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 |
|---|---|---|
| CIHR-NRC | NRC's Aging in Place Challenge program and CIHR Institute of Aging joint funding call | Wednesday, December 22, 2021 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Funding Opportunities for Breast Cancer Research - April Deadlines | Thursday, April 28, 2022 |
| Brain Canada/Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery | Quantum Leap pharma-led funding program for drug discovery research | Thursday, May 19, 2022 |
| Government of Canada | Canada Biomedical Research Fund: Stage 1: Research hubs selection | Thursday, May 19, 2022 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant : Crisis Line and App-based Support for Public Safety | Thursday, May 19, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Funding Opportunities for the Epilepsy Research Program | Thursday, May 19, 2022 |
| Global Affairs Canada / Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | International Policy Ideas Challenge | Friday, May 20, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Autism Research Funding Opportunities | Monday, May 23, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities | Monday, May 23, 2022 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Patient-Partnered Collaborations for Rare Neurodegenerative Disease | Tuesday, May 24, 2022 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Patient-Partnered Collaborations for Single-Cell Analysis of Rare Inflammatory Pediatric Disease | Tuesday, May 24, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities - May Deadlines | Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate and Health Interdisciplinary Award | Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS Accelerator Grants | Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium | Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Tick-Borne Disease Research Program Funding Opportunities | Thursday, May 26, 2022 |
| Brain Canada Foundation / Canadian Stroke Consortium / Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada | 2022 Stroke Clinical Research Catalyst Grants | Tuesday, May 31, 2022 |
| Azrieli Foundation | New Ideas to Advance Knowledge in Neurodevelopment | Tuesday, May 31, 2022 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Training Grant : Clinical Trials Training Platforms | Tuesday, May 31, 2022 |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme: Call for Proposals | Tuesday, May 31, 2022 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Conference and Workshop Grants | Wednesday, June 1, 2022 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : Clinical Trials Projects | Wednesday, June 1, 2022 |
| Brain Canada | Brain Canada Rising Stars Trainee Awards | Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Prostate Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities: June Deadline | Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities | Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation | Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network: Research and Development (R&D) Partnership Fund – WinterTech | Friday, June 3, 2022 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation | Ontario’s Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) - Stream 2: R&D Partnership Fund - Electric Vehicle (EV) | Friday, June 3, 2022 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation | Ontario’s Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) - Stream 2: Research and Development (R&D) Partnership Fund – C/AV & Smart Mobility | Friday, June 3, 2022 |
| Parkinson Canada | Digital Health Application Grant | Monday, June 6, 2022 |
| International Development Research Centre | Call for Concept Notes: Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) | Tuesday, June 7, 2022 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships | Tuesday, June 7, 2022 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI) | Wednesday, June 8, 2022 |
| The Royal Society | The Royal Society - Exchange Scheme (Standard Program, 4th round) | Wednesday, June 8, 2022 |
| Kids Brain Health Network | KBHN – Early Career Investigator & Mentorship Awards | Monday, June 13, 2022 |
| Alberta Labour and Immigration | 2022-2023 Supporting Psychological Health in First Responders | Monday, June 13, 2022 |
| National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | Partnership Engage Grants—Residential Schools Joint Initiative | Wednesday, June 15, 2022 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Wednesday, June 15, 2022 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research – Inclusive Excellence Prize | Wednesday, June 15, 2022 |
| The Royal Society | The Royal Society (UK) International Exchange Scheme | Wednesday, June 15, 2022 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Discovery Horizons (pilot) | Thursday, June 16, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program Funding Opportunities | Thursday, June 16, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's Disease Research Funding Opportunities | Friday, June 17, 2022 |
| Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, June 17, 2022 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Dorothy Killam Fellowship | Friday, June 17, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Neurofibromatosis Research Program Funding Opportunities | Monday, June 20, 2022 |
| Health Research Foundation | Medal of Honour | Wednesday, June 22, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Multiple Sclerosis Research Program Funding Opportunities - June Deadlines | Thursday, June 23, 2022 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Mental Health in the Early Years Implementation Science | Thursday, June 23, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Combat Readiness Medical Research Program Funding Opportunity | Thursday, June 23, 2022 |
| Michelson Medical Research Foundation | Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants | Sunday, June 26, 2022 |
| Lab2Market/NSERC | Lab2Market (L2M) Program | Monday, June 27, 2022 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation grants | Monday, June 27, 2022 |
| Government of Canada | New Frontiers in Research Fund: 2022 Exploration Competition | Tuesday, June 28, 2022 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Wednesday, June 29, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DOD Bone Marrow Failure Research Program Funding Opportunities | Wednesday, June 29, 2022 |
| BBVA Foundation | Frontiers of Knowledge Awards | Thursday, June 30, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program Funding Announcement | Thursday, June 30, 2022 |
| Genome Canada/Ontario Genomics | Interdisciplinary Challenge Teams (ICT) Funding Opportunity: Climate Action Genomics Initiative – Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems | Thursday, June 30, 2022 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Killam Prizes | Thursday, June 30, 2022 |
| ALS Canada & Brain Canada | 2022 ALS Canada – Brain Canada Discovery Grant Program | Tuesday, July 5, 2022 |
| MITACS | Elevate (for Postdoctoral Fellows) | Wednesday, July 6, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Prostate Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities - July Deadlines | Thursday, July 7, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Pancreatic Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities | Friday, July 8, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities - July Deadlines | Tuesday, July 12, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) DoD Funding Opportunities Lung Cancer Research Programs - July Deadline | Wednesday, July 13, 2022 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) | Thursday, July 14, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Vision Research Program Funding Opportunities | Friday, July 15, 2022 |
| The Royal | Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research | Friday, July 15, 2022 |
| Infrastructure Canada | Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund | Wednesday, July 20, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Hearing Restoration Research Program Funding Opportunities | Friday, July 22, 2022 |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: Housing Research Awards | Friday, July 29, 2022 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Monday, August 1, 2022 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Engaged Research Grants | Monday, August 1, 2022 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Discovery Grant | Tuesday, August 2, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Multiple Sclerosis Research Program Funding Opportunities - August Deadline | Tuesday, August 2, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Prostate Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities - August Deadlines | Thursday, August 4, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Lupus Research Program Funding Opportunities | Tuesday, August 16, 2022 |
| Department of Defense | DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities - August Deadline | Wednesday, August 17, 2022 |
| Ontario Genomics Institute | Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) | Wednesday, August 17, 2022 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : Psilocybin-assisted Psychotherapy | Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
| Harrington Discovery Institute | Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine | Monday, September 12, 2022 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Thursday, September 15, 2022 |
| Government of Canada | Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships | Wednesday, September 21, 2022 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation grants | Monday, September 26, 2022 |
| The Royal Society | The Royal Society - Exchange Scheme (Standard Program, 4th round) | Wednesday, September 28, 2022 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Alliance Consortia Quantum grants | Friday, October 21, 2022 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Research Tools and Instruments Grants Program | Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) – Information for CIHR grant holders | Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC: Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) | Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC: Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) | Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
| Volvo Environment Prize Foundation | Volvo Environment Prize | Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Alliance International Quantum grants | Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |