The Franklin program is designed to help meet the costs of faculty travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses.  for non-US applicants, the work must be conducted in the USA, with the maximum award amount of USD 6,500.  Deadlines: 01 Oct 2025 for work beginning Feb 2026-January 2027; and 01 Dec 2025 for work beginning April 2026 through January 2027. You can see a sample application HERE.

Brain Canada is proud to support Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) for the Indigenous Stream – Call for Proposals.  

This funding opportunity will support impactful projects to improve outcomes for Indigenous children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities, while recognizing and honouring the knowledge, priorities, and leadership of Indigenous Peoples.

We invite academics in partnership with Indigenous communities to bring forward projects that:

• Create Impact to measurably improve outcomes for Indigenous children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their caregivers.
• Are grounded in community-identified priorities, Indigenous knowledge, languages, and strengthen culturally appropriate approaches to care, support, and inclusion.
• Builds capacity, including non-western knowledge capacity, of Indigenous academics and the communities being served.
• Have clearly identified goals, activities, and expected outcomes that can be measured and shared with communities.
• Demonstrate feasibility and sustainability so that projects implemented and their benefits are maintained beyond the funding period.

Click here to review the Call for Proposals

Applications must be submitted by 6 p.m. PST on December 5, 2025 

This program is made possible by Kids Brain Health Network and the Canada Brain Research Fund, an innovative arrangement between the Government of Canada, through Health Canada, and Brain Canada

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to support:

• planning activities, partnership development and to increase understanding of the health research landscape that will contribute to the advancement of research consistent with the mandate of CIHR; and
• dissemination events and activities that focus on the communication of health research evidence to the appropriate researcher or knowledge user audiences, tailoring the message and medium as appropriate.

The Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program (FSIIP) provides funding for strategic investments in the forest sector that:

• improve productivity and innovation
• enhance competitiveness
• support new market access
• provide benefits to Ontario’s broader forest sector
• strengthen regional economies

Support is available under two project categories –business projects and collaboration projects

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invite applications for two-year initial research projects that harness synthetic biology to revolutionize our understanding and treatment of immune-related disorders. This RFA represents a strategic investment in transformative research that has the potential to yield breakthroughs with far-reaching impact on public health.

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invite applications for two-year initial research projects that merge cutting-edge engineering with deep biological inquiry to illuminate the dynamic molecular landscape of health and disease, unlocking new frontiers in high-precision interventions. This RFA represents a strategic investment in transformative research with the potential to drive breakthroughs that significantly advance our health.

The Gold Roof Award for Housing Research Excellence is for a significant research contribution that has increased knowledge or understanding in one of the National Housing Strategy’s priority areas. The research outcomes must have led to demonstrable impacts within the academic community or the housing sector. A cash award is given to the researcher, the research team, or the organization that did the research. It is to be used to promote and extend the research being honoured.

The President’s Medal is CMHC’s highest research honour. This prestigious award recognizes a significant research contribution that has not only increased knowledge or understanding in one of the National Housing Strategy’s priority areas but that has also addressed a priority action area identified by CMHC’s President and Chief Executive Officer. For this eighth edition of the President's Medal, the theme is Accelerating Housing Supply Through Construction Innovation. The research outcomes must have led to demonstrable impacts within the academic community or the housing sector.

The Gold Roof Award for Knowledge to Action recognizes initiatives that close the gap between what is known from excellent research and what is done with that knowledge in the housing sector. Its aim is to acknowledge innovative initiatives that have made outstanding contributions to housing and that are leading the way in best practice applications.