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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.

Includes Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) and more

Funder

Program

ORS Internal Deadline

Funder Deadline(s)

Research 
Facilitator

NSERC Grain Farmers of Ontario - Call for
Letters of Intent

Internal deadline: October 23, 2026
Letter of Intent (LOI) : July 17, 2026
Sponsor deadline: November 6, 2026
Ali Usman
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 (NOI): August 3, 2026
Full Application: October 1, 2026
Ali Usman
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

(NOI): August 3, 2026

 

Full Application: October 1, 2026



Full Application: October 27, 2026

 Ali Usman

NSERC Discovery Grants(DG), Subatomic
Physics Discovery (SAP-DG)
Notice of Intent: July 20, 2026
Full Application: October 19, 2026
Notice of Intent (NOI): August 4, 2026
Full Application: November 2, 2026
Ali Usman
NSERC PromoScience Full Application: September 1, 2026 Full Application: September 15, 2026 Ali Usman
NSERC CREATE Full Application: September 7, 2026 Full Application: September 21, 2026 Ali Usman
NSERC Discovery Horizons (pilot) Full Application: October 6, 2026 Full Application: October 20, 2026 Ali Usman
NSERC Research Tools and Instruments
grants program
Full Application: October 13, 2026 Full Application: October 27, 2026 Ali Usman
NSERC Alliance Advantage No Deadline No Deadline Ali Usman
NSERC Alliance Society No Deadline No Deadline Ali Usman
NSERC Idea to Innovation Full Application: September 8, 2026 Full Application: September 22, 2026 Andrew Doan
ABF

American Brain Foundation
- Funding Opportunities Open

2 weeks before Application
Deadline
Application Deadline: Multiple Aditi Sharma
CIHR Canada Postdoctoral Research Award
(CPRA) Program
Registration: No internal deadline
Full Application: Early September (TBA)
Registration: Mid-August (TBA)
Full Application: Mid-September (TBA)
Aditi Sharma
CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant -
Institute/Initiative Community
Support (ICS)
Winter Competition:
Full Application: 2 weeks before funder
deadline
Fall Competition:
Full Application: 2 weeks before funder
deadline
Winter Competition:
Full Application: Deadline varies each
year (Nov-Feb)
Fall Competition:
Full Application: Deadline varies each
year (June-Aug)
Aditi Sharma
CIHR Project Grant Fall Competition:
Registration: No internal deadline
Internal Deadline: August 26, 2026
Fall Competition:
Registration: August 12 , 2026 
Full Application: September 9, 2026
Aditi Sharma
CIHR

Operating Grant: Aging
in the Community

Internal Deadline: August 29, 2026 Application Deadline: September 11, 2026 Aditi Sharma
CIHR Operating Grant: Data Analysis
Using Existing CDN Databases
and Cohorts
Registration: No internal deadline
Full Application: September 8, 2026
Registration: September 2, 2026
Full Application: September 22, 2026
Aditi Sharma
CIHR

Operating Grant: ECRs in Human
Development, Child and Youth Health

Internal Deadline: October 6, 2026 Application Deadline: October 20, 2026 Aditi Sharma
CIHR

Canada Postdoctoral Research Award
(CPRA) Program

Internal Deadline: TBD (Summer) ResearchNet Deadline: September 17, 2026 Aditi Sharma
CIHR

Team Grant: National Evidence
Platform: Youth Mental Health

Application Deadline: October 8, 2026 Registration Deadline: September 24, 2026 Aditi Sharma
CIHR

Operating Grant: Evaluation
& Implementation Science:
Youth Mental Health

Internal Deadline: October 22 Registration Deadline: October 22, 2026
Application Deadline: November 5, 2026
Aditi Sharma
HRF Health System Solutions Grant 2026
Internal Deadline: September 2, 2026
Letter of Intent (LOI) : July 22, 2026
Application Deadline: September 17, 2026
Aditi Sharma
Veterans Affairs
Canada

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

Internal Deadline: July 21, 2026 Submission Deadline: August 4, 2026 Aditi Sharma
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 Submission Deadline: August 4, 2026 Aditi Sharma
SHRF Connections Program: Align Grant Call #2:
Full Application: September 17, 2026
Call #2:
Full Application: October 1, 2026
Aditi Sharma
SHRF Connections  Program: Mobilize
Grant
Call #2:
Full Application: 2 weeks before funder
deadline
Call #2:
Full Application: No Deadline
Aditi Sharma
SHRF Connections Program: Mobilize
Grant: Truth & Action
Full Application: 2 weeks before
submission
Full Application: Continuous intake Aditi Sharma
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 
Aditi Sharma
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
Aditi Sharma
SHRF Solutions Program: $2.5M in
Brain Health Research Funding
Available
Full Application: 2 weeks before
submission
Eligibility Deadline: September 10 
Application Deadline: November 5
Aditi Sharma
Heart & Stroke 2027 Heart & Stroke Grant-in-
Aid (GIA) Program

Internal Deadline: August 13, 2026

Application Deadline: August 27, 2026 Aditi Sharma
Heart & Stroke 2027 Heart & Stroke research
competition - New Investigator
Award (NI)

Internal Deadline: August 20, 2026

Application Deadline: September 3, 2026 Aditi Sharma
Heart & Stroke 2027 Heart & Stroke research
competition-Grants-in-Aid:
Indigenous Research Stream
Internal Deadline: September 3, 2026 Application Deadline: September 17, 2026 Aditi Sharma
SCPOR SCPOR - Traineeship (Matched
Funding Opportunity)
No Deadline No Deadline Aditi Sharma
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant  Full Application: 2 weeks before
funder deadline
Full Application: September 15,
December 15, March 15, June 15
Barb Flynn
SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants:
Changing Nature of Security and Conflict
Internal Deadline: November 17, 2026 Application Deadline: December 03, 2026 Barb Flynn
SSHRC Connection Grant Full Application: 2 weeks before
funder deadline
Full Application: February 2, 2026
May 1, August 4, November 2, 2026
Barb Flynn
SSHRC Partnership Development Grants Internal Deadline: October 30, 2026 Application Deadline: November 16, 2026 Barb Flynn
SSHRC Insight Grants Internal Deadline: September 15, 2026 Application Deadline: October 1, 2026 Barb Flynn
NFRF 2026 Exploration Competition Internal Deadline: October 06, 2026

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

 Ali Usman,
Michelle McCarron,
Barb Flynn

NSERC 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 Michelle McCarron
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)
Michelle McCarron
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)
Michelle McCarron
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)
Michelle McCarron
Internal Funding
Opportunity
Vice-President (Research)
Indigenous Researcher Fund
No Deadline No Deadline Michelle McCarron
Mitacs Mitacs Accelerate Defence and
Security Call
No Deadline Application Deadline: August 17, 2026 Fatima Dargah