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.

Agencysort descending Program Deadline
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Engage Grants Thursday, June 15, 2023
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connection Grants Monday, May 1, 2023
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connection Grants Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Impact Awards Saturday, April 1, 2023
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program Monday, May 1, 2023
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Idea to Innovation grants Monday, March 27, 2023
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Idea to Innovation grants Monday, June 19, 2023
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Idea to Innovation grants Monday, September 18, 2023
Natural Resources Canada Call for Expressions of Interest: Energy Innovation Program - Carbon capture, utilization and storage RD&D Call – Storage & Transportation Focus Area Monday, April 17, 2023
MITACS Mitacs GRA - Chile Partnership - Call for Applications Sunday, April 30, 2023
Ministry of Transportation Ontario Road Safety Research Partnership Program (RSRPP) Friday, March 31, 2023
Government of Canada New Frontiers in Research Fund: 2023 International Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Government of Canada Stage 2 Canada Biomedical Research Fund and Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund Thursday, June 8, 2023
Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Autism Research Program (ARP) Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Ovarian Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Friday, May 26, 2023
Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Epilepsy Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Friday, May 19, 2023
Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Thursday, April 13, 2023
Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Lung Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Ovarian Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Monday, April 17, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Chair: Applied Public Health Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team Grant: Transforming Health with Integrated Care (THINC) Knowledge Mobilization & Impact Hub Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant : HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant: Brain Health and Reduction of Risk for Age-related Cognitive Impairment - Knowledge Synthesis and Mobilization Grants Thursday, May 25, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant: Mechanisms in Brain Aging and Dementia Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Other : IYS-Net Phase 1: Building Learning Health System Networks Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Catalyst Grant : NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants (National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants) Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Catalyst Grant : SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT) Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Salary Award : Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Award Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant : SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Other: CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Catalyst Grant : HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Catalyst Grant : STBBI Research in Canada: Beyond HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant : STBBI Research in Canada: Beyond HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Canadian Cancer Society Emerging Scholar Research Grants Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Canadian Cancer Society CCS Research Training Awards Thursday, April 6, 2023
Canadian Cancer Society CCS Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research Monday, May 1, 2023
The Wenner-Gren Foundation Funding Opportunities Monday, May 1, 2023
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Kidney Foundation of Canada Allied Health Kidney Research Grant & Allied Health Doctoral Fellowship Wednesday, March 22, 2023
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Dorothy Killam Fellowship Friday, June 16, 2023
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Transnational Eureka Network lightweighting call for proposals Friday, March 31, 2023
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Canada–Japan Corporate Co-innovation Program Thursday, June 1, 2023
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Canada – Israel 2023-2024 Collaborative Industrial Research and Development Call for Proposals Monday, April 17, 2023
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Eureka SMART Cluster call for proposals Wednesday, May 3, 2023
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Killam Prize Friday, June 2, 2023
Associated Medical Services (AMS) Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Thursday, March 23, 2023
Associated Medical Services (AMS) Compassion and Artificial Intelligence Small Grant Monday, April 17, 2023
Associated Medical Services (AMS) AMS Project Grant Thursday, March 23, 2023
Associated Medical Services (AMS) AMS Doctoral Research award Thursday, March 23, 2023
Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowships Thursday, May 11, 2023
Human Frontier Science Program Research Grants Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Weston Brain Institute Brain Health: Sleep 2023 Program Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program Friday, June 16, 2023
Law Foundation of Ontario Responsive Call for Applications Tuesday, April 11, 2023
NSERC/SSHRC National Science Foundation Global Centres Wednesday, May 10, 2023
NSERC/SSHRC NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative Monday, May 8, 2023
The Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund (LFFF) Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Universities Canada L'Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Global Affairs Canada Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Global Affairs Canada Study in Canada Scholarships (SICS) 2023-24- Global Affairs Canada Tuesday, March 21, 2023
NSERC/NRC Research on Small Modular Reactors Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Genome Canada/Ontario Genomics Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Canadian Internet Registration Authority Grants Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Harrington Discovery Institute Harrington Scholar-Innovator Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Community Based-Research Canada Community-Based Research Excellence Awards Monday, April 3, 2023
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award (Cycle 2) Thursday, April 20, 2023
SickKids Foundation/CIHR Operating Grant : New Investigator Research Grants in Child and Youth Health (2023) Thursday, April 20, 2023
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards Friday, June 30, 2023
Mitacs and Scotiabank Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund Wednesday, April 5, 2023
ALS Canada – Brain Canada ALS Canada-Brain Canada Trainee Program Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM) Quantum Leap Pharma-led Funding Program for Drug Discovery Research Thursday, June 1, 2023
SSHRC/National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65 Monday, May 15, 2023
The Research for Indigenous Social Action and Equity (RISE) Center The Research for Indigenous Social Action and Equity (RISE) Center Research Grants Friday, March 31, 2023
Brain Canada/Heart & Stroke/CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health Personnel Awards for Black Scholars Monday, May 1, 2023
SSHRC/Public Health Agency of Canada/Genome Canada Imagining Canada’s Future Ideas Lab: Global Health and Wellness for the 21st Century Thursday, May 25, 2023