Funding Opportunities Database

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List of opportunities

Health and medicine

Funding opportunity	Sponsor	Registration/LOI Deadline	Application Deadline
CIHR - HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	06/13/2024	09/04/2025
Athritis Society Canada - Stars Career Development Award	Athritis Society Canada	05/13/2025	06/26/2025
Athritis Society Canada - Ignite Innovation Grants	Athritis Society Canada	05/14/2025	06/27/2025
CIHR and European Partnership on Transforming Health and Care Systems - JTC 2025 - “Better care closer to home: Enhancing primary and community care”	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	N/A	06/19/2025
ALS Canada-Brain Canada - Discovery Grant Program 2025	ALS Canada & Brain Canada	N/A	07/09/2025 at 12 AM EST
Brain Canada and Diabetes Canada - Mental Health Funding Pool	Diabetes Canada & Brain Canada	N/A	07/11/2025 at 12 AM EST
Diabetes Canada - 2025 End Diabetes Awards	Diabetes Canada	N/A	07/11/2025 at 12 AM EST
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research - Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline (2025)	Ontario Institute for Cancer Research	05/13/2025	07/31/2025
Terry Fox Research Institute - Digital Health Innovation Fund request for applications	Digital Health & Discovery Platform	08/15/2025	11/28/2025
Defeat Duchenne - 2025 Research Grant Cycle	Defeat Duchenne	04/28/2025	09/15/2025
CIHR - Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention Team Grants	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	Winter 2025	Summer 2025
CIHR - Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity: 2025-26 Partnering for Impact – Catalyst Grant	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	N/A	Fall 2025
Indigenous Innovation Initiative - Request for Proposals	Indigenous Innovation Initiative	N/A	Open
GlycoNet: Clinical Partnerships	Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet)	N/A	Open
GlycoNet: International Partnerships	Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet)	N/A	Open
GlycoNet: Strategic Initiatives	Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet)	N/A	Open
GlycoNet: Translational Funding	Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet)	N/A	Open
Lupus Foundation of America – Lupus Canada Catalyst Grant	Lupus Foundation of America	N/A	Open

Science and engineering

Funding opportunity	Sponsor	Registration/LOI Deadline	Application Deadline
Research Corporation for Science Advancement - Cottrell Scholars	Research Corporation for Science Advancement	N/A	07/01/2025
Canadian Space Agency - Research opportunities in HAWC suborbital, science, and application development activities (ROHSSA)	Canadian Space Agency	N/A	07/16/2025 at 12 AM EST
NSERC-CNSC Small Modular Reactors Research Grant Initiative (Phase II)	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	N/A	Internal Deadline: 2025-07-17 Application Deadline: 2025-11-06 by invitation only
NSERC - ECCC Call for Proposals on Plastics Science and Innovation for a Cleaner and More Sustainable Future	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	05/15/2025	09/18/2025
NSERC/National Science Foundation: Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	Varies by program	By invitation only
Simons Foundation - Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS)	Mathematics & Physical Sciences (MPS)	Rolling deadline	Once LOI is approved
NSERC Alliance grants	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	N/A	Open
NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate Grants	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	N/A	Open

Social sciences, arts and humanities

Funding opportunity	Sponsor	Registration/LOI Deadline	Application Deadline
SSHRC - Partnership Engage Grants	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	N/A	06/15/2025
SSRHC - Connection Grants	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	N/A	08/01/2025 ; 11/01/2025 (8 p.m. eastern)
SSHRC - Policy Innovation Partnership Grants	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	N/A	09/10/2025
SSRHC - Indigenous Capacity and Leadership in Research Connection Grants	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	N/A	2025-09-23 at 8 PM EST
The Law Foundation of Ontario - Responsive Call	The Law Foundation of Ontario	N/A	Rolling deadline

Multi-disciplinary | All Researchers

Funding opportunity	Sponsor	Registration/LOI Deadline	Application Deadline
CIFAR - Calls for Expression of Interest for Solution Networks in AI Safety	CIFAR	04/21/2025	06/15/2025
New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation 2026	New Frontiers in Research Fund	06/17/2025	03/03/2026
Wellcome - Mental Health Award: Leveraging longitudinal data to transform early intervention in mental health	Wellcome	N/A	07/22/2025
Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants	Burroughs Wellcome Fund	N/A	07/24/2025 by 3 PM ET
Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Climate + Health Excellence Centers	Burroughs Wellcome Fund	08/07/2025	12/04/2025 (by invitation only)
New Frontiers in Research Fund - 2025 Exploration Competition	New Frontiers in Research Fund	08/19/2025	10/21/2025 at 12 AM EST
SSHRC - Destination Horizon Grants	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	N/A	09/22/2025 (8 p.m. eastern)
NSERC - CREATE	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	05/01/2025	09/23/2025
CIHR - Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity: Strengthening Resilient & Equitable Public Health Systems (STEPS) - Team Grants	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	September 2025	January 2026
Environment and Climate Change Canada - Indigenous Science and the Impacts of Plastic Pollution	Environment and Climate Change Canada	N/A	2025-10-16
CIHR - Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity: Emerging Learning Health System in Perinatal Mental Health	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	N/A	Fall 2025
CIHR - Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity: Yukon Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) Centre Operating Grant Funding Opportunity: Directed Grant	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	N/A	April 2026

Trainee Opportunities

Funding opportunity	Sponsor	Registration/LOI Deadline	Application Deadline
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Career Transition Fellowship	National Multiple Sclerosis Society	05/15/2025	08/20/2025
International Research Fellowship Opportunity For West African Researchers - Queen Elizabeth Scholars Program	Open AIR - Queen Elizabeth Scholars Program	N/A	10/31/2025
International Research Fellowship Opportunity For Canadian Researchers - Queen Elizabeth Scholars Program	Open AIR - Queen Elizabeth Scholars Program	N/A	10/31/2025

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