Faculty of Science

Shastri Faculty Collaboration and Internationalization Project Grants

Details Opportunity Name Shastri Faculty Collaboration and Internationalization (SFCI) Project Grants Agency Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) Value $5,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 12 months Duration of Visit 2 weeks Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 06-29-2023 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 07-10-2023 Final application and fully signed ORS […]

Shastri Scholar Travel Subsidy Grants

Details Opportunity Name Shastri Scholar Travel Subsidy Grants (SSTSG) Agency Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) Value $1,500 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Travel must take place by August 31, 2024  Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 06-05-2023 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 06-12-2023 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist […]

Scientists discover air quality monitoring stations are collecting urgently needed biodiversity

Media release from June 5, 2023 An international team of researchers has discovered that thousands of ambient air quality monitoring stations around the world are unwittingly recording more than just atmospheric pollutants and dust: they are also likely collecting biodiversity data in the form of environmental DNA (eDNA). Until now it was thought that the […]

SSHRC-AAFC Sustainable Agriculture in a Net-Zero Economy

Details Opportunity Name Social Sciences and Humanities Research Network on Sustainable Agriculture in a Net-Zero Economy Agency Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Value Up to $2,000,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 5 years Deadlines Notify SIRI of intention to apply 07-15-2023 Application due to SIRI for full review 08-07-2023 SPORT […]

Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada - 2023 Research Grant Program

Details Opportunity Name 2023 Research Grant Program Agency Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada Value Up to $25,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 2 years Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 08-03-2023 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 08-11-2023 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review 08-16-2023, […]

CIHR-TRANSCAN-3 Joint Transnational Call 2023

Details Opportunity Name TRANSCAN-3 Joint Transnational Call 2023: Translational Research on Cancer Epigenetics Agency Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Value Up to $150,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 3 years Deadlines Pre-proposal Pre-proposal due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 07-07-2023 Pre-proposal and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 07-14-2023 Pre-proposal and […]

York mathematicians lead mpox research projects funded by Government of Canada

A research project led by Professor Woldegebriel Assefa Woldegerima and another co-led by Professor Iain Moyles were among 13 projects selected for funding by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to advance research on mpox and other zoonotic diseases to improve health outcomes. Woldegerima (principal investigator) received $480,000 for his project entitled “Modelling, predicting and […]

Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX)

Details Opportunity Name Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Agency International Development Research Centre (IDRC) & Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Value Single-country grants — $300,000 to $500,000Multi-country grants — $800,000 to $1,500,000Regional/global grants — Up to $2,500,000 Indirect Costs Eligible at 13% Duration Single-country grants — Up to 24 months Multi-country grants […]

Branding & Communications

The Faculty of Science Dean’s Office Communications team supports Science faculty members and staff with resources and assets they need to drive and shape their communications. These supports include branding advice, and graphic design and promotional assistance. The York University Brand The University has a dedicated website for support and resources on using the brand […]

New approach needed to manage systemic risks, such as pandemics, climate catastrophes, financial crises

Media release from May 18, 2023 Risk and Insurance Studies Centre at York University team receives more than $11M to develop a better way to manage risk and protect Canadians from increasing threats. Controlling systemic risks from things like financial and geopolitical crises, pandemics and natural disasters is vital to protect Canadians, but as researchers […]