External Research Funding
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering | Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering | Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | John C. Polanyi Award | Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
| Gairdner Foundation | The Canada Gairdner International Awards | Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
| The Gairdner Foundation | Call for Nominations: Canada Gairdner Wightman Award | Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | IHSPR Rising Star Award | Wednesday, February 12, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Prize : IHSPR Article of the Year Award | Wednesday, February 12, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Innis-Gérin Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Lorne Pierce Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies (Diploma) | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Yvan Allaire Medal (Medal + $5,000) | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Bancroft Award (Diploma) | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Flavelle Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | John L. Synge Award (Diploma) | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | McLaughlin Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Miroslaw Romanowski Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Willet G. Miller Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : Health System Impact Fellowship - National Cohort Retreat | Tuesday, March 9, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Health System Impact Fellowship | Thursday, February 18, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Hepatitis C Research | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North | Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | AgriRisk Initiatives: Microgrants | Friday, March 31, 2023 |
| Gairdner Foundation | The John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award | Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
| Canada Council | Killam Prizes | Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
| CMC Microsystems | Douglas R. Colton award | Friday, August 14, 2020 |
| Canadian Science Policy Centre | CSPC 2020 Awards | Friday, August 28, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative | Monday, February 1, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative | Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative | Sunday, August 1, 2021 |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme | Friday, January 15, 2021 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Postdoctoral Enrichment Program | Thursday, January 14, 2021 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | EUREKA SMART Cluster’s fourth call for proposals | Wednesday, March 24, 2021 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS 2020 Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research | Wednesday, December 2, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Partnership Grants - Stage 1 | Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Smart Farming Innovations for Small-Scale Producers | Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
| Associated Medical Services (AMS) | Hannah Studentship | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Innovation in Regulatory Science | Friday, February 12, 2021 |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Housing Supply Challenge Launch | Wednesday, January 20, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connnection Grants | Monday, February 1, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Monday, March 15, 2021 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Canada – Israel 2020-21 collaborative industrial research and development call for proposals | Thursday, January 21, 2021 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation Grants | Monday, March 29, 2021 |
| GlycoNet | Translational Grants | Friday, January 15, 2021 |
| GlycoNet | Strategic Initiatives | Friday, January 15, 2021 |
| Weston Family Foundation | Weston Family Awards in Northern Research Postdoctoral (PDF) Level Awards | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
| Weston Family Foundation | Weston Family Awards in Northern Research Master’s (MSc) Level Awards | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
| Weston Family Foundation | Weston Family Awards in Northern Research Doctoral (PhD) Level Awards | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
| Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | SNAPP Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program | Friday, February 12, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Project Grant: Spring 2021 | Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Insight Development Grants | Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities: Resilience and Wellness | Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
| MITACS | Canadian Science Policy Fellowship | Wednesday, February 3, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grant | Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | 2021 Euripides²/PENTA joint call for proposals | Friday, February 26, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative Cohort Research Study (I-HeLTI) | Wednesday, June 9, 2021 |
| Vector Institute | 2021 Postgraduate Affiliate Program | Monday, January 11, 2021 |
| Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS) | Special Additional Call for Applications | Monday, January 18, 2021 |
| Environmental Studies Research Fund (ESRF) | Call for Full Project Proposals (FPPs) Environmental and Social Studies – Seabirds in Atlantic Offshore | Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
| Global Affairs Canada | Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program | Thursday, January 21, 2021 |
| Canadian Frailty Network | Undergraduate Summer Student Awards Program | Friday, January 8, 2021 |
| GlycoNet | Clinical Partnerships | Friday, January 15, 2021 |
| Canadian Mountain Network | Funding Opportunity – Letters of Intent | Wednesday, January 20, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Impact Awards | Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships | Monday, February 1, 2021 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Funding Opportunity - Launch of Indigenous Innovation Call | Friday, January 29, 2021 |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Grand Challenges ICODA COVID-19 Data Science pilot programme | Tuesday, January 19, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Breathing as One - Boehringer Ingelheim Canada/CIHR-ICRH: COPD Catalyst Grant competition | Friday, January 8, 2021 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Food Waste Reduction Challenge | Monday, January 18, 2021 |
| Public Health Agency of Canada | Call for Proposals: Preventing and Addressing Family Violence - the Health Perspective | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
| Global Affairs Canada | Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program | Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
| Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | 2021-2022 Species at Risk Stewardship Program - Call for Proposals | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 |
| Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research | Investigation of the thermoregulatory implications of varying soft armour torso coverage during prolonged physical activity in a hot environment | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
| Kidney Foundation of Canada | 2021 Kidney Health Research Grant Competition | Monday, February 1, 2021 |
| Kidney Foundation of Canada | Krescent Post-Doctoral Fellowship / Krescent New Investigator Award | Monday, February 1, 2021 |
| Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks | Northern Ontario Residential Broadband Program | Friday, January 22, 2021 |
| Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, March 19, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Training Grant : Health Research Training Platform (2021/22 Pilot) | Wednesday, April 21, 2021 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Eurostars - Call for innovative R&D-performing SMEs projects | Thursday, February 4, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
| Human Frontier Science Program | HFSP Research Grant Program | Thursday, March 18, 2021 |
| International Academy of Sport Science and Technology | Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Award for Sports Research | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| American Chemical Society | ACS Petroleum Research Fund | Friday, March 12, 2021 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC Synergy Awards | Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
| EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) / Canada, Brain Canada Foundation/Women’s Brain Health Initiative | A sex and gender approach to linking pre-diagnosis disturbances of physiological systems to neurodegenerative diseases | Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
| Canadian Space Agency | Developing innovative food production technologies with the Deep Space Food Challenge | Friday, July 30, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research | Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Summer Program in Aging | Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Indirect Socio-Economic Burden of Inherited Diseases | Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | The NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research | Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
| Royal Society of Canada | 2021 RSC Medals & Awards | Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
| District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board (TBDSSAB) | 2021 Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI) Food Security Fund | Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
| GlycoNet | Clinical Partnerships | Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
| GlycoNet | Translational Grants | Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
| GlycoNet | Strategic Initiatives | Thursday, April 15, 2021 |