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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

CIHR offers various funding opportunities throughout the year. Check for the current opportunities and deadlines.

Supports individual researchers or groups of researchers to advance fundamental or applied health-related knowledge in all areas of health.

• Variable value, no minimum or maximum, ~$200,000/year average
• Up to 5 years
• RASF submission deadline: 3 weeks prior to external deadline
• External deadlines: September and March

Supports activities, partnership development, and events to prepare to conduct health research or to share results.

• Variable funding limits, ~$10,000-50,000/year maximum
• 1 year
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• External deadlines: variable, Summer and Winter

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Supports individual researchers’ long-term program of research.

• Variable ~$47,000/year average
• 5 years
• RASF submission deadline: October 11
• External deadline: November 1
• NOI: August

Supports research collaborations across two streams: Advantage (to address partner needs) and Society (to address societal challenges).

• Varies by stream up to $1,000,000/year
• Up to 5 years
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• External deadline: ongoing

Supports teams of researchers to offer training and mentoring opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

• Maximum of $1.65M total
• Up to 6 years
• RASF submission deadline: September 8
• External deadline: September 22
• LOI: May 1

Supports NSERC-funded researchers to purchase rent, repair, upgrade, or fabricate equipment.

• Up to $150,000
• 1 year
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• October application

Supports outreach initiatives promoting the natural sciences & engineering to young people in Canada, particular under-represented groups.

• Up to $200,000/year
• Up to 3 years
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• September application

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Supports longer-term (2-5 year) research projects that build knowledge about people, societies, and the world. Can be used to support ongoing research.

• $10,000 - $500,000
• 2-5 years
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• October Application

Supports the initial stages of research that build knowledge about people, societies, and the world. Established Scholars may only apply to pursue new research questions and/or approaches. This restriction does not apply to Emerging Scholars.

• $10,000 - $100,000 
• 1-2 years
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• February Application

Supports short-term knowledge mobilization initiatives (outreach activities and/or events). Applicants can apply for funding exceeding the $50,000 limit for outreach activities if the request is well justified.

• $7,000 - $50,000 ($25,000 max. for event component)
• 1 year
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• Feb, May, Aug, Nov Applications

Supports short-term (1 year) research projects that respond to the needs of a single partner organization.

• $10,000 - $50,000
• 1 year
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• Mar, June, Sept, Dec Applications

Supports shorter-term (1-3 year) projects to develop partnership-based research or knowledge mobilization projects, or design/test new partnership approaches.

• $75,000 - 200,000
• 1-3 years
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• November Application

Provides long-term (4-7 year) support for new or existing partnerships to advance research training and/or knowledge mobilization. Includes a two-stage application process

• Stage 1: up to $30,000
• Stage 1: 1 year
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• Stage 1 Feb Deadline
• Stage 2 up to $2.5M
• Stage 2: 4-7 years
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• Stage 2 Oct Deadline

New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)

Supports novel interdisciplinary research that has the potential to make a significant impact (high reward) but which carries a potential risk of failure (high risk).

• Up to $125,000/year
• Up to 2 years
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline for full application
• 2-stage application process: NOI and full application; annual competition with variable deadlines

Supports transformative, large-scale Canadian-led interdisciplinary research that has the potential to make a significant impact (high reward) but which carries a potential risk of failure (high risk).

• $2M - $4M/year
• Up to 6 years
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline for full application
• 3-stage application process: NOI, LOI, full application; biennial competition with variable deadlines

Health Research BC

Health Research BC offers other programs that are currently suspended. This webpage will be updated when the programs launch.

Individual award to provide salary support to postdoctoral or health professional researchers.

• $60,000 + allowance
• up to 3 years
• Winter Application
• RASF submission deadline: 2 weeks prior to external deadline
• LOI: November

Mitacs

  offers several internship-based funding for students and postdoctoral fellows to complete discrete research projects with partner organizations. Explore their website for the current programs.

Contact Mitacs Advisor Nolan Beise to discuss your project ideas and assess partner organization eligibility.