Research Funding and Awards for Sociology

Early career scholars are particularly competitive for some funding programs as listed below.

Internal Funding

Kule Institute for Advanced Studies

 

External Early-Career Funding

Killam Research Funding

Killam Research Fund [July & November deadlines]
  • Catalyst Grants 
    • Small Seed Grant [$5000 to $15,000]
    • Large Seed Grant [≥ $50,000]
    • Bridge Grant [≥ $25,000]
Killam Research Fund [July & November deadlines]
  • Cornerstone Research Seed Grants
    • Small Seed Grants [$5000 to $10,000]
    • Large Seed Grants [≥ $30,000] 
  • Knowledge Mobilization Grants [$1,500 to $10,000]

Internal Funding

Kule Institute for Advanced Studies

External Funding

Additional Internal Research Funding

Killam Research Fund [July & November deadlines]
  • Catalyst Grants 
    • Small Seed Grant [$5000 to $15,000]
    • Large Seed Grant [≥ $50,000]
    • Bridge Grant [≥ $25,000]
Killam Research Fund [July & November deadlines]
  • Cornerstone Research Seed Grants
    • Small Seed Grants [$5000 to $10,000]
    • Large Seed Grants [≥ $30,000]
  • Knowledge Mobilization Grants [$1,500 to $10,000]

Early career scholars are particularly competitive for certain distinctions as listed below

Faculty of Arts Awards (Arts Intranet)

  • Arts Research Excellence Award [Associate, Full]
  • Arts Undergraduate Teaching Award
  • Arts Community Service Learning (CSL) Instructor Teaching
  • Arts Excellence in Indigenization, Access, Community, Belonging, & Decolonization (I and ACB & D) Initiatives in Teaching
  • Arts Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
  • Arts Dr. Helena Fracchia International Teaching
  • Arts Kathleen W. Klawe Prize for Excellence in Teaching of Large Classes

Faculty of Arts

Forthcoming

University of Alberta

Forthcoming

Grant Writing Support 

Successful Grants Library

Support for the Advancement of Scholarship (Arts- SAS) – Guidelines (2025)

Support for the Advancement of Scholarship (Arts- SAS) – Terms of Reference (2025)

 Killam Research Fund – FAQ

Killam Research Fund - Introduction