Connection Grants
These grants support short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization events and activities.
These grants support short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization events and activities.
SSHRC’s Storytellers Challenge asks postsecondary students to show Canadians, in up to three minutes or 300 words, how social sciences and humanities research is impacting our lives, our world and our future for the better.
Brain Canada and Heart & Stroke are pleased to launch the 2026 Research Network of Excellence in Women’s Heart and/or Brain Health
The third Research Network of Excellence in Women’s Heart and/or Brain Health, is focused on rehabilitation and recovery following acute heart-brain health events such as stroke, heart attack, and cardiac arrest.
Women recovering from heart-brain events—such as stroke, heart attack, or cardiac arrest—often encounter delays in accessing rehabilitation, lower referral rates, and reduced participation in recovery program compared to men. These inequities are further compounded by social determinants of health, including income, geography, ethnicity, disability, and caregiving responsibilities, which can limit access to culturally safe, gender-responsive care.
The network will receive $5 million over five years to establish a Canada-wide collaboration of researchers. Its priority is to improve access to heart-brain rehabilitation and recovery programs for women, using a whole-person approach that considers physiological, psychological, emotional, social, and environmental factors. The launch of this funding opportunity marks a continued commitment to addressing systemic inequities in women’s health and driving forward research that leads to change.
Please refer to the Request for Applications for additional details
Deadline for receipt of Registration : January 15, 2026 15:00 ET
Deadline for receipt of Full Application : April 9, 2026 15:00 ET
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) and Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) are pleased to launch the inaugural Health Services and Policy Research Impact Award competition.
The HSPR Impact Award recognizes HSPR that has made an impact by demonstrably contributing to the transformation of health systems, improving people’s lives, or generating social or economic benefits. This award celebrates research that has moved beyond publication to achieve real-world impact – such as influencing policy, improving service delivery, advancing health equity, or contributing to economic and social prosperity.
In continued partnership, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) and Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) are pleased to launch the annual Article of the Year competition. The Article of the Year competition aims to recognize ground-breaking health services and policy research (HSPR) published in the prior year in a peer-reviewed journal that has significantly contributed to the field of HSPR. The recipient is honored with an award of $10,000, a Certificate of Excellence presented at the annual CAHSPR conference, and has the opportunity to orally present their article at a CAHSPR HSPR Talks webinar as well as at a lunchtime session at the CAHSPR conference.
AMS Healthcare strives to improve the healthcare of all Canadians by innovating education and practice, championing the history of medicine and healthcare, supporting leadership development, and advancing research in the health humanities. In recent years, AMS Healthcare has provided funding for activities that address two key factors of the health care system: Compassionate care; and, artificial intelligence and digital health solutions. AMS Healthcare’s Compassionate Care in a Technological World strategic priority focusses on promoting the integration of digital technology/artificial intelligence (DT/AI) and compassionate care in the delivery of health care services, education of health professionals as well as facilitating the leadership needed to realize the promise of technology.
AMS Healthcare is offering grants of up to $30,000 to early and mid-career academic researchers and regulated health care professionals to support research, knowledge translation and spread and scale activities related to the impact of DT/AI on compassionate care.
AMS Healthcare strives to improve the healthcare of all Canadians by innovating education and practice, championing the history of medicine and healthcare, supporting leadership development, and advancing research in the health humanities. In recent years, AMS Healthcare has provided funding for activities that address two key factors of the health care system: Compassionate care; and, artificial intelligence and digital health solutions. AMS Healthcare’s Compassionate Care in a Technological World strategic priority focusses on promoting the integration of digital technology/artificial intelligence (DT/AI) and compassionate care in the delivery of health care services, education of health professionals as well as facilitating the leadership needed to realize the promise of technology.
AMS Healthcare is offering one-year fellowships of up to $75,000 to early and mid-career academic researchers and regulated health care professionals to study and develop leadership and expertise/competence in the impact of DT/AI on compassionate care.
The Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) is a specified purpose account administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), on behalf of the Government of Canada, to direct funds received from fines, penalties, court orders and voluntary payments to priority projects that will benefit Canada’s natural environment. Through its support of these projects, the EDF helps to ensure environmental good follows environmental harm.
Application Deadline: December 18, 2025, 15:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Location: Any province or territory in Canada
Funds Available: $614,655.00
Fund Use Requirement:
Stream 1: For projects related to advancing research and development related to (1) improving the body of knowledge of substances found in consumer products that may impact the environment in Canada; and/or (2) identifying methods for reducing environmental risk of harmful substances found in consumer products in Canada. Applicants with projects of national scope or projects from any province or territory are welcome to apply.
Priority may be given to projects focusing on cosmetics/personal care products. Applicants must request a minimum of $50,000 from ECCC in the application's budget to be eligible for funding.
Stream 2: For projects related to increasing education and awareness related to (1) raising awareness of the environmental impact of substances found in consumer products in Canada; and/or (2) promoting good practices to mitigate the environmental impact of substances found in consumer products in Canada. Applicants with projects of national scope or projects from any province or territory are welcome to apply.
Priority may be given to projects focusing on cosmetics/personal care products. Applicants must request a minimum of $250,000 from ECCC in the application's budget to be eligible for funding.
The Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) is proud to announce a new funding opportunity designed to nurture curiosity, sharpen research skills, and advance care for children and families affected by childhood cancer.
The POGO Trainee Funding Grant provides up to $5,000 per trainee to support individuals in programs affiliated with childhood cancer as they complete research projects that contribute to the goals of Ontario’s 2024–2029 Childhood Cancer Care Plan.
Recognizing that training periods are often short, applications will be accepted four times per year, with deadlines on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 and one to two grants awarded at each cycle.
This grant is open to trainees conducting research related to the field of childhood cancer in Ontario.