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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services | Ontario’s Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence: Call for Proposals | Friday, October 11, 2024 |
| Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks | Great Lakes Local Action Fund | Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
| SSHRC / Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) / UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) /Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Envisioning Governance Systems that Work | Thursday, December 12, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | AI-enabled Transfusion Algorithm for Personalized Trauma Care | Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Environmental Scan and Evaluation of Key Attributes of Training Scenarios Involving Moral-ethical Dilemmas for Military Personnel | Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Feasibility Study On Health Outcomes for Women and Diverse Members in the Canadian Armed Forces | Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Systematic Review Exploring the Possible Effects of Military Occupational Exposures on Reproductive Health | Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Experience, Access to Care and Support | Friday, October 25, 2024 |
| National Defence | Targeted Engagement Grant Program | Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
| National Defence | Young MINDS Initiative | Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
| Environment and Natural Resources | Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk | Wednesday, October 30, 2024 |
| IOF Olympic Studies Centre | PhD Students and Early Career Academics Research Grant Programme | Monday, September 23, 2024 |
| European Research Council | ERC Synergy Grants | Wednesday, November 6, 2024 |
| The British Academy | Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research Projects 2025 | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
| The British Academy | Visiting Fellowships 2025 | Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
| University of the Arctic (UArctic) | Travel Fund | Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
| The Royal Society | Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowships | Wednesday, November 6, 2024 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation | Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN): R&D Partnership Fund – Advanced Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Stream | Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Guggenheim Fellowships | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | Friday, November 8, 2024 |
| CMC Microsystems | Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence | Friday, September 20, 2024 |
| Harrington Discovery Institute | Brain Health Medicines | Monday, September 30, 2024 |
| Bank of Canada | Governor's Award | Friday, November 29, 2024 |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | National Housing Strategy Research and Planning Fund | Friday, September 27, 2024 |
| CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC | The Robbins-Ollivier Excellence in Equity Award Call for Expressions of Interest | Tuesday, November 5, 2024 |
| Parkinson Canada | Various Funding Opportunities | Friday, November 1, 2024 |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Canada | Grants-in-aid of Research | Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Canada | Innovations in IBD Research | Wednesday, November 20, 2024 |
| WSIB Ontario | Call for Proposals: 2025 WSIB Research and Grants Competition | Friday, October 11, 2024 |
| Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, December 20, 2024 |
| Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, September 20, 2024 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Eureka Globalstars Japan 2024-2025 Call for Proposals | Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Xecs call 4 – Electronic Components and Systems | Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
| Kidney Foundation of Canada | 2025 Kidney Health Research Grant Competition | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
| Kidney Foundation of Canada | 2025 Allied Health Kidney Competition | Friday, November 1, 2024 |
| Thunder Bay Community Foundation | Dr. R. K. Dewar Medical Research Grant Fund and Other Opportunities | Monday, October 14, 2024 |
| Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS) | Call for Applications | Friday, November 29, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Thursday, October 24, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Awards | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Research Chairs | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Scholar Entrepreneurship Award | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Alzheimer Society of Canada | 2024-2025 Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) Competition | Monday, November 4, 2024 |
| Canada Council | Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes | Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research | Wednesday, December 11, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | IHDCYH Talks | Monday, September 23, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health | Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Biomedical Research for HIV/AIDS and STBBI | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Project Grant: Spring 2025 | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Chair: Implementation Science Chairs in HDCYH | Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: HCRI - Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts | Thursday, November 7, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2024) | Tuesday, December 10, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Summer Program in Aging | Tuesday, November 26, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging Phase III: Research Teams | Wednesday, November 6, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Biomedical Research for HIV/AIDS and STBBI | Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Digital Health | Tuesday, December 3, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS (Winter 2025) | Tuesday, November 19, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Fellowship: CIHR Fellowship | Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
| Government of Canada | 2024-2025 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Competition | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
| Government of Canada | Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) Call for Proposals | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
| International Development Research Centre | Justice for Women and Indigenous Peoples through Climate-resilient Forests and Food Systems – John G. Bene Fellowship 2024 | Friday, October 11, 2024 |
| MITACS | GRA thematic Call | Wednesday, November 20, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Research Tools and Instruments Grants Program | Friday, October 25, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC- Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE) Research Communities Grants | Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering | Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering | Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research | Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Alliance International Catalyst | Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC John C. Polanyi Award | Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships | Monday, December 16, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Synergy Awards | Friday, December 6, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC Awards for Science Promotion | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Monday, December 16, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Insight Grants | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Development Grants | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Friday, November 1, 2024 |
| The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation | 2025 Doctoral Scholarship | Monday, November 25, 2024 |