Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

For outstanding achievements in research of any branch of science.

The MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program provides funding support to help BC health researchers advance their products or technologies towards practical application to improve health outcomes, benefit society, and enrich the health innovation ecosystem in BC through contributing to talent development and a strong, sustainable knowledge economy.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to seek opportunities to co-create, co-design, co-invest, and collaborate in the research and development, piloting, testing, and scaling of new, innovative and realistic interventions to advance Afghan civil society and media’s effectiveness and self-reliance.

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Over the past two decades, studies of islet transplantation have shown that this procedure can lead to insulin independence, normoglycemia and elimination of hypoglycemia in people with T1D who experience severe hypoglycemia or hypoglycemia unawareness

Recognizes the importance and significance of research within the biomedical and natural sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics domains.

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.

Awards service to humanity in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.

Fosters and encourages basic chemical research and recognizes, in a substantial manner, the value of chemical research contributions for the benefit of mankind.

Recognizes inspiring individuals who have devoted their career to natural science research and have demonstrated leadership and mentorship in the Canadian North.

Recognizes remarkable achievements that are contributing to world civilization.

The AsiaGlobal Fellows Program launched by the University of Hong Kong is an interdisciplinary global leadership development initiative for mid-career professionals with a strong interest and track record in public policy.

This is a special opportunity for people studying the state of natural sciences and engineering research in Canada. While this is an NSERC grant, it may be of more interest to social science/science policy researchers than it is to traditional NSERC researchers.

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC are jointly funding a national Healthy Cities Research Training Platform (HCRTP) to develop an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral training initiative that will generate cutting-edge knowledge and build capacity for implementation science and solutions-based research.

Recognizes excellence in Canadian innovation and entrepreneurship, while educating present and future generations of disruptors.

Celebrates and honours those in our B.C. community who successfully position our province as a competitive global cluster in the life sciences sector.

Recognizes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of brain disorders.

For contribution to community beyond academy.

Recognizes the contributions of scientists, physicians, and public servants who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human disease.

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.

The Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program builds on the successful Defence Engagement Program (DEP), expanding the program to respond to the need for relevant and timely advice from defence and security experts, to foster the next generation of experts and scholars, and to contribute to Canadians understanding of defence and security issues.

Recognizes the top 35 innovators around the world who are under 35 years old.

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).

Provides emerging research leaders worldwide an opportunity to accelerate their career through networking, research support, skill development and opportunities for impact. Provides funding, skills training, mentorship, and opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from diverse disciplines to position scholars as leaders in academia and beyond.

The Project Grant Program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental or applied knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes.

Mitacs Elevate trains emerging research management leaders through an exclusive professional skills curriculum. Fellows gain theoretical and experiential training in areas such as project management and presentations.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has launched a new initiative to support Innovation in Regulatory Science. This initiative is designed to support and stimulate academic researchers in developing new methodologies or innovative approaches in regulatory science that will ultimately inform the regulatory decisions FDA and others make.

The MSFHR Scholar Program allows early-career researchers to establish an independent research career, build a leading research program, and expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field.

The MSFHR Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) Program is designed to help close the gap between health research and its implementation by supporting health professionals who are actively involved in patient care to conduct and apply research relevant to health and/or the health system.

The focus of this intake is Single-Cell Omics, which includes single-cell genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, proteogenomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, immunogenomics and bioinformatics, as well as the technologies enabling these single-cell omics approaches. Genome BC hopes to fund novel, innovative projects from a variety of sectors that will truly advance the field.This intake is open to proposals focused on any of the sectors supported by Genome BC: human health, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, agriculture and agri-foods, mining, energy and environment.

The Operating Grants Competition is the principal means by which the Cancer Research Society (CRS) fulfills its mission to support fundamental, early translational and environment-cancer research on all types of cancer to contribute to the advancement of science aimed at preventing, detecting and treating this disease. This investment builds on a previous partnership with CRS, and aligns with CIHR-ICR’s strategic plan while also promoting the funding of Early Career Researchers.

Grants in Aid of Research in Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity in Canada.The program is open to all types of relevant research and is not restricted to medical research.

The PICS Theme Partnership Program (TPP) supports the development of climate solutions that address complex problems and that build long term research partnerships.

The aim of this call is to enable scientists in different countries to build an effective collaboration on a common interdisciplinary research project in the area of rare disease mechanism, progression and diagnostics.

Recognizes a very substantial and original contribution in comparative social science research.

Partnership Grants provide support for new and existing formal partnerships over 4 to 7 years to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization.

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.

Short-term opportunities for Canadian faculty to teach or conduct research in Latin America and the Caribbean in areas such as democratic and accountable governance, humans rights, environment, diversity and indigenous peoples.

Recognizes an outstanding contribution to health services and policy research, policy and/or care delivery in Canada.

Prioritizes experience on the ground in order for Scholars to enhance their appetite for risk taking.

Recognizes contributions to the theoretical foundations of human cognition.

CIHR, ZonMw, the Dutch Diabetes Research Foundation (Diabetes Fonds), and Health~Holland are working in partnership to accelerate research and development to improve the lives of people with type 2 diabetes in Canada and the Netherlands by supporting one (1) internationally competitive and innovative Netherlands-Canada Type 2 Diabetes Research Consortium.

Recognizes a remarkable contribution to space science and technology.

IPRAF awards grants to help fund peace research projects.

Recognizes a Canadian physician or scientist who makes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or development of therapies for cancer.

Honours ideas that possess clarity, power and that substantially impact the field of psychology. 

Recognizes significant contributions to the advancement of science and technology.

Recognizes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of heart disorders.

The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Reseach (MSFHR) has launched its first Implementation Science award program (IST program). This funding opportunity supports research in the area of implementation science, which examines the process of implementing an intervention, or adapting an intervention to settings different from the ones in which it was originally developed and tested. The goal is to understand how specific health interventions can be better adapted to different regions, cultures, genders, or conditions, and, if applicable, how the interventions can be scaled up.

Recognizes and supports the efforts of an early career psychological scientist who is pursuing research that aims to advance, either empirically or theoretically, a materialistic understanding of the human mind.

Recognizes outstanding engineering achievements.

A membership grade of distinction.

Recognizes statisticians who have made outstanding contributions through research, teaching, consulting, and service to the association and statistical profession.

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.

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.

Honours and supports those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today.

Rewards outstanding scholarship and research in various fields.

Recognizes a recent outstanding advance in any NSERC-supported field of the natural sciences or engineering.

Awards instructions and research in the science of geology.

Recognizes meritorious achievement in biological science.

Recognizes contributions to furthering our understanding of issues concerning gender.

Rewards a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences.

Awards outstanding work in the history of Canada.

Acknowledges outstanding research in any of the branches of the mathematical sciences.

Recognizes an achievement in critical or imaginative literature.

Recognizes excellence in medical science.

Awards scientific work relating to environmental problems.

Recognizes outstanding research in physics and in chemistry.

Rewards outstanding research in any branch of earth sciences.

IIAS invites outstanding scholars to apply for a fellowship at IIAS. Applicants may also apply for an extra two months of research at Le Collège d’études mondiales/Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (CEM-FMSH) in Paris, in the framework of the joint IIAS/CEM-FMSH fellowship.

Awards an outstanding contribution in governance of private and public organisations.

Rewards the exceptional commitment of institutions or individuals who put into practice innovative solutions in the field of child and youth development

The Canadian Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Foundation (CAAIF) is a charitable foundation whose mission is to invest in research leading to new and better treatments that improve the lives of Canadians living with allergy, asthma and immunologic diseases. The objective of the CAAIF/Pediapharm Research Grant in Allergic Diseases is to fund a patient-centered research grant on allergic diseases.

The Top 10 Challenge is a community fundraiser aimed to raise empathy and awareness by participants living “a day on the plate” of someone with food allergies. The objective of the CAAIF Top 10 Challenge Food Allergy Research Grant is to fund a patient-centered food allergy research grant.

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.

This round of funding will focus on antimicrobial resistance in the environment. Funding available is $1 million per year for four years.

The Law Foundation encourages non-profit organizations in British Columbia to apply for project funding within one or more of the five statutory mandated areas of the Law Foundation: legal aid, legal education, legal research, law reform and law libraries. Total funding available for this funding cycle amounts to $1,000,000.

The EU Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) was established to better coordinate research efforts across countries and disciplines to find causes, develop cures, and identify better ways to care for people with neurodegenerative diseases more rapidly. The goal of this joint transnational call is to promote research aiming at the development of novel and the advanced use of existing cutting-edge imaging and brain stimulation technologies related to neurodegenerative diseases.

The Project Grant Program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental or applied knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes.

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Over the past two decades, studies of islet transplantation have shown that this procedure can lead to insulin independence, normoglycemia and elimination of hypoglycemia in people with T1D who experience severe hypoglycemia or hypoglycemia unawareness

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.

ERA PerMed will foster research and innovation activities building close linkages between basic biomedical research, clinical research, bioinformatics, epidemiology, socio-economic research, as well as research on the integration of Personalised Medicine into clinical practice and on ethical, legal and social implications.

Under the umbrella of the Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research (NEURON), a joint transnational call has been launched for multinational research projects on sensory disorders. Proposals should focus on impairment and/or loss of sensory function of neural origin. The proposals may include studies on sensory neurons, including receptor cells, the related neural pathways and connected brain areas.

Recognizes excellence in the contribution of an individual to Canadian botany.

Supports applied research projects focused on using genomic approaches to address challenges and opportunities of importance to Canada’s natural resources and environment sectors, including interactions between natural resources and the environment, thereby contributing to the Canadian bioeconomy and the well-being of Canadians.

SSHRC is launching a call for proposals in support of Canadian researchers’ engagement with European research consortia funded via the Horizon 2020 (H2020) research platform. SSHRC encourages interested Canadian researchers to work directly with research teams from EU member states on the theme of migration within H2020 societal challenge 6: Europe in a changing world - Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies.

Particularly interested in applicants that show great potential to impact that field of children's health through medical research. Both an applicant's aptitude and inclination toward research are considered. The quality of the mentor and the mentoring relationship are also considered to be important predictors of success.

Recognizes contributions to the promotion of health science.

Honours scientists who have made significant contributions in Paul Ehrlich's field of research, in particular immunology, cancer research, microbiology, and chemotherapy.

Fosters culture, the sciences and the most meritorious initiatives in the cause of humanity, peace and fraternity among peoples throughout the world. 

This 6 month fellowship is jointly offered by IIAS and the African Studies Centre Leiden. It aims to attract researchers whose work is informed by current theoretical debates in the social sciences and humanities over global connectivities and who are able to critically engage with shifting paradigms  in “area studies” beyond the ways in which these have traditionally been conceived in the West.

Honours outstanding research in the field of circulatory diseases by a scientific investigator or group of investigators.

Celebrates the achievements of our country’s female entrepreneurs.

Recognizes excellence in astronomy and mathematics, biosciences, geosciences or polyarthritis research.

CIHR, ZonMw, the Dutch Diabetes Research Foundation (Diabetes Fonds), and Health~Holland are working in partnership to accelerate research and development to improve the lives of people with type 2 diabetes in Canada and the Netherlands by supporting one (1) internationally competitive and innovative Netherlands-Canada Type 2 Diabetes Research Consortium.

Our Scientific Council selects and funds the most promising research proposals that enhance the Organization for Autism Research's mission.

The focus of this intake is Single-Cell Omics, which includes single-cell genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, proteogenomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, immunogenomics and bioinformatics, as well as the technologies enabling these single-cell omics approaches. Genome BC hopes to fund novel, innovative projects from a variety of sectors that will truly advance the field.This intake is open to proposals focused on any of the sectors supported by Genome BC: human health, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, agriculture and agri-foods, mining, energy and environment.

SFU’s Community Engagement Initiative offers small grants to SFU faculty and staff to catalyze community-university impact through the practice of respectful, mutually-beneficial research, learning and creative activity. The average grant amount has been approximately $6,000 per funded initiative with projects supported each year in most faculties and in many departments. The maximum funding available is $10,000 per proposal.

The objective of the program is to draw on the network of talented Canadian graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and early-career civil society researchers to identify concrete, innovative solutions to emerging international policy challenges faced by Canada.

The aim of this program is to promote, through international cooperation, basic research focused on the elucidation of the sophisticated and complex mechanisms of living organisms for the benefit of all humankind. Projects are expected to be at the frontiers of knowledge and therefore entail risk.

The objective of the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants  is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company.

Submissions are accepted September 1st through March 31st or, until all available funds have been committed. For faculty in areas supported by SSHRC to attend conferences beginning September 1 through March 31.

Recognizes excellence in mathematical research and education, as well as outstanding contributions to the Canadian mathematical community.

Recognizes outstanding works in five categories: Service to Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and Literature, Medicine, and Science.

Recognizes outstanding and Internationally recognized scientific achievements.

Recognizes leading change makers for innovation in the education system.

Recognizes scientific contributions relating to tobacco consumption and disease.

The MSFHR Innovation to Commercialization (I2C) Program provides funding support to help BC health researchers advance their products or technologies towards practical application to improve health outcomes, benefit society, and enrich the health innovation ecosystem in BC through contributing to talent development and a strong, sustainable knowledge economy.

Recognizes significant influence on the course of marine scientific thought.

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.

Fellowships are designed to support young biochemists and molecular biologists from countries that are full or associate members of IUBMB who need to travel to other laboratories in the IUBMB region.

Recognizes sustained leadership, dedication and originality of thought and have inspired students and colleagues alike. Institution submits nominations to SSHRC.

The Scoliosis Research Society is committed to research and education in the field of spinal deformities.

Recognizes individuals who have made profound contributions in Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences and Mathematics.

Recognizes outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious relations. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Recognizes the exceptional contributions made to the creation of science and technology-based industrial strength in Canada.

In preparation for its next round of funding, the RTO/ERO Foundation is seeking expressions of interest for projects that advance our collective knowledge about the impact of social isolation and loneliness on unpaid (family and friend) caregivers of seniors (65+) in Canada; and/or that evaluate innovative interventions to improve their social engagement and mental health.

This funding opportunity is a key component of the second phase of the Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium (CEEHRC); a multi-agency, pan-Canadian initiative led by CIHR. CEEHRC is Canada's contribution to the International Human Epigenome Consortium (IHEC). The national research consortium networks all of the funded CEEHRC components, and expands their reach to the broader health research community in Canada and internationally.

Recognizes outstanding contribution to the advancement of research in fundamental biology.

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.

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.

Recognizes partnerships in natural sciences and engineering research and development between universities and Canadian industries.

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.

The MSFHR Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) Program is designed to help close the gap between health research and its implementation by supporting health professionals who are actively involved in patient care to conduct and apply research relevant to health and/or the health system.

Recognizes remarkable individuals whose research or contributions to public policies supportive of research and development in Canada have achieved international recognition.

Honours champions in health research advocacy.

Honours the spirit and contribution of entrepreneurs here and around the world.

Recognizes meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.

The Secretary-General’s Award is intended to recognize accomplishment and encourage the achievements of young researchers from developing countries who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of scientific knowledge of the deepsea environment or to the development of environmentally sustainable regulatory frameworks.

The programs allow scientists employed at Japanese universities/research institutions to invite fellow researchers from other countries to Japan to participate in cooperative activities.

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.

The purpose of this CFP 2 is to complement direct Settlement services across Canada by funding projects which promote research, capacity-building and coordination services. Funding for recommended projects will commence on April 1, 2020 and will be eligible for a duration of up to five (5) years, ending no later than March 31, 2025.

CREATE supports the training of teams of highly qualified graduate (master's and doctoral) students from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs. SFU is given a quota on the Letters of Intent (LOI) that can be submitted to NSERC.

Recognizes a specific, exceptionally significant, individual achievement at any point along the full range of the food production and distribution chain.

Honours sustained excellence in Canadian health care and/or health care research.

For contributions to a field of basic or clinical research in one of the Institute's principal areas of research.

Funding program that supports future generation of Canadian researchers. The award consists of two parts (postdoc salary and operating grant) covering a period of three years, with no possibility for renewal.

Recognizes leaders in sustainable entrepreneurship from all over the world.

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).

The Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) is a national coalition of federal, provincial and territorial partners (patients and informal caregivers, provincial health authorities, academic health centres, charities, philanthropic organizations, private sector, etc.) dedicated to the integration of research into care.

Celebrate the greatest R&D developments of the previous year.

Recognizes those who encourage Canadians to take an interest in natural history, create links with nature and contribute to its preservation.

This funding opportunity will support a Network to generate new knowledge to improve diagnosis and treatment of ME disease in Canada.

This funding call is for biotechnology-driven research-based solutions to extract wealth from wastewater and rejuvenate polluted bodies of water such as the River Ganga in India.

Supports projects that raise awareness about climate change and clean growth, and encourages Canadians to take action.

The purpose of this challenge is to seek innovative solutions in the areas of food processing technologies, food traceability technologies, as well as precision agriculture technologies and bioproducts.

Recognizes major achievements in advancing ideas that shape the world.

The PICS Theme Partnership Program (TPP) supports the development of climate solutions that address complex problems and that build long term research partnerships.

Recognizes those around the world who have exceptionally distinguished themselves in the cultivation of ecological science.

Celebrates a ground-breaking innovation in engineering.

The Stars Career Development award supports early-career/mid-career investigators in firmly establishing their careers in the area of arthritis research.

the Innovation for Defense Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Program continues to move forward and we wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that we have launched a Sandbox Call for Applications for Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems

Recognizes substantial recent contributions in the biomedical sciences.

The Scholarly Digitization Fund covers costs associated with digitizing scholarly materials. Digitization work includes scanning, creation of descriptive information, and other processing in preparation for deposit in Summit, the Library’s Research Repository, or another publicly accessible repository operated and maintained by SFU Library.

Recognizes the recent outstanding contributions of researchers to the global effort to fight neurodegenerative diseases of aging.

The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of this year’s Psychosocial Research (PSR) grants cycle.

Recognizes individuals who have made, and are making, valuable contributions to cancer research and cancer control in Canada.

This funding opportunity supports new intervention research designed to mitigate the challenges experienced along the cancer survivorship journey, as well as the evaluation and validation of existing interventions to assess their potential for implementation as best practices.

Recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in a predetermined field of interest chosen each year. 

Awards companies which represent the most innovative and promising ideas in cleantech and that are best positioned to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges.

Research funding to highly qualified graduate students and postdoctoral fellows across Canada through awards in Technology and Aging.

Recognizes exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise.

Recognizes and encourage outstanding experimental research in nuclear physics, 

Recognizes and encourages outstanding achievements in Experimental Particle Physics.

Recognizes remarkable careers in the visual and media arts.

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.

Enhances the career development of outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research.

Recognizes outstanding contributions to medicine and the health sciences that have led to extraordinary improvements in human health.

A new initiative for launching big, audacious ideas.

Identifies and supports eminent women in science throughout the world.

IDRC invites researchers to participate in the process of planning, describing, and openly publishing their IDRC-funded research data. This funding opportunity will build the data management expertise of applicants while making previously closed data open.

Awarded to active (not retired) Canadian scholars who have made a substantial and significant contribution over a significant period to scholarly research.

Recognizes outstanding scholarly work in the academic fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law and theology.

Honors contributions to the science and technology of concern to IEEE.

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.

Recognizes a select group of high-potential women entrepreneurs whose businesses show real potential to scale.

The objective of the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants  is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company.

Under the umbrella of the Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research (NEURON), a joint transnational call has been launched for multinational research projects on sensory disorders. Proposals should focus on impairment and/or loss of sensory function of neural origin. The proposals may include studies on sensory neurons, including receptor cells, the related neural pathways and connected brain areas.

The 'Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research' (NEURON) was established under the ERA-NET scheme of the European Commission. The aim of ERA-NET NEURON is to coordinate and optimize research efforts and funding programmes of its partner countries in the fields of disease related neuroscience. CIHR and the NEURON funding organizations particularly wish to promote multi-disciplinary work and translational research proposals that combine basic and clinical approaches.

Builds visibility for researchers who have the potential to transform Canadian public education

The ONR seeks a broad range of applications for augmenting existing or developing innovative solutions that directly maintain, or cultivate a diverse, world-class STEM workforce in order to maintain the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ technological superiority.

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

This call for ideas offers Canadian, as well as international stakeholders, the opportunity to express an interest to specific activities on the surface of the Moon or its vicinity.

Celebrates the use of technology to improve the performance of large and small businesses, large and small government operations and not-for- profit organizations.

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.

Awards a young scientist or engineer for outstanding scientific research carried out in Canada

Recognizes scientific achievement that has resulted in a clearer understanding of the Earth, its history, or its relation to the universe.

Recognizes the efforts and achievements of pharmaceutical research and development.

The Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) is a national coalition of federal, provincial and territorial partners (patients and informal caregivers, provincial health authorities, academic health centres, charities, philanthropic organizations, private sector, etc.) dedicated to the integration of research into care.

Honours a living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works. 

Recognizes professionals and students who have made outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences.

Recognizes Canada’s leaders in sustainability for their contributions over the prior two years.

Rewards excellence in chemistry and the chemical industry

Recognizes individuals and organizations for advancements in green chemistry and/or engineering.

Provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country's economic, social and research-based growth.

The EU Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) was established to better coordinate research efforts across countries and disciplines to find causes, develop cures, and identify better ways to care for people with neurodegenerative diseases more rapidly. The goal of this joint transnational call is to promote research aiming at the development of novel and the advanced use of existing cutting-edge imaging and brain stimulation technologies related to neurodegenerative diseases.

This funding opportunity supports the creation of six network in the areas of musculoskeletal (MSK) rehabilitation, muscular dystrophy, skin health, concussion and youth mental health.

The purpose of this competition is to stimulate social sciences and humanities research that will help inform best practices related to environmental and impact assessments

Recognizes those with a demonstrated track record in research with excellence in scientific rigor, innovative thinking, imagination and originality.

This funding opportunity is to support innovative research projects to seek new knowledge (or accelerate the application of existing knowledge) that can improve the efficient and appropriate utilization of blood products while maintaining the safety of the blood system.

Rewards an individual who has promoted sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest.

Recognizes excellence in business, judgement, leadership and community contribution.

This program supports commercialization in the natural resources and applied sciences. Teams must be working on project(s) with the potential for significant benefit to British Columbia.

Recognizes distinguished Chinese Canadians who have made outstanding professional achievements.

Recognizes outstanding scientific or engineering research achievements associated with the development of peaceful uses of nuclear science.

The SAP Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of research with long-term goals. Grants are reviewed by the Subatomic Physics Evaluation Section.

The Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of NSE research with long-term goals.

SAP-RTI grants are awards that assist buying or developing research equipment that costs more than $7,000.

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).

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.

This call aims to support innovative and cutting-edge interdisciplinary artificial intelligence (AI) research that encourages the exploration of new interdisciplinary research methodologies, approaches and tools in social sciences and humanities, health and biomedical sciences, and natural sciences and engineering.

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).

This catalyst grant supports research to expand current evidence and understanding of disease prevention that will lead to future intervention studies.

Rewards recent discoveries of particular originality and importance to basic medical research.

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.

Encourages dedication to science, originality and excellence by rewarding outstanding young scientists, under 40 years of age.

The Ship Time Program is aimed at researchers who intend to use a vessel for their Discovery Grant-supported research in the coming years.

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.

Support to scholars for small research conferences and focused symposia.

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.

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.

Recognizes outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community.

Open Research Area (ORA) 6 call is an international competition that supports collaborative research in the area of social sciences.

Recognizes outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics.

Empowers young researchers to lead International, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational dialogue with the goal to make global decision making evidence-based and inclusive.

Exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

Stimulates fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise.

Recognizes renowned scientists and artists for their achievements for humanity and for friendly relations between people.

Honours those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of mankind.

The CREATE Program primarily supports the training of teams of highly qualified students (master's and doctorals) from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs.   Full application is by invitation only.

Inspires peoples of all nations to understand the importance of preserving the environment.

Celebrates, educates, and connects innovators across all industries.

The objective of the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants  is to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and to promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company.

Recognizes exceptional contributions to teaching and learning in Canadian post-secondary education.

Recognizes outstanding achievements in biomedical research for the benefit of human health.

A self-governing Fellowship made up of the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK and the Commonwealth.

Honours outstanding achievements in the sustainable use and protection of the world’s water resources.

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.

Recognizes breakthroughs in pure or applied life science research.

Recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in all branches of microscopy.

Recognizes the world's top scientists who have made outstanding achievements in Global Health Research.

Recognizes outstanding biomedical scientists who have made original contributions to medicine.

Recognizes exceptional leadership in Canadian medical science.

The SAP Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of research with long-term goals. Grants are reviewed by the Subatomic Physics Evaluation Section.

SAP-RTI grants are awards that assist buying or developing research equipment that costs more than $7,000.

Recognizes major contributions to solving global environmental problems.

Honours outstanding achievement in the physical, biological, and social sciences.

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.

The field of sex and gender science aims to deepen our understanding of how biological and social influences interact to affect health and disease.

Honours excellence in health research and its translation into benefits for Canadians. These prizes, worth $100,000, are awarded every two years (with competitions closing in even-numbered years). These are institutional nominations;

Recognizes excellence and encourages teamwork among diverse groups in order to use or expand Arctic knowledge.

Rewards outstanding achievement in the fields of: Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cognitive Science, Environmental Sciences, History, and Medicine

Recognizes B.C.'s outstanding business women in private or public sector companies.

Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years.

The CIHR HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research (CBR) Program is one of four research funding areas of the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative. The CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative is responsible for the research components of the major Government of Canada initiative in HIV/AIDS, namely the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada (FI).

The aim of the Catalyst Grant component of the CBR program is to provide seed money to support HIV/AIDS CBR research activities which represent a first step towards the pursuit of more comprehensive funding opportunities (e.g., operating grants).

SAP-RTI grants are awards that assist buying or developing research equipment that costs more than $7,000.

The RTI Program provides the primary avenue for university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering to obtain up to $150,000 in support for research tools and instruments.

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.

Peer recognition of distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession.

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.

Celebrates innovation in education.

Encourages continuing contributions to the cultural and intellectual heritage of Canada.

Advance the skills, knowledge and experience of Cottrell Scholars.

The Northern Research Supplement program has been established to help promote Canadian university-based research and training in the Canadian North and to augment the associated logistical costs.  To apply for NRS, you must indicate your interest and include the required attachments as part of the Discovery Grant application on the Research Portal.

A joint initiative between the DND and NSERC, aimed at supporting unclassified university-based research dedicated to the development of non-weapon specific technologies with dual-use applications in defence and security target areas. Applications to the DG competition will require a justification of how the proposed research falls within the DND target areas. No additional application to the DND is required.

The SAP Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of research with long-term goals. Grants are reviewed by the Subatomic Physics Evaluation Section.

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).

Recognizes the world’s most foremost scientists, physicians and researchers for their breakthroughs in bio-medicine.

Recognizes distinguished research in the areas supported by the Foundation.

Honours members who have made outstanding contributions to fields served by SIAM.

Innovations for Improving the Impact of Health Campaigns seeks innovative solutions that accelerate the improvement of coverage, reach, efficiency, and effectiveness of campaign-based delivery of health interventions. Initial grants of USD $100,000 will be awarded, and applications are only two pages, with no preliminary data required.

Enables Canadian citizens who are exceptional scholars and/or experienced professionals to conduct research and/or lecture in the United States.

Recognizes exceptional contributions in the area of population and public health research.

The Leaders Prize offers $1 million to the team that most effectively automates the fact-checking process using artificial intelligence.

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.

Honours individuals that have distinguished themselves by making a significant and lasting contribution to the world of innovation.

Rewards the most advanced scientific breakthroughs in the field of energy made by the best researchers around the world.

Recognizes a promising Early Career Scientist and an outstanding Senior Scientist’s contributions to science.

Recognizes a scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to scholarship and to the development of Canadian Studies internationally.

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.

Acknowledges those who offer a positive message to mankind through different expressions of art.

Recognizes current or recent innovations that have a positive impact on the quality of life in Canada.

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.

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.

Recognizes the contributions and achievements of BC small business owners.

Recognizes recipients who have developed and implemented an invention, innovation, concept, process or procedure that enhances educational practice in the K-12 public school system in BC.

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.

Recognizes remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life.

Recognizes young guns in their 20s who are excelling professionally, innovating their industry and making competitors nervous.

Recognizes outstanding contributions to further chemical engineering or influence others to learn about it.

Recognizes scientists for pioneering advances in our understanding of existence at its biggest, smallest, and most complex scales. 

Recognizes the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership.

Recognizes research that has profoundly advanced the science that underlies our understanding of birth defects.

Recognizes and supports researchers who are already having a profound impact on the health and well-being of their fellow citizens.

Recognizes and encourages scientific and technological research and development.

Recognizes young scholars for outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics.

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.

Facilitates the scientific well-being and professional development of its members.

Honours an individual who was instrumental in the development of statistical theory in biometry.

Recognizes exceptional achievement by individuals, companies, and organizations in the field of technology and business innovation in Canada.

Recognizes exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. 

Recognizes contributions to the understanding of vision loss.

Recognizes individuals whose outstanding scholarship in the humanities and social sciences has shaped both public affairs and civil society.

Recognizes individual papers, research contributions, lifetime achievement, and service to the mathematical sciences community.

Recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.

Recognizes and promotes excellence in science, technology, and industry.

Honours notable contributions to research in the fields that the APS covers.

Creates incentive competitions to entice the crowd to provide solutions to the world's problems.

Engages the broad public in informed discourse on matters related but not limited to health research and health research policy.

Promotes originality and excellence of research in the field of Biophysics.

Recognizes outstanding innovations or scientific discoveries which broadly fall within the area of environment and sustainable development.

Honours those who bring beauty and inspiration into the world.

Recognizes major contributions of lasting importance to computing.

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.

Recognizes outstanding career achievement in the exploration, development or description of the geography of Canada.

Recognizes technical and professional achievements and contributions in computing science and information technology.

Recognizes contributions or leadership in specific fields of interest of the IEEE.

Recognizes an early to mid-career fundamental innovative contribution to computing.

Recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement in the areas supported by the Foundation.

Rewards excellence by recognizing breakthroughs in science and technology.

Honours extraordinary women leaders.

In preparation for its next round of funding, the RTO/ERO Foundation is seeking expressions of interest for projects that advance our collective knowledge about the impact of social isolation and loneliness on unpaid (family and friend) caregivers of seniors (65+) in Canada; and/or that evaluate innovative interventions to improve their social engagement and mental health.

Celebrates cutting-edge technology, and the companies, people and innovation that put British Columbia on the map.

Honours a scientific investigator, or group of investigators, whose contributions to knowledge in biology or biochemistry are deemed worthy of special recognition.

Recognizes researchers in the area of psychiatry who are making an outstanding contribution in the field.

Recognizes visionaries and innovators that are changing the way things are done.

Rewards outstanding research in any branch of astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, or an allied science.

Recognizes an important publication in the history of medicine.

Awards outstanding scientific contributions of individuals from all scholarly disciplines aiming at improving the development and living conditions of children and youth.

Rewards a distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities.

Recognizes important contributions in multiple domain.

The Grand Challenges family of initiatives fosters innovation to solve key health and development problems.

Celebrates the contributions of individuals who have had a remarkable impact on cancer research and the cancer research community.

Encourages further cutting-edge research and development and is thus not intended as a reward for lifetime achievement.

Recognizes an outstanding contribution to the practice of medicinal chemistry or to an outstanding example of new drug discovery.

The Northern Research Supplement program has been established to help promote Canadian university-based research and training in the Canadian North and to augment the associated logistical costs.  To apply for NRS, you must indicate your interest and include the required attachments as part of the Discovery Grant application on the Research Portal.

Recognizes outstanding mathematical achievement for existing work and for the promise of future achievement.

Recognizes an individual or a team of up to six people for an outstanding, world-class contribution to education.

To improve the treatment, quality of life, and long-term outlook for children with brain tumors through research, support, education, and advocacy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The mission of the OCRP is to support patient-centered research to prevent, detect, treat, and cure ovarian cancer.

The mission of the OCRP is to support patient-centered research to prevent, detect, treat, and cure ovarian cancer.

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.

To support patient-centered research to prevent, detect, treat, and cure ovarian cancer. Currently no program funding opportunities are open.

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.

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.

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.

A variety of targeted research grants related to understanding and curing diabetes, launched on an ongoing basis.

The Canadian Lung Association funds research and research training at the national level, offering several competitions for research funding.

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.

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.

The Mitacs Globalink Research Award funds research collaborations between senior undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members at a university overseas, including newly added destinations.

NIH offers funding for many types of grants and contracts.

The US National Science Foundation funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fellows are role models who provide intellectual tools that promote both thought and action.

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."

To carry out long-term research (6-24 months) in Germany. Applicants choose their own topic of research and their academic host.

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.

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.

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.

To explore key questions of global importance that can best be addressed through interdisciplinary, international teams.