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 |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Destination Horizon - Call for Applications #2 | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Policy Innovation Partnership Grants | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Sunday, June 15, 2025 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Friday, August 1, 2025 |
| Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | OICR Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline (2025) | Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC - ECCC Call for Proposals on Plastics Science and Innovation for a Cleaner and More Sustainable Future | Thursday, May 15, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation Grants | Friday, June 20, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Discovery Grants (Individual) Program | Friday, August 1, 2025 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Discovery Horizons (Pilot) | Monday, June 16, 2025 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI) | Thursday, June 5, 2025 |
| Government of Canada | New Frontiers in Research Fund: Exploration Stream | Tuesday, August 19, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS | Thursday, June 19, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Pan-Canadian Network: Emerging LHS in Perinatal Mental Health | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: Leadership Award for Vaccine Research | Wednesday, July 16, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Health System Impact Fellowship | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | Emerging Scholars Research Grant | Wednesday, July 2, 2025 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | Call for Nominations: Canadian Cancer Society Inclusive Excellence Prize | Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Canadian Foundation for Governance Research | 2025 Robert Bertram Scholarship Awards | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Call for Institutional Applications: Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers | Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Innovations for Exceptionally Low-Cost Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Manufacturing (Option B) | Saturday, May 31, 2025 |
| Grand Challenges Canada | Request for Proposals: Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People | Tuesday, June 17, 2025 |
| Brain Canada | Brain Canada Rising Stars Trainee Awards | Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
| Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research | Call for Nominations: CIMVHR Fellow | Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
| Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research | Scholarship and Award Applications | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 |
| Human Frontier Science Program | Postdoctoral Fellowships | Wednesday, May 7, 2025 |
| Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, June 20, 2025 |
| WSIB Ontario | Research and Grants Program Strategic Initiative: The Use of Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of Work-related Health Conditions | Friday, May 16, 2025 |
| Deutscher Academischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) / German Academic Exchange Service | GERMANY: DAAD Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists | Thursday, May 15, 2025 |
| Genome Canada/Ontario Genomics | Indigenous Genomics Training and Capacity | Monday, September 15, 2025 |
| Health Research Foundation | Medal of Honour | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 |
| Harrington Discovery Institute | Brain Health Medicines | Monday, June 30, 2025 |
| Canadian Science Policy Centre | Trailblazer Awards - Call for Nominations | Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
| Canadian Science Policy Centre | Science Policy Youth Award | Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
| ALS Canada & Brain Canada | ALS Canada-Brain Canada Discovery Grant Program 2025 | Wednesday, July 9, 2025 |
| BBVA Foundation | Frontiers of Knowledge Awards | Monday, June 30, 2025 |
| Government of Alberta | Supporting Psychological Health in First Responders Grant Program | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Terry Fox Research Institute | Terry Fox New Investigator Awards | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Terry Fox Research Institute | Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants | Monday, July 7, 2025 |
| Brain Canada and CQDM | Call for Collaborative Research Projects on the Brain | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans | Health Services and Care Innovations for Veterans Living with Chronic Pain | Friday, June 27, 2025 |
| Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans | Exploring Relationships Between Chronic Pain and Suicidality in Canadian Veterans | Friday, June 27, 2025 |
| Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans | Advancing Research on Chronic Pain Amongst Women Veterans in Canada | Friday, June 27, 2025 |
| Partnership for Clean Competition | Grants Program | Friday, August 1, 2025 |
| Partnership for Clean Competition | Fellowships | Friday, August 1, 2025 |
| WorkSafeBC | WorkSafeBC Research Grant Opportunities | Monday, July 14, 2025 |
| Editing Press | Laura Bassi Scholarship | Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
| Killam Laureates | Dorothy Killam Fellowships | Wednesday, April 30, 2025 |
| Killam Laureates | Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship | Thursday, June 5, 2025 |
| Killam Laureates | Killam Prize | Thursday, May 29, 2025 |
| Cancer Research UK/National Cancer Institute | Cancer Grand Challenges | Wednesday, June 18, 2025 |
| Terry Fox Research Institute/Digital Health & Discovery Platform | Request for Applications | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 |
| Brain Canada and Diabetes Canada | Brain Canada and Diabetes Canada Launch Mental Health Funding Pool | Friday, July 11, 2025 |