Internal Research Grants
The University of Winnipeg is committed to assisting our faculty in the pursuit of academic research and knowledge mobilization. Through a variety of internal research grant programs, we support faculty at all stages of their research program. See more below for an overview of the internal research grants and more information on institutional research policies.
For Major Research Grants, the Department Research Committee and Department Chair are required to provide an evaluation and sign off on an application. Researchers must then upload these evaluations to your application in WebGrants before the intake deadline. Here are the forms:
***NEW FOR 2023-2024***
- Discretionary Grants (DG) will now allow researchers to cover research expenses incurred up to 60 days before submitting their application.
- Example: a DG submitted on June 15 could be used to cover research expenses from April 15 to June
- While our office cannot guarantee that every application will be successful, the option to retroactively allocate expenses will ensure that researchers who face the requirement to immediately pay for a research expense (rather than wait until after the next intake) will still have an opportunity to apply for funds to cover these costs.
- Researchers are still encouraged to hold off on incurring research expenses until after the date of application, whenever possible.
- Travel Grants (TG) and Distinguished Faculty Travel Awards (DFTA) will be shifting back to 4 intakes per year: June 15, September 15, January 15, and March 15. The restriction on receiving one TG or DFTA in a fiscal year remains the same.
- In addition, TGs and DFTAs will no longer require Department Chair and Department Research Committee evaluations.
For questions regarding our internal research grants please contact:
Lauren Bosc, Lead Program Officer, Research Partnerships
204.988.7184
l.bosc@uwinnipeg.ca
NOTE: The intake dates for the internal funding programs have changed. See the list of revised submission dates for internal awards below. There is no change to the total amount of funding available through internal awards. The first application intake in the fiscal year is June 15 and the last is March 15. All applications are to be submitted in WebGrants.
| Internal Grant Competition |
Application Deadlines | Anticipated Decisions/Start Dates |
| Discretionary Grant | June 15 | July 15 |
| September 15 | October 15 | |
| January 15 | February 15 | |
| March 15 | April 15 | |
| Distinguished Faculty Travel Award | June 15 | July 15 |
| September 15 | October 15 | |
| January 15 | February 15 | |
| March 15 | April 15 | |
| Major Research Grant | June 15 | July 15 |
| January 15 | February 15 | |
| Partnership Development Grant | June 15 | July 15 |
| September 15 | October 15 | |
| January 15 | February 15 | |
| Research Grant in Lieu of Salary | June 15 | July 15 |
| September 15 | October 15 | |
| January 15 | February 15 | |
| Research Workshop & Conference Grant | June 15 | July 15 |
| September 15 | October 15 | |
| January 15 | February 15 | |
| Travel Grant | June 15 | July 15 |
| September 15 | October 15 | |
| January 15 | February 15 | |
| March 15 | April 15 | |
| Knowledge Mobilization and Community Impact Grant | September 15 | October 15 |
| SSHRC Explore/Exchange Grant | January 15 | February 15 |
| Dr. Beni M. Sahai Fund for Cell and Molecular Biology for Advancement in Medical Research |
TBD |
TBD |
2022-23
Research Committee Mandate:
To distribute, through timely competitions, those funds made available by The University of Winnipeg and those from sources external to The University of Winnipeg, for peer-adjudicated research grants.
To consider, develop and amend, from time to time, policies for the administration of research at The University of Winnipeg.
Research Committee Members:
Jino Distasio, Vice-President, Research and Innovation - (ex-officio, non voting)
Doug Goltz, Dean’s Representative
Steven Kohm, Department of Criminal Justice - Faculty of Arts
Serena Keshavjee, Department of History - Faculty of Arts
Leah Kuragano, Department of History - Faculty of Arts
Shannon Vickers, Department of Theatre and Film - Faculty of Arts
Adina Balint, Department of Modern Languages and Literature - Faculty of Arts
Sara Good, Department of Biology - Faculty of Science
Joshua Hollett, Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Science
Amrita Ray Chaudhuri, Department of Economics - Faculty of Business and Economics
Aman Hussain, Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health
Lauren Bosc, Lead Program Officer, Research Partnerships - (ex-officio, non voting)
Senate Research Policy Committee Mandate:
To advise the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and to make recommendations to Senate on research-related policies and procedures;
To provide leadership for the research direction of the University;
To advise the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and to make recommendations to the Academic Planning Committee on the establishment of research chairs and research institutes.
Senate Research Policy Committee Members:
Jino Distasio, Vice-President, Research and Innovation - (ex-officio, non voting, Chair)
Doug Goltz, Dean’s Representative
Shannon Vickers, Department of Theatre and Film - Faculty of Arts
Sara Good, Department of Biology - Faculty of Science
Steven Kohm, Department of Criminal Justice - Faculty of Arts
Jean-Pierre Desforges, Department of Biology - Faculty of Science
Yannick Molgat-Seon, Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health
Maryam Memar Zadeh, Faculty of Business and Administration
Lauren Bosc, Lead Program Officer, Research Partnerships - (ex-officio, non voting)