External Research Funding
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering | Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| CMC Microsystems | Douglas R. Colton award | Friday, August 14, 2020 |
| Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute | India & Canada - Grants for Conference & Lecture Series Grants | Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
| Canada Council | Killam Prizes | Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Accelerate Industrial Postdoc | Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
| WorkplaceNL | 2020 Research Initiatives Program | Wednesday, January 6, 2021 |
| Brain Canada | 2020 Turnbull-Tator Award in Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research | Wednesday, December 2, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | 2021 cohort of RSC New Fellows | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | 2021 Euripides²/PENTA joint call for proposals | Friday, February 26, 2021 |
| The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation | 2021 Scholarship Competition | Tuesday, January 5, 2021 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | AgriRisk Initiatives: Microgrants | Friday, March 31, 2023 |
| Ontario Centres of Excellence | AV Research and Development (R&D) Partnership Fund – Stream 2 | Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Bancroft Award (Diploma) | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Bank of Canada | Bank of Canada 2021 Fellowship Program | Monday, November 30, 2020 |
| W. Garfield Weston Foundation | Brain Health: Lifestyle Approaches and Microbiome Contributions | Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
| Global Affairs Canada | Cadieux-Léger Fellowship - Research Affiliate Program | Monday, November 30, 2020 |
| The Gairdner Foundation | Call for Nominations: Canada Gairdner Wightman Award | Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Canada – Israel 2020-21 collaborative industrial research and development call for proposals | Thursday, January 21, 2021 |
| MITACS | Canadian Science Policy Fellowship | Wednesday, February 3, 2021 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS 2020 Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research | Wednesday, December 2, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | CIHR Fellowship: 2020-2021 | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| The Wenner-Gren Foundation | Conference and Workshop Grants | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connnection Grants | Monday, February 1, 2021 |
| Canadian Science Policy Centre | CSPC 2020 Awards | Friday, August 28, 2020 |
| Making the Shift – Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab (MtS) | Data and Technology Open Call for Proposals Mobilizing Data and Technology to Support the Prevention of Youth Homelessness | Monday, December 7, 2020 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Innovation | Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | EUREKA SMART Cluster’s fourth call for proposals | Wednesday, March 24, 2021 |
| EUREKA and NRC | EUREKA – Call for innovative R&D project proposals | Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
| Bank of Canada | Fellowship Award Nominations | Monday, November 30, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Flavelle Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, December 18, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering | Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| Bank of Canada | Governor's Award | Monday, November 30, 2020 |
| Associated Medical Services (AMS) | Hannah Studentship | Monday, February 15, 2021 |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Housing Supply Challenge Launch | Wednesday, January 20, 2021 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation Grants | Tuesday, January 5, 2021 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation Grants | Monday, March 29, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | IHSPR Rising Star Award | Wednesday, February 12, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Impact Awards | Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Indigenous Forestry Initiative | Thursday, August 20, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Innis-Gérin Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Innovation in Regulatory Science | Friday, February 12, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Insight Development Grants | Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
| Royal Society of Canada | J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | John C. Polanyi Award | Friday, May 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | John L. Synge Award (Diploma) | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Knowledge Synthesis Grants Call - “Mobility and Public Transit” | Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Lorne Pierce Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | McLaughlin Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Miroslaw Romanowski Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Elevate | Wednesday, January 13, 2021 |
| MITACS | Mitacs Globalink Research Award – Call for Applications: UKRI-Canada Globalink Doctoral Exchange Scheme | Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | New Approaches to Integrating Molecular Surveillance into Malaria Control Programs | Wednesday, December 2, 2020 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | NHS Research and Planning Fund | Friday, November 27, 2020 |
| Ontario HIV Treatment Network | OHTN HIV Endgame Funding Program Call | Monday, December 7, 2020 |
| Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative 2020-21 Call for Research Proposals | Friday, January 8, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : ECIs in Maternal, Reproductive, Child & Youth Health (2020) | Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant : Health System Impact Fellowship - National Cohort Retreat | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Health System Impact Fellowship | Thursday, February 18, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Hepatitis C Research | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other : Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS | Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Monday, March 15, 2021 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Postdoctoral Enrichment Program | Thursday, January 14, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Prize : IHSPR Article of the Year Award | Wednesday, February 12, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Project Grant: Spring 2021 | Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
| GlycoNet | Request for Proposals Clinical Partnerships – 2021–2022 | Saturday, January 2, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative | Monday, February 1, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative | Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative | Sunday, August 1, 2021 |
| MITACS | RISE-Globalink Research Internship | Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | RSC Members of the RSC College | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme | Friday, January 15, 2021 |
| Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research | Scoping review to explore the current state of mental health data sharing across provinces in Canada | Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
| Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research | Scoping review to identify digital mental health tools and digital record keeping used by service providers who care for Veterans | Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Smart Farming Innovations for Small-Scale Producers | Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
| Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | SNAPP Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program | Friday, February 12, 2021 |
| MITACS | Special Thematic Call for the Globalink Research Award Program | Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Partnership Grants - Stage 1 | Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
| GlycoNet | Strategic Initiatives | Friday, January 15, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Diabetes Mechanisms and Translational Solutions | Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities: Resilience and Wellness | Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North | Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grant | Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Indigenous Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative Cohort Research Study (I-HeLTI) | Wednesday, June 9, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Preparation to Trial: Inflammation for Chronic Conditions | Thursday, December 30, 2021 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant : Preparation to Trial: Inflammation for Chronic Conditions | Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
| Gairdner Foundation | The Canada Gairdner International Awards | Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
| Gairdner Foundation | The John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award | Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
| Thunder Bay Community Foundation | Thunder Bay Community Foundation - Funding Opportunities | Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
| GlycoNet | Translational Grants | Friday, January 15, 2021 |
| Imperial Oil of Canada, Ltd. | University Research Awards Program | Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies (Diploma) | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Weston Family Foundation | Weston Family Awards in Northern Research Doctoral (PhD) Level Awards | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
| Weston Family Foundation | Weston Family Awards in Northern Research Master’s (MSc) Level Awards | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
| Weston Family Foundation | Weston Family Awards in Northern Research Postdoctoral (PDF) Level Awards | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Willet G. Miller Medal | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |
| Royal Society of Canada | Yvan Allaire Medal (Medal + $5,000) | Sunday, March 1, 2020 |