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Research Funding

A number of different funding opportunities are available to faculty and graduate students to assist them with their research.

Faculty of Education Funding

Faculty of Education research funding is offered to both faculty members and graduate students.

Graduate Student Funding

Student research is considered a priority and is supported by competitive funding for Graduate Studies. The Graduate Studies Office manages graduate student funding and awards. For information for prospective students, see Finance Your Studies.

Current graduate students are eligible to apply for the Elliott/Upitis/Bamji Travel Fellowship for study outside Canada in teacher education or related fields.

Faculty Members

a handful of seedsSEED Research Grants are provided to faculty members for a significant new initiative or a new development in an existing research program. It is expected that normally at least 50% of the funding will be used to support graduate students as research assistants.

The Elliott/Upitis/Bamji Travel Fellowship is awarded to Queen’s Education faculty members for study outside Canada in the field of teacher education or related fields. Awards may also be made to faculty members from outside Canada to enable them to come to Queen’s Faculty of Education to work with Queen’s Education faculty members and students in the field of teacher education or related fields.

Queen's Office of Research Services & External Funding

Staff members are available to act as a liaison with the Office of Research Services (ORS) and to assist with applications for other University and external funding opportunities.

The ORS administers various Queen’s University initiatives as well as external funding opportunities. Its website provides useful information on funding sources and submission of proposals. Faculty can sign up for the ORS Funding Opportunities Distribution List and search its archives. All messages which are sent out on the Distribution List are summarized on the ORS calendar.

Queen's University is a member of the Community of Science (COS), an international research network that covers the humanities and the physical, social, and life sciences. The COS has an extensive database, and funding alerts link the expertise profile of the user to relevant news announcements which are then provided by email. The ORS gives workshops on the use of the database and funding alerts.

The staff of the Graduate Studies Office forwards relevant messages from the ORS and COS lists to graduate students.