Research

Undergraduate Chemistry and Biochemistry students showcase their research at provincial conference

Undergraduate students from this year’s CHEM4000 and BCHM4000 Research Project Course travelled to Western University on Saturday, April 6 to present their senior thesis projects at the 52nd Southwestern Ontario Undergraduate Chemistry Conference. York’s Chemistry and Biochemistry undergraduate students Juan Valencia (Wilson Lab), Arman Parham (VandenBoer Lab), Kristina Gremi (Hili Lab), Samin Tavokoli (Johnson Lab), […]

Arthritis Society Canada - Stars Career Development Award

Details Opportunity Name Stars Career Development Award Agency Arthritis Society Canada Value Up to $125,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 3 years Deadlines Abstract registration Abstract registration due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 04-29-2025 Abstract registration and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 05-06-2025 Abstract registration and fully signed ORS checklist due […]

NRCan Build and Mobilize Foundational Wildland Fire Knowledge Program

Details Opportunity Name Build and Mobilize Foundational Wildland Fire Knowledge Program Agency Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Value Stream 1: $250,000 to $2,500,000Stream 2: $500,000 to $5,000,000Stream 3: Up to $500,000 Indirect Costs Eligible at 15% Duration 4 years Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 04-30-2024 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc […]

The life aquatic: a game changer for frog vision, but little difference between night and day, York-led study finds

Media release from April 4, 2024 Ancestral legacy and continued present-day advantages may explain why diurnal frog species kept genes adapted to night vision Frogs display a remarkable diversity of species as a whole, but does the same hold true for their visual abilities? A new study led by York’s Faculty of Science sought to […]

Killam Prize

Details Award Name Killam Prize Agency National Killam Program Value $100,000 Deadlines Faculties to request support for nominations 03-07-2026 Draft of materials due for MAAC review 04-01-2026 Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for optional full review 05-11-2026 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 05-19-2026 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due […]

NordForsk Initiative on Sustainable Development of the Arctic 

Details Opportunity Name NordForsk-led International Joint Initiative on Sustainable Development of the Arctic Agency NordForsk, NFRF Value $800,000/year Indirect Costs Eligible at 25% Duration 4 years Deadlines Notify SIRI of intent to apply As soon as possible Registration deadline at agency  05-30-2024 Application due to SIRI for full review 05-21-2024 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO […]

National Science Foundation Global Centres Initiative

Details Opportunity Name Call for proposals: Bioeconomy Agency National Science Foundation, NSERC, SSHRC Value Up to $500,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 4 or 5 years Deadlines Notify SIRI of intent to apply As soon as possible Application due to SIRI for full review 05-01-2024 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 05-27-2024 Final application […]

York scientists among world’s top two per cent of researchers

Twenty-six Faculty of Science researchers, including current and emeriti, are among the top two per cent most cited researchers worldwide, according to data compiled by a team at Stanford University. The impact of a researcher’s work isn’t measured solely by its findings, but by how it inspires – and advances – the work of others. […]

Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship

Details Award Name International Postdoctoral Fellowship Agency Azrieli Foundation Value ILS 168,000/year + ILS 20,000/year for expenses and travel Duration 2 years Deadlines Internal deadline(s) Please contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) for their internal deadlines. FGS signs off on the ORS checklist which is due at ORS 2 business days in advance of […]

Canada Research Chair renewed for Professor Steven Connor

Congratulations to Biology Professor Steven Connor, whose Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in the Synaptic Basis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders was renewed. Connor will use his CRC to focus on investigating how specific brain proteins facilitate the transmission of information between brain cells. The research aims to further understand how those proteins influence neural circuit […]