub-committees are not eligible to apply for funding through this program while sitting on the committees.
Value
The maximum amount eligible faculty members may receive from this program is $5,000.
Deadlines
- November 17, 2025
- April 15, 2026
When the deadline date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, applications will be accepted on the next working day.
Submission
A completed application package must be submitted through the online application form.
Guidelines & Templates
Please submit your complete application by the stated deadline.
*NOTE: For the completion of the CV part of the application, faculty members can submit
their preferred format. Covering the past six years (materials related to research and publications, teaching and supervision, and university and professional service. Include your educational history as well).
NOTE: Junior Faculty (untenured faculty, excluding Contractually Limited Appointments) are not required to upload a CV.