Important Updates - April 28th 2026
Regular updates outlining research opportunities and special activities emailed to faculty on behalf of the Office of Research & Innovation.
For any questions or concerns, please kindly direct your response to research@trentu.ca, as this will ensure it reaches the appropriate contact.
News and Events
A One‑Stop Tool for Agricultural Programs and Services
AgPal is a national online tool designed to help faculty, researchers, farmers, and agri‑business partners quickly identify federal, provincial, and territorial programs, services, and research resources relevant to their work. The platform consolidates funding opportunities, regulatory information, market intelligence, and sector‑specific supports from across Canada, making it easier to connect research and innovation with real‑world agricultural needs.
We encourage faculty and research teams to explore AgPal, share it with collaborators, and consider how it may support ongoing or emerging research initiatives.
Reminders
Reminder: SSHRC Connection Grant Webinar
SSHRC will be holding webinars to provide information about Connection Grants. The webinars will be held via MS Teams at the following dates and times, registration required:
May 14, 2026 (English)
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (eastern)
May 13, 2026 (French)
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (eastern)
2026 American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Research Grants
The deadline is July 10 at 11:59 PM EST. Internal deadlines are 10 business days in advance.
Reminder of Open House for questions on May 18 at 11:00 AM. Grant amounts vary by research area from $35,000-$75,000
Reminder: SSHRC - South Africa-Canada Seed Grant for Collaborative Research
South Africa’s NRF and SSHRC are partnering to launch the South Africa-Canada Seed Grant for Collaborative Research funding opportunity. This joint initiative will support collaborative research in areas of mutual interest between South Africa and Canada, while also building capacity, fostering new and existing partnerships, and developing networks and/or consortia among the Canadian and South African research communities. Applicants based in Canada must partner with South African applicants and submit a joint application through the NRF’s application portal.
For each funded project, NRF and SSHRC commit to supporting the teams in their respective country. The value of the SSHRC grant for the Canadian teams is $100,000 over three years. Projects must address one of the following themes:
Theme 1: Just and Resilient Societies
Theme 2: Environmental Sustainability
Theme 3: Artificial Intelligence
Theme 4: Sustainable Growth
Theme 5: Mathematics Education
Further details, including application information, are available on the NRF website at the following link (funding call titled SA Canada Funding Framework).
Applications are due by May 28, 2026. Internal deadline is 10 business days in advance.
For questions related to Canadian eligibility requirements, contact partnerships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca. For all program-related questions, contact the NRF directly at VL.Mashiloane@risa.nrf.ac.za.
Reminder: 2026/27 Supporting Psychological Health in First Responders Grant Program
Research should support first responders and emergency workers who are living with, or at risk of, post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI), deadline is May 25.
AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program (SCIP)
The call for applications specific to the Infrastructure Build Layer is open
The Government of Canada has announced a call for applications specific to the Infrastructure Build Layer. This call is responsible for the design, construction, and operation of a national public supercomputing system for Canada, including hardware installation, data centre operations, and systems administration to ensure the infrastructure is secure, reliable, and high‑performing.
Researchers planning to apply or participate in an application are asked to contact the Research Office as early as possible.
Reminder: CIHR Information Session
Reminder to register at (for English, June 2 at 1 pm EST) or (for French, June 4 at 1 pm EST June 4 at 1 pm EST).
Animal Care Committee (ACC) Notice of Summer Hiatus
Submit your AUP for review by May 29th
Please be advised that the Animal Care Committee (ACC) will not meet over July and August. Anyone with teaching or research projects occurring over those months and the beginning of the fall academic year are encouraged to submit protocol applications for the April, May or June meetings.
Only emergency submissions will be reviewed over the hiatus. An emergency is defined as an unforeseen teaching or research opportunity. Trent is limited in how many of these types of reviews are permitted and reviewers handle material remotely over these months. As such, a review timeline over the hiatus is not guaranteed.
Please visit the Research Committees website for submission due dates.
Research Ethics Board (REB) Notice of Summer Hiatus
Submit your file for review by June 3rd
Please note the REB will not meet over July and August. Researchers are encouraged to make submissions for Summer and early Fall research projects in time for the April, May and June review cycles. Fall courses using human participant research strategies for pedagogical purposes are also encouraged to have protocols submitted before the end of the 2025/26 academic year.
Graduate student research will be reviewed as needed by the Chair of the REB over the summer months. Faculty research requiring review over the summer is considered an emergency review. Response time to emergency reviews will depend on the availability of the REB Chair and the assessment of risk for the given research project (only minimum risk research can be approved over the summer).
Reminder: SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (PEG)
There are four in-takes/deadlines per year. These grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. Projects are 12 months and have budgets up to $50,000.
SSHRC deadline: June 15th. Internal deadline is a minimum of 10 business days in advance.
Reminder: NSERC/SSHRC Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative Connection Grants
SSHRC, in partnership with NSERC and in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), will soon launch the Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative Connection Grants (SARI-CG). Valued at up to $50,000 each, these grants will build on the momentum of previous joint investments to support research that advances a sustainable, resilient and profitable agriculture sector in Canada.
This one-time initiative will support interdisciplinary and intersectoral events and outreach activities focused on short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization. The goal is to bring together those working to advance and transform sustainable agricultural sectors and food systems in support of Canada’s transition to a net-zero economy.
Full details will be available on the Connection Grants main web page after the May 2026 competition closes. The deadline for applications to the SARI-CG will be August 4, 2026. Internal deadlines are a minimum of 10 business days in advance.
To register for an informational webinar at 11am on May 14th, visit.
Reminder: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships.
This opportunity for international research mobility closes on September 9, 2026.
More information here.
Reminder: Fulbright Canada Research Chair Program Opens for 2027-2028
Research Chair in Comparative Canada-US Studies at Trent University
A fantastic opportunity to share with your research networks! Fulbright Canada offers American scholars unique professional opportunities to further ground-breaking research as a Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Comparative Canada-US Studies at Trent University.
Applications for the 2027-2028 Research Chair are now open, more information can be found in the attached flyer.
Applications are open until September 15, 2026
Reminder: Horizon Europe 2026-2027 Funding Opportunities and Useful Links
The European Commission has published the Horizon Europe work program (i.e. funding opportunities) for 2026-2027. More information is available here: Horizon Europe work programs for 2026-2027 published | EURAXESS.
Information on Canadian participation in Horizon Europe (eligibility, consortium building and process to apply) is available here: How to apply to Horizon Europe.
Currently open funding is listed, and applications are submitted, through the Calls for proposals | EU Funding & Tenders Portal. This search tool is helpful for finding potential consortium partners: EU Funding & Tenders Portal
Reminder: Transition to Tri-Agency CV for 2027 Discovery Horizons and Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships
The Tri-Agency CV will no longer limit applicants to a six-year window, allowing contributions and experiences from the entire career to be showcased in the Tri-Agency CV. Discovery Horizons has been utilizing a narrative CV for the past 4 competitions, facilitating the transition. For the McDonald fellowship, this transition will be accompanied by other changes to the nomination package to reduce overlap. More information is available here, or by emailing TCV-CVTO@NSERC-CRSNG.GC.CA.
Reminder: CIHR updated learning modules to recognize and reduce peer review bias
Required for CIHR reviewers
Reminder: Frontiers Planet Prize for environmental articles published November 1/24- October 31
For more information, refer to the website.
Brianne Lisinski
Research Operations Coordinator
Office of Research & Innovation
(705)-748-1011 ext. 7050