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Internal Opportunities

Additional Funding

Additional Funding is designed to support research based proposals beyond the limits of Research Base Funding and Start-up Funding. Requests are reviewed and adjudicated by the Research Policy Committee (RPC) three times per fiscal year. Please submit your request by:

  • End of July 2023 for August 2023 RPC adjudication
  • End of September 2023 for October 2023 RPC adjudication
  • End of January 2024 for February 2024 RPC adjudication

Amount: Up to $10,000 per fiscal year. 
Criteria: Additional Funding requests are scored by Impact and Challenge (50%), Capability (30%), and Budget and Funding Needs (20%).

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Conference Funding

Conference funding is designed to provide funding to host a conference. Conference sponsorships requests by conference chairs will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Requests are reviewed and adjudicated by the Research Policy Committee (RPC) three times per fiscal year. Please submit your request by:
  • End of July 2023 for August 2023 RPC adjudication
  • End of September 2023 for October 2023 RPC adjudication
  • End of January 2024 for February 2024 RPC adjudication
Amount: Up to $10,000 per fiscal year. 
Criteria: Conference Funding requests are scored by alignment of the conference to Ivey's strategic goals, impact on research and Ivey's Research Brand, cost of the conference, and evaluation of need.
Note: This funding opportunity is not for attending conferences.
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Case Writer Funding

All case writing requests are reviewed on a bimonthly basis by members of the Research Policy Committee. All cases require a teaching note at time of registration. Case writer invoices should be sent to the Research Office and are only processed once Ivey Publishing has all documents required for registration (case, teaching note, release, product information form, etc.). The Ivey Business School Foundation has sole ownership and copyright of all cases, videos, teaching related materials and other intellectual property that are created while working on the case.
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Early Career Impact Award

High-quality research production and dissemination are integral parts of the Ivey mission. We are proud to recognize and support our faculty in their efforts to produce world‐class research. The Early Career Impact Award supports this initiative and recognizes pre‐tenured faculty members engaged in impactful and high-quality research. The award is given to pre‐tenured faculty employed by Ivey for at least two full years prior to the nomination.

Research impact can be defined by a number of qualitative and quantitative measures, including

  • Publication in high-impact outlets;
  • Significant influence on the development of other research publications (e.g., citations);
  • Recipience of external awards;
  • Recognition as a topical or methodological expert by invited presentations, organized symposia, or chaired conference tracks; and
  • Exploration of important management problems, business problems, or development of novel lines of

To nominate a candidate for the Early Career Impact Award 2023 please complete the Early Career Impact Award Nomination Form.

To support a nomination please complete the Support for Early Career Impact Award 2023 form. Please note that each nomination must include support from one or more senior faculty.

The deadline for nominations was Aug 28, 2023. All nominations will be adjudicated by the Research Policy Committee with a final recommendation to the Dean.

Chairs, Professorships, and Fellowships

Throughout Ivey's 100-year history, the School has formed partnerships with major corporations and alumni to support research and development. The Chairs, Professorships and Fellowships are designed to develop innovative research and teaching materials to broaden the dissemination of the Ivey Business School's unique teaching and research programs. Ivey gratefully acknowledges the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with business organizations around the world, knowing that the knowledge and benefits from good research and cases are mutual.

The open Chair, Professorship and Fellowship positions are listed below:

  1. David G. Burgoyne Faculty Fellowship
  2. Corus Entertainment Chair in Women in Management 
  3. Paul Desmarais/London Life Faculty Fellowship in Finance
  4. Ivey Alumni Association Toronto Chapter Professorship in Business Leadership
  5. Paul MacPherson Chair in Strategic Leadership
  6. MBA '80 Faculty Fellowship
  7. George and Mary Turnbull Faculty Fellowship
  8. JJ Wettlaufer Faculty Fellowship

The opportunity to be considered for a position or to nominate a colleague has now passed (as of July 31, 2023).

2023 Ivey Critical Issues Challenge

The goal of the Ivey Critical Issues Challenge is to support initiatives which advance our institutional commitment to the Critical Issues facing business and society, inspire partnerships and collaboration both within Ivey and with external stakeholders, and have the potential for innovative impact within the areas of programs, research and outreach.

The main objective is to support high-impact projects that address one or more of the Ivey Critical Issues and have the potential to lead to intellectual, cultural, social and economic impact. There are up to eight awards available for projects addressing three areas: Research, Programs, and Outreach. Each award will have a maximum value of $150,000 per project. Funding may be used over a two-year term.

For more information please see the Critical Issues Outline and Evaluation and Critical Issues Definitions

Applications close on Wednesday, September 26th, 2023.

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