Heritage Preservation Partnership Program (HPPP) Heritage Research Grants 2025-2026

Eligibility

Heritage Research grants support projects that preserve, interpret, and promote appreciation of Alberta’s history. The project must have a research plan that includes the research methods, sources of primary and secondary information, archival repositories to be consulted, the historical argument to be addressed and other information identified on the application form. 

Eligible projects include:

• Research on Alberta heritage topics.
• Oral history projects.
• Historic building surveys and inventories.
• Heritage management plans - for heritage management plans, building surveys and inventories, applicants are encouraged to follow the Government of Alberta guidelines and submission requirements outlined in the Creating a Future Manual series available here: https://www.alberta.ca/municipal-heritage. Questions can be directed to michael.dougherty@gov.ab.ca. Research projects on organizational histories are eligible if they extend beyond documenting the organization’s activities and records. They must also demonstrate broad community significance or contribute to underrepresented perspectives.

Summary

The Heritage Preservation Partnership Programs are the principal heritage funding programs of the Government of Alberta. These provide matching grants and scholarship funds to support initiatives that preserve and interpret Alberta’s rich heritage. The maximum matching grant is $25,000.

HPPP Grant Guidelines (refer to Research Grants section)
HPPP Grant Application (template)
Program Contact: carina.naranjilla@gov.ab.ca 
Applications must be submitted to: acsw.hppp@gov.ab.ca 

This competition will be part of the Research Management System (RMS), and approvals will be obtained electronically. Research Funding Application Approvals (RFAA) forms are not required as approvals are collected electronically in RMS. 

The Full Application, plus approval in the Research Management System (RMS) using a Pre-Award/Application record, must be submitted to RSO by January 28, 2026, at 12:00 pm. Please be sure to select 'Submitted for approval' (under Save & Progress) in RMS in good time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the RSO internal deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines. 

Do not submit to the agency until RSO's approval has been granted in RMS. Once this institutional approval has been obtained, the Principal Investigator will receive an automated message from RMS to their @ucalgary email address. You can then proceed with submitting your application via email to acsw.hppp@gov.ab.ca, by February 2, 2026. 

This application also requires a signed signature page from the RSO prior to submission (this document will be available for download in RMS). 

Overhead

N/A. Overhead is an ineligible expense for this grant program. 

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

RESOURCES

Reminder: The sooner the researcher engages with Research Services, the more help we can be!

Contact the following Research Service units for support with:

Projects Involving Indigenous Research:

Support with incorporating wise practices in Indigenous research, community engagement, and Indigenous data management is available through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST).

Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage.

Knowledge Mobilization, Research Impact Assessment, DORA:

Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation, community partnerships, research impact, responsible research assessment (DORA), and open science, is available through the Knowledge to Impact team.

Applicants can reach out by email to the KI team at knowledge.impact@ucalgary.ca.

For more information and access to resource archives, please visit the KI team webpage.

Research Data Management:

For information on research data management plans, processes, or best practices for your research program, please contact research.data@ucalgary.ca.

EDI in Research:

RSO can provide resources and support to research teams on the integration of equitable and inclusive practices in research design and research practice.

Contact edi.rso@ucalgary.ca for more information.

Research Security:

The Research Security Division is available to ensure researchers adhere to research security guidelines and policies, including the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP) and the policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC).

Visit the Research Security website to learn more or contact researchsecurity@ucalgary.ca.

Pre-Award Submissions:

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award LOI
RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application