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 Deadlinesort descending
Killam Laureates Killam Prize Thursday, May 29, 2025
Canadian Space Agency Research opportunities in HAWC suborbital, Science, and Application Development Activities (ROHSSA) Friday, June 13, 2025
Canadian Science Policy Centre Science Policy Youth Award Saturday, June 14, 2025
Canadian Science Policy Centre Trailblazer Awards - Call for Nominations Saturday, June 14, 2025
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Engage Grants Sunday, June 15, 2025
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Discovery Horizons (Pilot) Monday, June 16, 2025
Grand Challenges Canada Request for Proposals: Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Cancer Research UK/National Cancer Institute Cancer Grand Challenges Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS Thursday, June 19, 2025
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Idea to Innovation Grants Friday, June 20, 2025
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program Friday, June 20, 2025
Canadian Cancer Society Call for Nominations: Canadian Cancer Society Inclusive Excellence Prize Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Brain Canada Brain Canada Rising Stars Trainee Awards Thursday, June 26, 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
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards Monday, June 30, 2025
Harrington Discovery Institute Brain Health Medicines Monday, June 30, 2025
Canadian Cancer Society Emerging Scholars Research Grant Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Health System Impact Fellowship Thursday, July 3, 2025
Canadian Cancer Society / MaRS Rural and Remote Community Cancer Screening Challenge Thursday, July 3, 2025
Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research Call for Nominations: CIMVHR Fellow Thursday, July 3, 2025
Terry Fox Research Institute Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants Monday, July 7, 2025
ALS Canada & Brain Canada ALS Canada-Brain Canada Discovery Grant Program 2025 Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Brain Canada and Diabetes Canada Brain Canada and Diabetes Canada Launch Mental Health Funding Pool Friday, July 11, 2025
WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC Research Grant Opportunities Monday, July 14, 2025
Brain Canada and Parkinson Canada 2025 Canadian Open Parkinson Network (C-OPN) Data Challenge Monday, July 14, 2025
Terry Fox Research Institute/Digital Health & Discovery Platform Request for Applications Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Health Research Foundation Medal of Honour Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant: Leadership Award for Vaccine Research Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council NSERC-CNSC Small Modular Reactors Research Grant Initiative (Phase II) Thursday, July 17, 2025
Health Research Foundation Diversity & Equity in Research Award Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants Thursday, July 24, 2025
Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) Evaluate Novel and Emerging PTSD Treatments Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Editing Press Laura Bassi Scholarship Thursday, July 31, 2025
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Discovery Grants (Individual) Program Friday, August 1, 2025
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connection Grants Friday, August 1, 2025
Partnership for Clean Competition Grants Program Friday, August 1, 2025
Partnership for Clean Competition Fellowships Friday, August 1, 2025
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Allied Health and Genetics Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Call for Institutional Applications: Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers Thursday, August 7, 2025
Government of Canada New Frontiers in Research Fund: Exploration Stream Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Ship Time program Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant: Indigenous Gender and Wellness – Knowledge Sharing Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Policy Innovation Partnership Grants Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Genome Canada/Ontario Genomics Indigenous Genomics Training and Capacity Monday, September 15, 2025
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team Grant: Pan-Canadian Network: Emerging LHS in Perinatal Mental Health Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grants Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Environment and Climate Change Canada / Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Indigenous Science and the Impacts of Plastic Pollution Thursday, October 16, 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 Institutes of Health Research Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Knowledge Synthesis Grants: The Arts Transformed Tuesday, December 2, 2025