{"id":1636,"date":"2016-06-28T10:08:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T14:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/curo\/?page_id=1636"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:30:53","slug":"foundation-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/funding-sources\/foundation-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Foundation Funding\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<h3 id=\"foundation-funding\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foundation Funding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many foundations, including societies, associations, and not-for-profit organizations, provide funding in support of academic research. These sponsors can provide lucrative opportunities for researchers to secure research funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Research Office regularly searches for funding opportunities from local, national, and international foundations and circulates them to the Carleton community. Foundations often have very specific strategic priorities identified for research support, and applicants must clearly demonstrate alignment with these priorities to be funded. The Research Office can assist you in developing the most competitive application, aligned with the sponsor\u2019s funding priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"examples-of-foundation-funding-include\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of foundation funding include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.ca\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spencer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spencer Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsf.ca\/research\/en\/whats-new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heart and Stroke Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crs-src.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cancer Research Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxbell.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Bell Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fordfoundation.org\/work\/our-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ford Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mellon.org\/grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mellon Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"other-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other resources:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.carleton.ca\/find\/databases\/research-professional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Professional<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charityvillage.com\/directories\/funders\/canadian-foundations.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charity Village<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/philanthropynewsdigest.org\/rfps?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=PND%20Sponsored%20-%20All%20Subscribers&amp;utm_campaign=email_blast_candid_intro_20190211\">Candid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like assistance with proposal development and\/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact the appropriate <a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/about-us\/contact\/\">Research Facilitator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all matters regarding contracts and agreements, please contact the office of <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ips\/contact\/\">Industry and Partnership Services (IPS)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foundation Funding Many foundations, including societies, associations, and not-for-profit organizations, provide funding in support of academic research. 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