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 | Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering | Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | John C. Polanyi Award | Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| 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 |
| Canada Council | John G. Diefanbaker Award | Friday, November 1, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award | Thursday, November 14, 2019 |
| 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 |
| Government of Canada | 2020 Transformation Competition | Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Impact Awards | Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : Health System Impact Fellowship - National Cohort Retreat | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Health System Impact Fellowship | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : ECIs in Maternal, Reproductive, Child & Youth Health (2020) | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| EUREKA and NRC | EUREKA – Call for innovative R&D project proposals | Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Dissertation Fieldwork Grants | Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Post-Ph.D. Research Grants | Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Diabetes Mechanisms and Translational Solutions | Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
| 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 |
| WorkplaceNL | 2020 Research Initiatives Program | Wednesday, January 6, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant : Cannabis and Mental Health | Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Oral Health and Oral Health Care of Canadians | Tuesday, November 17, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Preparation to Trial: Inflammation for Chronic Conditions | Thursday, December 30, 2021 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | AgriRisk Initiatives: Microgrants | Friday, March 31, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Discovery Grants Program | Saturday, August 1, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Monday, October 19, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connnection Grants | Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| Gairdner Foundation | The John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award | Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
| Canada Council | Killam Prizes | Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplements | Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Preparation to Trial: Inflammation for Chronic Conditions | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Development Grants | Sunday, November 15, 2020 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Research Tools and Instruments grants program | Monday, October 26, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
| CMC Microsystems | Douglas R. Colton award | Friday, August 14, 2020 |
| Canadian Science Policy Centre | CSPC 2020 Awards | Friday, August 28, 2020 |
| National Research Council/CELTIC-NEXT | CELTIC-NEXT and Eurogia2020 - Autumn 2020 call for proposals | Monday, October 19, 2020 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Indigenous Forestry Initiative | Thursday, August 20, 2020 |
| W. Garfield Weston Foundation | Brain Health: Lifestyle Approaches and Microbiome Contributions | Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative | Sunday, November 1, 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 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Project Grant : Fall 2020 | Wednesday, September 16, 2020 |
| Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | Cancer Pathology Translational Research Grants: Stream 3 and Pathology Image Analysis Stream | Monday, November 2, 2020 |
| Canada Council | Canada Council for the Arts: Molson Prizes | Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Rare Cancers Research Program Funding Opportunities | Thursday, November 12, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Postdoctoral Fellowships program | Saturday, October 17, 2020 |
| Universities Canada | QES Advanced Scholars – West Africa | Monday, October 26, 2020 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Conference and Workshop Grants | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS) | 1st Call for Applications - CHS Research programs | Monday, November 16, 2020 |
| CIFAR | CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars | Friday, October 30, 2020 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agricultural Clean Technology Program | Wednesday, September 30, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | 2021 cohort of RSC New Fellows | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | RSC Members of the RSC College | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Bank of Canada | Fellowship Award Nominations | Monday, November 30, 2020 |
| Bank of Canada | Governor's Award | Monday, November 30, 2020 |
| Alzheimer Society of Canada | 2021 Research Competition | Friday, November 6, 2020 |
| 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 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Knowledge Synthesis Grants Call - “Mobility and Public Transit” | Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program | Friday, October 23, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | CIHR Fellowship: 2020-2021 | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Apply for funding for Community-based projects under the New Horizons for Seniors Program (up to $25,000) | Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Apply for funding for Community-based projects (up $5,000) – New Horizons for Seniors Program | Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
| Community Based-Research Canada | Mental Health of Black Canadians Fund | Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
| Canadian Blood Services | 2020 BloodTechNet Award Program competition | Sunday, November 15, 2020 |
| Canadian Blood Services | 2020 Graduate Fellowship Program competition | Sunday, November 15, 2020 |
| Alzheimer Society of Canada | 2021 Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) Competition | Friday, November 6, 2020 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | EUREKA SMART Cluster’s fourth call for proposals | Wednesday, March 24, 2021 |
| GlycoNet | Request for Proposals Clinical Partnerships – 2020–2021 | Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| GlycoNet | Translational Grants | Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| GlycoNet | Strategic Initiatives | Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
| Government of Canada | Climate Action and Awareness Fund | Wednesday, October 21, 2020 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Globalink Research Award – Call for Applications: UKRI-Canada Globalink Doctoral Exchange Scheme | Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS 2020 Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research | Wednesday, December 2, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity | Tuesday, November 10, 2020 |
| Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research | TA 55 - Literature review on the impacts of COVID-19 on well-being and Integrated Knowledge Translation and exchange (iKTE) process on implications of COVID-19 for the Veteran population and VAC programs and services. | Monday, November 2, 2020 |
| Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research | TA 52 – Innovative Delivery of the Road to Mental Readiness Program - Recommendations on how to complement current Road to Mental Readiness Program in operational contexts. | Monday, November 2, 2020 |
| MITACS | Special Thematic Call for the Globalink Research Award Program | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Balance the Equation - A Grand Challenge for Algebra 1 | Friday, November 6, 2020 |
| Templeton World Charity Foundation | Grand Challenges for Human Flourishing: Request for Ideas | Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
| Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | Great Lakes Local Action Fund | Friday, November 6, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Partnership Grants - Stage 1 | Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Emerging Infectious Disease Modelling | Monday, October 26, 2020 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Accelerate Industrial Postdoc | Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Elevate | Wednesday, January 13, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : Evaluation of Harm Reduction Approaches to Address the Opioid Crisis in the Context of COVID-19 | Thursday, November 12, 2020 |
| Imperial Oil of Canada, Ltd. | University Research Awards Program | Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | New Approaches to Integrating Molecular Surveillance into Malaria Control Programs | Wednesday, December 2, 2020 |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Smart Farming Innovations for Small-Scale Producers | Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
| World Anti Doping Agency | Social Science Research (SSR) Grant Program | Sunday, November 22, 2020 |
| Brain Canada | 2020 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Grants Program | Friday, November 13, 2020 |
| Ontario Centres of Excellence | AV Research and Development (R&D) Partnership Fund – Stream 2 | Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
| Canadian Mountain Network | Call for Expressions of Interest | Friday, November 6, 2020 |
| Associated Medical Services (AMS) | Hannah Studentship | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Innovation in Regulatory Science | Friday, February 12, 2021 |