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Postdoc Salary Matching Grant

Call for Proposals

1. Grant Description

The TRSM Postdoc Salary Matching Grant is designed to facilitate and advance research at the Ted Rogers School of Management by supporting high-quality scholarship across its established, emerging, and context-specific research areas. This fund provides a boost or top-up to researchers who already have a guaranteed source of funding but are seeking additional resources to recruit the strongest possible postdoctoral candidate. The aim of the program is to strengthen research capacity, enhance academic output, and contribute to the broader scholarly community.

2. Funding Amount & Eligible Expenses

Grant Amount

  • Up to five(5) matching grants of $30,000 each are available for the 2026 cycle. (For 2027 and beyond, three(3) matching grants of $30,000 will be available each year.)

  • The remaining $30,000 (minimum) matching amount must be provided by individual researchers through other funding sources, such as external grants, departments/schools, and/or the allocated budgets of TRSM research centres/institutes. Researchers with additional funding may contribute more than the $30,000 (minimum) matching amount toward a postdoctoral researcher’s total compensation package (salary + benefits). See below for examples.

Examples:

  • Example 1: Suppose a researcher wants to hire a postdoc at a base salary of $75,000. Once the 18% benefits rate ($13,500) is factored in, the total compensation package comes to $88,500. This means the researcher will need to secure $58,500 from other funding source(s) to make the hire.

  • Example 2: Suppose a researcher wants to hire a postdoc at a base salary of $55,000. Once the 18% benefits rate ($9,900) is factored in, the total compensation package comes to $64,900. This means the researcher will need to secure $34,900 from other funding source(s) to make the hire.

Ineligible Expenses

  • General research operating costs unrelated to the postdoctoral position (e.g., equipment, travel, conferences).

3. Eligibility Criteria

Who Can Apply

  • Full-time Tenured and Tenure-Track (TFA) TRSM faculty members.

  • Applicant must hold confirmed external or other funds of at least $30,000 to support a full-time postdoctoral researcher.

  • Applicant must commit to: (a) posting the open position within 3 months of receiving the grant; and (b) successfully onboarding a postdoctoral candidate within 9 months of receiving the grant.

4. Important Dates

  • Call for Proposals Announced: June 24, 2026
  • Application Deadline: July 27, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
  • Adjudication Period: July 30, 2026 – August 20, 2026 (estimated)
  • ADR Review: August 24, 2026 (estimated)
  • Results: August 26, 2026 (estimated)
  • Grant Effective Date: July 11, 2026

Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted, no exceptions. You may update and resubmit before the deadline.

5. Application Process

Complete the online application form by the deadline: https://forms.gle/y5baTbQ884TZohTu8

The application form includes the following sections.

  1. Team Members: List the primary supervisor and any other faculty involved in supervising the postdoctoral researcher.

  2. CV for the Primary Supervisor (PDF)

  3. Research Project Description (Character limit: Up to 2000 characters, space included / ~300 words): Describe the research project or area of research the postdoctoral researcher will support.

  4. Goals, Outcomes & Impact (Character limit: Up to 2000 characters, space included / ~300 words): Describe anticipated deliverables and the impact on the receiving unit.

  5. Co-Funding Sources: Describe the source(s) of the remaining $30,000 minimum in salary support.

  6. EDI in Recruitment (Character limit: Up to 2000 characters, space included / ~300 words): Outline the steps you will take to incorporate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into your recruitment process.

  7. Draft Job Posting: Prepare and submit a draft of the job posting for the postdoctoral position. The draft must include: area of research, responsibilities, qualifications, required application materials, anticipated recruitment period, and anticipated start date.

6. Evaluation & Review Process

Applications are reviewed by an adjudication committee of faculty members associated with TRSM. The committee's recommendations on grant awards are final and not subject to appeal. Committee members may not apply for grants during their tenure on the committee.

Evaluation Criteria

  • The adjudication committee evaluates applications based on the quality of the proposed research, the strength of the EDI recruitment plan, the viability of the co-funding, and the completeness of the draft job posting.

7. Expected Deliverables & Reporting

Deliverables

  • Post the open postdoctoral position within 3 months of receiving the grant.

  • Successfully onboard a new postdoctoral researcher within 9 months of receiving the grant.

Reporting

  • Recipients are expected to notify the TRSM Research Support Team ([email protected]) once the position has been posted and again once a candidate has been successfully onboarded.

  • A brief onboarding confirmation (name of hire, start date, funding sources confirmed) should be submitted within 30 days of the researcher's start date.

8. Policies & Compliance

All aspects of this grant are subject to Toronto Metropolitan University's research and financial policies, including but not limited to:

  • Minimum annual salary: Per TMU Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (YSGPS) policy, the minimum annual salary for Postdoctoral Fellows is $50,000.

  • Postdoctoral fellow onboarding must follow all TMU HR procedures.

  • Recruitment processes must align with TMU's EDI commitments.

9. Inquiries

For questions about this grant, contact the TRSM Research Support Team:

[email protected]