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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.

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

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Research Facilitator

NSERC Subatomic Physics Discovery (SAP-DG)
when requesting $500,000 or more
per year
Notice of Intent: July 15, 2025
Full Application: September 17, 2025
Notice of Intent (NOI): August 1, 2025
Full Application: October 1, 2025
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 15, 2025

Full Application: September 17, 2025


Full Application: October 13, 2025

Notice of Intent (NOI): August 1, 2025

Full Application: October 1, 2025


Full Application: October 27, 2025

NSERC Discovery Grant (DG), SubatomicPhysics
Discovery(SAP-DG)
Notice of Intent: July 15, 2025
Full Application: October 17, 2025
Notice of Intent (NOI): August 1, 2025
Full Application: November 3, 2025
NSERC PromoScience Full Application: September 1, 2025 Full Application: September 16, 2025
NSERC CREATE Full Application: September 8, 2025 Full Application: September 22, 2025
NSERC Discovery Horizons (pilot) Full Application: October 6, 2025 Full Application: October 20, 2025
NSERC Research Tools and Instruments grants program Full Application: October 13, 2025 Full Application: October 27, 2025
NSERC Idea to Innovation Full Application: September 8, 2025 Full Application: September 22, 2025 Andrew Doan
CIHR Project Grant Registration: N/A
Full Application: August 27, 2025
Registration: August 13, 2025
Full Application: September 10, 2025
Michelle McCarron
CIHR Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)
Program
Registration: N/A
Full Application: September 3, 2025
Registration: August 13, 2025
Full Application: September 17, 2025
CIHR Operating Grant: Early Career Researchers (ECRs)
in Human Development, Child and Youth Health
Registration: N/A
Full Application: December 2, 2025
Registration: November 18, 2025
Full Application: December 16, 2025
CIHR Team Grant: Strengthening Resilient
and Equitable Public Health Systems (STEPS)
Registration: N/A
Full Application: January 2, 2026
Registration: September 17, 2025
Full Application: January 14, 2026
CIHR Catalyst Grant: Digital Health
(Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis)
Registration: N/A
Full Application: March 3, 2026
Registration: December 16, 2025 
Full Application: March 17, 2026
SHRF Solutions Program: Innovation Grant Eligibility Check: N/A
Full Application: October 30, 2025
Eligibility Check: September 18, 2025
Full Application: November 13, 2025
SHRF Solutions Program: Impact Grant Eligibility Check: N/A
Full Application: October 30, 2025
Eligibility Check: September 18, 2025
Full Application: November 13, 2025
SHRF Connections Program: Align Grant Call #3 Full Application: November 13, 2025 Full Application: November 27, 2025
SHRF Connections  Program: Mobilize Grant Call #2 Full Application: January 7, 2026 Full Application: January 21, 2026
SHRF Connections Program: Mobilize Grant: Truth &
Action
Full Application: Continuous intake Full Application: Continuous intake
SHRF Establishment Grant Eligibility Check: N/A
Full Application: March 2026
(anticipated)
Eligibility Check:January 2026
(anticipated)
Full Application: March 2026
(anticipated)
Brain Canada Foundation &
Krembil Foundation
Accelerator Grants: Neurodegeneration
x Immunology

Registration: N/A
Full Application: October 7, 2025

Registration: September 16, 2025
Full Application: October 21, 2025
Brain Canada Foundation &
Kids Brain Health Network
Innovation Program Full Application: September 19, 2025 Full Application: October 3, 2025
Brain Canada Foundation &
Kids Brain Health Network
Implementation Program Full Application: September 19, 2025 Full Application: October 3, 2025
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant Full Application: 2 weeks before
funder deadline
Full Application: September 15,
December 15, March 15, June 15
Barb Flynn
SSHRC Aid to Scholarly Journals Full Application: September 1, 2025 Full Application: September 10, 2025
SSHRC Insight Grant Full Application: September 12, 2025 Full Application: October 1, 2025
SSHRC Partnership Grant Stage 2 Full Application: By Invitation Full Application: October 29, 2025
SSHRC Connection Grant Full Application: 2 weeks before
funder deadline
Full Application: November 1,
February 1, May 1, August 1
SSHRC Partnership Development Grant Full Application: October 31, 2025 Full Application: November 17, 2025
SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant:
The Arts Transformed
Full Application: November 12, 2025 Full Application: December 2, 2025
SSHRC Insight Development Grants Full Application: January 16, 2026 Full Application: February 2, 2026
NFRF Exploration Notice of Intent: August 5, 2025
Full Application: October 6, 2025
NOI:August 19, 2025
Full Application: October 21, 2025
Ali Usman,
Michelle McCarron,
Barb Flynn
NFRF Transformation Full Application: February 17, 2026
(invitation only)
Full Application: March 3, 2026
(by invitation only - LOI deadline
has passed)
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
Sony Faculty Innovation Award Full Application: September 3, 2025 Full Application: September 15, 2025
Sony Focused Research Award Full Application: September 3, 2025 Full Application: September 15, 2025
Dutch Research Council
(NWO)
Clean Energy Transition Partnership
(CETPartnership) Joint Call
Pre-Proposals: September 25, 2025
Full Application: February 26, 2026
Pre-Proposals: October 9, 2025
Full Application: March 12, 2026
UK Research and Innovation
(UKRI)
AHRC Responsive Mode: Standard
Research Grant (Arts and Humanities
Research Council (AHRC)
Full Application: Two weeks prior
to submission
Full Application: Continuous intake
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)