Funding Opportunities Database

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List of opportunities

Health and medicine

Funding opportunity	Sponsor	Registration/LOI Deadline	Application Deadline
CIHR - Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	04/01/2025	06/19/2025
Athritis Society Canada - Strategic Operating Grants	Athritis Society Canada	04/09/2025	09/02/2025 (by invitation only)
CIHR - Oral Health Data Analysis	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	04/15/2025	05/13/2025
Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation -Call for Proof-of-Principle Basic Science/Preclinical Proposals in Cancer Research	Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation	04/15/2025	05/31/2025
SickKids Foundation & CIHR IHDCY - Investigators Research Grants	SickKids Foundation & CIHR IHDCY	N/A	04/21/2025
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
CQDM & Brain Canada Foundation - Collaborative Research Projects on the Brain	CQDM & Brain Canada Foundation	05/21/2025	05/28/2025
CIHR - HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	06/13/2024	09/04/2025
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
CIHR - Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention Team Grants	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	Winter 2025	Summer 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
National Defence - MINDS - Targeted Engagement Grant Program	National defence - IDEaS	N/A	04/03/2025
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
Research Corporation for Science Advancement - Cottrell Scholars	Research Corporation for Science Advancement	N/A	07/01/2025
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
Spencer Foundation - Research Grants on Education	Spencer Foundation	N/A	04/16/2025
SSRHC - Connection Grants	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	N/A	05/01/2025 ; 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
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
AMS Healthcare - Project Grant - History of Medicine and Healthcare	AMS Healthcare	N/A	04/02/2025
CIRA - Net Good Grants	CIRA	N/A	04/09/2025
NSERC - CREATE	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)	05/01/2025	09/23/2025
Wellcome - Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking urgent climate action by making the health effects of climate change visible	Wellcome	N/A	04/30/2025
The Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulations (CNAR) - Research Program in Professional Regulation	The Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulations (CNAR)	N/A	05/01/2025
SSHRC - Destination Horizon Grants	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)	N/A	05/22/2025 ; 09/22/2025 (8 p.m. eastern)
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 + Health Excellence Centers	Burroughs Wellcome Fund	08/07/2025	12/04/2025 (by invitation only)

Trainee Opportunities

Funding opportunity	Sponsor	Registration/LOI Deadline	Application Deadline
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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