University of Calgary

Faculty Research

Faculty Research

  • Funding Opportunities:

Research Services & Research Accounting -Open Deadline Competitions

University International Grants Committee: International Project Grants
Through funding provided by the Vice-Provost (International), the University International Grants Committee (UIGC) promotes the overall internationalization goals of the University through the distribution of project grants to be used for international purposes.

Awards are open to all regular full time faculty and staff who hold University appointments.

Full time graduate and undergraduate may also apply for project grants, but must obtain the signature of their Dean or Department Head, or if the project is of a non academic nature must have the project sponsored by the Students' Union or Graduate Students' Academic or an administrative unit at the University of Calgary.

Faculty Awards


Traditional Scholar Awards:
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Other Research Connections

- Healthy Minds Healthy Children
Healthy Minds/Healthy Children offers a variety of resources and services to support and build capacity in primary care in the area of child and adolescent mental health.

- Murray Fraser Professor (Dr John Graham)
The Murray Fraser Professorship in Community Economic Development is one of the University of Calgary’s externally funded, named research Chairs/Professorships.

- Brenda Strafford Chair in Domestic Violence (Lana Wells)
Women in Alberta experience the highest rates of domestic violence in Canada, according to a 2005 Statistics Canada report. Over the past five years, researchers in the U of C’s Faculty of Social Work have been working closely with the community to understand how to create programs and services to stop the cycle of abuse that affects women, children, men and families. And now, the community has returned the favour by providing the financial means to advance this research in hopes of effecting change.

- Peace Studies
The Consortium for Peace Studies (CPS) is dedicated to reducing the human and environmental cost of violence through outstanding scholarship, applied research and education in peace studies, by fostering partnerships for a secure, healthy and creative global environment.

- Engaging Citizens on Global Warming & Environment (Dr Mishka Lysack)
OIKOS (ee-kos) the Greek word for home, is the basis for words such as ecology and economy that we use to define a model for complete living and healthy community that involves living in a mindful harmonious relationship with our social and ecological communities. 

- RESOLVE Alberta (Dr Leslie Tutty)
RESOLVE Alberta is part of a tri-provincial research network on violence and abuse, led by Leslie Tutty as the Academic Coordinator and involving a number of faculty members.