Internal Research Awards
Internal Funding
- Indigenous Engaged Research Grant Program [$1000 to $6000] – Rolling deadline for small grants; June/December deadline large grants
- Arts Support for the Advancement of Scholarship [SAS]
- Arts Strategic Research Chairs [$155,000 + 5 course releases over three years] - August deadline
- Killam Research Chairs
- Killam Research Fund [July & November deadlines]
- Catalyst Grants
- Small Seed Grant [$5000 to $15,000]
- Large Seed Grant [≥ $50,000]
- Bridge Grant [≥ $25,000]
- Cornerstone Research Seed Grants
- Small Seed Grants [$5000 to $10,000]
- Large Seed Grants [≥ $30,000]
- Knowledge Mobilization Grants [$1,500 to $10,000]
- Catalyst Grants
Kule Institute for Advanced Studies
- Dialogue Grants [≥ $2,500] – Rolling deadline
- Collaborative Outreach Grant [≥ $5,000] – June, October, February deadline
- Research and Creation Development Grant [≥ $10,000] – September, January deadline
External Early-Career Funding
- SSHRC Insight Development Grant [$10,000 to $100,000] - February deadline
- SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant [$10,000 to $50,000] – March, June, September, December deadline
University of Alberta Internal
- Distinguished Visitors Fund – May & October deadlines
- Strategic Research Initiatives Fund [requires matching funding]
- Pool B – Bridge and Seed Funding [≥ $50,000]
- Pool A – Future External Grant Application [≥$1 million]
- McCalla Professorship
- Vargo Teaching Chair
- Henry Marshall Tory Chair
Kule Institute for Advanced Studies
- Conference Grants [≥ $40,000]
- Cluster Grants [≥ $75,000]
- Collaboration Grants [≥ $10,000]
External Funding Opportunities
- SSHRC Insight Grants – October deadline
- SSHRC Partnership Development Grants – November deadline
- Additional SSHRC funding opportunities
- Mitacs Accelerate Grants
Early-Career Scholars: Internal - Arts Awards Intranet
- Arts Research Excellence Award [Assistant]
- Arts Undergraduate Teaching Award
- Arts Undergraduate Teaching Award – Early Career
- Martha Cook Piper Research Prize
- Provost Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Early-Career Scholars: External
- Royal Society of Canada, College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
- Canadian Sociological Association – Early Investigator Award
Additional Awards - Arts Awards Intranet
- Arts Research Excellence Award [Associate, Full]
- Arts Undergraduate Teaching Award
- Arts Excellence in Indigenization, Access, Community, Belonging, & Decolonization (I and ACB & D) Initiatives in Teaching
- Arts Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
- Arts Community Service Learning (CSL) Instructor Teaching
- Arts Dr. Helena Fracchia International Teaching
- Arts Kathleen W. Klawe Prize for Excellence in Teaching of Large Classes
- Excellence in Graduate Teaching
- Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Teaching Collaboration Award
- William Hardy Alexander Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education
- Community Connections Awards
- Killam Accelerator Research Award
- Killam Annual Professorships
- Petro-Canada Emerging Innovator Award
- J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research
- University Cup
- University of Alberta Distinguished Professor
External Awards
- Canadian Sociological Association: Angus Reid Applied Sociological Association, Canadian Sociology Book Award, Global Sociology Book Award, Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award, Outstanding Contribution to Sociology Award, Outstanding Service Award,
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Forthcoming
Arts Staff and Administrative Awards
- Outstanding Student Services Award (2026)
- Outstanding Staff Award (2026)
- Outstanding Administrative Leadership Award (2026)