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 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Awards | Saturday, November 15, 2025 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Scholar Entrepreneurship Award | Saturday, November 15, 2025 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Research Chairs | Saturday, November 15, 2025 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Knowledge Synthesis Grants: The Arts Transformed | Tuesday, December 2, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Development Grants | Monday, November 17, 2025 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Short-term Entrepreneurship Award | Thursday, October 30, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Research Tools and Instruments Grants Program | Monday, October 27, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Digital Health | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 |
| AMS Healthcare / Canadian Society for the History of Medicine (CSHM) | Hannah Studentship 2025 | Friday, February 6, 2026 |
| The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation | Renewed Fellowship Program - The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation | Monday, November 17, 2025 |
| Ontario HIV Treatment Network | Winston Husbands Leadership Award in Strengthening the Response to HIV among Black Communities | Wednesday, November 26, 2025 |
| Editing Press | Laura Bassi Scholarship | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| Wellcome Trust | Mental Health Award: Transforming early intervention for Anxiety, Depression and Psychosis in Young People | Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
| Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS) | CHS Research Grants Call for Applications | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | Monday, November 10, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods | Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | Canadian Cancer Society 2025 Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC Awards for Science Promotion | Saturday, November 15, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal for Science and Engineering | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC John C. Polanyi Award | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships | Monday, December 15, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Synergy Awards for Innovation | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative | Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
| The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation | 2026 Doctoral Scholarship Competition | Monday, November 17, 2025 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Monday, December 15, 2025 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Advancing Technologies for Spatiotemporal Omics in Live Tissue | Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Implementation of Synthetic Biology Principles in Immunology | Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
| Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, December 19, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS (Winter 2026) | Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Brain Canada | The Indigenous Stream – Call for Proposals | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| American Philosophical Society | Franklin Research Grants (USA), American Philosophical Society | Monday, December 1, 2025 |
| Gulf Medical University (GMU), UAE | Thumbay International Research Grant | Sunday, November 30, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Travel Awards – Institute Community Support | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Project Grants: Spring 2026 | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 |
| Global Affairs Canada | Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program (2026-27) | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 |
| World Anti Doping Agency | 2026 Social Science Research Grant Program | Monday, November 24, 2025 |
| Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security | Early Researcher Awards | Thursday, November 27, 2025 |
| Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | 2025-26 Clinical Translation CATALYST Funding Opportunity | Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario | 2025-2026 Research Grant | Monday, December 15, 2025 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright-NATO Security Studies Award | Monday, December 1, 2025 |
| Canadian Institute for Advanced Research | CIFAR Forum on Radical Interdisciplinarity: Arctic Horizons | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 |
| Brain Canada | 2025 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program | Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Summer Program in Aging | Thursday, November 27, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Early Career Researcher Award in Asthma | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Heart and Stroke/CIHR/Brain Canada | Cardiac Arrest Team Grants | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Oral Health Needs of Women and Gender-Diverse Members of the Canadian Armed Forces | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 |
| Ontario HIV Treatment Network | OHTN HIV Endgame Program: New Call for Applications Winter 2025-2026 | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 |
| Digital Alliance of Canada | National Data Spaces - Call for Proposals | Monday, December 1, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: CIHR Institute Summer Programs – Host Planning Grant | Thursday, December 11, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | The Biopsychosocial Experience of Menstruation in the Military Workplace | Friday, November 28, 2025 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Financial Well-being Theoretical Model | Friday, January 9, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | CIHR USRA Awards for Black Student Researchers | Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC USRA Awards for Black Student Researchers | Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
| Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | Call for Proposals: 2026-27 NEW Species Conservation Program | Thursday, November 27, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | G7 Countries Alliance International Catalyst Quantum Grants | Thursday, January 8, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Alliance International Catalyst Quantum Grants | Thursday, January 8, 2026 |
| Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility | Seniors Community Grant Program | Thursday, December 18, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Award | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP) | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Analysis of 2021 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs) | Friday, December 5, 2025 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Health and Wellness in Arctic Military Deployments: A GBA+ Study of Structural Influences and Supports | Monday, December 1, 2025 |
| WorkSafeBC | WorkSafeBC Research Grant Opportunities | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Artificial Intelligence for Canadian Energy Innovation | Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
| Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario | POGO Trainee Funding Grant | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| Environment and Natural Resources | Environmental Damages Fund - Fall 2025 Call for Applications | Thursday, December 18, 2025 |
| Associated Medical Services (AMS) | AMS Healthcare Fellowship in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence | Thursday, January 8, 2026 |
| Associated Medical Services (AMS) | AMS Healthcare Small Grants in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence | Tuesday, February 10, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | IHSPR-CAHSPR Article of the year award | Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | 2026 IHSPR-CAHSPR Health Services & Policy Research Impact Award | Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
| Global Affairs Canada | Call for Applications: 2026 Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program | Monday, January 12, 2026 |
| Brain Canada | Research Network of Excellence in Women’s Heart and/or Brain Health | Thursday, January 15, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC’s Storytellers Challenge | Tuesday, January 20, 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 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants | Wednesday, January 7, 2026 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Accelerate Industry Postdoc | Friday, December 19, 2025 |
| Ontario Health | Invitation to Submit an Expression of Interest for Adult Day Program and/or Respite Funding | Monday, November 24, 2025 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation - Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) | R&D Partnership Fund – Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (C/AV) & Smart Mobility - Stream 2 | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |