Faculty of Science

AGE-WELL 2023 Catalyst Funding Program in Healthy Aging

Details Opportunity Name Catalyst Funding Program in Healthy Aging Agency AGE-WELL and the Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) Value $50,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 12 months Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 02-09-2023 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 02-16-2023 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review 02-22-2023, […]

WSIB Grants Program - Systematic Review

Details Opportunity Name Systematic Review: The use of medical cannabis for the treatment of work-related health conditions Agency Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Value $185,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 18 months Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 05-02-2025 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 05-09-2025 […]

Best of YU 2022

As we wrap up the year, we highlight our standout moments of positive change in 2022. #10 Enhanced opportunities for undergraduate research and success Fifty-five students from Science and across the University attended our annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference to present their summer research projects and network with their peers. The Faculty of Science also […]

New, portable device detects glow emitted by plants to measure their health

Media release from December 8, 2022 When plants are healthy, they emit red light that is nearly impossible to see with the naked eye, but with a new instrument developed at York University, it's now possible to measure that light whether in a lab or out in the field. Although it may sound like science […]

The engine behind human gut microbiome analysis and data science

As his career unfolds, biostatistician Kevin McGregor is becoming very familiar with the human gut microbiome. His work is particularly relevant given the human biome is a community of microorganisms that inhabit our bodies and appears to be linked to numerous health concerns, both physical and mental. McGregor, an assistant professor in the Department of […]

Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) Collaborative Networks

Details Opportunity Name Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) Collaborative Networks Agency Government of Canada - The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) Value Up to $250,000/year Indirect Costs Eligible at 10% Duration Up to 3 years Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for optional full review 01-06-2026 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 01-12-2026 Final application […]

CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes

Details Opportunity Name Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes Agency Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) & Institute for Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA)  Value $25,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 1 year Deadlines Mandatory registration at agency 01-26-2023 Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 02-08-2023 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO […]

Monkeypox spreading to urban wildlife could lead to repeated outbreaks, shows mathematical modelling study

Mathematical modelling research in the Faculty of Science, in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada, shows that it would become difficult to control monkeypox (MPX) outbreaks in a metropolitan area if the virus were to spill over into wild animal hosts, such as rodents. MPX can spread human-to-animal and animal-to-human, and a range […]

NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program

Details Opportunity Name Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program Agency Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Value $1,650,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 6 years Deadlines Letter of Intent (LOI) Notify sciapps@yorku.ca of intent to applyand request FSc ADR support letter 02-27-2026 Internal NOI submission to SIRI (click here for iNOI form) […]

SSHRC Insight Grants

Details Opportunity Name Insight Grants Agency Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Value Stream A – $7,000 to $100,000Stream B – $100,001 to $400,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 2 to 5 years Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 09-17-2024 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 09-24-2024, […]