BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF)

BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) Deadlines for 2017 BCKDF applications are timed to Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) applications:  BCKDF Step 1 applications are usually due one month after CFI application deadlines.  BCKDF Step 2 applications are usually due one month after CFI board decision date.1 BCKDF funding decisions are announced after CFI funding decisions. BCKDF TO FOLLOW CFI COMPETITION CFI BOARD BCKDF APPLICATION APPLICATION (within 1 month) DECISION DEADLINE Minor Infrastructure JELF January 6, 2017 November 2016 (Step 2) (CFI competition: June 15, 2016)

Minor Infrastructure JELF March 15, 2017 June 2017 (Step 1) (CFI competition: February 15, 2017) Minor Infrastructure JELF (and JELF/SSHRC Insight) April 28, 2017 March 2017 (Step 2) (CFI competition: October 15, 2016) Minor Infrastructure – JELF/CRC May 25, 2017 November 2017 Chairs (Step 1) (CFI competition: April 25, 2017)

Minor Infrastructure – College-Industry Innovation Fund (CIIF) Stream 1 June 15, 2017 November 2017 Colleges Stream 1 (Step 1) (CFI competition: May 15, 2017)

Minor Infrastructure – JELF/CRC July 2017 (TBC) June 2017 Chairs (Step 2) (CFI competition: October 24, 2016) Minor Infrastructure July 15, 2017 JELF (CFI competition: June 15, 2017) November 2017 (Step 1) Major Infrastructure Innovation Fund July 20, 2017 June 2017 (Step 2) (CFI competition: October 11, 2016) Minor Infrastructure JELF (and JELF/SSHRC Insight) November 15, 2017 March 2018 (Step 1) (CFI competition: October 15, 2017) Minor Infrastructure JELF/CRC November 24, 2017 April 2018 (Step 1) (CRC nomination deadline: October 24, 2017) Minor Infrastructure – College-Industry Innovation Fund (CIIF) Stream 2 November 27, 2017 March 2018 Colleges Stream 2 (Step 1) (CFI competition: October 27, 2017; Date TBC)

1 Only for proposals that were awarded unconditional or partial funding by CFI, or that have had their conditions lifted.

This BCKDF deadline sheet will be updated regularly. Please e-mail [email protected] for any questions about deadlines.

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