MRO staff provide information and assistance to faculty members who wish to apply for Tri-Agency funding (except for NSERC Alliance grants), provincial non-partnership funding, and institutional programs.
To ensure that researchers submit the strongest applications to sponsors, our services also include application development and review. In addition to grants support, MRO can advise on award nomination processes as well as assist with the development and review of award nominations.
Our team is responsible for a variety of Grants and Awards Programs including but not limited to:
- Tri-Agency programs
NSERC Discovery Grants, NSERC RTI, NSERC Discovery Horizons, NSERC CREATE, New Frontiers in Research Fund, CIHR Project Grants, SSHRC Insight Grants, SSHRC Insight Development Grants
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Provincial programs
Ontario Early Researcher Awards
- Awards programs
Killam Fellowships and Prizes, Sloan Research Fellowships, NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships, CMS Awards, Royal Society of Canada Fellowships and Memberships, and Royal Society of Canada Awards
- Waterloo funding programs
Interdisciplinary Trailblazer Fund, UW SSHRC Explore Seed Grant, UW NSERC Research Incentive Fund, UW CIHR Research Incentive Fund, UW SSHRC Research Incentive Fund, or Other Internally Administered Programs
If you are considering applying for one of the Grants and Awards opportunities supported by MRO, you are invited to contact us at mathres.office@uwaterloo.ca to express intent to apply and/or to receive a confidential eligibility meeting with us. MRO staff can also answer questions about funding opportunities, grant program requirements, application processes and deadlines.
Awards and funding opportunities
There are numerous funding opportunities available from major programs to support your research. Other funding opportunities are listed with the Office of Research, including current CFPs, major funding programs, international opportunities, internally funded awards, and external awards.