AVPR Special Research Opportunities Fund

The Associate Vice President Research (AVPR) Special Research Opportunities Fund is designed to help build long-term research capacity within Athabasca University.

The fund provides funding to

• establish research collaborations and partnerships
• develop research grant applications with external collaborators or partners
• support select research initiatives not normally funded by the Academic Research Fund
• address matching fund requirements

Awards are up to

• $5,000 (CDN), except for required matching fund commitments on external grant applications

Recipients of Associate Vice President Special Research Opportunities Grants should acknowledge the funding in related publications and presentations.

Deadlines

Applications may be submitted at anytime and will be subject to an expedited review

• Applications must be submitted at least one (1) month prior to commencement of the special research opportunity