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 |
| Canada Council | Molson Prizes | 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 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants – Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative | Saturday, August 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 |
| Canadian Foundation for Women's Health | CFWH General Research Grants | Monday, September 21, 2020 |
| Canadian Foundation for Women's Health | Duchesnay International Elective Fellowships for Obstetrics and Gynaecology Resident | Monday, September 21, 2020 |
| Canadian Foundation for Women's Health | Dawn Walker Grant | Monday, September 21, 2020 |
| Canadian Foundation for Women's Health | Namesake Grants: Rubicon Pharmacy Grant | Monday, September 21, 2020 |
| Canadian Foundation for Women's Health | Namesake Grants: Shoppers Drug Mart Grant | Monday, September 21, 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 | Healthy Ageing with the Support of Digital Solutions | Monday, August 24, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Diabetes Mechanisms and Translational Solutions | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : Active and Assisted Living Program | Monday, August 24, 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, December 28, 2021 |
| WorkplaceNL | 2020 Research Initiatives Program | Friday, October 16, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) | Thursday, July 30, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant : Cannabis and Mental Health | Thursday, December 30, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Oral Health and Oral Health Care of Canadians | Thursday, December 30, 2021 |
| 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 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) - Idea Development Award | Thursday, August 27, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) - Clinical Trial Award | Wednesday, July 29, 2020 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Engaged Anthropology Grant | Saturday, August 1, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants COVID-19 Special Initiative | Tuesday, September 15, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Discovery Grants Program | Saturday, August 1, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation Grants | Monday, September 28, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Saturday, August 1, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Tuesday, September 15, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Parkinson’s Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) | Tuesday, August 18, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) | Thursday, September 10, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Kidney Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) | Wednesday, July 15, 2020 |
| Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute | Call for Proposals – CANSSI Rapid Response Program – COVID-19 | Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Monday, October 19, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Lupus Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) | Tuesday, August 25, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) | Wednesday, August 12, 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 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Kidney Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) - September deadlines | Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplements | Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Chronic Pain Management Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) | Friday, August 7, 2020 |
| Government of Canada | 2020 Exploration Competition | Tuesday, August 18, 2020 |
| Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute | Announcement of Programmes for the year 2020-21: India-Canada- August 17, 2020 Deadlines | Monday, August 17, 2020 |
| Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute | Announcement of Programmes for the year 2020-21: India-Canada- Shastri Covid-19 pandemic response grant: call for innovative solutions August 17 extended deadline and Open Deadlines | Monday, August 17, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Insight Grants | Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Pancreatic Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) | Tuesday, August 25, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : More Years Better Lives (MYBL) 2020 | Tuesday, September 15, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Preparation to Trial: Inflammation for Chronic Conditions | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| International Development Research Centre | IDRC Research Awards 2021 | Wednesday, September 16, 2020 |
| NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN) | SI Rapid Response | Friday, August 14, 2020 |
| CMHC-SSHRC | CMHC Housing Research Scholarship Program | Wednesday, September 16, 2020 |
| Associated Medical Services (AMS) | Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Small Grant Program | Wednesday, September 16, 2020 |
| Human Frontier Science Program | Postdoctoral Fellowships | Thursday, August 13, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships | Wednesday, September 16, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Development Grants | Sunday, November 15, 2020 |
| NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN) | Strategic Initiatives (SI) program | Tuesday, September 15, 2020 |
| Law Foundation of Ontario | Responsive Call for Applications | Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards at the Scientific Interface | Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease | Friday, July 31, 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 | PromoScience call for applications | Tuesday, September 15, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Scleroderma Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) | Wednesday, September 9, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Knowledge Synthesis Grants Call - “Skills and Work in the Digital Economy” | Thursday, September 3, 2020 |
| Sony | Sony Research Award Program for 2020 | Tuesday, September 15, 2020 |
| Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Cancer Research (CIHR-ICR), and Brain Canada Foundation (BC or Brain Canada) | CCS, CIHR, and BC Spark Grants | Friday, August 28, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Research Tools and Instruments grants program | Sunday, October 25, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
| Department of Defense | Defense Health Program Department of Defense Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) | Thursday, September 10, 2020 |
| Nextfor, in partnership with The Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (NFMC) | Call for Innovative Solutions To Support Autonomous Technology for Timber Supply Logistics | Friday, September 11, 2020 |
| CMC Microsystems | Douglas R. Colton award | Friday, August 14, 2020 |
| Government of Canada | Lakehead University Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) | Wednesday, August 5, 2020 |
| Canadian Science Policy Centre | CSPC 2020 Awards | Friday, August 28, 2020 |
| Ontario Pork | Open Call for Letters of Intent for swine research projects | Friday, October 16, 2020 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Eurostars - Call for innovative R&D-performing SMEs projects | Thursday, September 3, 2020 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | EUREKA Globalstars Singapore 2020-21 call for proposals | Monday, August 17, 2020 |
| National Research Council/CELTIC-NEXT | CELTIC-NEXT and Eurogia2020 - Autumn 2020 call for proposals | Monday, October 19, 2020 |