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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Crisis Line and App-based Support for Public Safety | Tuesday, August 1, 2023 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Awards | Sunday, September 17, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation Grants | Monday, September 18, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data | Tuesday, September 19, 2023 |
| Government of Canada | 2023-2024 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Competition | Wednesday, September 20, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: Bringing Rare Disease Gene Therapies to Clinical Trial Readiness | Wednesday, September 20, 2023 |
| Brain Canada | Advancing Research on Care & Outcome Measurement 3.0 (ARCOM-3) | Wednesday, September 20, 2023 |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Guggenheim Fellowships | Thursday, September 21, 2023 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Climate Change Adaptation Program | Friday, September 22, 2023 |
| IOF Olympic Studies Centre | PhD Students and Early Career Academics Research Grant | Monday, September 25, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Health Impacts of Gambling and Gaming | Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative: Education and Awareness Project Funding – Clean Transportation and Clean Fuels | Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
| Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities | Round 12 of the Ontario Research Fund -Research Excellence (ORF-RE) Program | Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
| Brain Canada | Innovation Grants for Research Impact in Traumatic Brain Injury | Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
| Environment and Energy, Ministry of | Caribou Conservation Stewardship Program | Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | NWHRI: Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition - Coordinating Centre | Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
| International Development Research Centre | Justice for Women and Indigenous Peoples Through Climate-Resilient Forests and Food Systems – John G. Bene Fellowship 2023 | Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | New Horizons for Seniors Program 2023-2024 - Community Engagement | Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Launch of Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities funding opportunity on Democracy, Governance and Trust | Friday, September 29, 2023 |
| Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute | SHASTRI Student Research in India Fellowships (SSRIF) | Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) program | Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Insight Grants | Monday, October 2, 2023 |
| Kidney Foundation of Canada | 2024 Kidney Health Research Grant Competition | Monday, October 2, 2023 |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Canada | Innovations in IBD Research Competition (INN) | Monday, October 2, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Strengthening the Health Workforce for System Transformation | Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
| Canada Council | Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes | Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | CIHR Fellowship | Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
| Government of Canada | New Frontiers in Research Fund: Exploration Stream Competition | Wednesday, October 11, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other Travel Awards – Institute Community Support | Wednesday, October 11, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth (2023) | Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: Addressing Infectious and Congenital Syphilis in Canada | Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
| WSIB Ontario | Call for Proposals: 2024 WSIB Research and Grants Competition | Friday, October 13, 2023 |
| Thunder Bay Community Foundation | R. K. Dewar Medical Research Grant Fund and Other Opportunities | Sunday, October 15, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Alliance Consortia Quantum grants | Monday, October 16, 2023 |
| Deutscher Academischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) / German Academic Exchange Service | Short-term Research Stays | Monday, October 16, 2023 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Essential Open Source Software for Science (Cycle 6) | Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC-Communications Security Establishment Research Communities Grants | Wednesday, October 18, 2023 |
| College Student Success Innovation Centre (CSSIC) at Mohawk College | College Student Success Innovation Centre (CSSIC) Research Fellowship | Friday, October 20, 2023 |
| College Student Success Innovation Centre (CSSIC) at Mohawk College | CSSIC Research Fellowship | Friday, October 20, 2023 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Network on Sustainable Agriculture in a Net-Zero Economy | Friday, October 20, 2023 |
| Government of Canada | New Frontiers in Research Fund: Transformation Stream Competition | Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Research Tools and Instruments | Wednesday, October 25, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: HIV/AIDS & STBBI Clinical Trials Research Network – Phase 1 | Wednesday, October 25, 2023 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Indigenous Forestry Initiative | Monday, October 30, 2023 |
| International Development Research Centre | Global Call for Research Proposals: Innovative Veterinary Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance (InnoVet-AMR) 2 in Food-Producing animals: Ruminants and Aquaculture | Monday, October 30, 2023 |
| CIFAR | CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program | Monday, October 30, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Alliance Quantum Grants | Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Funding Opportunities | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| Partnership for Clean Competition | Grants Program | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | INMD Early Career Researcher Partnership Prize (2023/2024) | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| The British Academy | International Funding Opportunity: Knowledge Frontiers Programme | Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : Evaluation of Dementia Programs, Services, & Care Models | Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
| ALS Canada & Brain Canada | Alzheimer Society Research Program | Friday, November 3, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Improving Health and Administrative Data and Monitoring for Rare Diseases | Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation | Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network: Stream 2: Research and Development (R&D) Partnership Fund – C/AV & Smart Mobility | Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation | Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network: Stream 2: Research and Development (R&D) Partnership Fund – Electric Vehicle | Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation | Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network: Stream 2: Research and Development (R&D) Partnership Fund – WinterTech | Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Improving Diagnosis for Rare Disease Patients | Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | 2023 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | Wednesday, November 8, 2023 |
| NSERC/SSHRC | NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable agriculture research initiative | Wednesday, November 8, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: HCRI - Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts | Wednesday, November 8, 2023 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS Workplace Cancer Research Grants: Preventing Occupational Cancers | Thursday, November 9, 2023 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | CELTIC-NEXT—ICT and telecommunications Autumn 2023 Call for Proposals | Friday, November 10, 2023 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Open Research Area 8th Call for Proposals | Tuesday, November 14, 2023 |
| Global Affairs Canada | Call for Concept Notes – Strengthening Civil Society and Democratic Spaces in the Indo-Pacific 2024-2028 | Tuesday, November 14, 2023 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Development Grants | Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Training Grant: Health Research Training Platform (2024/2025) | Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC Awards for Science Promotion | Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |
| Fulbright Canada | Traditional Fulbright Scholar Award | Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Research Chairs | Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Lung Health | Thursday, November 16, 2023 |
| Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM) | Quantum Leap Pharma-led Funding Program for Drug Discovery Research | Thursday, November 16, 2023 |
| MITACS | Mitacs GRA Thematic Call | Friday, November 17, 2023 |
| World Anti Doping Agency | Call for Proposals for 2024 Social Science Research Grant Program | Monday, November 20, 2023 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Imagining Canada’s Future Ideas Lab: Global Health and Wellness for the 21st Century - Stage 2: Call for Funding Applications (by invitation only) | Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | John C. Polanyi Award | Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC prizes – Brockhouse | Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC prizes - Herzberg | Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC prizes - Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research | Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
| Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS) | Canadian Hemophilia Society - Research Programs | Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
| Bank of Canada | Call for Nominations - Bank of Canada 2024 Fellowship Program | Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Single-Cell Biology Data Insights | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | BWF Preterm Birth Initiative | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 |
| Parkinson Society Canada | 2024-2026 Research Competition | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories | Thursday, December 14, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships | Thursday, December 14, 2023 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Synergy Awards for Innovation | Thursday, December 14, 2023 |
| Environment and Energy, Ministry of | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, December 15, 2023 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Friday, December 15, 2023 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging KM Hub | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 |
| Volvo Environment Prize Foundation | Volvo Environment Prize | Wednesday, January 10, 2024 |
| Universities Canada | Tanaka Fund Program | Friday, January 12, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Alliance International Collaboration Quantum Grants | Wednesday, January 31, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Project Grant: Spring 2024 | Wednesday, February 7, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Alliance International Catalyst Quantum Grants | Sunday, March 31, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research Centre - Development Grant | Wednesday, April 3, 2024 |