Competition

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

Established in 2000, the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program offers eligible Canadian degree-granting institutions the opportunity to nominate a diverse cadre of outstanding researchers for professorships in areas that will further an institution’s strategic research plan, enabling them to maximize their contributions as centres of research and research training. The CRC Program allocates its Chair positions to eligible institutions via a national reallocation process with eligible institutions receiving a set number of Chair allocations based on the eligible research grant funding received by their researchers from the three federal research granting agencies – the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Institutions will submit Chair nominations to one of the Program’s two annual deadlines – April and October – for peer review. Successful applications will see positions taken up by individual Chairholders on a full-time basis.

CRCP Policy and Procedures

Memorial’s CRC program is managed in accordance with the institution’s CRC policy (Reallocation, Renewal and Reduction of Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) at Memorial University), which is currently under review. Once the revised policy and procedure documents have been approved, they will take precedence over any discrepancies found within this Call for Proposals.

Available Chair Positions

For this Call, Memorial’s CRC Oversight Committee is currently seeking proposals from academic units to initiate searches for 6 available Chair positions which are to be filled by members of the four designated EDI target groups (i.e., Racialized individuals, Indigenous Peoples, Persons with disabilities, and Woman and gender equity-seeking groups).

Number Available per tier and agency:

• Tier 1, CIHR = 1 Chair

• Tier 2, CIHR = 1 Chair

• Tier 2, NSERC = 2 Chairs

• Tier 1, SSHRC = 1 Chair

• Tier 2, SSHRC = 1 Chair

  TOTAL = 6 Chairs

Deadlines

Internal adjucation: All proposals are to be submitted via email to RIS (ris@mun.ca), and must be received by 4:30 pm on September 15, 2025. All applicants will normally be notified via email of the results within 4 -5 weeks of the internal deadline. See here for further details: https://research-tools.mun.ca/funding/opportunities/memorial-university-canada-research-chairs-program-call-for-proposals/ and the below attachment.

CRC’s deadlines are:

• Tier 1 = April 21, 2026

• Tier 2 = Oct. 20, 2026

Further information here: https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candidature-eng.aspx#s8

Internal Memorial Process:  This competition involves a Memorial institutional internal adjudication or nomination process prior to submission to the external agency or sponsor. This process first requires Departmental and HSS Faculty approval and endorsement. See HSS submission procedures below.

Faculty of HSS Submission Procedures (mandatory): This opportunity must be submitted for Departmental and HSS Faculty approvals prior to proceeding for institutional adjudication and submission. To obtain Departmental and HSS Faculty approvals, please email a complete application package (see attachment, below) to an HSS Grants Facilitator, Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca), by the internal HSS deadline listed below.

In accordance with University-wide approval protocols a complete application package includes a final copy of the application, the internal, Memorial signature pageI, as well as all supporting documentation including support for cash and in-kind commitments and/or letters of support as required. 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 to this competition or other research 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 and may also be able to help with proposal development.

• CRC-Call-for-Proposals_July-16-2025.pdf