Funding: Connaught

These programs present a new and exciting opportunity to support research and innovation at the University of Toronto.  By bringing emerging and established research leaders of demonstrated excellence across disciplinary, career stage, geographic and sectoral boundaries, the Connaught Fund will support, as per its terms of reference, “the application of the professional expertise and resources of the University to matters of public interest in all research fields.” 

  • Connaught Summer Institute – deadline: October 3, 2011
    Up to $150,000 annually is allocated to support a Connaught Summer Institute, which is expected to bring together international graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and other scholars in order to foster rich interdivisional collaboration and creative new methods for research and innovation.
  • Connaught Innovation Award – deadline: (NOI) October 14, 2011; (Full Proposal) November 1, 2011
    Total funding allocation to the program is up to $500,000 annually. Amounts requested/awarded vary significantly across disciplines; however the maximum award amount is $100,000 per project. The program is designed to help accelerate the development of promising technology and promote commercialization and/or knowledge transfer.
  • Connaught Global Challenge Award – deadline: (LOI) November 1, 2011; (Full proposal, by invitation only) April 2, 2012
    One award, approximately $1 million annually. The award includes an international symposium, a distinguished visiting scholar and a research cluster. The successful applicant will be able to bring together the university’s leading researchers from multiple disciplines, as well as innovators and thought leaders from other sectors to heighten the university’s contribution to important issues facing society.
  • Connaught New Researcher Award – deadline: December 1, 2011
    Numerous awards, approximately $1 million annually to support all recipients. Awards mostly in the $10,000 category with a selected few in the $50,000 level will be available to help new faculty members in tenure stream establish competitive research programs. No matching required.
  • Connaught International Doctoral Scholarship
    Up to 10 awards, approximately $1 million annually to support all recipients. The award are administered through the School of Graduate Studies.
  • Faculty Recruitment Support
    Administered through the provost’s office, this award assists in the recruitment of new faculty, particularly in the humanities and interpretive social sciences, by providing research start-up cost support.

Program details and guidelines are available on the Research Services' website.

  • Fellowships at the Jackman Humanities Institute: Provide either (a) six months of release-time from teaching and administrative duties and a $5,000 research grant or stipend, or (b) a $35,000 research grant without release time.
  • McLean Award: One award, $100,000 annually to support an emerging research leader conducting basic research in physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, engineering sciences and the theory and methods of statistics. The deadline is January 16, 2012.

Self-Funded Research Grant program

The Self-Funded Research Grant program permits, under certain conditions, faculty to receive a research grant in lieu of salary through a mechanism that includes peer review. Once the self-funded research grant has been awarded, the funds are no longer considered to be salary, but instead constitute a research grant which is subject to the regulations of the program and the research-related policies of the University. Grants awarded under this program are regarded as taxable income for the recipient, but will be treated as T4A income for tax purposes and no income tax will be deducted. The grant recipient is responsible for reporting the income to the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) and declaring eligible expenditures against it.

The peer review committee meets four times a year to review applications for Self-Funded Research Grants. Deadlines to submit an application to this program fall at the beginning of February, May, August & November. (Application Form)