ONCAT drives innovation to help postsecondary learners get where they want to go, no matter where they begin.
To accelerate the expansion and enhancement of opportunities for learner mobility, ONCAT supports Ontario’s publicly assisted postsecondary sector through two broad categories of funding opportunities:
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Institutional grants for projects that bolster administrative capacity and/or foster productive collaboration
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Research grants for projects that generate new insights about issues related to learner mobility
Funding Opportunities for Institutional Projects
ONCAT has always focused on supporting students who wish to transfer within the postsecondary system in Ontario.
ONCAT’s 2023–26 Strategic Plan broadens and extends this focus to supporting learner mobility through the education-to-career journey, empowering learners to build on their previous education and work experience to achieve their personal, educational, and professional goals.
Here are the 2023–24 funding opportunities for institutional projects:
- Support the development and implementation of learner-centric policies, practices, and pathways at a single postsecondary institution.
- $25,000–$75,000
- Deadlines: February 1, 2024
- Support the development and implementation of learner-centric policies, practices, and pathways across multiple postsecondary institutions or the entire postsecondary sector
- $25,000–$100,000 (Larger grants may be considered for projects that include five or more postsecondary institutions)
- Deadlines: December 7, 2023, or February 15, 2024
Indigenous Institutes Transfer Grants
- Support the development and implementation of learner-centric policies, practices, and pathways at a single Indigenous Institute
- $25,000–$75,000
- Deadlines: Institutions can apply any time between November 23, 2023, and February 15, 2024
- Support a postsecondary institution’s involvement with MapIt, an ONCAT program that identifies strengths and challenges with current transfer policies and practices
- $10,000
- Deadlines: December 7, 2023, or February 15, 2024
- Support a postsecondary institution’s integration with MyCreds, a digital platform for academic credentials
- $10,000–$25,000
- Deadline: Institutions can apply any time between November 23, 2023, and February 15, 2024
Click here to apply for ONCAT grants
Funding Opportunities for Research Projects
ONCAT provides funding to external research projects that generate new insights about issues related to learner mobility.
As a guiding principle, ONCAT supports research that can inform and inspire meaningful improvements to policies, practices, and pathways that facilitate learner mobility at publicly assisted colleges, universities, and Indigenous Institutes in Ontario.
Information about 2023-24 Requests for Proposals will be announced in late December.
Contact Us
If you have questions or comments, contact Inna Yeranosyan, Grants and Projects Specialist.
ONCAT is funded by the Government of Ontario. All programs and details are subject to change without notice.