Two Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes are awarded to distinguished individuals; one in the arts and one in the social sciences and humanities. These prizes encourage continuing contributions to the cultural and intellectual heritage of Canada.

Potential nominators

Candidates must be nominated by an individual or an organization. Any person or organization with an interest in nominating appropriate individuals is eligible to do so.

 If you are interested in being nominated for one of these awards, please contact the Office of Research (sshrc.research@lakeheadu.ca) to indicate your interest in applying.

Potential candidates

These prizes are for individuals. Candidates must:

• be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, as defined by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. They do not need to be residing in Canada.
• be living as of the nomination deadline date
• have made a substantial and distinguished contribution over a significant period in either the arts and/or the social sciences and humanities (e.g. disciplines such as sociology, psychology, history, human geography, economics, political science, anthropology, or philosophy); and
• still be active and productive in their careers

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• Foster the sharing of data, expertise, and resources across Canada to drive innovation and collaboration, with a focus on leveraging AI to support cross-site data submission, harmonization, discovery, and sharing of multi-modal data.
• Develop a pan-Canadian framework that enables the collection, stewardship, management, and sharing of cancer data across distributed repositories and platforms, with the aim to promote reproducibility, rigour, and reuse of research outputs, while reducing duplication and operational inefficiencies across the ecosystem, in alignment with other national efforts, including the Canadian Research Data Platform.
• Support interdisciplinary team science by enabling secure and ethical sharing of data, expertise, and biosample resources among researchers across disciplines and jurisdictions, which is responsive to domain-specific needs of the cancer community.
• Strengthen national research capacity in integrating inclusive, intersectional, and innovative skillsets, technologies, and methods in data science, analytics, and AI into their research.
• Foster knowledge mobilization around implementation of best practices on responsible data management and sharing approaches that support open science, trusted reuse, and long-term public value from research investments.

Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grants foster and enhance the discovery, innovation and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment.

Researchers are invited to apply for a new grant funding opportunity sponsored by the Canadian Forces Health Services Women and Diversity Health (WDH) program to conduct a research study exploring the health care needs and experiences of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members identifying as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis. This study provides an opportunity to drive health care system improvement.

Pilot Project Grant (PPG)

The Parkinson Canada Pilot Project Grant Program provides up to $100,000 for a maximum of two years to support researchers pursuing novel, high-priority areas of Parkinson’s research in Canada. The program is designed to generate preliminary data that can lead to larger projects eligible for major granting agency funding. Eligible projects may address biomedical, clinical, health services, or population-level research on Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, with relevance to detection, treatment, understanding underlying causes of Parkinson’s, and improving quality-of-life for people affected by Parkinson’s. Funding may be used for operating costs, scientific staff, and equipment. 

Graduate Student Award (GSA)

The Parkinson Canada Graduate Student Award provides up to $40,000 per year over a 2-year term to support full-time graduate students at the PhD level to encourage continued growth and revitalization in the fields of Parkinson’s research in Canada by supporting talented young scientists and providing students with an opportunity to enter into the area of Parkinson’s research during the early stages of their training. Parkinson Canada invites applicants committed to conducting research in areas relevant to the cure, cause, prevention, improved treatment and/or understanding of Parkinson’s disease, related disorders including: Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and other Parkinson’s conditions. 

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PRF) 

The Parkinson Canada Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program provides up to $70,000 per year over a 2 year term to support Postdoctoral Researchers who have obtained a doctoral degree (MD or PhD) in the last 5 years. Candidates must be exclusively conducting research relevant to the cure, cause, prevention, improved treatment and/or understanding of Parkinson’s disease, and related disorders including: Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and other Parkinson’s conditions. Funds awarded under the Program are to be used to cover salaries, benefits and expenses for research fellowships in Parkinson’s-related areas. 

Clinician Scientist Research Fellowship (CSRF) 

The Parkinson Canada Clinician Scientist Research Fellowship Program is a strategic initiative to encourage promising young medical professionals to become future leaders in the field of Parkinson’s Disease therapeutic management and research. Parkinson Canada intends to provide awards in the amount of: 

• $50,000 per year for Residents in Neurology/Neurosurgery for a 2-year term 

• $75,000 per year for Clinical Fellows for a 2-year term

These grants support short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization events and activities.

Geoffrey Hinton Prizes recognize Discovery Grant applicants whose creative application of AI in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) has generated or is poised to generate significant impact.  

Named in honour of Nobel laureate Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, the prizes are designed to accelerate discovery and innovation across the natural sciences and engineering by supporting early-stage researchers who are leveraging AI in novel, innovative and impactful ways. Each year, up to three prizes, valued at $100,000 each, will be awarded.  

Full details on eligibility, application instructions, and the review process are now available on the Geoffrey Hinton Prizes web page.

In addition, the following virtual information sessions will be offered:

• English: October 5, 2026, from 12 pm to 1 pm (ET)  
• French: October 6, 2026, from 12 pm to 1 pm (ET)

For any questions or to register for an information session, please contact hinton@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.

Applications are being accepted to the Gubenkian Institute for Advanced Study (GIAS) Fellowship program in Lisbon for the academic year 2027-28.  Fellows join a world-class community for a 3 to 8 month residency at GIAS; 15 fellowships will be awarded. Funding includes a monthly stipend, travel expenses, family health insurance, and a partial housing allowance. While generally focused on the arts and humanities, projects will be considered in most fields of inquiry, provided that the proposed work does not require laboratory or experimental facilities and is not primarily practice- or application-oriented. Application Deadline: October 15, 2026. For more information and to apply, go to: https://gulbenkian.pt/gias/news/2027-28-applications-open/

Digital tools have expanded the reach of family planning programs in sub-Saharan Africa, but most existing approaches rely on one-way or rule-based messaging that cannot replicate the kind of responsive, personalized conversation that moves women from awareness to action. Recent advances in large language models have changed what is possible. AI-enabled consumer engagement tools can now hold nuanced, multi-turn conversations in local languages, respond to individual questions and concerns, and deliver personalized information at very low marginal cost across both public and private sector channels. This RFP seeks to answer a core question for the family planning field: can AI-enabled direct-to-consumer engagement improve contraceptive uptake, continuation, and informed method choice at scale - and, if so, which approach works best?