George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
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Funding at George Brown
George Brown Polytechnic holds two competitions annually in order to build research capacity and foster a culture of innovation at the college.
The IGNITE Fund (formerly SEED Funding)
The George Brown Polytechnic IGNITE Fund (ARF) provides support for GBC employees engaged in original research and innovation activities.
- must be a GBC employee (includes all full- and part-time faculty members, staff and administrators)
- up to $18,000 per project
- contingent on final approval from the applicant’s Chair or manager and the Director of Research & Innovation
Please check the IGNITE homepage for full guidelines, current and past funded projects and upcoming calls for proposals.
External Funding
George Brown Polytechnic is eligible for a range of funding programs from provincial and federal agencies and other sources.
Follow these links to agency sites listing funding opportunities and please contact our office so that we can support your proposal.
- The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- National Research Council Canada
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), College and Community Innovation (CCI) funding program
- Ontario Centres of Excellence
- Precarn Inc.
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
- Ministry of Long- Term Care