GRANTs AND GRANT WRITING RESOURCES

This section is designed to help you write your research proposal. Here you'll find quick links to research supports across SFU, key information on the grant submissions timeline, and a breakdown of the supports offered through FCAT.

First Step: Visit ORS' Proposal Development Tool

SFU's Office of Research Services (ORS) has an excellent and comprehensive research proposal development tool on their website. Please consult this resource first, and if you require more support, consult the resources listed below or reach out to our Research Support Team and we’ll be happy to help. 

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Grant-writing Timeline

Your grant submissions pass through various levels of review before leaving the University. Please use this template to build out your personalized schedule for processing and submitting your grant proposals:

FCAT Research - Grant Proposal Deadlines template.xlsx

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Research Facilitator Support

FCAT Research Facilitator, Kim O’Donnell, supports faculty members in identifying funding opportunities and developing competitive grant applications. 

Working with FCAT’s Research Facilitator ensures your work is clearly communicated and strategically positioned, helping ensure competitive applications. 

Support is tailored to specific faculty needs, and often includes:

• Funding opportunity identification and alignment
• Grant proposal review and feedback
• Strategic advice including collaboration, team building, professional development, and other guidance

This does not include entering information into online portals or support with Kuali (see ORS for Kuali support). 

GRANT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE

If you would like a grant proposal reviewed, please submit your draft application at least one month, and ideally two or more, prior to the internal deadline. Grant reviews are done on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Feedback is typically returned within 5 business days, depending on workload. During busy periods, including September, October, and January, please allow for extra time due to higher volume. 

While we do our best to avoid turning anyone away, the depth of review depends on timeline and volume. Last-minute requests may not be able to be accommodated. 

OTHER INFORMATION

If you are seeking research facilitation support and working with a grad student or any other lab member, you (the faculty member) must be included on every email exchange and be present at every meeting. Please ensure all materials are sent in Microsoft Word. For your privacy and in accordance with SFU policy, cloud-based collaborative tools are not used. 

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Tri-Council Funding Workshops

A schedule of 2026-27 Tri-Council funding workshops led by Kimberly O'Donnell is available here

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FCAT Research Calendar

You can find FCAT's calendar of workshops and deadlines here. To subscribe to this calendar, reach out to fcat_adr@sfu.ca