Learning and Education Advancement Fund (LEAF)
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: September 10, 2024 and February 27, 2025
Deadline for Applications: November 7, 2024 and April 11, 2025
Amount of funding: Seed Grants ($5000-10,000 per year, up to three years); Impact Grants ($10,000-100,000 per year, up to three years)
Short Description: The Learning and Education Advancement Fund (LEAF) program aims to provide a two-tiered system of funding for teaching and learning projects that explore, implement and scale up promising practices at different stages of their development and implementation. The program creates a pathway for projects from their initial inception to their full potential.
UTM/UofT contact: Andrew Petersen (Andrew.Petersen@utoronto.ca), Acting Associate Dean, Pedagogical Development and Scholarship
UTM Undergraduate Research Grants
Deadline for Applications: October 18, 2024 and March 14, 2025
Amount of funding: Up to $500 per student to support undergraduate research initiatives.
Short description: Grants are provided for student-initiated research projects, which are related to their degree programs and are supervised by UTM faculty members. The project may be conducted within the context of an independent study course but need not be. For example, students may wish to engage in further research on certain themes that they have examined in one of their seminars or advanced courses.
UTM/UofT contact: Anna Reale (anna.reale@utoronto.ca), Office Supervisor, Office of the Vice-Principal Academic and Dean.
Instructional Technology Innovation Fund (ITIF)
Deadline for Applications: TBA
Amount of funding: Seed funding up to $2,000; matched funding up to $5,000
Short description: ITIF grants provide opportunities for technology-mediated teaching and learning projects that explore and implement promising practices at different stages of their development and implementation and creates a pathway for projects from their initial inception to their full potential. The Fund is designed to catalyze initiatives that immediately and directly impact University of Toronto education and teaching programs through innovation and development.
UTM/UofT contact: Consultations about projects are encouraged prior to finalizing the proposal. Email a draft proposal submission to Anna Reale (anna.reale@utoronto.ca), Office Supervisor, Office of the Vice-Principal Academic and Dean, to set up a consultation with the Associate Dean, Pedagogical Development and Scholarship.
Graduate Education Innovation Fund (GEIF)
Deadline for Applications: November 6, 2024 and April 2, 2025
Amount of funding: Seed funding up to $5,000
Short description: The goal of the GEIF program is to advance excellence and innovation in graduate education through greater exposure to innovative educational practices within and across programs and curricula, including both the classroom, practica, and field settings. Proposals that accomplish at least one of the following themes are invited: experiential learning; interdisciplinary learning; technological innovation; Indigenous ways of knowing; diverse cultural perspectives; decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism; professional development; public scholarship.
UTM/UofT contact: Vina Goghari (sgs.vdeanprograms@utoronto.ca), Vice-Dean Research and Program Innovation, SGS.
Experiential Learning Development Grant (ELDG)
Deadline for Applications: November 8, 2024 and May 16, 2025
Amount of funding: Up to $5,000
Short description: UTM faculty may apply for one-time funding of up to $5,000 per project to support the short-term development and implementation of Experiential Learning (EL) opportunities in undergraduate courses scheduled to be delivered in the current or upcoming academic session at the time of application. Funding can be used towards a variety of purposes, for instance hiring research assistants to support course planning; purchasing equipment, consumables, or software licenses; covering group transportation or registration costs for field experiences; and other expenses downloaded to students that would normally be listed as an ancillary fee. Expenses associated with guest speakers (e.g., honoraria), hospitality (e.g., event space, catering), or Research Opportunity Program courses are not eligible for this grant.
UTM/UofT contact: Rena Banwait (rena.banwait@utoronto.ca), Director, Experiential Education & Community Engagement UTM
CIHR and SSHRC Undergraduate Research Awards for Black Students
Deadline for Applications: Each eligible institution sets its own internal deadline dates for receiving applications. Please consult Rong Wu (rong.wu@utoronto.ca) for more information.
Amount of funding: Successful students will work for 16 weeks over the summer under the supervision of a faculty member. USRAs provide $6,000 with a match required by the institution.
Short description: In order to address systemic barriers and make Canada’s research culture more equitable, diverse, and inclusive, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) have introduced the Undergraduate Student Research Award program (USRA) for Black students, modelled on NSERC’s USRA program. Successful students will work for 16 weeks over the summer on a research project under the supervision of a faculty member. At present time, these awards are exclusively open to Black student researchers.
UTM/UofT contact: Rong Wu (rong.wu@utoronto.ca), Internal Competitions and Events Coordinator, Office of the Vice-Principal, Research
UTM Teaching Development and Innovation Grant (TDI)
Deadline for Applications: May 16, 2025
Amount of funding: Up to $5,000
Short description: This grant is intended to fund projects related to enhancing teaching and learning in an existing course, such as implementing and assessing the effectiveness of a pedagogical innovation.
UTM/UofT contact: Anna Reale (anna.reale@utoronto.ca), Office Supervisor, Office of the Vice-Principal Academic and Dean
UTM Teaching & Learning Conference & Colloquia Fund (TLCC)
Deadline for Applications: May 16, 2025
Amount of funding: Up to $1,500
Short description: The TLCC provides a maximum of $1500 towards the organization of teaching & learning focused conferences or colloquia at UTM.
UTM/UofT contact: Anna Reale (anna.reale@utoronto.ca), Office Supervisor, Office of the Vice-Principal Academic and Dean
UTM Teaching Development Travel Grant (TDT)
Deadline for Applications: May 16, 2025
Short description: The TDT provides a maximum of $2000 for a UTM instructor to present at a pedagogical conference or in the pedagogical track at a disciplinary conference. This can be applied to both in-person as well as remote conferences.
UTM/UofT contact: Anna Reale (anna.reale@utoronto.ca), Office Supervisor, Office of the Vice-Principal Academic and Dean
Jackman Scholars-in-Residence (SiR)
Deadline for Applications: TBA
Amount of funding: $2,000 in research funds and RA support
Short description: SiR is a 4-week research residency for upper-year undergraduates who work for 20 hours/week on faculty-led research projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences. SiR provides the student RAs with stipends; residence and partial board (for in-person projects); and a program of research-focused workshops, excursions, and roundtable discussion
UTM/UofT contact: For questions, email scholars.in.residence@utoronto.ca