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| Grant Title | Deadline | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) |
Deadline Passed (March 16, 2023) |
Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) Research Grants support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that... |
| Huntington Society of Canada NAVIGATOR Research Competition |
Deadline Passed (May 24, 2021) |
The long standing Navigator Research Program supports HD researchers across Canada. This program supports basic scientific research of direct and immediate relevance to Huntington Disease in Canada... |
| Hydrogen Labour Market Research Project |
Deadline Passed (April 14, 2022) |
Description The purpose of this project is to produce timely and relevant labour market data and analysis that will help inform the development of a workforce strategy for the emerging hydrogen... |
| Ignite Innovation Grant |
Deadline Passed (May 9, 2022) |
Description The goal of the Ignite Innovation program is to support the development and testing of transformative, paradigm-shifting, concepts and approaches to address critical barriers to progress... |
| IMPERIAL OIL - UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AWARDS PROGRAM |
Deadline Passed (November 29, 2019) |
IMPERIAL OIL - UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AWARDS PROGRAM University research awards are designed to encourage research at Canadian universities in areas of interest to Imperial Oil's petroleum,... |
| Indigenous Research Engagement |
Deadline Passed (March 31, 2024) |
Overview Value between $500 and $5,000 Application deadline no deadline Notice of decision Within four weeks of the submission date... |
| Industry Partnered Funding Opportunities AICE (Accelerating Innovations into CarE) | No Deadline | The Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) program provides the health system with a lever to generate evidence required to support adoption of new technologies developed by small-medium sized... |
| Innovation Grants | Arthritis Society |
Deadline Passed (June 23, 2021) |
This program encourages bold attempts to test novel hypotheses and/or generate new knowledge and/or improvements related to prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and support; therefore, while... |
| Innovations in IBD |
Deadline Passed (January 10, 2022) |
Crohn's and Colitis Canada invites applications for an Innovations Grant, to fund novel or innovative approaches to IBD research. This grant is intended to stimulate and support research which may... |
| Inuit Cultural Education Centres Grant Program |
Deadline Passed (May 2, 2022) |
Description This program supports Inuit individuals and communities in expressing, preserving, developing and promoting their cultural heritage. The program also helps Inuit share their cultural... |
| James S McDonnell Foundation Grants | No Deadline | Founded in 1950 by aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell, the foundation was established to "improve the quality of life," and does so by contributing to the generation of new knowledge by supporting... |
| January 2024 NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grants |
Deadline Passed (December 25, 2023) |
Eligibility Applicants: You must hold or have a firm offer of an academic appointment at an eligible post- secondary institution. For university faculty the appointment can be: a tenured,... |
| JDRF Canada - Brain Canada Addressing Mental Health in Type 1 Diabetes |
Deadline Passed (September 8, 2021) |
The JDRF Canada –Brain Canada Addressing Mental Health in Type 1 Diabetes Team Grants aim to supportresearch on the development, validation, or implementation of interventions that address mental... |
| Junior Investigator Grant Panel Travel Award | No Deadline | The Canadian Cancer Society is pleased to offer a special initiative to allow junior investigators in cancer research to gain knowledge and understanding of the Canadian Cancer Society peer-review... |
| Junior Investigator Grant Panel Travel Award |
Deadline Passed (October 19, 2020) |
The Canadian Cancer Society is pleased to offer a special initiative to allow junior investigators in cancer research to gain knowledge and understanding of the Canadian Cancer Society peer-review... |
| Kenneth J. Fyke Award |
Deadline Passed (March 19, 2021) |
The Kenneth J. Fyke Award program supports health services and policy research in order to promote the development of evidence-based Canadian practices and policies in blood transfusion, blood stem... |
| Knowledge Systhesis Competition |
Deadline Passed (July 23, 2021) |
The Scientific Office of Provincial Seniors Health and Continuing Care, Alberta Health Services, is providing funds for a Knowledge Synthesis Competition to enable the synthesis of research evidence... |
| Krembil Foundation Grants | No Deadline | Grants are focused on helping people through medical research, education and social services. Their primary focus is funding research projects in medicine; particularly those that have difficulty... |
| Lab2Market Oceans |
Deadline Passed (April 4, 2022) |
Lab2Market Oceans is a national program for university research teams to explore their ocean research idea in a new way and identify commercial opportunities (e.g., startup creation, licensing,... |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada Grants | No Deadline | The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada's (LLSC's) academic grants support and encourage basic and translational leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma research. LLSC investigators... |
| Life and Climate Award (LC Award) |
Deadline Passed (September 26, 2022) |
*** This page was updated on Feb 1, 2023.*** OVERVIEW Value TBD Duration 24 months Application Deadline... |
| Literary Publishing Projects |
Deadline Passed (April 28, 2022) |
The Literary Publishing Projects component of Supporting Artistic Practice funds Canadian publishers of literary books and magazines committed to developing and promoting Canadian literary writers ... |
| Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation | No Deadline | Description Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation of Vancouver, BC would like to welcome research groups to apply for funding opportunities in the field of major illnesses with primary focus... |
| Managing organization (hub) for responsible artifical intelligence in agriculture and food systems in Africa |
Deadline Passed (April 26, 2021) |
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) invite expressions of interest from individual organizations, or consortia of... |
| Matching funds and letters of support | No Deadline | Overview Value Varies depending on the request Duration Same duration as the external award Application deadline Requests for funds: 1st of... |
| Max Bell Foundation Grants | No Deadline | Max Bell Foundation encourages the development of innovative ideas that impact public policies and practices with an emphasis on health and wellness, education, and the environment. The foundation... |
| mCannabis.RealWorld - Alberta Innovates |
Deadline Passed (October 7, 2020) |
Alberta Innovates is excited to announce the Real-World Evaluation of Cannabis-Based Medicines (mCannabis.RealWorld) Program. The program is a novel enabling mechanism to address urgent clinical or... |
| McLean Foundation Grants | No Deadline | The foundation makes grants in a wide range of areas, including arts, conservation, education, health and welfare. It maintains a flexible policy, with particular emphasis on projects showing promise... |
| Media Arts Acquisition Fund |
Deadline Passed (November 9, 2022) |
The Media Arts Equipment Acquisition Fund supports Canadian professional media arts organizations to develop technical infrastructure that fosters conditions necessary for the vitality and... |
| Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) - Structural Stigma EOI |
Deadline Passed (September 15, 2020) |
Real-world examples of approaches that address mental illness- and substance use-related structural stigma in Canada’s health-care system This Expression of Interest from the Mental Health... |
| Mitacs Accelerate | No Deadline | The Mitacs Accelerate program offers internships for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to allow research collaboration with industry. The recipient (a graduate student or postdoc), their ... |
| Mitacs Accelerate Industrial Postdoc | No Deadline | Provides up to 3 years of funding valued at $55,000/year for research with a company or not-for-profit for a Postdoctoral Fellow in any discipline. Postdocs: Build a longer-term collaboration with... |
| Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Funding |
Deadline Passed (June 30, 2022) |
Mitacs Elevate is a postdoctoral fellowship with an exclusive professional development curriculum component. Fellows address complex challenges through: A two-year research project with a partner... |
| Mitacs Globalink Research Award | No Deadline | The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides $6,000 for senior undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in Canada to conduct 12- to 24-week research projects at universities... |
| Mitacs Globalink Research Award | Shastri Indo Canadian | No Deadline | Shastri Indo Canadian Institute (SICI) (India — travel to Canada and/or travel from Canada) Deadline: Open all year Intern level: Full-time master's and PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows... |
| Mitacs Globalink Research Award | Université Grenoble Aples (UGA) |
Deadline Passed (September 27, 2022) |
Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) (France — travel to Canada) Deadline: July 7 to October 4, 2022 Intern level: Full-time master’s (Master 1 and 2) and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows Themes... |
| Mobility Program | No Deadline | The Mobility Program is intended to encourage investigators who are within five years of their first appointment after completing their research training or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows... |
| MS Society of Canada Research Funding Opportunities |
Deadline Passed (October 3, 2022) |
Discovery Research Grants The Discovery Research Grant Program is intended to support various research projects aligned with the MS Society of Canada’s (MSSC) new strategic plan. The strategic plan... |
| MSI Foundation Research Grant 2024 |
Deadline Passed (February 15, 2024) |
Eligibility Applicants: Principal investigator is a novice or emerging Alberta investigator with no more than five years research experience. Principal investigators who do not hold a regular... |
| MSSOC Contract Research Organization (CRO) Grant | No Deadline | The MS Society of Canada is pleased to announce the launch of a new research funding competition – the Contract Research Organization (CRO) Grant. The CRO Grant will enable principal investigators to... |
| NATO Innovation Challenge |
Deadline Passed (May 20, 2022) |
Value $8,500 in monetary prize Relevant solutions could support the development of future NATO concepts, doctrine, standards, requirements, capability development, and will get stage-time at NATO-... |
| NeuroCAM Innovation Seed Grants |
Deadline Passed (January 3, 2022) |
Branch Out is offering a series of Principal Investigator Special Purpose Grants to fund specific areas of NeuroCAM research based on specific areas of stakeholder interest and scientific need. We... |
| Neuroimaging and CSF Biomarker Program |
Deadline Passed (January 28, 2022) |
The aim of this RFP is to further develop and validate established biomarkers for which there is a clear clinical need in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. This RFP prioritizes biomarkers... |
| Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, and Vision SCN | Summer Studentship Program |
Deadline Passed (February 28, 2022) |
The Neurosciences, rehabilitation, and Vision (NRV) Strategic Clinical Network (SCN) Scientific Office of Alberta Health Services (AHS) supports and provides training and mentorship opportunities to... |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation 2024 | August 22, 2024 | Eligibility Applicants: To reflect the expertise required to deliver on the ambitious and interdisciplinary nature of the project, proposals must be submitted by teams. Teams must include an NPI... |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund | 2021 Innovative Approaches to Research in the Pandemic Context |
Deadline Passed (September 17, 2021) |
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a documented disruptive effect on researchers’ ability to continue planned research activities, particularly community and field-based research. However, the pandemic... |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund | 2022 Transformation Competition |
Deadline Passed (October 26, 2020) |
The objective of the Transformation stream is to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting... |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund | 2023 Exploration Competition |
Deadline Passed (September 27, 2023) |
The Exploration stream aims to inspire high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research. Exploration grants support research that pushes boundaries into exciting new areas. Researchers are... |
| NFRFR 2022 Special Call - Research for Post-pandemic Recovery |
Deadline Passed (April 19, 2022) |
The COVID-19 pandemic has had differential impacts on individuals, communities, and countries, intensifying the inequalities that existed before this crisis. Globally, numerous voices have been... |
| Nobel Prize | No Deadline | The nomination processes start in September each year. No person can nominate herself/himself for a Nobel Prize. The Nobel Committees of the four prize awarding institutions are responsible for... |