Early Researcher Awards
How to Apply:
The Early Researcher Awards program gives funding to new researchers working at publicly funded Ontario research institutions to build a research team.
Under this program, an ERA award to a leading researcher is worth a maximum of $100,000 and must be matched by an additional $50,000. For this competition, Lakehead University will provide the required matching contribution of $50,000 ($10,000 per year over 5 years) for up to two applications. If more than two qualified applications are received an internal review committee will be tasked with ranking the applicants to determine which application(s) will be submitted to the ERA program.
Lakehead University invites early career researchers who meet the ERA program criteria, to apply to the 2025 internal ERA competition. You are eligible to apply for this award if you:
- are a full-time, faculty or principal investigator (PI) based at an eligible institution in Ontario (adjunct positions do not qualify)
- have started your independent academic research career on or after January 1, 2020; and
- have completed your first Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, Medical Doctor or terminal degree on or after January 1, 2015 (anywhere world-wide)
- have not already held an Early Researcher Award, and
- are not a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair.
For more information, including internal deadlines, please click here.
External Deadline:
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Funding Source:
External
Funding Level:
Research