Competition

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

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is launching a new call for applications for a funding opportunity to engage experts in environmental science and advance projects that address critical environmental issues, such as climate change and nature.

Applicants can apply to the following streams for projects that will start in the fiscal year April 2026 – March 2027:

• Stream 1: Research, modelling & risk assessment​

• Stream 2: Nature research

• Stream 3: Research & analysis to support Canada’s path to net zero

Specific Research calls:

• Research related to Canada’s changing climate

• Quantifying the impact of cryosphere loss on freshwater

• Studying changing air quality conditions with climate change

• Building confidence in the use of new approach methods in ecological risk assessment

• Advancing the integration of AI for operational hydro-meteorological and environmental services

Specific Nature-based calls:

• Nature-based Climate Solutions

• Species at Risk

• Building the science to ensure the protection of coastal ecosystems

Applicant guides for all streams are available through the Grants and Contributions Enterprise Management System (GCEMS) or by contacting enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca.

In addition to the external funding agency’s submission procedures, this opportunity must also be submitted for Departmental, HSS Faculty, and Research Initiatives and Services (RIS) institutional 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 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.