Office of Research Services Funding Deadlines
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.NOTICE: More Funding Deadlines Coming Soon
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.
Funding Calendar
ORS Funding Deadlines Calendar
Calendar of Canada’s research funding agency opportunities. Includes CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, NFRF and CFI
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
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| 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
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(NOI): August 3, 2026
Full Application: October 1, 2026 |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 |
Internal Deadline: October 6, 2026 | Application Deadline: October 20, 2026 | Aditi Sharma |
| CIHR | Internal Deadline: TBD (Summer) | ResearchNet Deadline: September 17, 2026 | Aditi Sharma | |
| CIHR | Application Deadline: October 8, 2026 | Registration Deadline: September 24, 2026 | Aditi Sharma | |
| CIHR |
Operating Grant: Evaluation |
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 |
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 |
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| 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 |