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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |