Dear all, The upcoming Research Manitoba 2026 New Investigator Operating Granthttps://researchmanitoba.ca/funding/programs/new-investigator-operating-grant/ supports outstanding early-career researchers in Manitoba.

UM Internal Deadlinehttps://research.ad.umanitoba.ca/mrt/pubapp/umfo_view.php?id=4186: February 9, 2026, 4:30pm

* Internal submission to ADR’s office must include a copy of the competed and signed FAAFhttps://umanitoba.sharepoint.com/sites/um-intranet-research-services/SitePages/funding-application-approval-form.aspx, 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: * Health - $65,000 per year for 2 years * Natural Sciences and Engineering - $25,000 per year for 2 years * Social Sciences and Humanities - $20,000 per year for 2 years

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.camailto:Emmelia.Stainton@umanitoba.ca

Google Scholar: Sadia Ishaqhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=f6C0EDQAAAAJ&hl=en