Stage II will offer up to five years of funding to support core operational costs of implementing an initiative’s strategic plan, including growing the network through activities aimed at strengthening collaboration, partnership-building, knowledge mobilization, research training and other relevant activities. All Stage II initiatives will include a focus on securing significant external funding. 

Expression of Interest (EOI) deadline: May 26, 2025 at 5pm 

Learn more about the four Stage I seed-funded initiatives:

• The Bioeconomy and Sustainable Materials Institute (BSMI)
• The Canadian Antibody and Biologics Innovation Nexus (CABIN)
• One Health
• Toronto Population Network

The report features success stories from U of T’s 22 Institutional Strategic Initiatives (ISIs) and the special projects our office supports.  

Over the past five years, the university’s ISIs have made tremendous strides in addressing our most pressing social, economic, political, and environmental issues. Our report showcases those stories and highlights how important the ISIs are to the university community—they are strengthening collaboration, helping to build partnerships, attracting significant external funding, supporting faculty and student research, and creating new training opportunities.