We provide funding for academic study and practical, innovative projects in the field of occupational health and safety and work disability through four different grant streams.

Our Research Grants Program consists of the following funding streams:

• Research Training Awards: Supporting graduate students at the master’s and doctoral level whose studies focus on occupational health and safety and/or work disability
• Ralph McGinn Postdoctoral Fellowships: Supporting doctoral graduates training for careers as academic researchers
• Innovation: Supporting researchers to bring novel occupational health and safety ideas to reality 
  • Applied Innovation: Supporting small-scale, shop-floor research projects that lead to innovative and practical solutions that can be implemented in workplaces 
  • Proof of Principle and Prototyping: Supporting early-stage prototypes, tools, and technology that can be used in workplaces to solve occupational health and safety problems 
  • Exploratory Research: Supporting high-risk/high-reward projects that explore novel ideas and solutions with transformational and lasting effects across workplaces in Canada 
• Specific Priorities/Systematic Reviews: Supporting research of immediate relevance to WorkSafeBC that addresses key questions in occupational health and safety and work disability 

You can see information about each funding stream, including application information, on the applicable grant program webpage. See the grant schedules on the Research opportunities page for competition deadlines.