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: Pan-Canadian Network: Emerging LHS in Perinatal Mental Health | Thursday, February 5, 2026 |
| AMS Healthcare / Canadian Society for the History of Medicine (CSHM) | Hannah Studentship 2025 | Friday, February 6, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Belmont Forum – Towards the Ocean We Want: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sustainability for Nature and Human Well-Being (CRA Ocean 2) | Thursday, March 5, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Project Grants: Spring 2026 | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 |
| Universities Canada | Tanaka Fund Program | Friday, January 30, 2026 |
| Partnership for Clean Competition | Research Grants | Sunday, February 1, 2026 |
| Partnership for Clean Competition | Fellowships | Sunday, February 1, 2026 |
| Canadian Space Agency | Increasing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Canadian Space Sector | Friday, February 6, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Grants - Stage 1 | Tuesday, February 10, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award 2025 | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Award | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 |
| Associated Medical Services (AMS) | AMS Healthcare Small Grants in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence | Tuesday, February 10, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Monday, February 2, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Insight Development Grants | Monday, February 2, 2026 |
| Brain Canada and Heart & Stroke | Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars | Thursday, February 12, 2026 |
| Brain Canada and Heart & Stroke | Personnel Awards for Black Scholars | Thursday, February 12, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) | Tuesday, April 28, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Beyond Treatment: Advancing Cancer Survivorship Team Grants | Tuesday, February 24, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+ Health Through Research | Wednesday, February 11, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : EUP OHAMR Joint Transnational Call 2026 (European Partnership on One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (EUP OHAMR) JTC1 “OH-TREAT” Treatments and Adherence to Treatment Protocols) | Monday, February 2, 2026 |
| GlycoNet | Collaborative Team Grants | Tuesday, March 31, 2026 |
| GlycoNet | Research Pipeline Grant | Friday, January 30, 2026 |
| Research Impact Canada | 2026 RIC Engaged Scholarship Award for Graduate Students | Sunday, March 1, 2026 |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme | Saturday, January 31, 2026 |
| Brain Canada | Brain Canada, Weizmann Canada & Weizmann Institute of Science Team Grants | Tuesday, February 3, 2026 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS Research Training Awards - Master's Level | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Impact Awards: April 2026 Competition | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation - Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) | R&D Partnership Fund – Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (C/AV) & Smart Mobility - Stream 2 | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
| CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC | Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards | Wednesday, March 4, 2026 |
| Human Frontier Science Program Organization | Human Frontier Science Program HFSP Research Grant Program | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 |
| Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) | 2026-2027 Contributions Program Call for Proposals: "Achievement Unlocked: Protecting Privacy While Online Gaming" | Friday, February 20, 2026 |
| University of the Arctic (UArctic) | 2026 Calls for Applications | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans | Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) - Master’s | Sunday, March 8, 2026 |
| Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans | Capacity Building Initiative (CBI) - Doctoral | Sunday, March 8, 2026 |
| Government of Alberta | Gender-Related Injury and Illness Prevention Program (GRIIPP) Grant | Monday, March 16, 2026 |
| Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation | OSSTF/FEESO Research Grant for Emergent Issues and Priorities | Saturday, January 31, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Monday, March 16, 2026 |
| Ministry of Transportation Ontario | 2026–27 Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program (HIIFP) | Monday, January 26, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan (JSPS PDF) - Standard Program | Sunday, February 1, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan – Short-term program | Sunday, February 1, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Convening the Canadian Meta-Research Community Connection Grant | Monday, February 2, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation grants | Monday, March 30, 2026 |
| The Canadian Bar Association | Law for the Future Fund (LFFF) | Friday, May 1, 2026 |
| Human Frontier Science Program Organization | Postdoctoral Fellowships | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| Canadian Foundation for Legal Research | Research Grants | Friday, March 6, 2026 |
| Government of Canada | 2026 International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Funding WORBE: Workplace 0pportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity | Friday, February 13, 2026 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Funding WHVPF: The Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Fund – Call for Concepts | Friday, February 13, 2026 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Education and Awareness Project Funding – Electric Vehicle Test Drives and Charging Education | Thursday, February 19, 2026 |
| Editing Press | Laura Bassi Scholarship | Sunday, March 8, 2026 |
| Nature Manitoba | Nature Manitoba Native Habitat Grant | Saturday, January 31, 2026 |
| Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: European Partnership for Brain Health | Tuesday, March 10, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : ERDERA (European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA)) Joint Transnational Call 2026 | Thursday, February 12, 2026 |
| Global Affairs Canada | Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development – Phase 2 (SEED-2) | Tuesday, March 24, 2026 |
| Associated Medical Services (AMS) | AMS Project Grant | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
| Associated Medical Services (AMS) | AMS Healthcare Postdoctoral Fellowship | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
| Associated Medical Services (AMS) | AMS Doctoral Research Award | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
| BBVA Foundation | Frontiers of Knowledge Awards | Tuesday, June 30, 2026 |
| Weston Brain Institute | Rapid Response 2026: Biomarkers program | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 |
| Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) / CIHR | CIHR Institute of Cancer & ARCC Research Awards | Friday, February 20, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Friday, May 1, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC-National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan (NSTC) Call for Proposals on Semiconductors and Artificial Intelligence | Wednesday, March 25, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program | Friday, May 1, 2026 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Thursday, April 23, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Research Network | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 |
| Brain Canada and Huntington Society of Canada | Funding Opportunity in Huntington Disease Research | Friday, March 13, 2026 |
| Brain Canada and Huntington Society of Canada | 2026 Undergraduate Student Summer Fellowship Program | Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| Ministry of Transportation Ontario | 2026 Road Safety Research Partnership Program Call for Proposals | Friday, March 27, 2026 |