FundingInfo < Faculty

---+ Funding Info

   * Every faculty member gets $500 per year in professional development funds.  This money can be used up to 3 years later, or borrowed for up to 5 years in advance.  More details can be found at http://www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty_relations/compensation/pdrfund.html
   * InternationalVisitingStudentInfo
   * FinancialServicesCurrencyConverter (Faculty/Grad Travel)
   * The department's charges for the direct costs of technical support: GrantText

---++ Funding Sources
---+++General
   * NSERC (http://www.nserc.gc.ca/index.htm) is a main source of funding.  
      * 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
   * The UBC Office of Research Services (ORS) has a set of upcoming deadlines that you can peruse: http://www.ors.ubc.ca/funding/deadlines.htm
   * ICICS has a number of programs, including graduate student travel support, and contributions to purchases of PCs (http://www.icics.ubc.ca/about/support.html).
---+++Targetted funding for faculty
   * Microsoft has a fellowship program for new faculty (http://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/nff/) for $100,000 a year for 2 years. It's open to US and Canadian faculty members. The ligibility requirements are as of the application year you must:
      * be in your first, second, or third year as a faculty member
      * be in your first faculty position
      * be no more than 6 years from the completion of your most recent !PhD
      * be the only one nominated by your university
---+++Graduate Fellowship Sources:
   * NSERC has fellowships for Canadian Masters and !PhD students.  More information can be found at http://www.nserc.gc.ca/sf_e.asp?nav=sfnav&lbi=2a
      * Applications are due late September
   * UGF fellowships: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/index.asp?menu=004,000,000,000 
      * Internal to UBC.  
      * Applications due in late September.  
      * Can be made to international students, but some students (e.g., those coming directly from mainland China) may be ineligible based on the systems that their transcripts use
      * 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.
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Topic revision: r13 - 2007-06-27 - RachelPottinger