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 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods | Thursday, January 22, 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: 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) | Financial Well-being Theoretical Model | Friday, January 9, 2026 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WorkSafeBC | WorkSafeBC Research Grant Opportunities | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario | POGO Trainee Funding Grant | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Thursday, January 22, 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 |
| Brain Canada / Barbara Turnbull Foundation for Spinal Cord Research | Turnbull-Tator Award in Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research | Friday, January 9, 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 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Storytellers Challenge | Tuesday, January 20, 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 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Destination Horizon Grants | Thursday, January 22, 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 | Wednesday, January 7, 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 |