Funding Support and Useful Links

Internal Institutional Grants

• Institutional Development Grant (IDG) (access via Staff Portal)
• Institutional Strategic Grant (ISG) (access via Staff Portal)
• Institutional Theme-based Grant (ITBG) (access via Staff Portal)

The Research Grants Council

Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector:

• Faculty Development Scheme (FDS)
• Institutional Development Scheme (IDS) Research Infrastructure Grant
• Institutional Development Scheme (IDS) Collaborative Research Grant
• Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (IIDS)

The operation framework of the three funding schemes can be downloaded here.

Ethical Review 

Document for SFU Ethical Review Guideline

• SFU Ethical Review Guideline

Education Bureau

Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund

• Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS)

Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR)

• Research and Development Projects

Quality  Education Fund

• Quality Education Fund (QEF)

Chief Executive's Policy Unit

• Public Policy Research Funding Scheme

Health Bureau

• Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)

Innovation and Technology Commission

• The Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF)

Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)

• Funding Programme of Research Projects on Equal Opportunitie