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Office of Research Services Funding Deadlines

NOTICE: More Funding Deadlines Coming Soon

Below is a list of upcoming major grant funding competitions and associated deadlines to support planning and preparation. Researchers are asked to contact a Research Facilitator in the Office of Research Services early in the process of developing grant applications. They can review drafts of any sections at early stages and provide feedback. Contact Us.

Applicants should obtain departmental and faculty approval by submitting a Funded Research Approval Form with their proposal and budget.  A penultimate draft is acceptable if the proposal is being refined.  Please check with your Faculty for their deadlines and turnaround times. 

The signed Funded Research Approval Form and proposal should be forwarded to a Research Facilitator by the internal deadlines below.  This allows for review of applications and budgets, preparation of additional documentation (such as letters of support and/or confirmation of institutional contributions), compliance with the funder’s and University’s guidelines and policies, and obtaining institutional approval.  All grant applications must receive Departmental and Faculty approval and be reviewed by a Research Facilitator for institutional approval prior to submission, whether it is required by the funder or not.

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering

Research Facilitator: Ali Usman

Funder

Program

ORS Internal Deadline

Funder Deadline(s)

NSERC Subatomic Physics Discovery (SAP-DG)
when requesting $500,000 or more per
year
Notice of Intent: July 20, 2026
Full Application: September 17, 2026
Notice of Intent: August 3, 2026
Full Application: October 1, 2026
NSERC PromoScience Full Application: September 1, 2026 Full Application: September 15, 2026
NSERC CREATE Full Application: September 7, 2026 Full Application: September 21, 2026
NSERC Idea to Innovation Full Application: September 8, 2026 Full Application: September 22, 2026
NSERC Subatomic Physics Major Resources
Support (SAP-MRS)

Subatomic Physics Category 2 or 3
Research Tools and Instruments
(SAP-RTI)

Subatomic Physics Category 1
Research Tools and Instruments
(SAP-RTI)

Notice of Intent: July 20, 2026

 

Full Application: September 17, 2026

 


Full Application: October 13, 2026

Notice of Intent: August 3, 2026

 

Full Application: October 1, 2026



Full Application: October 27, 2026

NSERC Discovery Horizons (pilot) Full Application: October 6, 2026 Full Application: October 20, 2026
NSERC Research Tools and Instruments
grants program
Full Application: October 13, 2026 Full Application: October 27, 2026
NSERC Discovery Grants(DG), Subatomic
Physics Discovery (SAP-DG)
Notice of Intent: July 20, 2026
Full Application: October 19, 2026
Notice of Intent: August 4, 2026
Full Application: November 2, 2026
NSERC Grain Farmers of Ontario - Call for
Letters of Intent
Internal deadline: October 23, 2026 Letter of Intent: July 17, 2026
Sponsor deadline: November 6, 2026
NSERC Alliance Advantage No Deadline No Deadline
NSERC Alliance Society No Deadline No Deadline

Health

Research Facilitator: Aditi Sharma

Funder

Program

ORS Internal Deadline

Funder Deadline(s)

ABF

American Brain Foundation
- Funding Opportunities Open

2 weeks before Application
Deadline
Application Deadlines: Multiple Between
July 30 and Oct 8, 2026
Veterans Affairs
Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada -
Improving Early Identification
and Early Intervention for CAF
Mental Health Needs

Internal Deadline: July 21, 2026 Full Application: August 4, 2026
Veterans Affairs
Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada -
Environmental Scan and
Evaluation Plan of Key
Attributes of Virtual Stress
Exposure Training Scenarios
in Support of the Road to
Mental Readiness (R2MR) Program
Internal Deadline: July 21, 2026 Full Application: August 4, 2026
Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Canada 2026
/2027 Funding Opportunities
& Research Priorities
Internal Deadline: Multiple Letter of Intent & Application Deadline:
Multiple from August 14
to December 2026
Heart & Stroke 2027 Heart & Stroke Grant-in-
Aid (GIA) Program
Internal Deadline: August 13, 2026 Full Application: August 27, 2026
The BrightFocus
Foundation
Standard Award In Alzheimer's
Disease Research
Internal Deadline: August 18, 2026 Full Application: September 1, 2026
The BrightFocus
Foundation
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
In Alzheimer's Disease Research
Internal Deadline: August 18, 2026 Full Application: September 1, 2026
Heart & Stroke 2027 Heart & Stroke research
competition - New Investigator
Award (NI)
Internal Deadline: August 20, 2026 Full Application: September 3, 2026
CIHR Project Grant Fall Competition:
Internal Deadline: August 26, 2026
Fall Competition:
Registration: August 12 , 2026 
Full Application: September 9, 2026
The American
Association for
Cancer Research
Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Research Challenge Grants
Internal Deadline: August 27, 2026 Full Application: September 10, 2026
HRF Health System Solutions Grant 2026 Internal Deadline: September 2, 2026 Letter of Intent: July 22, 2026
Full Application: September 16, 2026
Heart & Stroke 2027 Heart & Stroke research
competition-Grants-in-Aid:
Indigenous Research Stream
Internal Deadline: September 3, 2026 Full Application: September 17, 2026
CIHR Operating Grant: Aging
in the Community
Internal Deadline: August 29, 2026 Full Application: September 22, 2026
CIHR Operating Grant: Data Analysis
Using Existing CDN Databases
and Cohorts
Full Application: September 8, 2026 Registration: September 2, 2026
Full Application: September 22, 2026
CIHR Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal
Study on Aging (CLSA) Data (2026)
Internal Deadline: Sep 10, 2026 Full Application: September 24, 2026
SHRF Connections Program: Align Grant Call #2:
Full Application: September 17, 2026
Call #2:
Full Application: October 1, 2026
CIHR Institute of Human Development,
Child and Youth Health
No Deadline Registration deadline: September 21,2026
Full Application: October 5, 2026
CIHR Team Grant: National Evidence
Platform: Youth Mental Health
Internal Deadline: September 24, 2026 Registration : September 24, 2026
Full Application: October 8, 2026
Alzheimer's
Association

Alzheimer’s Association Clinician
Scientist Fellowship for All
(AACSFA) Program
Internal Deadline: September 30, 2026 Letter of Intent due: August 14, 2026 –
5 p.m. ET
Full Application: October 14, 2026
Alzheimer's
Association
Alzheimer’s Association
Research Fellowship for All
(AARFA) Program - Funding
for Post Docs
Internal Deadline: September 30, 2026 Letter of Intent due: August 14, 2026 –
5 p.m. ET
Full Application: October 14, 2026
Alzheimer's
Association
Alzheimer’s Association Research
Grant For All (AARGA)
Program - ECRs
Internal Deadline: September 30, 2026 Letter of Intent due: August 14, 2026 –
5 p.m. ET
Full Application: October 14, 2026
CIHR Operating Grant: ECRs in Human
Development, Child and Youth Health
Internal Deadline: October 6, 2026 Registration: September 15, 2026
Full Application: October 20, 2026
CIHR Operating Grant: Evaluation
& Implementation Science:
Youth Mental Health
Internal Deadline: October 22, 2026 Registration : October 22, 2026
Full Application: November 5, 2026
SHRF Solutions Program: Innovation
Grant
Eligibility Check: No internal deadline
Full Application: October 22, 2026
Eligibility Check: September 10, 2026
Full Application: November 5, 2026 
SHRF Solutions Program: Impact Grant Eligibility Check: No internal deadline
Full Application: October 22, 2026
Eligibility Check: September 10, 2026
Full Application:  November 5, 2026
SHRF Connections Program: Mobilize
Grant: Truth & Action
Full Application: 2 weeks before
submission
Full Application: Continuous intake
SCPOR SCPOR - Traineeship (Matched
Funding Opportunity)
Full Application: 2 weeks before
submission
Full Application: Continuous intake

Social Sciences & Humanities

Research Facilitator: Barb Flynn

Funder

Program

ORS Internal Deadline

Funder Deadline(s)

SSHRC Connection Grant Full Application: 2 weeks before
funder deadline
Full Application: February 2, 2026
May 1, August 4, November 2, 2026
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant  Full Application: 2 weeks before
funder deadline
Full Application: September 15,
December 15, March 15, June 15
SSHRC Insight Grants Internal Deadline: September 15, 2026 Application Deadline: October 1, 2026
SSHRC Partnership Development Grants Internal Deadline: October 30, 2026 Application Deadline: November 16, 2026
SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants:
Changing Nature of Security and Conflict
Internal Deadline: November 17, 2026 Application Deadline: December 03, 2026

International

Research Facilitator: Michelle McCarron

Funder

Program

ORS Internal Deadline

Funder Deadline(s)

UKRI Canada–UK–US call for proposals:
Enhancing Resilience to Wildfires
in the Wildland-Urban Interface
Internal Deadline: September 16, 2026 Application Deadline: September 30, 2026
European Commission Horizon Europe (multiple funding
calls)
Full Application: One month prior
to posted submission deadline
for funding call
Full Application: Dates vary by
funding call; please consult the
EU Funding & Tenders Portal
(link in program description to the left)
German Research
Foundation (DFG)
Research Units Draft Proposal: Continuous intake
Establishment Proposal: Two weeks
prior to submission
Draft proposal: Continuous intake
Establishment Proposal: No deadline
(by invitation only)
Global Affairs Canada
(GAC)
Unsolicited Proposal (Open Topics) Concept Note: Continuous intake
Full Application: Two weeks prior
to submission
Concept Note: Continuous intake
Full Application: No deadline
(by invitation only)

Interdisciplinary & Other Opportunities

Funder

Program

ORS Internal Deadline

Funder Deadline(s)

Research 
Facilitator

Mitacs Mitacs Accelerate Defence and
Security Call
No Deadline

Application Deadline: August 17, 2026

Fatima Dargah

NFRF 2026 Exploration Competition Internal Deadline: October 06, 2026

Registration : August 18, 2026
Application Deadline: October 20, 2026

Ali Usman,
Michelle McCarron,
Barb Flynn

Internal Funding Opportunities

Funder

Program

ORS Internal Deadline

Funder Deadline(s)

Research 
Facilitator

Internal Funding
Opportunity
Vice-President (Research)
Indigenous Researcher Fund
No Deadline No Deadline Michelle McCarron