Dear all,

The upcoming Research Manitoba 2026 New Investigator Operating Grant supports outstanding early-career researchers in Manitoba.

UM Internal Deadline: February 9, 2026, 4:30pm

Internal submission to ADR’s office must include a copy of the competed and signed FAAF, a full version of the application, and Signature Page (signed by applicant). The ADR’s Office will forward the package to ORS.

Research Manitoba Deadline: March 2, 2026, 4:00pm CST

Type of Grant

New Investigators must be within the first four years of their initial faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor (or equivalent) level in North America
Grants are capped at the following maximum amounts and terms for each category:

Applications are evaluated in a competitive, peer-review process that considers the following criteria:

Importance of the research problem and the information sought
Adequacy of the research design
Feasibility and promise of the methods proposed
Novelty or originality of the application
Training experience, productivity, and research competence of the investigator(s)
Suitability of facilities, including the availability of any special resources required
Appropriateness of the requested budget relative to the work proposed
Gender and Sex-Based Analysis - sufficient justification must be made as either how the sex and/or gender considerations will be considered in your research proposal, or why sex and/or gender are not applicable in your research proposal.

Let me know if you require any additional information.

Best regards,

Sadia

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Sadia Ishaq Ph.D. (she/her)

Research Facilitator

Dean’s Office

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
University of Manitoba

496 Wallace Building | 125 Dysart Road | Winnipeg, MB | R3T2N2
sadia.ishaq@umanitoba.ca

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