Competition

Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors. These grants support research projects led by strong, complementary, collaborative teams that will generate new knowledge and accelerate the application of research results to create benefits for Canada. Alliance Society grants (formerly Alliance cost-sharing option 2) fund projects with societal impact as the main driver.

Who? University researchers collaborating with private-sector, public-sector or not-for-profit organizations College faculty can participate as co-applicants

How much? $20,000 to $500,000 per year

How long? 1 to 5 years

Rolling Deadline? Yes

Research supported by Alliance Society grants will:

• address a societal challenge that will result in new natural sciences and engineering knowledge and societal impact

• bring together academic, partner organization and societal perspectives and skill sets throughout the collaboration

• demonstrate how all interested individuals will learn about and use the products, services or policies that stem from this research

• generate new knowledge and/or technology to address complex challenges

• create economic, social and/or environmental benefits

• contribute to Canada’s long-term competitiveness

• support public policy

• train new researchers in areas that are important to Canada and the partner organizations

• draw on diverse perspectives and skill sets to accelerate the translation and application of research results

RIS will also be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact their unit's Grants Facilitation Officers (GFO) early during the development process, who will connect them with Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) to discuss the services available to them.

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. Allow at least 10 business days for these reviews to be completed.

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 RP submission instructions and information, please consult the "How Do I...?" page of HSS Research Support Services website.

If you plan to apply to this competition or other research funding opportunities (as either PI or CI), contact an HSS Grants Facilitation Officer (GFO), Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca, 864-8603) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca, 864-8050), to notify the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of your intent to apply. Informing HSS of youir intent to apply early, may make it possible for you to avail of HSS's proposal development supports and will help facilitate an efficient final review. A GFO can also answer any questions you may have about internal or external submission procedures.