The UWindsor Explore Grant program provides non-renewable seed funding opportunities for researchers in the arts, social sciences, humanities, natural sciences and engineering to conduct research, scholarship, and creative activities that aid in strengthening their future external grant applications, particularly to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Program Overview
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Program Description |
Seed funding to support small-scale research projects across disciplines that develop, pilot, and strengthen research initiatives leading to specific larger external funding applications. |
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What Projects are Eligible? |
Small-scale, exploratory research projects aligned with arts, social sciences, humanities, natural sciences and engineering disciplines. Projects must lead to one or more specific external funding applications. |
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Who Can Apply? |
Full-time faculty members and librarians with a research mandate. Must not hold other internal or external funding for the same project or have been awarded a UWindsor Explore Grant in the past 3 years. |
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Career Stage Targeted (if applicable) |
All career stages |
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Number of Competitions per Year |
1 |
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Application Deadline Timing |
August 31, 2026 |
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Final Report Deadline |
Within 1 month of project end date |
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Eligible Expenses |
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Time Frame Commitment (Years) |
1 |
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Award Value |
$7,000 (maximum) |
Applications accepted through the ERSO Research Portal
Data Management Plan (where applicable): Applicants proposing research that involves the collection, creation, or management of research data must submit a Data Management Plan (DMP) as part of their application. Applicants may use the University of Windsor Data Management Plan Template available through Leddy Library. Additional information and resources are available through Leddy Library's Research Data Management website.
All grant holders must submit a final report, detailing the impact the award had on their work, within one month of the award end date. Grant holders who fail to submit a report will be ineligible for future internal grants until the final report is submitted. The information supplied in these reports will be used to report funding outcomes to SSHRC.
- Deadline: Within 1 month of project end date
For more information about this program, please contact oris@uwindsor.ca