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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Council | Killam Research Fellowships | Wednesday, May 15, 2019 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences | Sunday, June 30, 2019 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering | Friday, March 1, 2019 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering | Friday, March 1, 2019 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | John C. Polanyi Award | Friday, March 1, 2019 |
| Gairdner Foundation | The Canada Gairdner International Awards | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Gairdner Foundation | The John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Gairdner Foundation | Canada Gairdner Wightman Award | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Prize : CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Discovery | Wednesday, October 10, 2018 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Prize : CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Impact | Wednesday, October 10, 2018 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Prize : CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Outstanding Achievements - Early Career Investigator | Wednesday, October 10, 2018 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Prize : CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Transformation: Patient Engagement | Wednesday, October 10, 2018 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Prize : IHDCYH Talks (2018) | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 |
| Canadian Wood Fibre Centre | Call for Proposals for a contribution to the Forest Innovation Program—Canadian Wood Fibre Centre | Thursday, December 20, 2018 |
| European Commission | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships | Wednesday, September 11, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : Knowledge Synthesis Grant: Socio-Economic Burden of Inherited Disease | Tuesday, September 17, 2019 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Discovery Grants | Thursday, August 1, 2019 |
| Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT) | Launch of Round 10 of the Ontario Research Fund, Research Excellence (ORF-RE) Program | Friday, September 20, 2019 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | Travel Grants | Sunday, September 15, 2019 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability : Building a stronger foundation for leadership of youth with disabilities | Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability – Financial security for persons with disabilities | Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Kidney Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) | Tuesday, September 17, 2019 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Economic and Social Research Council | Open Research Area 6th Call for Proposals | Wednesday, September 11, 2019 |
| NASA | Development of Microgravity Food Production: Plant Watering, Volume Management, and Novel Plant Research on the International Space Station | Friday, July 5, 2019 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Kidney Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) | Tuesday, September 17, 2019 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Sunday, September 15, 2019 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC PromoScience Grant | Sunday, September 15, 2019 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC Award for Science Promotion | Monday, November 25, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant : Understanding Disease Prevention and Risk Factor Modification (Understanding Disease Prevention and Risk Factor Modification) | Wednesday, August 28, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : UK-Canada Diabetes Research Team Grants | Wednesday, August 28, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant - Partnerships for Cannabis Policy Evaluation | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other - International CoEN Initiative in Neurodegeneration 2019 | Wednesday, November 6, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other - Early Career Investigator Awards | Wednesday, September 25, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other - Indigenous Gender and Wellness Development Grants | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Clinician-Scientist Salary Award - CIHR Clinician Scientist – Phase 2 | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant - Women’s Health Clinical Mentorship Grant | Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Chair: CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair | Tuesday, October 8, 2019 |
| International Development Research Centre | IDRC Research Awards 2020 | Wednesday, September 18, 2019 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Melanoma Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) | Wednesday, October 2, 2019 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Research Tools and Instruments Grants Program | Friday, October 25, 2019 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation Grants | Monday, September 23, 2019 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Apply for funding under the Sustainable Development Goals Program - Contributions | Thursday, September 19, 2019 |
| Genome Canada/Ontario Genomics | Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) | Monday, October 28, 2019 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) | Thursday, September 19, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Project Grant : Spring 2020 | Wednesday, February 5, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant : HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research | Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Fellowship : CIHR Fellowship | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | Cancer Pathology Translational Research Grants | Monday, October 28, 2019 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration (EVID) Program | Friday, October 18, 2019 |
| Health Research Foundation | 2019 Health Research Foundation Research Fellowship Opportunities | Friday, September 27, 2019 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | Innovation Grants | Tuesday, October 15, 2019 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | Innovation to Impact Grants | Tuesday, October 15, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research | Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Prize : IHDCYH Talks | Tuesday, October 15, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Doctoral Research Award : Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate | Thursday, November 21, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Doctoral Research Award : Doctoral Foreign Study Award (DFSA) : 2019-2020 | Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Fellowship : POR Awards – Transition to Leadership Stream – Phase 1 | Thursday, November 14, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : POR Impact Assessment | Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : Pediatric REB initiative | Thursday, November 14, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Personalized Health | Tuesday, October 8, 2019 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 |
| Law Commission of Ontario | LCO’s Call for Proposals | Friday, September 27, 2019 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Insight Grants | Tuesday, October 15, 2019 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships | Wednesday, September 18, 2019 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Friday, November 1, 2019 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Development Grants | Friday, November 15, 2019 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Sunday, December 15, 2019 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Dissertation Fieldwork Grants | Friday, November 1, 2019 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Post-Ph.D. Research Grants | Friday, November 1, 2019 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships | Friday, November 1, 2019 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Conference and Workshop Grants | Sunday, December 1, 2019 |
| Global Affairs Canada | Call for proposals – Health and Rights for Women, Adolescent girls and Children | Thursday, October 10, 2019 |
| International Development Research Centre | Call for proposals: Strengthening education systems with proven innovations in developing contexts | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Chronic Pain Management Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) | Friday, September 13, 2019 |
| Ontario Pork | Ontario Pork Call for Research 2020 | Friday, October 18, 2019 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Canada-EU Smart Living Environments – Transitions in Care | Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
| IDRC and Carleton University | Call for expressions of interest: Case studies and prototypes for gendered design in STEAM | Friday, September 27, 2019 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Zero-Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative | Friday, September 20, 2019 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Saturday, February 1, 2020 |
| Sony | Faculty Innovation Award | Sunday, September 15, 2019 |
| Sony | Focused Research Award | Sunday, September 15, 2019 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
| Thunder Bay Community Foundation | Dr. R. K. Dewar Medical Research Grant Fund | Friday, October 11, 2019 |
| Ontario Centres of Excellence | ENCQOR 5G Academic Technology Development Program | Friday, September 13, 2019 |
| Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research | TA 39 - Thermal Comfort Testing of Canadian Armed Forces Operational Uniforms | Monday, September 23, 2019 |
| CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC | Launch: Healthy Cities Research Training Platform | Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
| Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement | Canadian Harkness Fellowships | Monday, November 11, 2019 |
| Sport Canada | Sport Canada Call for Proposals: Gender Equity in Sport Research Hub | Monday, October 14, 2019 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program | Wednesday, October 23, 2019 |
| The Gairdner Foundation | Call for Nominations: Canada Gairdner Wightman Award | Tuesday, October 1, 2019 |
| Canada Council | John G. Diefanbaker Award | Friday, November 1, 2019 |
| Canada Council | Molson Prizes | Friday, November 1, 2019 |
| CANARIE | Research Data Management Program Funding Call | Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
| Canadian Blood Services | 2019 Graduate Fellowship Program competition | Friday, November 29, 2019 |
| Ontario Centres of Excellence | Augmented Reality for Manufacturing | Tuesday, September 24, 2019 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | EUREKA SMART Cluster call for proposals | Monday, November 11, 2019 |
| Universities Canada | Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) | Monday, November 4, 2019 |