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 | Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health | Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant : Community Based Research in Climate Change Priority Areas | Wednesday, August 14, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Biomedical Research for HIV/AIDS and STBBI | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
| Government of Canada | 2024-2025 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Competition | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
| The Royal | 2024 Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research | Monday, July 15, 2024 |
| Canadian Science Policy Centre | CSPC Trailblazer Awards | Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
| Canadian Science Policy Centre | Science Policy Youth Award | Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Chair: Implementation Science Chairs in HDCYH | Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
| Ministry of Colleges and Universities | Early Researcher Award Round 18 | Thursday, July 25, 2024 |
| Government of Canada | New Frontiers in Research Fund: Exploration Stream | Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Discovery Grants | Thursday, August 1, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Thursday, July 25, 2024 |
| Partnership for Clean Competition | Partnership for Clean Competition Research Grants | Thursday, August 1, 2024 |
| Partnership for Clean Competition | Fellowships | Thursday, August 1, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation Grants | Monday, September 16, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: HCRI - Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts | Thursday, November 7, 2024 |
| University of the Arctic (UArctic) | Travel Fund | Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
| The British Academy | Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research Projects 2025 | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2024) | Tuesday, December 10, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Awards | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Research Chairs | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Housing Research Awards | Friday, August 23, 2024 |
| IOF Olympic Studies Centre | PhD Students and Early Career Academics Research Grant Programme | Monday, September 23, 2024 |
| Alzheimer Society of Canada/Brain Canada | ALS Canada-Brain Canada Discovery Grant Program 2024 | Thursday, July 11, 2024 |
| Canada Council | Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes | Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
| Ministry of Mines | Critical Minerals Innovation Fund | Wednesday, July 17, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts (2024) | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 |
| WorkSafeBC | Analytical Sampling Methods for Substances with an ACGIH TLV | Friday, July 12, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Ship Time Program | Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
| International Development Research Centre / Universities Canada | IDRC International Doctoral Research Awards | Wednesday, July 17, 2024 |
| Brain Canada and CQDM | Brain Canada-CQDM Call for Collaborative Research Projects on the Brain | Thursday, August 8, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Insight Grants | Tuesday, October 1, 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 |
| Health Research Foundation | Medal of Honour | Monday, July 15, 2024 |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Canada | Crohn’s and Colitis Canada Awards | Monday, July 15, 2024 |
| Digital Alliance of Canada | DRI EDIA Champions Pilot Program Call for Proposals | Wednesday, July 17, 2024 |
| Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks | Great Lakes Local Action Fund | Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Avian Influenza One Health Research | Thursday, July 11, 2024 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Canada–Israel 2024-2025 Collaborative Industrial Research and Development Call for Proposals | Monday, July 29, 2024 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Eureka Network Resilience Call for Proposals 2024-25 | Friday, August 16, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships | Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Development Grants | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Accessibility Standards Canada | Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program: Call for Expressions of Interest | Friday, August 16, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease | Thursday, July 18, 2024 |
| Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks | 2024-2025 Caribou Conservation Stewardship Program | Wednesday, July 24, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS | Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Scholar Entrepreneurship Award | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| The British Academy | Visiting Fellowships 2025 | Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | PromoScience | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
| SSHRC/Global Affairs Canada | Call for Proposals – International Policy Ideas Challenge 2024 | Monday, July 15, 2024 |
| Brain Canada | 2024 Platform Support Grants (PSG) | Wednesday, July 24, 2024 |
| Brain Canada | ALS Canada-Brain Canada Career Transition Award 2024 | Monday, August 19, 2024 |
| Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, September 20, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate and Health Interdisciplinary Award | Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
| National Defence | NATO Defense College (NDC) Fellowship | Monday, July 15, 2024 |
| Brain Canada | Alzheimer Society of Canada – Brain Canada Knowledge Translation and Exchange Accelerator Grants | Friday, August 9, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Friday, November 1, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Biomedical Research for HIV/AIDS and STBBI | Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
| WorkSafeBC | WorkSafeBC Research Grant Opportunities | Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Fall 2024 Project Grant Competition | Wednesday, August 14, 2024 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Short-Term Entrepreneurship Award | Monday, September 30, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards at the Scientific Interface | Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
| Sony | Faculty Innovation Award | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
| Sony | Sony Focused Research Award | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
| CMC Microsystems | Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence | Friday, September 20, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC - UKRI Call for Proposals on Quantum Technologies | Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Xecs call 4 – Electronic Components and Systems | Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Fellowship: CIHR Fellowship | Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
| Mexican Agency of International Cooperation for Development | Mexico-Call for Applications from Canadian Indigenous Academic Groups 2024 | Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation - Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) | Call for Applications: Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network Stream 2 - R&D Partnership Fund Electric Vehicles | Thursday, August 8, 2024 |
| BioCanRx | BioCanRx Open Call for Research Proposals | Monday, August 26, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Needs Assessment to Identify Priority Health Research Areas for Women and Diverse Members in the Canadian Armed Forces, and to Identify Existing Barriers to Carrying out Health Research for These Populations | Friday, September 6, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Barriers to Access and Use of Contraception in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), other Military Forces, and Canadian and Global Populations | Friday, September 6, 2024 |