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Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneurial Winning Women
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Deadline Today!
Recognizes a select group of high-potential women entrepreneurs whose businesses show real potential to scale.
Patient-Partnered Collaborations for Rare Neurodegenerative Disease
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2 days until deadline
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invites applications from collaborative teams bringing together patient-led rare disease organizations and research teams for 4-year research projects aimed at advancing our understanding of the fundamental science of rare diseases. The Patient-Partnered Collaborations for Rare Neurodegenerative Disease RFA aims to advance the understanding of the pathophysiology and mechanistic underpinnings of rare neurodegenerative and neurological disorders.
Patient-Partnered Collaborations for Single-Cell Analysis of Rare Inflammatory Pediatric Disease
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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invites applications from collaborative teams bringing together patient-led rare disease organizations and research teams for 4-year research projects aimed at advancing our understanding of the fundamental science of rare diseases. The Patient-Partnered Collaborations for Single-Cell Analysis of Rare Inflammatory Pediatric Disease RFA aims to support the application of single-cell biology methods to rare inflammatory pediatric diseases that will clarify cellular mechanisms of disease, understand disease heterogeneity, and improve biomarker identification or diagnostics.
Canadian Museum of Nature - Nature Inspiration Awards
Canadian
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5 days until deadline
Recognizes those who encourage Canadians to take an interest in natural history, create links with nature and contribute to its preservation.
Massry Prize
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5 days until deadline
Recognizes substantial recent contributions in the biomedical sciences.
Canada Awards for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CANIEs)
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9 days until deadline
Recognizes excellence in Canadian innovation and entrepreneurship, while educating present and future generations of disruptors.
L'Oreal UNESCO Women in Science International Awards
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9 days until deadline
Identifies and supports eminent women in science throughout the world.
J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine
International
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9 days until deadline
For contributions to a field of basic or clinical research in one of the Institute's principal areas of research.
2022 Stroke Clinical Research Catalyst Grants
Canadian
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9 days until deadline
Brain Canada, the Canadian Stroke Consortium, and Heart &Stroke are pleased to launch the 2022 Stroke Clinical Research Catalyst Grant program. This funding opportunity will provide seed funding to develop new lines of research and generate preliminary data that would support successful applications to larger grants from granting agencies, while broadening the researcher’s clinical research program. Please see the funding opportunity link for more information.
RFP for Developing a Methodology for Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Climate Policy
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9 days until deadline
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy has issued a short form request for proposal to develop a model that the Ministry will use to assess the economic impacts of existing and proposed climate policies and/or programs. CAS is looking to diversify the tools and models currently used to evaluate climate policy. Along with the other goals stated, the deliverables from this project will be used to validate and triangulate existing tools and models. Deadline to apply is May 31, 2022 at 2:00PM PST. Please click on the link for more information.
Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms
International
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9 days until deadline
The 2021 Federal Budget announced funding for CIHR's Clinical Trials Fund (CTF), an integral component of Canada's Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy (BLSS). In support of this, the CTF will provide funding through three specific vehicles: platforms with the development of a pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium; people with the funding of training platforms; and, projects through the funding of a broad spectrum of clinical trial initiatives. The CTF will support research and researchers across the country to conduct the full spectrum of clinical trials including the development and testing of new drugs, treatments, and public health and health system interventions to prevent, detect, treat, or manage various diseases or medical conditions.
American Physical Society (APS) Fellows
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10 days until deadline
Recognizes exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise.
American Physical Society (APS) Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science
International
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10 days until deadline
Recognizes outstanding contributions to basic research which uses lasers to advance our knowledge of the fundamental physical properties of materials and their interaction with light.
Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research
Canadian
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10
10 days until deadline
Engages the broad public in informed discourse on matters related but not limited to health research and health research policy.
Takeda Innovators in Science Award
International
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10 days until deadline
Recognizes a promising Early Career Scientist and an outstanding Senior Scientist’s contributions to science.
American Physical Society (APS) Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics
International
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10 days until deadline
Recognizes and encourage outstanding experimental research in nuclear physics,
American Physical Society (APS) W.K.H. Panofsky Prize
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10 days until deadline
Recognizes and encourages outstanding achievements in Experimental Particle Physics.
Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
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Recognizes remarkable careers in the visual and media arts.
SFU/SSHRC Small Explore Research Grants // Spring Intake
International
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10 days until deadline
SSHRC Institutional Grants/SFU Grants support scholarly research in the contemporary arts, humanities and social sciences for expenses up to a maximum of $7,000. A lead applicant, together with one or more eligible co-applicants may apply in a single application for up to $10,000.
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Aubrey Tingle Prize and Lecture
Canadian
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11 days until deadline
Recognizes a British Columbian clinician scientist whose work in health research is internationally recognized and has had a significant impact on advancing research in his or her field.
LifeSciences BC Awards
Canadian
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Celebrates and honours those in our B.C. community who successfully position our province as a competitive global cluster in the life sciences sector.
NIH Research Project Grant Program (R01)
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The Research Project (R01) grant is an award made to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing the investigator's specific interest and competencies, based on the mission of the NIH.Standard due dates for new applications are February 5, June 5, and October 5.
Canadian Education Association (CEA) Pat Clifford Award for Early Career Research in Education
Canadian
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15 days until deadline
Builds visibility for researchers who have the potential to transform Canadian public education
Digital Health Application Grant
Canadian
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15 days until deadline
Parkinson's Digital Health Application Grant: The intent of this grant is to fund the enhancement and evaluation of a digital health app that will engage people living with Parkinson's and support their approach to wellness by offering education, and wellness tracking metrics to empower them to optimize their health.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships
Canadian
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16 days until deadline
Recognizes early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering and supports them to enhance their research capacity, so that they can become leaders in their field and inspire others.
EdCan Network Whitworth Award
Canadian
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20 days until deadline
Recognizes individuals who have made a sustained and substantial contribution to educational research.
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
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Recognizes outstanding contributions to medicine and the health sciences that have led to extraordinary improvements in human health.
Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) - Translational Funding – 2022-2023
Canadian
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24 days until deadline
The Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) is a Network of Centres of Excellence that focuses on the role of glycans (carbohydrates) in health. Areas of focus are neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, in particular diabetes & obesity, genetic diseases involving errors in glycan metabolism, and cancer. These grants further advance/translate projects with proof of concept and protected IP.
Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research
Canadian
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24 days until deadline
Recognizes individuals who have made, and are making, valuable contributions to cancer research and cancer control in Canada.
Holberg Prize
International
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24 days until deadline
Recognizes outstanding scholarly work in the academic fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law and theology.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Medal of Honor and Medals
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Honors contributions to the science and technology of concern to IEEE.
Partnership Engage Grants
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The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through the Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. There are 4 application deadlines throughout the year (Mar 15, Jun 15, Sept 15, and Dec 15). The grants are valued at $7,000 to $25,000 over one year.
Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) - Strategic Initiatives 2022–2023
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24 days until deadline
The Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) is a Network of Centres of Excellence that focuses on the role of glycans (carbohydrates) in health. Areas of focus are neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, in particular diabetes & obesity, genetic diseases involving errors in glycan metabolism, and cancer.
Team Grant: E-Rare-6 Joint Transnational Call
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CIHR-IG is partnering with the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS), Ataxia Canada and approximately 26 international funding organizations in the context of this European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD) call for proposals 2022. CIHR-IG is committed to expanding and improving the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases by creating the conditions needed to bring together creative, dynamic, interdisciplinary teams of researchers from across Canada and the European Community (EC) to collaborate for better health outcome for the rare disease patient community. The topic of the call is Development of new analytic tools and pathways to accelerate diagnosis and facilitate diagnostic monitoring of rare diseases.
Partnership Engage Grants—Residential Schools Joint Initiative
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The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are partnering to offer a unique opportunity to support Indigenous communities in their decision-making processes, research, and actions regarding residential schools sites in Canada. Grants are valued at a maximum amount of $50K per project for a duration of one year. Kindly click on the above link for details on this opportunity.
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)
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The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. Standard due dates are February 16, June 16, and October 16.
Discovery Horizons Grant
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NSERC is re-launching a pilot funding opportunity to support investigator-initiated individual and team projects that broadly integrate or transcend disciplines to advance knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE). The Discovery Horizons grants are expected to be valued from $50K to $100K per year and NSERC is expecting to award approximately 10-20 grants for this pilot year. LOI application is due June 16, 2022 and invited applications are due by October 18, 2022. Kindly click on the funding opportunity link for more details.
Dorothy Killam Research Fellowships
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Release time awards for active Canadian scholars who have made a significant and remarkable contribution to their respective fields in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences or engineering.
Arctic and Northern Challenge program
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The NRC, under its Arctic and Northern Challenge program, is proud to launch a call for research proposals in support of key themes connected to housing, water, food and health care for Indigenous and Arctic and Northern peoples and communities. This call will provide up to $5 million over 3 years to eligible recipients. To apply, project teams should have a principal investigator or project administrator from Northern Canada and an NRC collaborator. Project teams must also have a Traditional Knowledge holder as a named member of the team. LOI submission deadline: June 17, 2022
Cleantech Group (CTG) Global Cleantech 100
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Awards companies which represent the most innovative and promising ideas in cleantech and that are best positioned to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges.
Health Research Foundation (HRF) Medal of Honour
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Recognizes remarkable individuals whose research or contributions to public policies supportive of research and development in Canada have achieved international recognition.
Two-stage Call for Proposals for Research Teams for Women RISE
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Research Teams are invited to submit Concept Notes for two-year research projects. Teams successful at the Concept Note stage will be invited to submit Full Proposals. The following types of research are considered in scope: Epidemiological studies that describe and analyze patterns of diseases or health among women and consider different population and occupational factors. Population health research that explores diverse women’s experiences as individuals and within the society (e.g., family and community, intergenerational relationships, socioeconomic groups, work groups and enterprises). Intervention and Implementation research focused on exploring how policies, practices and strategies already put in place to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 influence the relationships between women’s paid and unpaid work and their health.
New Frontiers in Research Fund, Exploration
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The objective of the Exploration stream of the NFRF program is to support high risk, high reward and interdisciplinary research that is not easily supported through funding opportunities currently offered by the three agencies.
Killam Prizes
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Awarded to active (not retired) Canadian scholars who have made a substantial and significant contribution over a significant period to scholarly research.
BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
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39 days until deadline
Recognizes and encourages world-class research and artistic creation, prizing contributions of lasting impact for their originality, theoretical significance and ability to push back the frontiers of the known world.
Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences
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39 days until deadline
Awards a young scientist or engineer (under 40 years of age) for outstanding scientific research carried out in Canada
Vetlesen Prize
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39 days until deadline
Recognizes scientific achievement that has resulted in a clearer understanding of the Earth, its history, or its relation to the universe.
Clean50 Awards
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Recognizes Canada’s leaders in sustainability for their contributions over the prior two years.
Templeton Prize
International
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40 days until deadline
Honours a living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works.
Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) - Clinical Partnerships 2022–2023
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In this Request for Proposals, the Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) is seeking to fund Clinical Partnership projects that would offer clinicians and biomedical researchers opportunities to partner with Network Investigators to study glycans or glycosylation changes in disease. This partnership would increase clinician awareness of the role of glycomics in disease, and expand glycomics translational research and its application in more problems of clinical importance. Partnership outcomes could be better understanding of disease, drug development strategies, or new drug targets.
Society of Toxicology of Canada Awards
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Awards honouring contributions to the science of toxicology in Canada.
Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) Awards
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Recognizes professionals and students who have made outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences.
Chemical Institute of Canada CIC/SCI Canada Awards
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Rewards excellence in chemistry and the chemical industry
Canadian Green Chemistry and Engineering (CGCEN) Awards
Canadian
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Recognizes individuals and organizations for advancements in green chemistry and/or engineering.
NIH Research Project Grant Program (R01)
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The Research Project (R01) grant is an award made to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing the investigator's specific interest and competencies, based on the mission of the NIH.Standard due dates for new applications are February 5, June 5, and October 5.
MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowships
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45 days until deadline
MITACS Elevate is a fellowship available to postdocs in all disciplines, which can provide critical career and skills training to postdoctoral fellows through real-world collaborations. Postdoctoral fellows can apply for two years of funding valued at $80,000/year. For Spring 2022 Thematic Call, sector-specific experts in agriculture and food, artificial intelligence, biomanufacturing, clean technology, entertainment and media, quantum science, or social innovation. Key dates: • Call Launch is May 4th, 2022 • Internal university deadline is June 30, 2022 at 5pm PT • Application submission deadline to MITACS is July 6, 2022 at 5pm PT
Team Grant : Healthy Cities Implementation Science (HCIS)
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The Healthy Cities Implementation Science (HCIS) Team Grants funding opportunity is offering grants focused on increasing our understanding of how to design, implement and promote the systematic and equitable uptake of evidence-based interventions (i.e. interventions that have been piloted or tested in a setting and found to be promising) in multiple urban environments to improve population health and well-being.
US Mission to Canada Funding Opportunities
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The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada invites proposals for programs that promote bilateral cooperation and highlight shared values. Grants available through this program are intended to serve as one-time opportunities that can help launch projects that should be sustainable after the project period is over. PAS is offering six (6) different funding opportunities and each successful application will be awarded between $15,000 to $100,000. Interested applicants should review the funding opportunity (link above) for more details. PAS Grants Committee recommends that applicants submit proposals three to six months in advance of the project start date.
Mitacs Elevate Postoctoral Fellowships
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Team Grant : Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities: Resilience and Wellness
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The Team Grants in Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities: Resilience and Wellness will support Indigenous-led and community-driven research that aims to reverse the upward trajectory of diabetes and associated co-morbidities (e.g. cardiometabolic disease) among First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples and their communities. The objective of this component is to define and integrate models of resilience and wellness into diabetes prevention and treatment approaches among First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms
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51 days until deadline
The 2021 Federal Budget announced funding for CIHR's Clinical Trials Fund (CTF), an integral component of Canada's Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy (BLSS). In support of this, the CTF will provide funding through three specific vehicles: platforms with the development of a pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium; people with the funding of training platforms; and, projects through the funding of a broad spectrum of clinical trial initiatives. The CTF will support research and researchers across the country to conduct the full spectrum of clinical trials including the development and testing of new drugs, treatments, and public health and health system interventions to prevent, detect, treat, or manage various diseases or medical conditions.
Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research
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Recognizes those with a demonstrated track record in research with excellence in scientific rigor, innovative thinking, imagination and originality.
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
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Celebrates a ground-breaking innovation in engineering.
NEW - Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
Canadian
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Recognizes mid-career investigators who have produced exceptional scientific research contributions with continued potential for impact on human health
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)
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The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. Standard due dates are February 16, June 16, and October 16.
Core Funding Programs
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The ADDF provides funding to academic centers and biotechs from around the world that are advancing therapeutic and biomarker development for Alzheimer's and related dementias. NOTE: This funding is provided through mission-related investments that require return on investment based upon scientific and/or business milestones. We have dedicated our funding to several key areas: - Translational research to develop new drugs and build preclinical evidence - IND-enabling studies and early-stage clinical trials for novel and repurposed drugs - Development and validation of plasma, CSF, neuroimaging and digital biomarkers - Epidemiological studies and comparative effectiveness research
CIHR-Institute of Aging Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Translation in Aging
Canadian
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Recognizes an individual, team or organization that has advanced the mobilization of research in aging at a local or regional level.
Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity
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68 days until deadline
In addition to recognizing faculty members for their contributions, the award funds bold and potentially game-changing projects that will challenge the status quo, spark change and take action to address persistent systemic barriers in the research ecosystem and academia.
National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Excellence Awards
International
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The Excellence Awards recognize and encourage exemplary achievement in the field of digital preservation stewardship.
March of Dimes and Richard B. Johnston, Jr., MD Prize in Developmental Biology
International
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70 days until deadline
Recognizes research that has profoundly advanced the science that underlies our understanding of birth defects.
Seaborg Medal
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Recognizes outstanding scientific or engineering research achievements associated with the development of peaceful uses of nuclear science.
Connection Grants
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Connection Grants (amounts from $7,000 to $25,000) support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. Applications may be submitted by institutions (e.g., university led events) or individual applicants and teams. This is a 2:1 matching fund opportunity (SSHRC:entity match).
Connection Grants
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Connection Grants (amounts from $7,000 to $25,000) support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. Applications may be submitted by institutions (e.g., university led events) or individual applicants and teams. This is a 2:1 matching fund opportunity (SSHRC:entity match).
Discovery Grants
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The Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of NSE research with long-term goals.
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
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Inspires peoples of all nations to understand the importance of preserving the environment.
Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence
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89 days until deadline
Honours excellence in Canadian micro-nano research.
Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals (FCCP) Award of Merit
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Recognizes distinguished Chinese Canadians who have made outstanding professional achievements.
Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research
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Rewards recent discoveries of particular originality and importance to basic medical research.
VPR Travel Grants, Social Sciences/Humanities, Pool 1 [April 1 through August 31] -Suspended Until Further Notice
International
VP Research Travel Grants are provided for faculty in areas supported by SSHRC to attend conferences to present a paper (including the presentation of a poster in a poster session), to serve as a keynote speaker or in the case of faculty in the School for the Contemporary Arts, to present one’s own creative work to a peer group. Awards for North American travel to a Maximum of $900 and International travel to a Maximum of $2,000.
Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences
International
Encourages dedication to science, originality and excellence by rewarding outstanding young scientists, under 40 years of age.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellows
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Recognizes outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community.
Business in Vancouver (BIV) Forty Under 40 Awards
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Recognizes excellence in business, judgement, leadership and community contribution.
Aid to Scholarly Journals
Canadian
Aid to Scholarly Journals grants support Canadian scholarly dissemination by offering a contribution to enable journals to explore innovative activities as well as to help them to defray the costs associated with publishing scholarly articles, digital publishing and journal distribution on Canadian not-for-profit platforms.
New Frontiers in Research Fund, Exploration
Canadian
The objective of the Exploration stream of the NFRF program is to support high risk, high reward and interdisciplinary research that is not easily supported through funding opportunities currently offered by the three agencies.
Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) - Translational Funding – 2022-2023
Canadian
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The Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) is a Network of Centres of Excellence that focuses on the role of glycans (carbohydrates) in health. Areas of focus are neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, in particular diabetes & obesity, genetic diseases involving errors in glycan metabolism, and cancer. These grants further advance/translate projects with proof of concept and protected IP.
Abel Prize
International
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Recognizes outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics.
Global Young Academy (GYA) Membership
International
Empowers young researchers to lead International, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational dialogue with the goal to make global decision making evidence-based and inclusive.
Partnership Engage Grants
Canadian
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The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through the Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. There are 4 application deadlines throughout the year (Mar 15, Jun 15, Sept 15, and Dec 15). The grants are valued at $7,000 to $25,000 over one year.
Sloan Research Fellowships
International
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Stimulates fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise.
Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) - Strategic Initiatives 2022–2023
International
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The Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) is a Network of Centres of Excellence that focuses on the role of glycans (carbohydrates) in health. Areas of focus are neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, in particular diabetes & obesity, genetic diseases involving errors in glycan metabolism, and cancer.
Sony Research Awards Program
International
Sony Corporation of America is accepting applications for two Research Award Programs: Faculty Innovation Award and Focused Research Award. Proposal submissions are open from July 15, 2021 to September 15, 2021. This Program is intended to foster partnership with university faculty and researchers. It will support university research and innovation in the U.S. and Canada (plus India and select countries in Europe) with awards of up to $150,000 USD per year for each accepted proposal.
Guggenheim Fellowships
International
Exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.
New Frontiers in Research Fund Transformation Competition (NFRFT)
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The objective of the Transformation stream is to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change. The challenge may be fundamental, leading to a scientific breakthrough, or applied, with a social, economic, environmental or health impact. Projects are expected to be world-leading, drawing on global research expertise, when relevant.
NFRF - Special Call - Innovative Approaches to Research in the Pandemic Context
International
A 2021 Innovative Approaches to Research in the Pandemic Context competition of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) was launched recently. The goal of the funding opportunity is to accelerate the exploration of new approaches and the development and testing of new directions in research methodologies, to respond to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline to submit a NOI is September 21, 2021 and full application is due to NFRF by October 26, 2021. Kindly click on the above link for details on this opportunity.
Energy Innovation Program - Carbon capture, utilization and storage stream
International
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) provides an important pathway to emissions reductions for energy and industrial activities under conditions where neither electrification nor low carbon fuels are able to provide technically or economically feasible low-carbon solutions. Natural Resources Canada is seeking to support Front-End Engineering and Design studies for CCUS projects that have the potential to significantly mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is September 22, 2021.
2022-2025 Stem Cell Network Research Funding Competition
International
The Stem Cell Network is pleased to launch a new multimillion-dollar national research funding competition to support world-class, translational, regenerative medicine research, across the research continuum, to facilitate health, social and economic benefits for Canadians. This new competition will open Wednesday, September 1, 2021 and support research activities during the 2022-2025 time period. Seven regenerative medicine research programs will be available that focus on career development, innovation, clinical translation, policy and societal impact, commercialization and transformative technology development. A LOI submission is required for all SCN funding programs. LOIs are due September 22, 2021 and full application deadline is December 1, 2021. Please click on the link above for more information about the seven new SCN funding programs.
Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program
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The Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program supports the training and mentoring of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs. SFU may submit a total of six applications. Please connect with ISA team for further information or interest in applying to this program
Applied Research and Technology Partnership Grant
International
NSERC has announced the launch of the Applied Research and Technology Partnership grants under the Community Innovation (CCI) program. These grants will allow colleges, CEGEPs and polytechnics across the country to help Canadian small to medium-sized enterprises seize new opportunities by applying innovative research and technologies or developing them into useful new products. Although this opportunity is directed for colleges, co-applicants who have remunerated at or affiliation with an eligible Canadian college or university may be included in an application. Please see the above link for more details, including virtual webinar information dates.
Surrey Innovation Awards
Canadian
Celebrates, educates, and connects innovators across all industries.
IDEaS Fifth Call for Proposals
International
The Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Program has launched six new challenges under Competitive Projects covering a wide scope of Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) needs, including real-time surveillance, rotary blade maintenance, antennas, and greenhouse gas reduction. The IDEaS Program is looking forward to seeing the cutting edge work being developed by innovators for these new challenges. Deadline to apply for any of the new challenges is September 15, 2021.
Simons Fellows
International
Provides funds to mathematics and theoretical physics faculty for up to a semester-long research leave from classroom teaching and administrative obligations.
Royal Society of London Foreign Fellowship
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A self-governing Fellowship made up of the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK and the Commonwealth.
Stockholm Water Prize
International
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Honours outstanding achievements in the sustainable use and protection of the world’s water resources.
Tang Prize
International
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Aims to provide fresh impetus to first-class research and development in the 21st century, to bring about positive change to the global community, and to create a brighter future for all humanity.
Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
International
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Recognizes breakthroughs in pure or applied life science research.
Fukuoka Prize
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Honours outstanding achievements by individuals or groups/organizations in preserving and creating the unique and diverse cultures of Asia.
Core Funding Programs
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The ADDF provides funding to academic centers and biotechs from around the world that are advancing therapeutic and biomarker development for Alzheimer's and related dementias. NOTE: This funding is provided through mission-related investments that require return on investment based upon scientific and/or business milestones. We have dedicated our funding to several key areas: - Translational research to develop new drugs and build preclinical evidence - IND-enabling studies and early-stage clinical trials for novel and repurposed drugs - Development and validation of plasma, CSF, neuroimaging and digital biomarkers - Epidemiological studies and comparative effectiveness research
Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes
Canadian
Encourages continuing contributions to the cultural and intellectual heritage of Canada.
Blue Planet Prize
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Recognizes major contributions to solving global environmental problems.
John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
International
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Recognizes the world's top scientists who have made outstanding achievements in Global Health Research.
Canada Gairdner International Award
International
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Recognizes outstanding biomedical scientists who have made original contributions to medicine.
National Academy of Science (NAS) Awards
International
Honours outstanding achievement in the physical, biological, and social sciences.
NIH Research Project Grant Program (R01)
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The Research Project (R01) grant is an award made to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing the investigator's specific interest and competencies, based on the mission of the NIH.Standard due dates for new applications are February 5, June 5, and October 5.
NHLBI - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
International
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is issuing this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to highlight the urgent need for research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and on biological effects of its causative agent, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Topics of specific interest to NHLBI include host response, associations with heart, lung, and blood (HLB) diseases, potential impacts on transfusion safety, and clinical outcomes of infected individuals.
Canada Space Agency - Announcement of Opportunity for Human Analog Studies
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The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is interested in human spaceflight and maintaining a healthy and highly qualified Canadian astronaut corps capable of participating in space exploration missions. The intent of this Announcement of Opportunity (AO) is to provide financial support to researchers in Canadian Universities, post-secondary institutions, and not for profit organizations to conduct science investigations that will lead to a better understanding of human spaceflight risks while contributing to improve remote medicine and health benefits here on Earth. Deadline to apply is October 7, 2022 at 2:00 PM (EST).
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Gold Leaf Prizes
Canadian
Honours excellence in health research and its translation into benefits for Canadians.
Arctic Inspiration Prize
Canadian
Recognizes excellence and encourages teamwork among diverse groups in order to use or expand Arctic knowledge.
Heineken Prizes
International
Rewards outstanding achievement in the fields of: Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cognitive Science, Environmental Sciences, History, and Medicine
WiSTEM2D Scholars Award
International
Supports women pursuing research in STEM2D (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing & Design).
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)
International
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The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. Standard due dates are February 16, June 16, and October 16.
Rolex Awards for Enterprise
International
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Supports a new or ongoing project anywhere in the world, which has capacity to improve lives, or protect the world’s natural and cultural heritage.
Discovery Horizons Grant
International
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NSERC is re-launching a pilot funding opportunity to support investigator-initiated individual and team projects that broadly integrate or transcend disciplines to advance knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE). The Discovery Horizons grants are expected to be valued from $50K to $100K per year and NSERC is expecting to award approximately 10-20 grants for this pilot year. LOI application is due June 16, 2022 and invited applications are due by October 18, 2022. Kindly click on the funding opportunity link for more details.
Operating Grant: Addressing the Wider Health Impacts of COVID-19
International
This funding opportunity is part of Government of Canada's continued rapid response to address the health challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding will enable rapid and timely research responding to the current and next phase of the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and around the globe.
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Fellowships
International
Honours members who have made outstanding contributions to fields served by SIAM.
Wolf Prize
International
Recognizes renowned scientists and artists for their achievements for humanity and for friendly relations between people.
NSERC and EU Joint Call on Quantum Technologies
International
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is pleased to announce its partnership with the European Commission on a call for research proposals on quantum technologies. The joint EU-Canada projects are expected to address a mix of quantum technology challenges in the areas of quantum communication, computing, simulation and sensing. Under this call, Canada and Europe will each provide up to €4,000,000 (approximately ~C$6,000,000) in funding to support joint research projects. Deadline to apply is October 21, 2021 at 8am PST. Kindly click on the link for more information.
Research and Knowledge Initiative
Canadian
The Research and Knowledge Initiative (RKI) is a competitive, merit-based contributions funding program that supports data and research on issues related to public infrastructure and communities. The purpose of the Research and Knowledge Initiative is to advance the understanding of public infrastructure needs, challenges, and opportunities relevant to Canadians. The program aims to strengthen the evidence base on public infrastructure and communities in Canada, facilitate collaboration and partnership among key public infrastructure actors and stakeholders, and support data, research, and knowledge-sharing activities.
2022 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program
International
The 2022 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program is now open. The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program supports exceptional early-career researchers with an interdisciplinary, global network, mentorship, leadership development and $100,000 in unrestricted research support. Applications must be received by October 27, 2021 at 11:59 PM (PST. Please click on the link above for more information.
Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) Fellowships
Canadian
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Peer recognition of distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession.
Robert Koch Award
International
Recognizes outstanding and Internationally recognized scientific achievements.
Simons Investigators
International
Supports active and creative researchers with $100,000 USD per year over five years to undertake new and creative investigations in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics, Theoretical Computer Science and Mathematical Modeling of Living Systems.
Connection Grants (amounts from $7,000 to $25,000) support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. Applications may be submitted by institutions (e.g., university led events) or individual applicants and teams. This is a 2:1 matching fund opportunity (SSHRC:entity match).
Discovery Grants
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The Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of NSE research with long-term goals.
Connection Grants (amounts from $7,000 to $25,000) support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. Applications may be submitted by institutions (e.g., university led events) or individual applicants and teams. This is a 2:1 matching fund opportunity (SSHRC:entity match).
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
International
Recognizes the world’s most foremost scientists, physicians and researchers for their breakthroughs in bio-medicine.
Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research
Canadian
Recognizes individuals who have made, and are making, valuable contributions to cancer research and cancer control in Canada.
Fondation Fyssen International Scientific Prize
International
Recognizes distinguished research in the areas supported by the Foundation.
NIH Research Project Grant Program (R01)
International
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The Research Project (R01) grant is an award made to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing the investigator's specific interest and competencies, based on the mission of the NIH.Standard due dates for new applications are February 5, June 5, and October 5.
France Canada Research Fund (FCRF): New Research Collaborations
International
For new research collaborations jointly developed by French and Canadian teams that have never worked together before.
Partnership Development Grants (PDG)
Canadian
Partnership Development Grants (PDG) provide $75,000 to $200,000 over one to three years to formal partnerships, led by a project director. Partner organizations must provide evidence attesting to the commitment (e.g., cash and/or in-kind) that has been agreed upon.
Cottrell STAR (Science Teaching and Research) and IMPACT Awards
International
Advance the skills, knowledge and experience of Cottrell Scholars.
Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative
International
SSHRC has announced the new Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative. This Initiative aims to support partnership research to inform actions to address disparities related to race, gender, and other forms of diversity. SSHRC will fund research into systemic barriers facing diverse groups, with grants valued at up to $450,000 over three years. Applications may be submitted by a team of researchers consisting of one applicant / project director affiliated with an eligible Canadian institution and participants such as co-directors, co-applicants and collaborators, as well as partner organizations, of which at least one is a Canadian postsecondary institution. Deadline to submit an application is November 15, 2021 by 5pm PST.
BMO Research Award in Indigenous Business and Leadership
Canadian
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SFU Beedie has received a generous donation from the BMO Financial Group to fund research into Indigenous business in Canada. This fund will support research into Indigenous business in Canada including, but not limited to, fieldwork, the development of research articles and seminars, the creation of Canadian Indigenous business case studies, and teaching materials. Researchers affiliated with the Beedie School of Business or other SFU faculties including faculty members, adjunct professors, research assistants, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students are eligible to apply.
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)
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The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. Standard due dates are February 16, June 16, and October 16.
The Leaders Prize
Canadian
The Leaders Prize offers $1 million to the team that most effectively automates the fact-checking process using artificial intelligence.
CIHR IPPH Trailblazer Award in Population and Public Health Research
Canadian
Recognizes exceptional contributions in the area of population and public health research.
Governor General's International Award in Canadian Studies
Canadian
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Recognizes a scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to scholarship and to the development of Canadian Studies internationally.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Awards for Science Promotion
Canadian
Focuses on people and groups who are inspirational in the way they promote science to the general public. The individual recipient will receive an award of $10,000. The winning group will be awarded $25,000 to further science promotion activities. Funds paid to winners of this prize are subject to the PromoScience Grants Guide.
Eni Awards
International
Rewards the most advanced scientific breakthroughs in the field of energy made by the best researchers around the world.
Governor General's Innovation Awards
Canadian
Recognizes current or recent innovations that have a positive impact on the quality of life in Canada.
Bank of Canada (BoC) Fellowship
Canadian
Promotes collaboration and partnerships between Bank researchers and leading academics at Canadian post-secondary institutions. The award (for a term of up to five years) consists of a research grant of $50,000 per year, a research expense allowance of $40,000 per year, and $5,000 for university administration of award funds.
Dan David Prize
International
Recognizes and encourages innovative and interdisciplinary research that cuts across traditional boundaries and paradigms.
Honours individuals who have recently achieved significant breakthrough in academic and scientific research or applications.
Business in Vancouver (BIV) Influential Women in Business Awards
Canadian
Recognizes B.C.'s outstanding business women in private or public sector companies.
Geological Association of Canada (GAC) Awards
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Facilitates the scientific well-being and professional development of its members.
Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor's Award
Canadian
Provides financial support to academics who are recognized for their expertise and research in areas important to the Bank's core functions: monetary policy, financial systems, currency, and funds management. The award (for a term of up to two years) consists of a research grant of $30,000 per year.
Alliance Mission Grants: Special Call to Energize Canada's Economy and Stimulate Innovation
International
NSERC has announced a new grants program called Alliance Mission Grants. This program is aimed at addressing critical science and technology challenges that can play a pivotal role in Canada's economy. Alliance Mission grants will provide $100,000 to $500,000 per year for two years, to initiate research collaborations between Canada's academic researchers and partners from private, public, and/or not-for-profit organization(s). These grants will cover 100% of the eligible costs of researcher for a two-year period. Project proposals should be focused on addressing challenges that have emerged as a result of the pandemic and/or respond to new economic opportunities. Applicants must be eligible to hold NSERC funds and must hold at least one active peer-reviewed grant from NSERC. Deadline to apply is November 30, 2021 at 5:00p.m. (PST).
Discovery Award
Canadian
A one-year grant of up to $30,000 for innovative health and biomedical research projects by outstanding new investigators at universities and research institutes in Canada, who are within the first three years of their first academic appointment and who have received less than $200,000 as part of their start-up package
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Fellowships
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Recognizes remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life.
Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) Awards
Canadian
Recognizes outstanding contributions to further chemical engineering or influence others to learn about it.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
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Recognizes the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership.
Creates incentive competitions to entice the crowd to provide solutions to the world's problems.
Operating Grant : Cannabis Research in Longitudinal studies
International
Within its objective under the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act, CIHR is charged with addressing emerging health challenges. CIHR is also positioned, as Canada's federal funding agency for health research, to provide focused public funding for emerging health challenges. Against this backdrop, and recognizing a need for independent research on cannabis health issues, CIHR is launching a funding opportunity for research projects. This current funding opportunity is comprised of two components: Existing Longitudinal Studies and a New Longitudinal Study on Cannabis Use in Veterans.
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) Awards
Canadian
Celebrates the contributions of individuals who have had a remarkable impact on cancer research and the cancer research community.
Core Funding Programs
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The ADDF provides funding to academic centers and biotechs from around the world that are advancing therapeutic and biomarker development for Alzheimer's and related dementias. NOTE: This funding is provided through mission-related investments that require return on investment based upon scientific and/or business milestones. We have dedicated our funding to several key areas: - Translational research to develop new drugs and build preclinical evidence - IND-enabling studies and early-stage clinical trials for novel and repurposed drugs - Development and validation of plasma, CSF, neuroimaging and digital biomarkers - Epidemiological studies and comparative effectiveness research
YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
Canadian
Honours extraordinary women leaders.
Scholar Awards
International
The MSFHR Scholar Program supports early-career health researchers who are building leading-edge health research programs, training the next generation of scientists and expanding their potential to make significant contributions to their field.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award
International
Recognizes major contributions of lasting importance to computing.
Gruber Prizes
International
Honours individuals in the fields of Cosmology, Genetics, and Neuroscience, whose groundbreaking work provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture.
Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Awards
International
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Recognizes an individual who has fostered opportunities in statistics for women.
Partnership Engage Grants
Canadian
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The small-scale, stakeholder-driven partnerships supported through the Partnership Engage Grants are meant to respond to immediate needs and time constraints facing organizations in non-academic sectors. There are 4 application deadlines throughout the year (Mar 15, Jun 15, Sept 15, and Dec 15). The grants are valued at $7,000 to $25,000 over one year.
SFU/SSHRC Small Explore Research Grants // Fall Intake
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SSHRC Institutional Grants/SFU Grants support scholarly research in the contemporary arts, humanities and social sciences for expenses up to a maximum of $7,000. A lead applicant, together with one or more eligible co-applicants may apply in a single application for up to $10,000.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Prize in Computing
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Recognizes an early to mid-career fundamental innovative contribution to computing.
Homegrown Innovation Challenge
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The Weston Family Foundation recently launched the Homegrown Innovation Challenge, a $33-million program delivered over six years, will identify teams and support the development of tools and technologies that enable Canadian farmers and producers to sustainably and competitively grow berries out of season. Kindly click on the above link for details on this opportunity.
Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine)
Canadian
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The Government of Canada has announced special funding, in the form of supplements to existing research grants, that will provide relief and assistance to research trainees from Ukraine. The Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) is administered by Canada’s three federal research funding agencies – CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC – and provides support to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers directly impacted by the Russian regime’s invasion of Ukraine. Applications will be accepted using a continuous intake up to December 22, 2022.
Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine)
Canadian
The Government of Canada has announced special funding, in the form of supplements to existing research grants, that will provide relief and assistance to research trainees from Ukraine. The Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) is administered by Canada’s three federal research funding agencies – CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC – and provides support to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers directly impacted by the Russian regime’s invasion of Ukraine. Applications will be accepted using a continuous intake up to December 22, 2022. Kindly click on the above link for details on this opportunity.
Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine)
Canadian
The Government of Canada has announced special funding, in the form of supplements to existing research grants, that will provide relief and assistance to research trainees from Ukraine. The Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) is administered by Canada’s three federal research funding agencies – CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC – and provides support to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers directly impacted by the Russian regime’s invasion of Ukraine. Applications will be accepted using a continuous intake up to December 22, 2022. Kindly click on the above link for details on this opportunity.
International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Medal
International
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Recognizes exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellows
International
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A membership grade of distinction.
Establishes Canada’s biotech industry as a leader in developing the solutions that will help address the global social and economic challenges emerging from population growth and a changing climate.
Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case
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Recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the goal of equality for women and girls in Canada.
John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity
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Recognizes individuals whose outstanding scholarship in the humanities and social sciences has shaped both public affairs and civil society.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Awards
International
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Recognizes technical and professional achievements and contributions in computing science and information technology.
Recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.
Benjamin Franklin Medals
International
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Recognizes and promotes excellence in science, technology, and industry.
American Physical Society (APS) Prizes & Awards
International
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Honours notable contributions to research in the fields that the APS covers.
Funds collaborative, interdisciplinary projects to collaborate in high-risk discovery research.
Canadian Association of Geographers Awards
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Offers several awards for scholarly distinction, teaching, research, and service
Canadian Society of Zoologists Medals and Awards
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In addition to student awards, awards are given for any Society member including PIs
Northern Science Award
Canadian
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Recognizes a significant contribution to meritorious knowledge and understanding of the Canadian North
Engineers Canada Awards
International
Recognizes and celebrates the achievements of engineers and engineering students who are advancing the engineering profession and improving the lives of Canadians and others around the world.
Volvo Environment Prize
International
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Recognizes outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries which broadly fall within the area of environment and sustainable development.
Crafoord Prize
International
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Recognizes excellence in astronomy and mathematics, biosciences, geosciences or polyarthritis research.
BC Business 30 Under 30
Canadian
The BCBusiness 30 Under 30 competition celebrates the province’s next generation of leaders: young entrepreneurs and innovators who are accomplished beyond their years.
Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) Massey Medal
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Recognizes outstanding career achievement in the exploration, development or description of the geography of Canada.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Technical Field Awards
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Recognizes contributions or leadership in specific fields of interest of the IEEE.
British Columbia Reconciliation Award
Canadian
Recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect and commitment to furthering Reconciliation or inspiring others to continue Reconciliation efforts.
Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
International
Honours those who bring beauty and inspiration into the world.
Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics
International
Promotes originality and excellence of research in the field of Biophysics.
Dr. Samarthji Lal Award for Mental Health Research
Canadian
Recognizes researchers in the area of psychiatry who are making an outstanding contribution in the field.
MIT Technology Review Magazine's Innovators Under 35 Global list
International
Recognizes the top 35 innovators around the world who are under 35 years old.
Team Grant: Transitions in Care - Phase 2
International
The goal of the Transitions in Care (TiC) CIHR multi-Institute initiative is to improve the health and well-being of all peoples in Canada by supporting research that transforms the health system to optimize the outcomes of patients experiencing transitions in care. Since the launch of the initiative in 2018, 53 projects have been funded across Canada using a number of different funding mechanisms. The focus of this funding opportunity is to support inter-disciplinary teams that are poised and ready to optimize health outcomes during transitions in care. The grants will provide support to co-develop, implement, evaluate, and equitably spread and/or scale (share) pragmatic solutions to challenges associated with transitions in care from a clinical, health care or health system perspective.
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
International
Honours a scientific investigator, or group of investigators, whose contributions to knowledge in biology or biochemistry are deemed worthy of special recognition.
Canadian Horticultural Council Expressions of Interest for Canadian AgriScience Cluster
International
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) is an Ottawa-based voluntary, not-for-profit, national association that represents fruit and vegetable growers across Canada involved in the production of over 120 different types of crops on over 14,237 farms, with farm cash receipts of $5.4 billion in 2019.CHC is currently accepted Expressions of Interest from Canadian researchers who would like the opportunity to participate in the Canadian AgriScience Cluster for Horticulture 4. EOIs are due to CHC by January 30, 2022 and EOI forms can be emailed to cluster4prep@hortcouncil.ca.
Confederation of University Faculty Assns. of BC (CUFA BC) Distinguished Academics Awards
Canadian
Recognizes the contributions that faculty make to the community through their research or scholarly activity.
BC Community Achievement Award
Canadian
Celebrates British Columbians who go above and beyond in their dedication and service to others and who devote time and energy to making their communities more caring, dynamic, beautiful, healthy, and unique.
Nobel Prize
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Awards service to humanity in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.
Welch Award in Chemistry
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Fosters and encourages basic chemical research and recognizes, in a substantial manner, the value of chemical research contributions for the benefit of mankind.
Japan Prize
International
Recognizes significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology.
Recognizes excellence in the contribution of an individual to Canadian botany.
Alliance International Quantum Catalyst Grants
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Quantum science and innovation are giving rise to promising advances in communications, computing, materials, sensing, health care, navigation and other key areas. The Government of Canada is committed to helping shape the future of quantum technology by supporting Canada’s quantum sector and establishing leadership in this emerging and transformative domain. The Alliance International Quantum grants will provide support for researchers in Canada to work with international researchers in the academic sector to establish and grow international research collaborations and projects in quantum science and technology. Valued at up to $25,000, the Alliance International Quantum grants will accept applications anytime up until January 31, 2023. NSERC will begin accepting application as of April 1, 2022. Please click on the link abovefor more information.
Connection Grants (amounts from $7,000 to $25,000) support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. Applications may be submitted by institutions (e.g., university led events) or individual applicants and teams. This is a 2:1 matching fund opportunity (SSHRC:entity match).
Connection Grants (amounts from $7,000 to $25,000) support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. Applications may be submitted by institutions (e.g., university led events) or individual applicants and teams. This is a 2:1 matching fund opportunity (SSHRC:entity match).
3M National Teaching Fellowship
Canadian
Recognizes exceptional contributions to teaching and learning in Canadian post-secondary education.
Lasker Award
International
Recognizes the contributions of scientists, physicians, and public servants who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human disease.
WISE Prize for Education
International
Recognizes an individual or a team of up to six people for an outstanding, world-class contribution to education.
CIHR Barer-Flood Prize for Health Services and Policy Research
Canadian
Recognizes an outstanding contribution to health services and policy research, policy and/or care delivery in Canada.
Fellow of The Electrochemical Society
Canadian
Recognizes individual and technological contributions in the field of electrochemical and solid state science and technology; and active membership and involvement in the affairs of The Electrochemical Society.
Insight Development Grants (IDG)
Canadian
The IDG funding enables the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas. This is an excellent opportunity for new scholar(s) / researcher(s) to explore new research. Also, this funding permits seasoned researcher(s) to develop/explore new avenues of research. Researchers may only apply for and hold, as applicant, only one IDG at a time.
CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) Article of the Year Award
Canadian
Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research
Canadian
Recognizes a Canadian physician or scientist who makes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or development of therapies for cancer.
Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize
Canadian
Recognizes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of brain disorders.
Margolese National Heart Disorders Prizes
Canadian
Recognizes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of heart disorders.
Alan Blizzard Award
Canadian
Recognizes and celebrates excellence in collaborative teaching and learning in post-secondary education
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)
International
The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. Standard due dates are February 16, June 16, and October 16.
Harvey Prize
International
Rewards excellence by recognizing breakthroughs in science and technology.
Rumelhart Prize
International
Recognizes contributions to the theoretical foundations of human cognition.
Copley Medal
International
For outstanding achievements in research of any branch of science.
John H. Chapman Award of Excellence
Canadian
Recognizes a remarkable contribution to space science and technology.
American Statistical Association (ASA) Fellows
International
Recognizes statisticians who have made outstanding contributions through research, teaching, consulting, and service to the association and statistical profession.
Grawemeyer Award for Psychology
International
Honours ideas that possess clarity, power and that substantially impact the field of psychology.
Small Business BC Awards
Canadian
Recognizes the contributions and achievements of BC small business owners.
Small Business BC Awards
Canadian
Recognizes the contributions and achievements of BC small business owners.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Awards
International
Recognizes outstanding engineering achievements.
Bressler Prize in Vision Science
International
Recognizes contributions to the understanding of vision loss.
McGraw Prize in Education
International
Celebrates innovation in education.
Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
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Prize awarded to book of nonfiction that advances and influences policy debates on social, political, economic, and/or cultural topics relevant to Canadians.
Right Livelihood Awards
International
Honours and supports those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today.
NIH Research Project Grant Program (R01)
International
The Research Project (R01) grant is an award made to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing the investigator's specific interest and competencies, based on the mission of the NIH.Standard due dates for new applications are February 5, June 5, and October 5.
Keio Medical Science Prize
International
Recognizes the outstanding and creative achievements of researchers in the fields of medicine and life sciences, in particular those contributing to scientific developments in medicine.
Skills for Success Program
International
The objective of this Call for Proposals under the Skills for Success (SFS) program is to fund organizations that will help Canadians at all skill levels improve their foundational and transferable skills to better prepare for, get and keep a job, and adapt and succeed at work.
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) Fellowships
Canadian
Recognizes contributions to the promotion of health science.
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
International
Honours scientists who have made significant contributions in Paul Ehrlich's field of research, in particular immunology, cancer research, microbiology, and chemotherapy.
Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize/Best Practice Prize
Canadian
Awards outstanding scientific contributions of individuals from all scholarly disciplines aiming at improving the development and living conditions of children and youth.
Fosters culture, the sciences and the most meritorious initiatives in the cause of humanity, peace and fraternity among peoples throughout the world.
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)
International
The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. Standard due dates are February 16, June 16, and October 16.
Action Canada Fellowships
International
A national fellowship program that builds leadership for Canada’s future.
A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences
International
Recognizes significant influence on the course of marine scientific thought.
Stein Rokkan Prize
International
Recognizes a very substantial and original contribution in comparative social science research.
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
International
Recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in a predetermined field of interest chosen each year.
King Faisal International Prize
International
Recognizes outstanding works in five categories: Service to Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and Literature, Medicine, and Science.
Yidan Prize
International
Recognizes leading change makers for innovation in the education system.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Henry Marshall Tory Medal
Canadian
Rewards outstanding research in any branch of astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, or an allied science.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Jason A. Hannah Medal
Canadian
Recognizes an important publication in the history of medicine.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) John L. Synge Award
Canadian
Acknowledges outstanding research in any of the branches of the mathematical sciences.
Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease
International
Recognizes scientific contributions relating to tobacco consumption and disease.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) McLaughlin Medal
Canadian
Recognizes excellence in medical science.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Miroslaw Romanowski Medal
Canadian
Awards scientific work relating to environmental problems.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Pierre Chauveau Medal
Canadian
Rewards a distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Rutherford Memorial Medals
Canadian
Recognizes outstanding research in physics and in chemistry.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Sir John William Dawson Medal
Canadian
Recognizes important contributions in multiple domain.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Yvan Allaire Medal
Canadian
Awards an outstanding contribution in governance of private and public organisations.
AgriRisk is a five-year program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership that supports the research and development of new risk management tools for the agricultural sector.The Microgrants component funds academic research on issues relevant to business risk in agriculture. Microgrants are available for academic research proposals that explore the development or improvement of alternative risk management tools and/or practices. Please see the above link for further details.
Human Frontiers Science Program - Research Grants
International
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is pleased to remind the community of an important funding opportunity for Canadian researchers interested in ambitious, international projects in the life sciences. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Research Grants support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. Please see the funding opportunity link for more information.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Gold Medal
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Recognizes sustained leadership, dedication and originality of thought and have inspired students and colleagues alike. Institution submits nominations to SSHRC.
Breakthrough Prizes
International
Recognizes individuals who have made profound contributions in Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences and Mathematics.
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award
Canadian
Celebrates the achievements of our country’s female entrepreneurs.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
Canadian
Recognizes individuals who has demonstrated sustained excellence and influence in research for a body of work conducted in Canada that has substantially advanced the fields of natural sciences or engineering.
Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize
International
Recognizes outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Connection Award
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Recognizes individuals or teams whose SSHRC-funded project has engaged the campus and/or wider community, and has generated intellectual, cultural, social and/or economic impacts. Nominations submitted by the institution.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Insight Award
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Recognizes individuals or teams whose project has resulted in significant contribution to knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world. These are institutional and limited submission nominations.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Partnership Award
Canadian
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Awards a formal partnership that, through mutual co-operation and shared intellectual leadership and resources, has demonstrated impact and influence within and/or beyond the social sciences and humanities research community. These are institutional and limited submission nominations.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Talent Award
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Recognizes individuals who maintains academic excellence, has a talent for research and knowledge mobilization and has demonstrated clear potential to be a future leader within and/or outside the academic sector. The nomination process for this award is managed through the Dean of Graduate Studies Office.
Louis and Artur Lucian Award for Research in Circulatory Diseases
Canadian
Honours outstanding research in the field of circulatory diseases by a scientific investigator or group of investigators.
National Academy of Engineering Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering
International
Recognizes a specific achievement or for a series of achievements in any engineering discipline
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
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Honours an individual or team whose research in Canada has led to exceptional benefits for Canadians.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering
Canadian
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Recognizes teams of researchers from different disciplines who have combined their expertise to produce achievements of outstanding international significance in the natural sciences and engineering.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) John C. Polanyi Award
Canadian
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Recognizes a recent outstanding advance in any NSERC-supported field of the natural sciences or engineering.
Order of British Columbia
Canadian
Any British Columbian (or former long-term resident) who has demonstrated outstanding achievement, excellence or distinction in any field. Community leadership, business, labour, industry, volunteer service, research, culture, the arts, sports… the possibilities are nearly endless.
Call for Proposals: Panmure House Prize
International
The Panmure House Prize Panel is calling for research proposals for projects that explore a critical question pertaining to the issue of long-term investing to fund innovation
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) International Prize for Biology
International
Recognizes outstanding contribution to the advancement of research in fundamental biology.
International Cosmos Prize
International
Honours those who have, through their work, applied and realized the ideals which the Foundation strives to preserve.
Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Canada
Canadian
Honours the spirit and contribution of entrepreneurs here and around the world.
Grawemeyer Award for Education
International
Stimulates the dissemination, public scrutiny and implementation of ideas that have potential to bring about significant improvement in educational practice and advances in educational attainment.
Fermi Awards
International
Encourages excellence in research in energy science and technology benefiting mankind.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Synergy Awards for Innovation
Canadian
Recognizes partnerships in natural sciences and engineering research and development between universities and Canadian industries.
American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellowship
International
Recognizes meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Special Call: Research for Post-pandemic Recovery
International
A 2022 Innovative Approaches to Research for Postpandemic Recovery competition of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) was launched recently. The goal of this Special Call is to mobilize Canadian-led research efforts in support of a more equitable, sustainable and resilient postpandemic reality. Deadline to submit a NOI is April 26,2022 and full application is due to NFRF by August 9,2022. Kindly click on the above link for details on this opportunity.
Research Canada Leadership in Advocacy Award
Canadian
Honours champions in health research advocacy.
Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) Program
International
The Michael Smith Health Research BC Health Professional-Investigator Program helps close the gap between health research and its implementation. The purpose of the Health Research BC Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) program is to support health professionals who are actively involved in patient care to conduct and apply research relevant to health and the health system, with the aim of closing the gap between health research and its implementation. Please see the funding opportunity link for more information.
Marcus Wallenberg Prize
International
Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation
Canadian
SRCFC Major Grants support biomedical research into Solving the Puzzles of the Mind. The focus of the research should be on the causes and cure of the disease as opposed to the active treatment or palliative care.
Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation
Canadian
SRCFC Major Grants support biomedical research into Solving the Puzzles of the Mind. The focus of the research should be on the causes and cure of the disease as opposed to the active treatment or palliative care.
World Food Prize
International
Recognizes a specific, exceptionally significant, individual achievement at any point along the full range of the food production and distribution chain.
Connection Grants (amounts from $7,000 to $25,000) support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. Applications may be submitted by institutions (e.g., university led events) or individual applicants and teams. This is a 2:1 matching fund opportunity (SSHRC:entity match).
Transition Accelerator Net Zero Funding Opportunity - 2022 Transition Pathways
International
The Transition Accelerator, a pan-Canadian registered charity focused on reaching net-zero while solving other societal challenges, is looking to collaborate with researchers across the country interested in developing transformational pathways to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Transition Accelerator is currently accepting applications for this funding opportunity and seeking submissions for projects that can help define credible, compelling, and capable pathways to net-zero across Canada. No formal application form is required, but applicants will need to submit a short project proposal by Monday, May 2, 2022. Maximum award is $20,000. Please click on the link above for further information.
Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program
International
The Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program supports the training and mentoring of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs. SFU may submit a total of six applications. Please connect with ISA team for further information or interest in applying to this program
Homegrown Innovation Challenge
Canadian
The Weston Family Foundation recently launched the Homegrown Innovation Challenge, a $33-million program delivered over six years, will identify teams and support the development of tools and technologies that enable Canadian farmers and producers to sustainably and competitively grow berries out of season. Kindly click on the above link for details on this opportunity.
BCTECH Assn Technology Impact Awards
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Celebrates cutting-edge technology, and the companies, people and innovation that put British Columbia on the map.
R&D 100 Awards
International
Celebrate the greatest R&D developments of the previous year.
Canada – UK 2022-23 collaborative industrial research and development
International
Working together, the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) aim to foster and support collaborative research and development (R&D) projects with a high potential for commercialization. This call for proposals is open to organizations from Canada and the UK who wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes or technology‑based services in the area of net‑zero value chains, specifically those that reduce the carbon footprint of transportation.. Please see the funding opportunity link for more information.
Call for Proposals: Mobilizing Principles for Equitable Global Health Research
Canadian
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Population and Public Health (CIHR-IPPH) are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity to identify and implement effective knowledge mobilization strategies to integrate the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research’s (CCGHR) Principles for Global Health Research (known hereafter as the Principles) across the global health research ecosystem. Please see the funding opportunity link for more information.
Island Health MHSU Research Scholar in Residence
Canadian
Island Health seeking a new Research Scholar in Residence to collaborate with our Mental Health and Substance Use Team to support health-based research (two-year term). See full competition posting on the link above
Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture
International
Recognizes major achievements in advancing ideas that shape the world.
Medical Council of Canada Outstanding Achievement Awards in Evaluation of Clinical Competence
Canadian
Honours sustained excellence in Canadian health care and/or health care research.
John Maddox Prize
International
Rewards an individual who has promoted sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest.
William and Ada Isabelle Steel Fund
Canadian
The William and Ada Isabelle Steel Fund reflects the intent of the endowment left by William and Ada Isabelle Steel for research studies into any aspect of alcoholism and/or drug addiction. Submissions are accepted April 18 through May 18.
Canada Biomedical Research Fund
Canadian
The Canada Biomedical Research Fund (CBRF) is an institutional program administered by the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) housed at Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) on behalf of the three federal research funding agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and SSHRC. The CBRF is based on an ecosystem approach and is designed to build on existing assets, infrastructure, partnerships, and strengths of institutions and to support targeted investments for maximum impact. The total budget for CBRF is $250 million over four years starting in 2022-2023.
Request for proposals: Drug Discovery Research
Canadian
Brain Canada is partnering with the Quantum Leap pharma-led funding program for drug discovery research on eligible brain related project. Projects selected as part of the Quantum Leap program focus on developing cutting-edge technologies with the potential to significantly advance the R&D activities of CQDM’s pharmaceutical members. Please see the funding opportunity link for more information.
Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology
International
Recognizes those around the world who have exceptionally distinguished themselves in the cultivation of ecological science.
Accelerating Drug Discovery for Frontotemporal Degeneration RFP
International
The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) jointly announce that the Accelerating Drug Discovery for Frontotemporal Degeneration RFP is now accepting letters of intent. This RFP supports innovative small molecule and biologic (antibodies, oligonucleotides, peptides, gene therapy) drug development programs for frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Awards
Canadian
Recognizes visionaries and innovators that are changing the way things are done.
Millennium Technology Prize
International
The Millennium Technology Prize celebrates the world’s greatest technological innovations that are crucial in solving global challenges.
New Frontiers in Research Fund Transformation Competition (NFRFT)
Canadian
The objective of the Transformation stream is to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change. The challenge may be fundamental, leading to a scientific breakthrough, or applied, with a social, economic, environmental or health impact. Projects are expected to be world-leading, drawing on global research expertise, when relevant.
Recognizes scientists for pioneering advances in our understanding of existence at its biggest, smallest, and most complex scales.
International Union Of Pure And Applied Chemistry IUPAC-Richter Prize in Medicinal Chemistry
International
Recognizes an outstanding contribution to the practice of medicinal chemistry or to an outstanding example of new drug discovery.
Gerda Henkel Prize
International
Recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement in the areas supported by the Foundation.
CIHR Project Grant - Spring 2022
Canadian
The Project Grant program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential for important advances in fundamental or applied health-related knowledge, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes by supporting projects of research proposed and conducted by individual researchers or groups of researchers in all areas of health. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches.
Canada Space Agency - Industrial Capability Building Contribution
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The Canadian Space Agency has announced a new funding opportunity to support the Canadian space sector with funds to demonstrate new technologies in space, before December 2026. CSA will award non-repayable contributions of up to $2M per research and development project that expect benefits in the short to medium term (1 to 5 years). Applications will be accepted until March 29, 2024. Kindly click on the link above for further information.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Flavelle Medal
Canadian
Recognizes meritorious achievement in biological science.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies
Canadian
Recognizes contributions to furthering our understanding of issues concerning gender.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Innis Gérin Medal
Canadian
Rewards a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) J.B. Tyrell Historical Medal
Canadian
Awards outstanding work in the history of Canada.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Lorne Pierce Medal
Canadian
Recognizes an achievement in critical or imaginative literature.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Willet G. Miller Medal
Canadian
Rewards outstanding research in any branch of earth sciences.
National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Russ Prize
International
Recognizes an outstanding bioengineering achievement in widespread use that improves the human condition.
Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation
Canadian
SRCFC Major Grants support biomedical research into Solving the Puzzles of the Mind. The focus of the research should be on the causes and cure of the disease as opposed to the active treatment or palliative care.
BMO Research Award in Indigenous Business and Leadership
Canadian
SFU Beedie has received a generous donation from the BMO Financial Group to fund research into Indigenous business in Canada. This fund will support research into Indigenous business in Canada including, but not limited to, fieldwork, the development of research articles and seminars, the creation of Canadian Indigenous business case studies, and teaching materials. Researchers affiliated with the Beedie School of Business or other SFU faculties including faculty members, adjunct professors, research assistants, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students are eligible to apply.
International Mathematical Union (IMU) Fields Medal
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Recognizes outstanding mathematical achievement for existing work and for the promise of future achievement.
AKBTC Sponsored Research Projects
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To improve the treatment, quality of life, and long-term outlook for children with brain tumors through research, support, education, and advocacy.
Psychology & Mental Health Research Funding: APF Foundation Grants
International
The American Psychological Foundation is seeking to seed innovation through supporting projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems. APF offers grants for early career funding and seed grants for research and for targeted programs.
An Investigator Award supports individuals who are 4‐10 years into their careers as investigators and have made outstanding contributions and demonstrated leadership in arthritis research.
These grants provide support for meetings that promote the development of new research teams, for grant planning specifically for arthritis
Provides one-time funding to catalyze research in models of care in preparation for larger scale competitions to be offered by the Society and other funding agencies.
Funding to support research proposals aligned with the Society’s priorities.
To assist young investigators with laboratory start up costs. These grants can be combined with institutional, provincial or other eligible matching funds to purchase major equipment.
Intended to provide junior academics within 4 years of a full time research appointment, with what would usually be their first opportunity to demonstrate their ability to initiate and carry out independent research of relevance to arthritis.
Global Grand Challenges, Africa: Innovation Seed Grants
International
The Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA), an initiative of the African Academy of Sciences and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has launched two requests for proposals for Grand Challenges Africa - Innovation Seed Grants
Bloomberg invites faculty worldwide to apply for unrestricted gifts that support research in broadly-construed data science, including natural language processing, machine learning, and data mining. We also invite proposals for creation of, or contributions to, open source software used for data science.
A Brain Tumour Research Fellowship encourages and enables young clinicians and scientists to enter the field of brain tumour research and will accelerate studies leading to a cure for brain tumours.
CCS-Partner Prevention Research Grants have been created to support investigators who approach research in key prevention and risk reduction areas.
Knowledge to Action Grants [Abstract Registration]
Canadian
To encourage research projects that will close the gap between what is known from research and what is done with that knowledge in the health care community and public health practice.
To support and accelerate research and the application of new knowledge with imminent application potential relevant to cancer prevention in human populations.
ICLR’s Quick Response Program was designed to allow social scientists to quickly deploy to a disaster-affected area in the aftermath of an extreme weather event or earthquake to collect perishable data.
Broad Medical Research Program (BMRP)
International
This program funds innovative pilot research so that scientists can test their initial ideas and generate preliminary data used to qualify for larger, more sustained grants from other organizations.
Ovarian Cancer Research Program: Clinical Development Award
International
The mission of the OCRP is to support patient-centered research to prevent, detect, treat, and cure ovarian cancer.
Ovarian Cancer Research Program: Investigator-Initiated Research Award
International
The mission of the OCRP is to support patient-centered research to prevent, detect, treat, and cure ovarian cancer.
Ovarian Cancer Academy Award - Early-Career Investigator
International
The overarching goal of the Ovarian Cancer Academy is to develop successful, highly productive ovarian cancer researchers in a collaborative research and career development environment.
Ovarian Cancer Research Program: Pilot Award
International
To support patient-centered research to prevent, detect, treat, and cure ovarian cancer. Currently no program funding opportunities are open.
Horizon 2020 - Opportunities for International Cooperation
International
By coupling research and innovation, Horizon 2020 emphasizes excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges. The goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering innovation.
Through this program, the Federation tangibly supports research dissemination and encourages excellence in humanities and social science scholarship.
The programme supports research and study visits up to three months within the framework of the bilateral exchange of scientists and scholars.
Going Global Innovation Program
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Supports eligible recipients to pursue targeted R&D partnerships with key foreign organizations that may lead to the commercialization of Canadian technologies.
Grand Challenges Canada seeks bold ideas for products, services and implementation models that could transform how persistent challenges in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health are addressed in low- and middle-income countries.
Funding for investigation and support of complementary and alternative medicine and for economic education that promotes the principles of a free market.
IC Impacts Innovative Demonstration Initiative
Canadian
The objectives of the IC-IMPACTS Innovation Demonstration Initiative are to encourage the transfer of technology and knowledge resulting from India-Canada research and technology development partnerships, foster Canada-India collaborative research and trade development activities, demonstrate the effectiveness of innovative technologies for the Canadian and Indian marketplace, and improve the health, safety and prosperity of communities through the introduction of new technologies in Canada and/or India and to improve Canada-India economic ties.
Diabetes Research Funding Opportunities
International
A variety of targeted research grants related to understanding and curing diabetes, launched on an ongoing basis.
Breathing as One (Various Programs)
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The Canadian Lung Association funds research and research training at the national level, offering several competitions for research funding.
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Grants (BOC)
International
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
To initiate interdisciplinary discussions on problems or issues, to help launch interdisciplinary research networks, or to fund communities of researchers/practitioners dedicated to developing new methods, tools, and applications of basic research to applied problems.
Build research partnerships while funding your grad students and postdocs. Apply any time for flexible funding.
A pilot program to grow small to medium enterprises and other companies in Canada by connecting them with multinational sponsor companies and talented researchers at Canadian universities to collaborate on industrial research challenges of mutual interest.
Mitacs Globalink Partnership Awards: CDN graduate student internships at companies abroad
Canadian
This program supports graduate student research in a 16 to 24 week research project with an international industry partner located in any country except the United States.
Health research grants and contracts
International
NIH offers funding for many types of grants and contracts.
National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants Program
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The US National Science Foundation funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering.
Industrial Research Chairs (IRC)
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An IRC grant provides funding for the salary of the Chairholder, infrastructure, research tools and instruments, and general expenses related to the Chair’s program of research. Chairholders are expected to focus their activities on conducting research and training highly qualified personnel, while carrying a reduced administrative and teaching load.
The goal of the program is to generate new ideas, approaches and knowledge about privacy that organizations can apply to better safeguard personal information and that individual Canadians can use to make more informed decisions about protecting their privacy.
Prostate Cancer Canada offers a limited number of Discovery Grants. While supporting novel research that aims to open up new lines of investigation, the goal is to support new and innovative studies in prostate cancer research.
Prostate Cancer Canada invites applications for investigator-initiated Movember Translation Acceleration Grants that address a significant issue in the management of prostate cancer. Proposals should leverage existing knowledge and capabilities to accelerate impact without overlapping currently funded Prostate Cancer Canada and Movember initiatives.
SFARI Explorer Awards (Autism Research)
International
The mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative is to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders by funding innovative research of the highest quality and relevance.
Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences
International
The Simons Foundation division for Mathematics and Physical Sciences seeks to extend the frontiers of basic research. The division's primary foci include mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science.
Lyle Spencer Research Awards
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To reinforce a commitment to intellectually ambitious research, oriented ultimately to improving the practice of education, and independent of any particular reform agendas or methodological strictures.
Aimed at researchers who want to host their own scientific event in Switzerland, invite colleagues from abroad for a research visit to Switzerland, or visit their colleagues in another country.
Research grants for children's medical research.
Small grants
Awarding educational and research grants to recipients who have become the world’s leading scientists and voice clinicians.
Fredrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award
International
This award would be suitable for spending a sabbatical year in Germany. An academic in Germany with whom you would collaborate during your sabbatical could nominate you for this award.
Grants to outstanding Canadian charitable organizations offering unique and inspiring programs or projects for the benefit, improvement and development of Canadian society.
Grants to fund research projects that are intended to advance general public knowledge in the field of computer science, with particular emphasis on computer technology and applicaitons relating to "human-machine interaction."
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers
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To carry out long-term research (6-24 months) in Germany. Applicants choose their own topic of research and their academic host.
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers
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To sponsor a 6 to 18 month research stay at a research institution in Germany. The fellowship is flexible and can be divided up into as many as three stays within three years.
Scientists and scholars from all non-European countries, who completed their doctorates less than 18 years ago, who are internationally recognized for their achievements in the field of applied research, and who in future are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements which will have a seminal influence on their discipline beyond their immediate field of work, are eligible to be nominated for a Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award.
Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
International
Academics of all disciplines from abroad, who are internationally recognized as leaders in their field and who are expected to contribute to enhancing Germany's sustained international competitiveness as a research location in consequence of the award, are eligible to be nominated for an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship.
Granted in recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to date, to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future.
Excellent scientists and scholars of all nationalities who are expected to continue producing outstanding academic achievements in international collaboration are eligible to be nominated for the Max Planck Research Award.
Konrad Adenauer Research Award for Canadian Researchers
International
The Konrad Adenauer Research Award honors researchers from Canada whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and beyond.
International and Interdisciplinary Workshops
Canadian
To explore key questions of global importance that can best be addressed through interdisciplinary, international teams.
Chemistry of Indoor Environments
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To grow a new field of scientific inquiry focused on understanding the fundamental chemistry taking place in indoor environments and how that chemistry is shaped by building attributes and human occupancy.
Prevention Innovation Grant [Abstract Registration]
Canadian
To support innovative, creative problem solving in cancer research.
Junior Investigator Grant Panel Travel Award
Canadian
A special initiative to allow junior investigators in cancer research to gain knowledge and understanding of the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute peer-review process.
Focused on increasing Canada’s capacity for breast cancer prevention research. Recently appointed Assistant Postdoctoral and clinical fellows and junior faculty in the field of breast cancer, breast health, and cancer prevention are encouraged to apply.
Establishes Canada’s biotech industry as a leader in developing the solutions that will help address the global social and economic challenges emerging from population growth and a changing climate.
Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) Awards
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Recognizes excellence in mathematical research and education, as well as outstanding contributions to the Canadian mathematical community.
Honours those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of mankind.
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Prizes
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Recognizes individual papers, research contributions, lifetime achievement, and service to the mathematical sciences community.
IDRC funds developing-country researchers, institutions, and Canadian researchers through our grants, fellowships, and awards.
To support innovative, creative problem solving in cancer research.
Belmont Forum - BiodivERsA Call on Scenarios of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (Full Proposal)
Canadian
NSERC, along with 21 other members of the Belmont Forum, will be participating in the Belmont Forum - BiodivERsA joint call on Scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services.dd
Early Phase Clinical Trials
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To provide funding support for clinical trials and clinical trial sub-studies that have excellent preliminary data, targeting neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Designed for those very few instances when an exceptional research opportunity would be missed if a project had to wait to undergo the normal course of a national competition before a decision could be rendered.
2018 Spring Flooding Loss Reduction - Call for Proposals
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Proposals are invited from social scientists to quickly deploy to a disaster-affected area in the aftermath of an extreme event to collect perishable data.
Weston Brain Institute has launched a new "Big Ideas" funding program to support large scale research projects that have a significant and sustained impact on accelerating translational research on the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.
Funding Geoengineering Research
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World Climate Change Challenge (WCCC) "Funding Geoengineering Research" is seeking to support academic researchers in the area of Geoengineering & Near Term Anthropogenic Climate Change Mitigation Research.
Match Funding Opportunities
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MSFHR offers match funding to qualifying BC-based researchers and research teams who are applying to non-BC government-funded research competitions that require applicants to source match funding as a condition of the application.
Improving Bowel and/or Bladder Function after SCI
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This Request for Applications (RFA) is designated for research to advance methods to restore, replace or provide reliable gastrointestinal and/or urodynamic function following SCI.
Translational Research Partnership Program
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The Translational Research Partnership Program supports collaborative projects in cancer research to help accelerate the development of new treatments and/or technologies for the benefit of patients.
VPR Major Research Project Application Preparation Grants
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VPR Major Research Project Application Preparation grants assist SFU faculty members who are applying for major external research grants (e.g., CFI, NCE or SSHRC MCRI or INE). Assistance may take the form of support salaries for personnel needed to prepare application materials, costs of travel required to meet with research collaborators, long-distance telephone/fax charges, etc. These grants do not fund research per se.
Teaching and Learning Development Grants
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Administered through SFU's Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines (ISTLD), Teaching and Learning Development Grants provide funding for SFU faculty to conduct research about teaching and learning.
The SFU Open Access Fund supports SFU authors publishing in fully open access journals that charge Article Processing Charges.
The Study Leave Research Grants are for any faculty member who has an approved study leave and intends to receive a grant in lieu of salary. The purpose and object of the expenditures proposed must be warranted in the context of the proposed research. The grant may be used for all the purposes of a grant-in-aid of research, but not to supplement income. The program covers only research activities and is not intended to cover projects directed at teaching or the development of teaching related skills.
New Faculty Start-Up & Faculty Recruitment Grants
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New Faculty Start-Up Grant (Assistant Professors) and Faculty Recruitment Grants (Associate Professors and Professors) are available to equip new continuing faculty members with the start-up funding to assist them in getting their research started at SFU.
CFI Innovation Fund
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CFI Innovation Fund supports transformative infrastructure projects that underpin cutting-edge, globally competitive research. The Vice-President, Research & International invites all interested teams to submit an internal Notice of Intent (iNOI) for consideration of which proposals will be selected to advance to CFI, within SFU's maximum allocation of $24.7M.
Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors.
2019 CIHR-ICRH/CAAIF/AZ Canada/AllerGen Emerging Researcher Awards in Allergic Asthma
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The goal of the CIHR-ICRH/CAAIF/AZ Canada/AllerGen Emerging Researcher Awards in Allergic Asthma is to enable Canadian allergists, clinical immunologists, MD clinician scientists, and basic scientists working in translational research to pursue academic research in allergic asthma.
Standardization Platform on Age and Sex as Biological Variables
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This opportunity is to support the establishment of a multidisciplinary platform with the research expertise to identify best practices for studying sex and age as biological variables in basic science, provide training, and promote these methods and services.
Operating Grant, Terry Fox New Investigator Award
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This program supports outstanding new investigators as they develop their careers as independent research scientists or clinician scientists to undertake high-quality cancer research, while in close collaboration and mentorship with established TFRI or CIHR-ICR-funded research teams
Operating Grant, SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant
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This funding opportunity supports the development and testing of innovative methodologies/designs of innovative clinical trials (iCT) that is integrated with the principles of Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR).
Catalyst Grant, Understanding Disease Prevention and Risk Factor Modification
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This catalyst grant supports research to expand current evidence and understanding of disease prevention that will lead to future intervention studies.
RFP: Respite Services for Children and Youth with Special Needs
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The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals to complete one environmental scan, a comprehensive literature review, and a knowledge synthesis and options paper that focus on respite services and support for families of CYSN (children and youth with special needs) in order to provide evidence-based advice that will support better, less fragmented services to families of CYSN in BC.
The field of sex and gender science aims to deepen our understanding of how biological and social influences interact to affect health and disease.
Genome BC’s Sector Innovation Program has launched a new intake – Intake 6 (SIP6), focusing on environmental DNA (eDNA). This competition aims to support genomics research which will address gaps in eDNA analyses that pose barriers to extract and utilize environmental information.
AstraZeneca Canada’s Corporate Giving Program seeks to improve the health and quality of life of Canadians. The company supports projects and initiatives that improve healthcare in the company's local communities, promote science education and skills among young people, support chronic disease prevention programs for adolescents, or are connected to the giving and volunteer activities of company employees.
The Canadian Hemophilia Society invites applicants to apply for basic scientific research grants in fields relevant to hemophilia A and B, von Willebrand disease, rare factor deficiencies, platelet function disorders (and platelet pathophysiology) and other congenital and acquired bleeding disorders.
Early Phase Clinical Trials: Canada
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The Early Phase Clinical Trials: Canada program was created to provide funding support for clinical trials and clinical trial sub-studies with excellent preliminary data.
Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience - Research Grant
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Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience is a non-profit organization established on October 1, 1992 with funds donated by the late Mr. Masakane Mizutani, former Emeritus Chairman of Seikagaku Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. The objective of the Foundation is to promote world-wide progress in glycoscience.
Planning Award for Patient-Oriented Research and Knowledge Translation
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The Planning Award will support teams in partnering with patients and other stakeholders to plan research studies or knowledge translation (KT) projects (knowledge dissemination or implementation) in the Fraser region.
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2020 Horizon Global Platform Competition
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The objective of the International stream is to support international research collaborations and position Canada and Canadian researchers as strategic partners at the international level. The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2020 Horizon Global Platform competition provides funding for Canadian researchers who are partners on successful projects funded through eligible calls under the EU Horizon 2020.
Canadian organizations, students, and researchers are invited to apply for funding of up to $20,000 to organize and host training workshops for students, community members, and/or early-career marine researchers.
IC-IMPACTS Innovative Technology Demonstration Project
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IC-IMPACTS is seeking project proposals in the deployment-ready stage of development related to IC-IMPACTS three themes on safe and sustainable infrastructure, integrated water management and public health and disease prevention.
NCATS - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Applications to Address 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Heath Need
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National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is issuing this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to highlight the urgent need for research on the 2019 novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). NCATS is particularly interested in projects focusing on the use of informatics solutions to diagnose cases and the use of CTSA-supported core resources (e.g., advanced scientific instruments, highly-specialized facilities, and regulatory expertise) to facilitate research on COVID-19 and advance the translation of research findings into diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. NCATS is soliciting applications for Administrative Supplements to UL1, U01, and R21 awards (through PA-18-591), Collaborative Innovation Awards to U01 and R21 awards (through PAR-19-099 and PAR-19-100, respectively), and Competitive Revisions for UL1 awards for each of the non-administrative supplement awards (through PAR-19-337).
The Pandemic Response Challenge Program
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This program will build teams to address challenges requiring further research and development for solutions to meet COVID-19 related needs. The NRC will build these teams drawing on internal-to-government capacity and academic researchers who register to indicate their interest, and related areas of expertise and capabilities.
Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster Call for COVID-19 Project Ideas
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Please see the following important call for project ideas or proposals from Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster for COVID-19 related-research. Further information and questions can be directed to Avi Kapoor, Strategic Partnerships Manager for SFU's Big Data Initiative.
The National Research Council is offering support, advice, and help for COVID-19 related projects in the immediate, near and medium term. Kindly see opportunity for further information.
WorkSafe BC Innovation at Work grant is designed to support small-scale one year research projects (maximum of $50,000) that lead to the development of practical solutions to address workplace health and safety issues. Please see funding opportunity for further eligiblity and application details.
Research Training Awards are designed to foster the development of occupational health and safety research expertise in B.C. These awards are available to highly-qualified graduate students at the master's and doctoral level and their purpose is to enable highly qualified students to undertake full-time research training.
WorkSafe BC Specific Priorities/Systematic Reviews - Request for Proposals
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The WorkSafe BC Specific Priorities/Systematic Review grants are designed to address operational need and help answer key questions in occupational health and safety and workers' compensation. These grants support short-term, primary and secondary research of immediate relevance. This research gives WorkSafe BC the strongest scientific evidence to use when developing policy and practice.
Fast Funding for COVID-19 Science
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IC-IMPACTS: Innovative Technology Demonstration Projects
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IC-IMPACTS is calling for Innovative Technology Demonstration Project proposals on an ongoing basis, relevant to one of IC-IMPACTS’ three themes of safe and sustainable infrastructure, integrated water management, and public health and disease prevention. IC-IMPACTS is especially inviting proposals within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is a competitive initiative for international undergraduates from the following countries and regions: Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, India, Mexico, Tunisia, United Kingdom, USA, and Ukraine. From May to October of each year, top-ranked applicants participate in a 12-week research internship under the supervision of Canadian university faculty members in a variety of academic disciplines, from science, engineering and mathematics to the humanities and social sciences.
Research Grants on Education: COVID-19 Related Special Grant Cycle
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Spencer Foundation is issuing a call for proposals for a COVID-19 Related Special Grant Cycle to support education research projects that will contribute to understanding the rapid shifts in education in this time of crisis and change. As with other Spencer grant programs, this program is “field-initiated.” Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to three years.
Emergency Awards: PAR-20-177 Rapid Investigation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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PICS Climate Solutions Research - Opportunity Projects Program
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The PICS Opportunity Projects Program provides support for engaged research projects that develop new knowledge and directly facilitate use of that knowledge for climate change mitigation and adaptation solutions. This program is aimed at self-contained projects of less than three years duration and encourages applications involving one or more of the following attributes: innovative and impactful ideas, new entrants to the climate solution generation space or new partnerships between academics and practitioners that may not have developed a prior track record of success.
Next-Generation Methods of Pregnancy Termination
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German Research Foundation: Initiation of International Collaboration
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This grant serves to establish collaboration between German universities and international partners. Applications must be submitted by German researchers. Researchers who have already achieved their doctorates and who are based at a German research institution in Germany or abroad can apply.All disciplines are eligible for the grant.
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Funding Programs
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The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada administers the Funding Programs, which support individuals, non-profit organizations and Indigenous groups interested in participating in federal impact assessments and other Agency engagement initiatives and activities. Please see funding opportunity link for additional information.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships – European Fellowships
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The goal of the Individual Fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers, wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of skill acquisition through advanced training, international and intersectoral mobility. Individual Fellowships provide opportunities to researchers of any nationality to acquire and transfer new knowledge and to work on research and innovation in Europe (EU Member States and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries) and beyond. The scheme particularly supports the return and (re)integration of European researchers from outside Europe and those who have previously worked here, as well as researchers displaced by conflict outside the EU and Horizon 2020 Associated Countries. It also promotes the career restart of individual researchers who show great potential.
CSA - Data and Sample Mining and Research Models in Health and Life Science
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The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is interested in human spaceflight and maintains a highly qualified Canadian astronaut corps capable of participating in space exploration missions. CSA has announced two new funding opportunities to provide financial support to researchers to conduct science investigations that will lead to a better understanding of human spaceflight risks while contributing to improve remote medicine and health benefits here on Earth. Please see funding opportunity link for more information.
American Assn for Advancement of Science (AAAS) Awards
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Science magazine recognizes the achievements of researchers at all stages of their careers through a variety of prizes and awards.
The New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization has announced their Inaugural Funding Opportunity (IFO) to bridge the gap between the three digital research infrastructure (DRI) pillars (i.e. Advanced Research Computing, Research Data Management, and Research Software). This funding opportunity will provide $100,000 to $3 million for projects that address IFO's key objectives. Letter of Intent submissions will open in May 2021 and only applications selected at the LOI stage will be invited to submit a Full Proposal. For further details please click on the funding opportunity link.
Genomic Applications Partnership Program
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The Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) funds downstream research and development (R&D) projects that address real world opportunities and challenges identified by industry, government, not-for-profits and other “Receptors” of genomics knowledge and technologies. GAPP projects are collaborations between academic researchers and Receptor organizations, and are co-funded by Genome Canada, Receptors and other stakeholders.
Diagnostic Accelerator
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The Diagnostics Accelerator challenges the research community to develop cutting-edge biomarkers and explore novel diagnostic technologies that will aid in Alzheimer’s diagnosis and clinical trial design. Research funded to date focuses on various methods and targets including blood tests in various stages of development, as well as eye scans and digital tools.
Request for Research Project Proposals: Calculating the Value of Common Assets and Associated Economic Rents in Canada
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UBI Works, with partner organizations, are seeking project proposals from qualified researchers for the completion of calculations and associated analysis that will support the development of a complete picture of the common asset value and economic rents in Canada. Individual researchers, teams, and consulting organizations are welcome to submit proposals.
NSERC-NSF Collaboration on Quantum Science and Artificial Intelligence
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NSERC and the US National Science Foundation are pleased to announce the first joint collaborative research opportunity focusing on discoveries and innovations in the areas of quantum science and artificial intelligence. The work funded through this call is expected to push the boundaries of new knowledge and provide a rich training experience for young researchers. The NSERC-NSF opportunity will support collaborations between members of the research community in both countries through a flexible, streamlined application process. Through a lead agency model, U.S. and Canadian research teams will submit a single collaborative proposal that will undergo a single review process at the NSF, which will be the lead agency. Canadian academic researchers may receive funding from NSERC and U.S. researchers may receive funding from the NSF. Kindly click on the bulletin link for more information.
Alliance International Grants
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NSERC has announced a new, permanent funding stream called the Alliance International Grants. This new stream is to support Canadian university researchers working with leading international academic researchers to establish and grow international research collaborations and projects of global importance that will generate benefits to Canada. Alliance International offers two grant types: (1) International Catalyst grants that will provide up to $25,000 for one year to support Canadian researchers in initiating international research collaboration in the NSE disciplines and (2) International Collaboration grants that will provide up to $100,000 per year, for up to 3 years, for Canadian researchers to participate in international projects. There are no deadlines to apply and grants will awarded throughout the year. Click on the link above for more information.