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 |
|---|---|---|
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Xecs call 4 – Electronic Components and Systems | Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
| WorkSafeBC | WorkSafeBC Research Grant Opportunities | Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | Friday, November 8, 2024 |
| The British Academy | Visiting Fellowships 2025 | Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
| Parkinson Canada | Various Funding Opportunities | Friday, November 1, 2024 |
| University of the Arctic (UArctic) | Travel Fund | Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
| University of the Arctic (UArctic) | Travel Fund | Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2024) | Tuesday, December 10, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging Phase III: Research Teams | Wednesday, November 6, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Team Grant: Biomedical Research for HIV/AIDS and STBBI | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Systematic Review Exploring the Possible Effects of Military Occupational Exposures on Reproductive Health | Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Synergy Awards | Friday, December 6, 2024 |
| Stratas Foundation | Stratas Foundation 2024 Scholarship | Friday, September 13, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships | Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
| Sony | Sony Focused Research Award | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | Sloan Research Fellowships | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Ship Time Program | Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
| The Royal Society | Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowships | Wednesday, November 6, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Research Tools and Instruments Grants Program | Friday, October 25, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | PromoScience | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
| IOF Olympic Studies Centre | PhD Students and Early Career Academics Research Grant Programme | Monday, September 23, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Engage Grants | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Partnership Development Grants | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Other: Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS (Winter 2025) | Tuesday, November 19, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: HCRI - Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts | Thursday, November 7, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health | Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts (2024) | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 |
| Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services | Ontario’s Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence: Call for Proposals | Friday, October 11, 2024 |
| Ontario Centre of Innovation | Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN): R&D Partnership Fund – Advanced Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Stream | Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
| Ontario HIV Treatment Network | OHTN HIV Endgame Program: New Call for Applications | Friday, September 13, 2024 |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | OECD - CRP Research Fellowships | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | OECD - CRP Applications for Events (Conferences, Workshops, Symposiums) | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC- Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE) Research Communities Grants | Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC John C. Polanyi Award | Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research | Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC Awards for Science Promotion | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC - UKRI Call for Proposals on Quantum Technologies | Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | New Horizons for Seniors Program – Community-based Projects (up to $25,000) | Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
| Government of Canada | New Frontiers in Research Fund: Exploration Stream | Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Needs Assessment to Identify Priority Health Research Areas for Women and Diverse Members in the Canadian Armed Forces, and to Identify Existing Barriers to Carrying out Health Research for These Populations | Friday, September 6, 2024 |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | National Housing Strategy Research and Planning Fund | Friday, September 27, 2024 |
| SSHRC / Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) / UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) /Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Envisioning Governance Systems that Work | Thursday, December 12, 2024 |
| International Development Research Centre | Justice for Women and Indigenous Peoples through Climate-resilient Forests and Food Systems – John G. Bene Fellowship 2024 | Friday, October 11, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Insight Grants | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | IHDCYH Talks | Monday, September 23, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Idea to Innovation Grants | Monday, September 16, 2024 |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Housing Research Awards | Friday, September 6, 2024 |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Guggenheim Fellowships | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
| Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks | Great Lakes Local Action Fund | Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
| Bank of Canada | Governor's Award | Friday, November 29, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering | Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Awards | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Scholar Entrepreneurship Award | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Research Chairs | Friday, November 15, 2024 |
| Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program | Friday, September 20, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Fellowship: CIHR Fellowship | Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Feasibility Study On Health Outcomes for Women and Diverse Members in the Canadian Armed Forces | Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Experience, Access to Care and Support | Friday, October 25, 2024 |
| National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | Eureka Globalstars Japan 2024-2025 Call for Proposals | Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
| European Research Council | ERC Synergy Grants | Wednesday, November 6, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Environmental Scan and Evaluation of Key Attributes of Training Scenarios Involving Moral-ethical Dilemmas for Military Personnel | Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | Connection Grants | Friday, November 1, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Thursday, October 24, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate and Health Interdisciplinary Award | Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Chair: Implementation Science Chairs in HDCYH | Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Digital Health | Tuesday, December 3, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Biomedical Research for HIV/AIDS and STBBI | Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards for Medical Scientists | Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Career Awards at the Scientific Interface | Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
| Government of Canada | Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) Call for Proposals | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
| Canada Council | Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes | Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
| WSIB Ontario | Call for Proposals: 2025 WSIB Research and Grants Competition | Friday, October 11, 2024 |
| Government of Canada | Call for concept notes: Scaling up Women and Youth’s Participation in the Labour Force in Jordan | Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
| Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS) | Call for Applications | Friday, November 29, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering | Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
| Harrington Discovery Institute | Brain Health Medicines | Monday, September 30, 2024 |
| BioCanRx | BioCanRx Open Call for Research Proposals | Monday, August 26, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | Barriers to Access and Use of Contraception in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), other Military Forces, and Canadian and Global Populations | Friday, September 6, 2024 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships | Monday, December 16, 2024 |
| Veterans Affairs Canada / Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) / Canadian Forces Health Services / Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) | AI-enabled Transfusion Algorithm for Personalized Trauma Care | Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
| American Chemical Society | ACS Petroleum Research Fund | Friday, September 6, 2024 |
| Kidney Foundation of Canada | 2025 Kidney Health Research Grant Competition | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
| Government of Canada | 2024-2025 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Competition | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
| The British Academy | Knowledge Frontiers: International Interdisciplinary Research Projects 2025 | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
| Sony | Faculty Innovation Award | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
| Thunder Bay Community Foundation | Dr. R. K. Dewar Medical Research Grant Fund and Other Opportunities | Monday, October 14, 2024 |
| CMC Microsystems | Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence | Friday, September 20, 2024 |