Developing institutional excellence
BCIT has a number of internal funding opportunities to enable innovative projects by faculty and staff. The funds provide for projects in the areas of teaching, learning, research and technological innovation. The funding is primarily used to fund faculty and staff time and cover project costs such as supplies or travel.
PD funds can be used to supplement these funds – PD Contacts (Staff resource only; please log into the Loop.)
What do you want to do?
Special Interest Grants (SIG)
- Provide funding for workshops initiated at the department level for BCIT instructors (FSA and BCGEU) and staff which will enhance teaching and learning.
- Up to $2,500 per grant
- Contact: Instructional Development Committee or Sylvia Gajdics
International Mobility Fund (IMF)
- Funds opportunities for BCIT faculty to further their knowledge and skills by participating in international research and/or teaching activities that promote recognition and experiential growth for individuals and the Institute.
- Maximum $5,000 per application; two deadlines per year.
- Contact: IMF Committee Members
Institute Research Funds (IRF)
- Eligible expenses include conference travel for presentation of research results (maximum one conference per application).
- Contact: School Research Committee Chair
Special Interest Grants (SIG)
- Provide funding for workshops initiated at the department level for BCIT instructors (FSA and BCGEU) and staff which will enhance teaching and learning.
- Up to $2,500 per grant
- Contact: Instructional Development Committee or Sylvia Gajdics
International Mobility Fund (IMF)
- Funds opportunities for BCIT faculty to further their knowledge and skills by participating in international research and/or teaching activities that promote recognition and experiential growth for individuals and the Institute.
- Maximum $5,000 per application; two deadlines per year.
- Contact: IMF Committee Members
Institute Research Funds (IRF)
- Eligible expenses include conference travel for presentation of research results (maximum one conference per application).
- Contact: School Research Committee Chair
Institute Research Funds (IRF)
Phase 0: $2000 grant to pay students to perform “proof of concept” research on new ideas that could turn into research programs for faculty or staff.
Phase 1: Fund research projects that require partial release time from duties for the principal investigator to conduct research or prepare applications for external grants. Up to $25,000 per grant, for up to 3 years
- Applications go through the School Research Committees
- Contact: School Research Committee Chair
School of Energy Research Seed Fund
- Funds School of Energy faculty projects at their initial stages to support novel ideas and innovation related to the School’s research focus.
- Contact: School of Energy Research Committee
School of Construction & the Environment: Advancing Green Value Strategies in Development – Applied Research Endowment
- The intention of this endowment is to support applied research to advance the state of practice in sustainable development: concerned with the natural environment, the built environment and the relationship between them.
- SoCE employees can use these funds to initiate, leverage or augment a research project.
- Contact: School of Construction & the Environment Research Committee
Funding to attend or present at conferences is included here, but BCIT is restricting all BCIT-related travel, both domestic and international, until December 31, 2020. This includes all faculty and staff conferences, meetings, professional development travel, and any other travel that represents the Institute.
TREK
- Increase opportunities for permanent faculty members (FSA and BCGEU) to attend conferences that specifically enhance teaching and support student learning.
- Variable amounts, up to $2,000 per grant
- Contact: Instructional Development Committee or Sylvia Gajdics
International Mobility Fund (IMF)
- Funds opportunities for BCIT faculty to further their knowledge and skills by participating in international research and/or teaching activities that promote recognition and experiential growth for individuals and the Institute.
- Maximum $5,000 per application; two deadlines per year.
- Contact: IMF Committee Members or Tracy Wang
Institute Research Funds (IRF)
- Eligible expenses include research‐related travel for data collection, and conference travel for presentation of research results (maximum one conference per application.
- Contact: School Research Committee Chair
Funding to attend or present at conferences is included here, but BCIT is restricting all BCIT-related travel, both domestic and international, until December 31, 2020. This includes all faculty and staff conferences, meetings, professional development travel, and any other travel that represents the Institute.
TREK
- Increase opportunities for permanent faculty members (FSA and BCGEU) to attend conferences that specifically enhance teaching and support student learning.
- Variable amounts, up to $2,000 per grant
- Contact: Instructional Development Committee or Sylvia Gajdics
International Mobility Fund (IMF)
- Funds opportunities for BCIT faculty to further their knowledge and skills by participating in international research and/or teaching activities that promote recognition and experiential growth for individuals and the Institute.
- Maximum $5,000 per application; two deadlines per year.
- Contact: IMF Committee Members or Tracy Wang
Institute Research Funds (IRF)
- Eligible expenses include research‐related travel for data collection, and conference travel for presentation of research results (maximum one conference per application.
- Contact: School Research Committee Chair