Competition

* Unless explicitly noted, all times indicated for deadlines are for the appropriate NL timezone (NST or NDT)

RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them.

***THE FOLLOWING IS TO BE CONFIRMED / UPDATED as information is released! For REFERENCE ONLY***

The 2024 Transformation stream competition of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) was launched on August 1st, 2023. All competition information is available on the website, and the competition can now be accessed via the Convergence Portal.

The Transformation competition has three stages:

1. Notice of Intent to Apply (NOI) stage with a deadline of October 24, 2023 (at 8 p.m. Eastern Time)

2. Letter of Intent stage with a deadline of January 10, 2024 (at 8 p.m. Eastern Time)

3. Full Application stage – by invitation only – with a deadline of September 05, 2024 (at 8 p.m. Eastern Time)

Application at each stage must be submitted by the institution’s research administrators.

Research administrators are free to set their own internal deadlines.

In preparation for the NOI deadline, we encourage all applicants interested in submitting a NOI, as well as the research administrators, to participate in one of the two upcoming webinars. Below are the dates, times and links to the webinars.

NFRFT-2024 – NOI Webinar (English)

Thursday, August 31, 2023, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM| (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Join Link

Webinar number: 2343 121 5895

Webinar password: Transformation24

(87267367 from phones and video systems)

Join by phone: +1-438-797-4001 Canada Toll (Ottawa), Access code: 2343 121 5895

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Faculty of HSS Submission Procedures (mandatory): In addition to the external funding agency’s submission procedures, this opportunity must also be submitted for Departmental and HSS Faculty reviews and approvals via Memorial's Researcher Portal (RP). In order to facilitate the HSS Faculty’s administrative review, please ensure "Heather C. O'Brien (Grants Facilitator)" and “Matthew Milner (Grants Facilitator)” are added as "Team Members" on your RP file. 

In accordance with University-wide approval protocols, all tabs of the RP file must be completed, the completed application must be uploaded to the “Attachments” tab, all supporting documentation including support for cash and in-kind commitments and/or letters of support must also be uploaded, and “Submit” must be pressed prior to the HSS internal deadline listed below. HSS cannot guarantee completion of an administrative review for application files that are incomplete and/or are submitted after the HSS deadline. For more detailed submission instructions and information, please consult the HSS Research Support Services website.

If you plan to apply for any of these or other funding opportunities (as either PI or CI), e-mail an HSS Grants Facilitator, Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca or 864-8603) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca or 864-8050), to notify the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of your intent to apply. E-mailing the intent to apply as early as possible will help to facilitate an efficient review. A Grants Facilitator can answer any questions you may have about internal or external submission procedures.