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Grants
| Grant Title | Deadline Sort ascending | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Spring/Summer CCF Senior Research Award (SRA) | January 12, 2024 | Eligibility At the time of application, the applicant must: Hold an MD, PhD, or equivalent terminal degree. Be employed by an institution (public non-profit, private non-profit, or government)… |
| Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award | January 10, 2024 | Eligibility To be eligible to apply for the Discovery Award: You must be a new investigator at any Canadian university or affiliated research institute and be within the first three years of the… |
| Critical Care Strategic Clinic Network (CC SCN) 2023 New Investigator Seed Grant Competition | January 3, 2024 | Eligibility Applicants: Principal investigator (PI) must have a university appointment at one of Alberta’s academic institutions (e.g., clinical faculty or academic faculty such as adjunct/… |
| NSERC-CSE Research Communities Grants | January 3, 2024 | Eligibility Applicants: This first Research Communities grant(s) will support unclassified research focusing on robust, secure, and safe AI. However, the funding is conditional on the applicant or… |
| Operating Grant: Summer Program in Aging - Planning Grant (SPA 2025) | December 28, 2023 | Eligibility For an application to be eligible: The Nominated Principal Applicant must be an independent researcher at the time of application. The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada… |
| Accelerating Hydrogen Challenge | December 28, 2023 | Eligibility Applicants: Projects must have a starting Technology Readiness Level (TRL) between 7 and 9 (refer to TRL table in the ERA Program Guide for definitions). Focus Areas Proposals are… |
| January 2024 NSERC Idea-to-Innovation (I2I) Grants | 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,… |
| CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars | October 16, 2023 | The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program supports exceptional early-career researchers with funding, mentorship, a global network, and professional skills development. Applicants may be based… |
| Tri-Agency - CSSIC Research Fellowship | October 6, 2023 | The College Student Success Innovation Centre (CSSIC) at Mohawk College has launched the CSSIC Research Fellowship to provide funding to emerging and established external scholars at Canadian… |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship : CIHR Fellowship | September 28, 2023 | CIHR's Health Research Training Strategy aims to equip research trainees so that they emerge from their training as scientific, professional, or organizational leaders within and beyond the health… |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund | 2023 Exploration Competition | 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… |
| NSERC PromoScience Program | September 15, 2023 | NSERC invites applications that promote the natural sciences and engineering to Canada's young people, particularly to groups such as girls and Aboriginal peoples that are under-represented in… |
| Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | September 13, 2023 | Alberta Innovates (AI) established the Postdoctoral Fellowships (AI PDF) Program to position postdoctoral fellows for high-impact careers in Alberta’s health research and innovation (R&I)… |
| SSHRC Insight Grants | September 8, 2023 | Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years. Stable… |
| Sony Research Award Program | September 8, 2023 | As part of one of the world's most innovative and recognizable brands, we are committed to support university research and innovation in the U.S., Canada, India, and select European countries, while… |
| SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships | August 30, 2023 | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Training and Talent Development. These fellowships support the most promising Canadian new scholars in the… |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Housing Research Scholarship Program | August 30, 2023 | Application deadline: September 13, 2023 (8 p.m. eastern) Description SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Training and Talent Development.… |
| SSHRC Connection Grants | July 17, 2023 | Connection Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of SSHRC's Connection program. They support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization… |
| Catalyst Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT) | July 5, 2023 | SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials Initiative Clinical trials are research studies involving human participants that evaluate the efficacy, safety, and effectiveness of clinical treatments and devices… |
| Brain Health: Sleep 2023 program | June 27, 2023 | The Weston Brain Institute is pleased to announce the launch of a new funding opportunity. The Brain Health: Sleep 2023 program seeks to reduce the risk and/or slow the progression of… |
| Catalyst Grant: National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants | June 7, 2023 | The purpose of the National Women's Health Research Initiative, a joint initiative between CIHR and Women and Gender Equality Canada announced as part of the 2021 federal budget, is to advance a… |
| PRIHS 8 Competition Opens | June 5, 2023 | The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System (PRIHS) Program was launched out of a shared commitment to develop research and innovation activities that contribute to health system… |
| Partnership Engage Grants | June 1, 2023 | Partnership Engage Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight program and the Connection program. Please note that Partnership Engage Grants cannot respond exclusively to the… |
| Transforming Health with Integrated Care (THINC) - Knowledge Mobilization & Impact Hub | May 2, 2023 | The Transforming Health with Integrated Care (THINC) Knowledge Mobilization & Impact Hub (herein called the THINC Impact Hub or Hub) is a key component of the THINC initiative, which is led by… |
| Arthritis Society - Star Career Development Award | May 2, 2023 | The Stars Career Development award was created to help firmly establish the career of early career investigators. This salary and research funding represents a three (3) year commitment by Arthritis… |
| Groww Cohort Program | May 1, 2023 | The Cohort program annually accepts a group of 20 clinical trainees, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and ECRs from across Canada chosen through a competitive application process. Cohort… |
| Fellowship : Human Frontier Science Program – Fellowship Program | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | May 1, 2023 | What Is It? The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) is an international program of research support implemented by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO). The HFSP… |
| Arthritis Society Ignite Innovation Grants | May 1, 2023 | NEW! - Arthritis Society Canada and the Canadian Dupuytren Society are announcing a new research funding opportunity under the 2023 Ignite Innovation Grant program. Like arthritis, Dupuytren Disease… |
| Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) - Concepts | April 28, 2023 | What Is It? The Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) - Concepts opportunity serves to advance early-stage health research and innovation that demonstrates high commercial potential in priority… |
| NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable agriculture research initiative | April 24, 2023 | This initiative will fund multidisciplinary, collaborative networks of researchers to address specific research objectives by initiating or accelerating the development of truly transformative… |
| CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award | April 19, 2023 | The first launch of the CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI; pronounced "ready") Early Career Transition Award (2022) will facilitate the transition of promising researchers… |
| Applied Public Health Chairs | April 18, 2023 | In 2020, the APHC program was updated to incorporate findings of a mid-term evaluation and other consultations undertaken by PHAC and CIHR-IPPH. These efforts highlighted an ongoing need to support… |
| Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Community Investment Program Grants | April 5, 2023 | CIRA is the steward of .CA – Canada’s online identifier. While our number one priority is the safe and secure management of Canada’s top-level domain, we also have a mandate to do good things for the… |
| 2023 WCB-Alberta Research Grants Competition | March 31, 2023 | An overview of the grants program: WCB-Alberta promotes the development of effective disability management services and strategies, optimal approaches to recovery and return to work following… |
| Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) | 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… |
| NSERC CREATE Program | March 6, 2023 | The NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program supports the training of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the… |
| Faculty Research Award | February 28, 2023 | The Centre for Oral History and Tradition Research Award (COHTRA) aims to support Southern Alberta oral history research by University of Lethbridge faculty and their research teams, including… |
| Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) | December 22, 2022 | The Government of Canada has announced special funding, in the form of supplements to existing research grants, that will provide relief and assistance to research trainees from Ukraine. The Special… |
| ACA Conservation, Community, and Education Grants | December 16, 2022 | This funding supports conservation activities by individuals (with appropriate insurance coverage), organizations, and communities that contribute to healthy fish and wildlife populations, to a… |
| Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | December 12, 2022 | Please note - the application deadline has been extended to December 16, 2022. Alberta Innovates (AI) established the Postdoctoral Fellowships (AI PDF) Program to position postdoctoral fellows for… |
| Media Arts Acquisition Fund | 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… |
| Alberta Innovates | LevMax - Health Relaunch | November 4, 2022 | What Is It? The LevMax-Health Program leverages the strengths of partners and maximizes the benefits for Alberta. LevMax-Health Fall 2022 This opportunity seeks to leverage high-quality, Alberta-… |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Program Request for Proposals | November 1, 2022 | Description BrightFocus provides research funds for U.S. domestic as well as international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of… |
| 2023 Alberta Gairdner Outreach Program | October 15, 2022 | The Gairdner Foundation in partnership with the Alberta provincial government have an established fund for the promotion of science culture and achievement in the province of Alberta. We are issuing… |
| NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | October 10, 2022 | Application Deadline: 8:00 p.m. (ET) on October 17, 2022 Description The Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF) program provides support to a core of the most promising researchers at a pivotal time in… |
| MS Society of Canada Research Funding Opportunities | 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… |
| NSERC Research Tools & Instruments (RTI) Grants Program | October 3, 2022 | RTI Grants are one-year awards of up to $150,000 that assist in the purchase or fabrication of research equipment with a net cost between $7,001 and $250,000 (excluding taxes, customs and importation… |
| Mitacs Globalink Research Award | Université Grenoble Aples (UGA) | 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… |
| CIHR Fellowship (CIHR Fellowship: 2022-2023) | September 26, 2022 | Application deadline: October 5, 2022 (6 p.m. eastern) Important Dates Competition 202210MFE Application Deadline 2022-10-05 Anticipated Notice of Decision… |
| The John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award | September 24, 2022 | The John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award recognizes the world’s leading researchers who have used rational, scientifically based research to improve the wellbeing of those facing health… |