Apply for Research Funding
Note: Due to changes to administrative research funding processes in Research Services Office, Colleges and Faculties, FES now requires firm proposal submission deadlines to facilitate processing by end of a fiscal year. Notice of Intent submissions for project (accelerator and recently appointed faculty streams) with start dates in fiscal year 2024-2025 are closed. The firm deadline for submissions for Notice of Intent submissions for fiscal year 2025-2026 is June 30, 2025.
1. Accelerator Fund
The Future Energy Systems (FES) Accelerator Fund is intended to advance current and past FES funded research to implementation, including pilot and field application, in collaboration with external stakeholders.
For detailed information about criteria, process, and timelines, click here.
2. Project for recently appointed University of Alberta faculty (2022 or later)
New members of faculty can be supported for up to 15 months if appointed in 2024 and 2023, and 12 months if appointed in 2022. The proposed research must align with one or more of the areas described here.
For detailed information about criteria, process, and timelines, click here.
3. Legacy Builders Program (NEW!)
The Legacy Builders Program (LBP) provides awards that support the compensation of highly qualified personnel (HQP) at the University of Alberta who will enrich the FES legacy by expanding or extending research conducted with program funding. Funding from this award will be available for compensation of HQP only.
For detailed information about criteria, process, and timelines, click here.
Start your application process by filling out the FES Legacy Builders Program Application Form.
4. Project for all University of Alberta faculty
Future Energy Systems accepts expressions of interest in all areas of energy systems on an ongoing basis to maintain awareness of important research and collaboration opportunities that it may be able to help fund or find partners for. Email FES at (fes@ualberta.ca).
5. Future Energy Systems - Global Research Initiative Joint Research Booster Fund (formally closed)
This joint call has formally closed. However, current or former FES funded researchers with a University of Calgary partner and seeking to pursue further joint work are encouraged to contact FES (fes@ualberta.ca), providing as many details as possible (including but not limited to project scope, deliverables and financial support sought) to initiate a discussion about possible avenues for potential FES support.