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 Foundation for Governance Research | 2026 Bertram Scholarship Awards | Friday, June 5, 2026 |
| Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research | 2026 Scholarships and Award Applications | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
| ALS Canada & Brain Canada | 2026 Discovery Grant Program | Friday, July 3, 2026 |
| MITACS | Accelerate Global Excellence Award | Friday, September 11, 2026 |
| Brain Canada | Accelerator Grants: Migraine Research | Thursday, June 18, 2026 |
| Joint Federal Research Funding Program for Military Personnel and Veterans | Advancing Pilot G‑Tolerance: Evidence‑Based Innovations in Anti G Straining Maneuver Training | Friday, July 17, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Alliance Quantum grants Call for Proposals: Advancing the Development and Adoption of Quantum Technologies in Canada | Monday, July 27, 2026 |
| Alzheimer's Association and Brain Canada Foundation | Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s Disease Strategic Fund: Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia 2026 - Understanding Mechanisms of Dysfunction (VCID-UMD) | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| WorkSafeBC | Analytical Sampling Methods for Substances with an ACGIH TLV | Friday, July 24, 2026 |
| Fulbright Canada | Awards for Students | Sunday, November 15, 2026 |
| Canadian Cancer Society / Cancer Research UK (CRUK) | Biology to Prevention Award | Thursday, June 18, 2026 |
| Brain Canada | Brain Canada Rising Stars Trainee Awards | Friday, June 26, 2026 |
| Brain Canada and CQDM | Brain Canada-CQDM Call for Collaborative Research Projects on the Brain | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
| Global Affairs Canada | Building Prosperity through Canada–Mexico Academic Collaboration (CMAC) – Call for Proposals | Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
| Digital Research Alliance of Canada | Call for Proposals: Research Software Maintenance Fund | Friday, June 26, 2026 |
| Egg Farmers of Ontario | Call for Research Proposals | Monday, July 6, 2026 |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | Canada Environmental Science Opportunity | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 |
| Government of Canada | Canada Research Training Awards Suite – Research Travel Supplements | Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards at the Scientific Interface | Friday, August 14, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Reimagine Acute Care | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS Research Training Awards - Master's Level | Tuesday, June 30, 2026 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS Research Training Awards – PhD level | Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS Research Training Awards – Postdoctoral Level | Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
| Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research | CIMVHR Fellow | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants Program | Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
| Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | Clinical Acceleration Team Awards | Thursday, July 30, 2026 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation | Collaborate 2 Commercialize - NSERC-Alliance Stream - Defense and Dual-use Technologies | Friday, July 31, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
| Canadian Science Policy Centre | CSPC Trailblazer Awards | Sunday, June 14, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Destination Horizon Grants | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
| Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation | Discover + Adopt (D+A) Program | Friday, June 5, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Discovery Grants program (individual) | Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Discovery Horizons | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| Health Research Foundation | Diversity & Equity in Research Award | Tuesday, July 14, 2026 |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environmental Damages Fund | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 |
| Partnership for Clean Competition | Fellowships | Saturday, August 1, 2026 |
| Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, June 19, 2026 |
| BBVA Foundation | Frontiers of Knowledge Awards | Tuesday, June 30, 2026 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Research Chairs | Sunday, November 15, 2026 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Scholar Entrepreneurship Award | Sunday, November 15, 2026 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Awards | Sunday, November 15, 2026 |
| Bial Foundation | Grants for Scientific Research 2026/2027 | Monday, August 31, 2026 |
| Health Research Foundation | Health Research Foundation Medal of Honour | Friday, July 10, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation Grants | Monday, June 22, 2026 |
| WorkSafeBC | Impact of Fuel Selection During Live Fire Training on Firefighter Exposures to Carcinogens | Friday, July 24, 2026 |
| Joint Federal Research Funding Program for Military Personnel and Veterans | Improving Early Identification and Early Intervention for CAF Mental Health Needs: Evidence on Measurement-Based Care (MBC) Uptake and the Role of Digital Support Tools and Agentic AI Support Tools | Thursday, July 9, 2026 |
| Brain Canada and Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation | Innovation & Impact Grants: Focus on Brain Health | Thursday, September 10, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Insight Grants: October 2026 Competition | Thursday, October 1, 2026 |
| Terry Fox Research Institute | Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials | Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease | Thursday, July 16, 2026 |
| Killam Trust | Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship | Tuesday, June 9, 2026 |
| Killam Laureates | Killam Prizes | Thursday, May 28, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Knowledge Synthesis Grants: December 2026 Competition—Changing Nature of Security and Conflict | Thursday, December 3, 2026 |
| Editing Press | Laura Bassi Scholarship | Sunday, July 12, 2026 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Accelerate Defence and Security Call | Monday, August 17, 2026 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI) | Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
| Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) | Multi-modal AI for Advanced Situational Decisions | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
| Government of Canada | New Frontiers in Research Fund: Exploration | Tuesday, August 18, 2026 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | New Horizons for Seniors Program - Community-based Projects | Tuesday, July 14, 2026 |
| Ontario HIV Treatment Network | OHTN HIV Endgame Program: New Call for Applications Spring 2026-2027 | Friday, June 12, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : TRANSCAN-4 (TRANSCAN-4 JTC 2026 in Translational Research on Cancer Metabolism: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Diagnosis and Treatment) | Tuesday, July 21, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts (2026) | Wednesday, September 2, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2026) | Tuesday, September 15, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award 2025 | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Research Network | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| Gairdner Foundation | Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Awards | Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
| IOF Olympic Studies Centre | PhD Students and Early Career Academics Research Grant Programme | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 |
| Law Commission of Ontario | Raj Anand LCO Access to Justice Research Fellowship | Friday, June 12, 2026 |
| Partnership for Clean Competition | Research Grants | Saturday, August 1, 2026 |
| Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans | Secondary Data Analysis of Chronic Pain Among Canadian Armed Forces Veterans | Monday, July 6, 2026 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Ship Time Program | Tuesday, September 1, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | South Africa-Canada Seed Grant for Collaborative Research | Thursday, May 28, 2026 |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | SPS Special Call for Proposals on C-UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) | Sunday, June 14, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative Connection Grants | Tuesday, August 4, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : GACD 2026: NCD Multi Sectors (Implementation Science to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases: Maximizing Collaboration and Coordination Beyond Healthcare Systems) | Tuesday, June 23, 2026 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Funding Research for Evidence in School Food and Health (FRESH) | Thursday, June 25, 2026 |
| Terry Fox Research Institute | Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants | Monday, July 6, 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Trans-Atlantic Platform: Preparing for Tomorrow – Societies and Strategies in Times of Transition | Wednesday, July 8, 2026 |
| Canadian Science Policy Centre | Youth Award | Sunday, June 14, 2026 |