Competition

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

The Cabot Martin Award for Research in Regional Policy and Development was established through generous donations from friends and family of Martin to honour the major impact he made in his home province. The award seeks to continue his life’s work by supporting practical, applied research that helps build a bright future for NL, and is intended to span a wide compass, directed toward the governance and policy issues central to Martin’s thinking, writings, and public commentary. It will be awarded annually to a student, faculty, or staff member of Memorial for applied research projects of modest scale. It may also be used to seed larger projects requiring supplementary funding from other sources.

This application package must be submitted through Memorial's Researcher Portal (RP) by the Memorial deadline listed above. Please contact your unit’s grants facilitator (or, if your unit has no grants facilitator, the person with signing authority) to confirm if there are earlier, internal deadlines. These internal deadlines must be factored into the timing of the development and submission of these applications.

Submission process for HSS applicants:

1. Complete the application package, as outlined in the attached Guidelines, and collect all additional documentation, as applicable to your project; for example Indigenous Evidence of Community Engagement (ECE).

2. Create a Memorial Researcher Portal (RP) file and add HSS Grants Facilitation Officers, "Heather C. O'Brien (Grants Facilitator)" and “Matthew Milner (Grants Facilitator)” as "Team Members" on the RP file. See detailed instructions on how to complete the RP file here.

3. Submit the RP file by HSS internal deadline, which routes it for Departmental and Faculty approvals.

4. Once fully approved, the RP file will route to Research, Initiatives and Services (RIS) office. It will be this unit that will collate all of the applications and provide them to HSS, who will pass them along to the Cabot Martin adjudication committee.

5. If awarded, you will submit an award letter through an "Event-Agreement" in the RP against the ROMEO number associated with your grant. Your home department will administer the funds.

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 above. 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), 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.

• Cabot_Martin_Fund_Guide_Oct 8_2026.pdf