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Announcing the 2025/26 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition

This message was sent to executive, deans and other senior academic leaders, academic heads, directors and managers, and senior professional leaders in Vancouver.

September 26, 2024

We are pleased to announce the 2025/26 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) Competition.

The competition is open to new and returning clusters of research excellence in all disciplines at UBC Vancouver. Applicants may select a budget term of one or two years. Cluster leads must submit a notice of intent by November 1, 2024. Full applications are due January 8, 2025. 

More information about this funding competition, the application process and upcoming information sessions on October 18 and 22 is available here. 

Grants are enabled by the UBC Vancouver Academic Excellence Funds in support of Research Excellence Strategy 6 (Collaborative Clusters) in UBC’s strategic plan.

Gail Murphy
Vice-President, Research & Innovation

Gage Averill
Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver

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