The purpose of this funding is to offer support to SBS Pre-doctoral Graduate students for research activities that will assist in completing a Master s thesis, publishable manuscript, or a pilot project that will justify dissertation funding from an outside agency. Research projects to complete the Masters thesis will be considered, but will be given lower priority.
Funding is short-term and is intended to meet the most immediate needs of the applicant.
See proposal guidelines for specifics. Operational Advances can ONLY be made to individuals on the UofA payroll. Funding expires on July 31st of the academic year in which it is awarded unless, and no grant will carry over into the new academic year. Master s level students must be conducting research related to the completion of the thesis. Applicants are encouraged to attend a grant-writing workshop before applying.