Insight Grants: October 2026 Competition

How to Apply: 

Insight Grants support research proposed by scholars and judged worthy of funding by their peers and/or other experts. Insight Grant research initiatives can be undertaken by an individual researcher or a team of researchers working in collaboration.

Applicants choose from one of two streams, depending on the amount of funding required. Both streams will be adjudicated by the same committees, and will receive the same rigorous level of merit review. The deadlines and application process are identical for both; however, the targeted success rate for Stream A is higher than for Stream B.

External Deadline: 
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research

Accelerate Global Excellence Award

How to Apply: 

The Mitacs Accelerate Global Excellence Award is an exciting funding opportunity targeting individuals who will relocate to Canada for a collaborative, industrial-based research project at an eligible Canadian academic institution and with a Mitacs-eligible partner (private company, not-for-profit organization, municipality, or hospital).

Jointly funded by Mitacs and industry partners, this award ensures strong collaboration and impact and will provide an enhanced funding package to support the costs of research as well as relocation.

Each two-year project will be valued at $170,000, broken down as follows:

  • $85,000 annual award, with $42,500 + tax per year provided by the partner organization (full contribution for the first year will be invoiced upon project approval)
  • Minimum of $70,000 allocated to stipend and up to $15,000 available for research and relocation expenses

Projects are collaborations between a postdoctoral fellow, a partner organization, and an academic supervisor.

External Deadline: 
Friday, September 11, 2026
Agency: 
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research

Impact of Fuel Selection During Live Fire Training on Firefighter Exposures to Carcinogens

How to Apply: 

Specific Priorities grants support research to address operational need and help answer key questions in occupational health and safety and workers' compensation. The purpose of this RFP is to solicit research proposals relating to the impact of Class A and Class B fuel types during live fire training on firefighter exposures to carcinogens.

Please be advised that a revised version of WorkSafeBC’s 2026 Specific Priorities Request for Proposals, Impact of fuel selection during live fire training on firefighter exposures to carcinogens, has been posted.
 
In the previous version, the Funding and Duration section stated:
“Due to operational need for this research, applications to this Specific Priorities grant must adhere to a maximum project timeline of six months.”
 
The revised version now states:
“Multi-year projects with reporting and annual deliverables will be considered, to a maximum of three years.”
External Deadline: 
Friday, July 24, 2026
Agency: 
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research

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

How to Apply: 

This funding opportunity seeks submissions that will generate practical evidence for CFHS on:

  • Barriers and enablers to early help-seeking and early intervention uptake for CAF-related mental health needs (member and clinician perspectives).
  • Barriers and enablers to implement and sustain MBC in routine care (workflow, burden, training, trust, and perceived value).
  • Safety, ethical, and privacy considerations for digital and agentic AI interventions used to support early intervention and MBC (including risk mitigation approaches).
  • Implementation guidance and recommendations to inform future policy, practice, and R&D scoping.
External Deadline: 
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research

Advancing Pilot G‑Tolerance: Evidence‑Based Innovations in Anti G Straining Maneuver Training

How to Apply: 

Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), in partnership with Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), invites proposals under the Joint Federal Research Funding Program (JFRFP) to advance scientific understanding and training effectiveness of the Anti‑G Straining Maneuver (AGSM) used by Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilots. This funding opportunity seeks integrative, multidisciplinary research to inform improved AGSM training approaches, with the goals of enhancing G‑force (Gz) tolerance, reducing the risk of G‑induced loss of consciousness (GLOC), and supporting operational performance in next‑generation high‑performance aircraft.

External Deadline: 
Friday, July 17, 2026
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research

Joint Federal Research Funding Program for Military Personnel and Veterans

Operating Grant : TRANSCAN-4 (TRANSCAN-4 JTC 2026 in Translational Research on Cancer Metabolism: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Diagnosis and Treatment)

How to Apply: 

The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to:

  • foster new collaborations between researchers and clinicians and to support original, high-quality projects with strong translational potential. Funded projects are expected to significantly advance the understanding and exploitation of cancer metabolism in clinically relevant settings.
External Deadline: 
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research

Awards for Students

How to Apply: 

The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program operates on the principle of reciprocal residential exchange and provides the opportunity for outstanding Canadian students to study and/or conduct research in the United States. Award recipients include Canadian citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or junior professionals.

Applicants can apply for
  • Fulbright Canada Student Awards: US$25,000 for one eight-month academic year. These all-discipline awards can be taken up at any college, university, think tank, or government agency in the United States.
  • Fulbright Canada Student Entrepreneurship Awards: US$25,000 for one eight-month academic year. These awards support the first year of graduate study at a host institution while providing comprehensive resources to transform innovative ideas into entrepreneurial realities. The all-discipline awards can be taken up at any college, university, think tank, or government agency in the United States.
  • Fulbright Canada - Honouring Nations Awards: US$25,000 for one eight-month academic year. These awards are dedicated to advancing research that focuses on critical Indigenous issues and fostering social connectedness and belonging within Indigenous communities and can be taken up at any college, university, think tank, or government agency in the United States.
External Deadline: 
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Doctoral
Masters
Research

Call for Proposals: Research Software Maintenance Fund

How to Apply: 

The Digital Research Alliance of Canada invites letters of interest (LOI) for the Research Software Maintenance Fund (RSMF). The RSMF sustains existing research software (tools and platforms) that are actively used beyond the originating team. RSMF’s goal is to reduce technical debt, strengthen RS governance and community, and ensure that essential software remains reliable, secure, and reusable while advancing Canadian software sovereignty.

External Deadline: 
Friday, June 26, 2026
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research

Digital Research Alliance of Canada

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