external research funding opportunities
important note regarding internal deadlines
the external funding opportunities database shows opportunities by external deadline. all external funding applications must be submitted to the office of research services for internal review at least two weeks prior to the external deadline. special competitions may sometimes involve earlier internal deadlines.
| agency | program | deadline |
|---|---|---|
| canadian institutes of health research | team grant: healthy youth (2024) | tuesday, december 10, 2024 |
| sshrc / canadian institutes of health research (cihr) / uk research and innovation (ukri) / arts and humanities research council (ahrc) /economic and social research council (esrc) | knowledge synthesis grants: envisioning governance systems that work | thursday, december 12, 2024 |
| national research council of canada (nrc) | xecs call 4 – electronic components and systems | thursday, january 23, 2025 |
| natural sciences and engineering research council | brockhouse canada prize for interdisciplinary research in science and engineering | thursday, november 28, 2024 |
| natural sciences and engineering research council | gerhard herzberg canada gold medal for science and engineering | thursday, november 28, 2024 |
| natural sciences and engineering research council | nserc donna strickland prize for societal impact of natural sciences and engineering research | thursday, november 28, 2024 |
| natural sciences and engineering research council | nserc john c. polanyi award | thursday, november 28, 2024 |
| natural sciences and engineering research council | arthur b. mcdonald fellowships | monday, december 16, 2024 |
| natural sciences and engineering research council | synergy awards | friday, december 6, 2024 |
| canadian hemophilia society (chs) | call for applications | friday, november 29, 2024 |
| canadian institutes of health research | catalyst grant: digital health | tuesday, december 3, 2024 |
| university of the arctic (uarctic) | travel fund | tuesday, december 31, 2024 |
| bank of canada | governor's award | friday, november 29, 2024 |
| the pierre elliott trudeau foundation | 2025 doctoral scholarship | monday, november 25, 2024 |
| social sciences and humanities research council | partnership engage grants | monday, december 16, 2024 |
| canadian institutes of health research | project grant: spring 2025 | wednesday, february 5, 2025 |
| canadian cancer society | ccs awards for excellence in cancer research | wednesday, december 11, 2024 |
| ontario ministry of natural resources and forestry | forest sector investment and innovation program | friday, december 20, 2024 |
| harrington discovery institute | brain health medicines | tuesday, december 31, 2024 |
| deutscher academischer austausch dienst (daad) / german academic exchange service | germany: daad research stays for university academics and scientists | thursday, may 15, 2025 |
| sshrc, cihr, and michael smith health research bc | research on research joint initiative | thursday, february 20, 2025 |
| fulbright canada | fulbright-nato security studies award | sunday, december 1, 2024 |
| ontario ministry of agriculture and food | ontario agri-food research initiative (oafri) commercialization stream | wednesday, december 4, 2024 |
| burroughs wellcome fund | call for institutional applications: climate + health excellence (chex) centers | thursday, august 7, 2025 |
| ontario institute for cancer research | innovation to implementation (i2i) funding competition | thursday, december 5, 2024 |
| natural sciences and engineering research council | idea to innovation grants | wednesday, january 8, 2025 |
| burroughs wellcome fund | innovation in regulatory science awards | friday, february 7, 2025 |
| veterans affairs canada / defence research and development canada (drdc) / canadian forces health services / canadian institute for military and veteran health research (cimvhr) | human mental states in military personnel to detect bias in human-autonomy teaming | tuesday, december 3, 2024 |
| veterans affairs canada / defence research and development canada (drdc) / canadian forces health services / canadian institute for military and veteran health research (cimvhr) | battlefield evacuation optimization during a mass casualty incident | tuesday, december 3, 2024 |
| veterans affairs canada / defence research and development canada (drdc) / canadian forces health services / canadian institute for military and veteran health research (cimvhr) | vision requirements for extended reality displays in military aviation | tuesday, december 3, 2024 |
| ontario centre of innovation | collaborate to commercialize (c2c) program calls for proposals, life sciences and healthcare technologies | thursday, november 28, 2024 |
| canadian institutes of health research | other : cihr- institute for musculoskeletal health and arthritis inclusive research excellence prizes | thursday, january 23, 2025 |
| social sciences and humanities research council | partnership grants—stage 1 | monday, february 10, 2025 |
| burroughs wellcome fund | postdoctoral diversity enrichment program (pdep) | monday, january 20, 2025 |
| ontario ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs | ontario agri-food research initiative 2024 call for proposals (applied research, pilot and demonstration, knowledge translation and transfer) | monday, january 13, 2025 |
| north atlantic treaty organization | nato science for peace and security (sps) programme (2025) | sunday, january 5, 2025 |
| social sciences and humanities research council | storytellers challenge | tuesday, january 21, 2025 |
| azrieli foundation | azrieli international postdoctoral fellowship in israel | wednesday, january 22, 2025 |
| weston family foundation | weston family awards in northern research | thursday, january 16, 2025 |
| canadian institutes of health research | operating grant: pandemic research platforms interim funding | thursday, december 5, 2024 |
| iof olympic studies centre | advanced olympic research grant programme | monday, january 27, 2025 |
| veterans affairs canada / defence research and development canada (drdc) / canadian forces health services / canadian institute for military and veteran health research (cimvhr) | evaluating trauma-informed support for military personnel and enhancing access to resources using ai | tuesday, december 10, 2024 |
| veterans affairs canada / defence research and development canada (drdc) / canadian forces health services / canadian institute for military and veteran health research (cimvhr) | measurement-based care in military and veteran mental health care systems | tuesday, december 10, 2024 |
| ontario hiv treatment network | ohtn hiv endgame program: new call for applications | monday, december 2, 2024 |
| canadian public health association (cpha) | institute of population and public health (ipph) trailblazer award in population and public health research | monday, december 16, 2024 |
| worksafebc | innovation funding stream | friday, january 3, 2025 |
| worksafebc | ralph mcginn postdoctoral fellowship | friday, january 3, 2025 |
| volvo environment prize foundation | volvo environment prize | monday, january 20, 2025 |
| brain canada and heart & stroke | personnel awards for black scholars | thursday, march 20, 2025 |
| brain canada and heart & stroke | personnel awards for indigenous scholars | thursday, march 20, 2025 |
| ontario centre of innovation | ontario vehicle innovation network (ovin) - r&d partnership fund – electric vehicle (ev) – stream 2 program | wednesday, december 4, 2024 |
| partnership for clean competition | pcc research grants | saturday, february 1, 2025 |
| partnership for clean competition | pcc fellowship program | saturday, february 1, 2025 |
| veterans affairs canada / defence research and development canada (drdc) / canadian forces health services / canadian institute for military and veteran health research (cimvhr) | pet tau brain imaging and blood-based molecular biomarkers of tauopathy | tuesday, december 10, 2024 |
| canadian cancer society | canadian cancer society/university health network research grants on neurofibromatosis and cancer: probing the links | wednesday, december 11, 2024 |
| canadian cancer society | ccs workplace cancer research grants: preventing occupational cancers | wednesday, january 8, 2025 |
| canadian institutes of health research | other: travel awards – institute community support | tuesday, january 7, 2025 |
| associated medical services (ams) | ams healthcare fellowship in compassion and artificial intelligence | wednesday, january 15, 2025 |
| associated medical services (ams) | ams healthcare small grants in compassion and artificial intelligence | wednesday, february 19, 2025 |
| future skills centre | call for proposals: skills solutions | friday, december 13, 2024 |
| future skills centre | call for proposals: skills research | friday, december 13, 2024 |
| heart and stroke foundation of canada | global cardiovascular research funders forum (gcrff) international research challenge (irc) on women’s cardiovascular health | wednesday, january 15, 2025 |
| brain canada | 2024 future leaders in canadian brain research program | monday, december 2, 2024 |
| social sciences and humanities research council | insight development grants | sunday, february 2, 2025 |
| social sciences and humanities research council | connection grants | saturday, february 1, 2025 |
| universities canada | tanaka fund | friday, january 31, 2025 |
| natural sciences and engineering research council | national science foundation call for proposals: designing materials to revolutionize and engineer our future (dmref) | tuesday, february 4, 2025 |
| cancer research society inc. | 2025 operating grants | tuesday, december 10, 2024 |
| burroughs wellcome fund | climate change and human health seed grants | thursday, january 23, 2025 |
| imperial oil of canada, ltd. | imperial research grant | tuesday, december 31, 2024 |
| ontario secondary school teachers' federation | osstf/feeso research grant for emergent issues and priorities | monday, january 6, 2025 |
| veterans affairs canada / defence research and development canada (drdc) / canadian forces health services / canadian institute for military and veteran health research (cimvhr) | review of novel, emerging and alternative mental health interventions for women veterans | friday, january 17, 2025 |
| veterans affairs canada / defence research and development canada (drdc) / canadian forces health services / canadian institute for military and veteran health research (cimvhr) | review of links between military occupational exposures and cancers in women veterans | friday, january 17, 2025 |
| bill and melinda gates foundation | innovations for exceptionally low-cost monoclonal antibody (mab) manufacturing (option a) | friday, january 31, 2025 |
| bill & melinda gates foundation | innovations for exceptionally low-cost monoclonal antibody (mab) manufacturing (option b) | saturday, may 31, 2025 |
| ministry for seniors and accessibility | seniors community grant program | thursday, january 16, 2025 |
| canadian institutes of health research | cihr-icr & capo research excellence award in psychosocial oncology | friday, january 31, 2025 |
| canadian institutes of health research | cihr-icr & capo early career investigator award in psychosocial oncology | friday, january 31, 2025 |
| social sciences and humanities research council | partnership engage grants | saturday, march 15, 2025 |
| veterans affairs canada / defence research and development canada (drdc) / canadian forces health services / canadian institute for military and veteran health research (cimvhr) | review of the experiences and biopsychosocial impacts of the menopause transition (perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause) on women veterans | tuesday, january 14, 2025 |
| human frontier science program | research grants – early career and research grants – program | tuesday, march 18, 2025 |
| chronic pain centre of excellence for canadian veterans | capacity building initiative (cbi) - master’s | sunday, march 9, 2025 |
| chronic pain centre of excellence for canadian veterans | capacity building initiative (cbi) - doctoral | sunday, march 9, 2025 |
| canadian foundation for legal research | research grants | friday, february 28, 2025 |
| canadian institutes of health research | article of the year 2025 | tuesday, january 14, 2025 |
| canadian institutes of health research | jtc 2025 - “better care closer to home: enhancing primary and community care” | thursday, january 30, 2025 |
| canadian institutes of health research | brain star awards | wednesday, january 15, 2025 |