Funding Info

• • The main program that faculty apply to is the Discovery program (http://www.nserc.gc.ca/professors_e.asp?nav=profnav&lbi=a1).
    • Tips on applying that were originally writtend by Janice Glasgow when she was on the committee and updated by Ian Witten in 1996 can be found at https://secweb.cs.ubc.ca/local/affairs/committees/faculty_affairs/funding_info/glasgow-grant.pdf (thanks to Jim Little for the link)
    • Tips from a UBC workshop on applying can be found at https://secweb.cs.ubc.ca/local/affairs/committees/faculty_affairs/funding_info/2005-Discovery-Workshop.pdf (thanks to Jim Little for the link)

• • They have other sources, but many require matching funds from industry
• The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) (http://www.innovation.ca/index.cfm) provides funding mostly for infrastructure (e.g., large equipment, etc.)
• the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) (http://www.nce-rce.gc.ca/index.htm) funds partnerships between university, government and industry

• • Canadian students who apply must also apply for NSERC fellowships (see above)
• IBM fellowships: http://www.developer.ibm.com/university/scholars/fellowship/phd/ Students must be PhD students who have completed at least one year in their PhD program at the time of application.
• Microsoft Research fellowships: http://www.research.microsoft.com/aboutmsr/jobs/fellowships/default.aspx Students must be in their second or third year of a PhD program. Limit of 3 applications per department per year; applications must be made through the department head.