Research Opportunities Database
Find opportunities for research funding, fellowships, contracts, partnerships, and more.
Search the new Research Opportunities Database for the most common grants, fellowships, and programs at UCalgary.
This database includes:
- Research opportunities for Faculty and Postdocs
- Prizes and Awards
- Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Some Scholarships and Research Studentships for graduate and undergraduate students
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| Title | Opportunity Type | Award amount and duration | Sponsor | Program Application Deadline | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne-Calgary Enabling Capabilities Collaborative Seed Funding 2024 | Grant | AUD $35,000 | Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity | Organoids and organ on a chip models, Structural biology, Imaging – in vivo, 2D/3D, AI and machine learning, Omics | |
| MSI Foundation Research Grant 2025 | Grant | up to $50,000 per year; 2 years | MSI Foundation | MSI Foundation, MSI Foundation Research Grant 2025, population health, health services | |
| Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams | Grant | $250,000 per year for up to four (4) years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), Brain Health, Dementia, Indigenous health research | |
| Catalyst Grant: Digital Health (2024) | Grant | $100,000 per year for up to one (1) year | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA), Digital Health, Indigenous health research | |
| Catalyst Grant: Biomedical Research for HIV/AIDS and STBBI (2024) | Grant | $200,000 for up to one (1) year | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Biomedical research, HIV/AIDS, STBBI | |
| Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data (2024) | Grant | $70,000 for up to one (1) year | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), data analysis | |
| LLS – Snowdome Translational Research Program | Grant | 750,000 over 3 years | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Blood Cancer, Australian Researchers, LLS-Snowdome Partnership, Novel Therapies, Collaborative Research | |
| LLS Translational Research Program (TRP) | Grant | Up to $750,000 total, $250,000/year for 3 years | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Translational Research, Hematologic Malignancies, Immunotherapy, Proof of Concept (PoC), Clinical Translation | |
| NSERC-CSE Research Communities Grants 2024 | Grant | $700,000 or $1.4M per year over 4 years | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) / Communications Security Establishment (CSE) | NSERC, CSE, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Communications Security Establishment Canada, STRAC | |
| Melbourne-Calgary Collaborative Seed Grants 2024 | Grant | AUD $35,000 | Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity | Collaborative Research, Infection and Immunity, One Health/AMR, Clinical Trials, Seed Grant | |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Discovery Grants Program | Grant | $750,000.00 | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Blood Cancer Research, Cellular Vulnerabilities, Immune Evasion Mechanisms, Novel Biomarkers, Cancer Microenvironment | |
| Cognitive Decline Prevention | Grant | Up to $5,000,000 for clinical trials based on stage and scope of research | Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) | Dementia prevention, Cognitive decline, Epidemiological studies, Comparative effectiveness research, Clinical trials | |
| Neuroimaging and CSF Biomarker Program | Grant | Up to $600,000 based on stage and scope of research. | Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) | Neuroimaging, Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers, Alzheimer's Disease, Novel PET Ligands, MRI Approaches | |
| The Treat FTD Fund | Grant | Up to $2,500,000 over one to three years | Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) | Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), Neurodegenerative Disorders, Early-stage clinical trials, Biomarkers, Drug repurposing | |
| Drug Development RFP - Combination Therapies | Grant | Up to $5,000,000 based on stage and scope of work | Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) | Alzheimer's Disease Research, Drug Development , Combination Therapy , Biomarker Studies, early-phase clinical trials | |
| CAAIN 2024 Open Competition | Grant | up to $3M per project; 1 year | Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network Ltd. (CAAIN) | Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN), agri-food, agtech, smart farms, automation, robotics, agriculture | |
| NSERC Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants 2024 | Grant | Up to $150,000 for one year | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | Equipment grant, NSERC, Research Tools and Instruments, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, RTI | |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Statistical Expertise and Network Award | Grant | Amount variable for projects up to three years | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | cystic fibrosis, cystic fibrosis disease complications, cystic fibrosis mental health, lung transplant research | |
| Advance Program Stream II (General - NSERC Alliance) 2024-2025 | Grant | up to $150,000 per year; max. 2 years | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, NSERC Alliance, Advance, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, quantum computing | |
| Advance Program Stream I (Discovery Grants) 2024-2025 | Grant | 2/3 of Discovery Grant annual amount to a max. $20,000 per year; max. 2 years | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, NSERC Discovery Grants, Advance | |
| Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum Data Challenge | Prize/Award | Grand prize: $20,000; Second place: $5,000; Third place: $5,000 | American Heart Association | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, American Heart Association, Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum Data Challenge, medicine | |
| Campus Alberta Small Business Engagement (CASBE) Stream II 2024-2025 | Grant | up to $150,000 per year; max. 2 years | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, Campus Alberta Small Business Engagement (CASBE), NSERC Alliance, SMEs, partnership, quantum | |
| International Collaborative Research Grants | Grant | up to $5000 for 1 year | American Academy of Religion | International Research Collaboration, Religious Studies, Research Communication | |
| Engagement Award: Capacity Building -- Fall 2024 Cycle | Grant | Up to $300,000 for up to 2 years | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) | Patient-Centered CER, Stakeholder Engagement, Capacity Building, Patient Partnership, Engagement Award Program | |
| Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program (ABIP) 2024-2025 | Grant | 75% of total project costs to a maximum of $500,000; 3 years | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program (ABIP), agriculture, forestry, climate change, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, sustainability | |
| Project Grant: Fall 2024 | Grant | Up to $16.25M for any duration | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), project grant, health research, Indigenous research | |
| Robert Koch Award | Prize/Award | 120,000 | Robert Koch Foundation | Robert Koch Award, biomedical sciences, life sciences | |
| Global Young Academy (GYA) Membership | Prize/Award | Global Young Academy | ECR, early career researcher, social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, Global Young Academy | ||
| Baillet Latour Biomedical Award | Prize/Award | € 1000000 | Baillet Latour Fund | Baillet Latour Biomedical Award, Medicine, Clinical | |
| Aga Khan Award for Architecture | Prize/Award | Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) | Aga Khan Award for Architecture | ||
| 2024 Alzheimer Society New Investigator Operating Grant | Grant | $200,000 for up to 4 years | Alzheimer Society of Canada | Alzheimer Society New Investigator Operating Grant, ECR Early Career Researcher, Health, Dementia | |
| 2024 Alzheimer Society Proof of Concept Grant | Grant | $100,000 over three (3) years | Alzheimer Society of Canada | 2024 Alzheimer Society Proof of Concept Grant, Dementia, Brain Canada Foundation, Health Canada, Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF) | |
| Brain Canada Platform Support Grants | Grant | $138,000 - $6.1 million (including matching funds) over 3.5 years | Brain Canada Foundation; 201911; Active | Neuroscience Platforms, Brain Disorders Research, Innovative Brain Technologies, Mental Health Collaboration, Neuroscience Data Repositories | |
| PromoScience - Call for Applications | Grant | $200,000 per year for 3 years | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Underrepresented groups, Natural sciences and engineering (NSE), PromoScience, Youth engagement, Youth participation | |
| 2024 Geoffrey Ogram Memorial Research Grant | Grant | $25,000 for one year | Lung Cancer Canada | 2024 Geoffrey Ogram Memorial Research Grant, Lung Cancer Canada, Health Research, Clinical | |
| Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health (2024) | Grant | $125,000 per year for one (1) year | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Structural Determinants of Health, Moving Upstream, Health inequities, population and public health research | |
| Treat FTD Fund | Grant | Up to $2,500,000 over 1 – 3 years | Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) | Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), Early-Stage Clinical Trials, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Biomarkers, Primary Progressive Aphasia | |
| Cystic Fibrosis Canada 2024 Basic and Clinical Research Grants | Grant | up to $100,000 per year for up to 3 years (max $300,000) | Cystic Fibrosis Canada | Cystic Fibrosis Canada 2024 Basic and Clinical Research Grants | |
| Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering | Prize/Award | Canadian Academy of Engineering | Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering | ||
| RDAR – Genome Alberta: Accelerating Agriculture Innovation One Health Solutions (AAIOH) | Grant | 60% of total project costs to a maximum of $600,000; 3 years | Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) | Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), Genome Alberta (GAB), Accelerating Agriculture Innovation One Health Solutions (AAIOH), omics, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), feral pigs, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), African Swine Fever (ASF), Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) | |
| Fulbright Canada Research Chairs | From US$25,000 to US$50,000 and from four to nine months | Fulbright Canada | Fulbright Canada Research Chairs | ||
| 2024 SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship | Postdoctoral Funding | 70,000 per year; 2 years | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | SSHRC, social sciences, Humanities, Postdoctoral | |
| SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants 2024: Envisioning Governance Systems that Work | Grant | $30,000 for one year | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | Knowledge Synthesis Grants 2024: Envisioning Governance Systems that Work, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, SSHRC, Knowledge Mobilization, Review | |
| 2024 SSHRC Partnership Development Grant | Grant | $75,000 to $200,000 over 1 to 3 years | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | Partnership Development Grant, PDG, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, SSHRC, Partnered Research, Partnership, Knowledge Mobilization | |
| 2024 SSHRC Insight Grants | Grant | Stream A: $7,000-$100,000; Stream B: $100,001-$400,000 for 2 to 5 years | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | 2024 SSHRC Insight Grants , Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Indigenous Research, Partnered Research, Knowledge Mobilization | |
| Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2024) | Grant | $300,000 per year for up to 5 years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), healthy youth, Indigenous Youth Health, Two-Spirit, Trans, Non-Binary and/or other Gender Diverse Youth Health, Reducing Social Inequalities in Health, knowledge mobilization | |
| Operating Grant: TRANSCAN-3 (2024) | Grant | $150,000 per year for up to 3 years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), TRANSCAN-3, cancer research, translational research, international consortium, breast cancer, combination therapies | |
| Operating Grant: HCRI - Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts (2024) | Grant | $100,000 for up to one (1) year | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), data analysis, Healthy Cities Research Initiative (HCRI), health, wellness and health equity, urban populations | |
| Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts (2024) | Grant | $75,000 for up to one (1) year | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), data analysis, human development, child and/or youth health, Indigenous research, infection and immunity research | |
| Hi-tech capacities for crisis response and recovery after a natural-technological (NaTech) disaster (HORIZON-CL3-2024-DRS-01-04) | Grant | Up to 4,000,000, project duration variable | Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) | Crisis Management for NaTech Disasters, Cross-Border Decision-Making Platforms, Standard Operating Procedures for NaTech Crises, Risk Mitigation and Modeling, Infrastructure Vulnerability and Interdependencies | |
| Harmonised / Standard protocols for the implementation of alert and impact forecasting systems as well as transnational emergency management in the areas of high-impact weather / climatic and geological disasters (HORIZON-CL3-2024-DRS-01-03) | Grant | 2 grants up to 3,000,000 each, project duration variable | Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) | Disaster Risk Reduction, Emergency Management Systems, Cross-Border Knowledge Transfer, Earth Observation Technologies, Climate and Geohazard Resilience | |
| Prevention, detection, response and mitigation of chemical, biological and radiological threats to agricultural production, feed and food processing, distribution and consumption (HORIZON-CL3-2024-DRS-01-01) | Grant | 2 grants of 8,000,000 each, project duration variable | Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) | Food Chain Contamination, Agro-Terrorism Prevention, CBR Threat Mitigation, Feed and Food Safety, Agricultural Resilience | |
| Combating hate speech online and offline (HORIZON-CL3-2024-FCT-01-05) | Grant | 3,000,000, project duration variable | Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) | Hate Speech and Crime Prevention, Advanced Digital Technologies in Policing, Multicultural and Legal Compliance, Awareness and Training Campaigns | |
| Radicalisation and gender (HORIZON-CL3-2024-FCT-01-04) | Grant | 3,000,000, project duration variable | Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) | Gender and Radicalisation, Motivation Factors in Extremism, Group Dynamics in Radicalisation, De-Radicalisation Strategies, Community Policing and Engagement | |
| Approaches and tools for security in software and hardware development and assessment HORIZON-CL3-2024-CS-01-01 | Grant | 6 awards valued up to 6,000,000, project duration variable | Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) | Hardware and Software Security, Resilient Systems Design, Vulnerability Analysis, Trustworthy Certification, AI-Based Security Services | |
| Post-quantum cryptography transition HORIZON-CL3-2024-CS-01-02 | Grant | 4 grants valued at 5,850,000 each, project duration variable | Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) | Post-Quantum Cryptography, Cryptographic Algorithm Standardization, Hybrid Encryption Transition, Quantum-Resistant Security, Large-Scale Cryptography Implementation | |
| NSERC Discovery Grants - Fall 2024 | Grant | Any amount up to 5 years | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, discovery grants, Discovery, NSE, Science, Engineering | |
| Horizon Europe: Advancing Large AI Models: Integration of New Data Modalities and Expansion of Capabilities (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership) (RIA) (HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-03-01 | Grant | 12,500,000, duration variable | European Union / European Commission (EC) | Multimodal large AI models, Foundation model pretraining, Data modalities, Horizon Europe | |
| Horizon Europe: Explainable and Robust AI (AI Data and Robotics Partnership) (HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-03) | Grant | 7,500,000 over 4 years, duration variable | European Union / European Commission (EC) | Trustworthy AI, Generative AI models, Human-centric AI, Neurosymbolic methods, Explainability | |
| CCS Breakthrough Teams Grants - Transforming the Future of Metastatic Cancer | Grant | up to $1.5 million per year for up to 5 years (maximum $7.5 million); up to $10k per team at LOI stage to develop full proposal | Canadian Cancer Society | CCS Breakthrough Teams Grants - Transforming the Future of Metastatic Cancer, Canadian Cancer Society, Partnered Research | |
| 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants Competition | Grant | up to $2.4 million for 3-5 years | The Terry Fox Research Institute | 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants Competition, Terry Fox Research Institute | |
| Industrial Transformation Challenge 2024 | Grant | $500,000 to $10M to a maximum of 50% of eligible expenses over 3 years | Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) | Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), Industrial Transformation Challenge, agriculture, forestry, low-carbon, alternative energy, methane, critical minerals, hydrocarbons, industrial | |
| 2024 NSERC Discovery Horizons Grants | Grant | From $50,000 to $100,000 per year for up to 5 years | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Tri-agency, Discovery Horizons, Transdisciplinary | |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) – Exploration 2024 | Grant | Up to $125,000/year for 2 years ($100,000/yr in direct costs) | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council / Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) | Exploration, New Frontiers in Research Fund, NFRF, Interdisciplinary, Risk, Innovation | |
| Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention (CRSP) Funding Program 2024-2025 | Grant | up to $1M; 3 years | Government of Alberta / Alberta Health | Alberta Health, Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention (CRSP), Indigenous research, prevention, early detection, person-centred care | |
| Alberta Advisory Committee for Educational Studies (AACES) Grant 2024-2025 | Grant | max. $6,000; 2 years | Alberta Advisory Committee for Educational Studies (AACES) | Alberta Advisory Committee for Educational Studies (AACES), Alberta Teachers' Association, education | |
| Governor General’s International Award in Canadian Studies | Prize/Award | International Council for Canadian Studies | International Council for Canadian Studies, Governor General’s International Award for Canadian Studies, Arts, social sciences | ||
| CIHR Chair : Implementation Science Chairs in HDCYH (2024) | Grant | $200,000/yr for up to 5 years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Salary Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Chair : Implementation Science Chairs in HDCYH | |
| Weston Family Foundation Microbiome Initiative Proof-of-Principle 2024 Program | Grant | up to $300,000 for up to 30 months | Weston Family Foundation | Weston Family Foundation Microbiome Initiative Proof-of-Principle 2024 Program | |
| Ecosystem Development Partnership (EDP) Program 2024-2025 | Grant | no maximum award amount; up to 3 years | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, Ecosystem Development Partnership (EDP) Program, research and innovation, innovation ecosystem, health innovation, entrepreneur ecosystems, agri-food innovation, technology innovation hubs, clean energy | |
| Strategic Networking and Development (SND) Grants 2024-2025 | Grant | up to $25,000 per project; 1 year | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, Strategic Networking and Development (SND), emerging technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles, robotics, communication networks, manufacturing, nanotechnologies | |
| Addressing neglected areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa (ANSRHRA) | Grant | At LOI-stage $50,000 over 3 months. At full application, up to $1.2M over a period of up to 36 months | International Development Research Centre (IDRC) | Addressing neglected areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa , International Development Research Centre (IDRC) | |
| Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Validate Program 2024-2025 | Grant | $300,000; 24 months | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) , Validate, data-enabled innovation, digital tech for business transformation, health innovation, health technology, patient-focused clinical solutions | |
| Team Grant: Biomedical Research for HIV/AIDS and STBBI 2024 | Grant | $400,000 OR $750,000 per year for up to five (5) years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), HIV/AIDS and STBBI, Biomedical, knowledge mobilization | |
| Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health 2024 | Grant | $50,000 per year for up to three (3) years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), early career researcher (ECRs), child and youth health, human development, Indigenous health research, equity-deserving groups | |
| Catalyst Grant: Community Based Research in Climate Change Priority Areas 2024 | Grant | $125,000 per year for up to one (1) year | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Climate Change, Community-Based Research (CBR), health research, Indigenous health research | |
| Clean Resources Continuous Intake 2024-2025 | Grant | max. $2M | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, Clean Resources Continuous Intake, bioenergy and circular economy, carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS), hydrogen, critical minerals, land and biodiversity, water innovation, hydrocarbons, bioindustrial materials, bitumen, renewable and alternative energy, recovery technologies, methane emissions, mining and extraction, rare earth elements, oil sands | |
| December 2024 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants | Grant | $7,000 to $25,000 for one year | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | 2024 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Partnered Research | |
| September 2024 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants | Grant | $7,000 to $25,000 for one year | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | 2024 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Partnered Research | |
| November 2024 SSHRC Connection Grant | Grant | up to $25,000 for events; up to $50,000 for outreach activities for one year | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | 2024 SSHRC Connection Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Conferences, events, activities, Knowledge Mobilization | |
| Canadian Cancer Society Health Equity Research Grants | Grant | up to $8k per team at LOI stage; up to $450,000 per grant over 3 years (max $150k/yr) | Canadian Cancer Society | Canadian Cancer Society Health Equity Research Grants, Health Inequity, Health Inequality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Social Determinants of Health, Breast Cancer | |
| 2024 Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship | Postdoctoral Funding | Living allowance, a mobility allowance if applicable, family, long-term leave and special needs allowances. In addition, funding is provided for research, training and networking activities management and indirect costs for 1-3 years. | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | Marie Skłodowska Curie, Postdoctoral, International , Interdisciplinary, Transdisciplinary, Arts, Humanities, Social sciences, Horizons Europe | |
| 2024 Human Frontiers In Science Program (HFSP) Postdoctoral Fellowships | Postdoctoral Funding | Approximately $80,000 USD/year for up to 3 years. The exact amount of the grant may vary depending on location and host institution. | Human Frontier Science Program; 204116; Active | Human Frontiers In Science Program (HFSP) Postdoctoral Fellowships, Postdoctoral, Life sciences, Interdisciplinary, International | |
| 2024 NSERC Alliance International - Collaboration stream | Grant | $100,000 per year (Collaboration grants) for 1-3 years | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Alliance, International collaborator, Science, Engineering | |
| 2024 NSERC Alliance International - Catalyst stream | Grant | $25,000 (Catalyst grants) for 1 year | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Alliance, Partnership grants, International collaborator | |
| Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research | Grant | LOI-$100,000; Full Grant-$200,000 per year for up to five (5) years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), STBBI, HIV/AIDS, community-based research, team grant, Indigenous health research, EDI, knowledge mobilization | |
| NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate grants 2024 - Rolling intake | Grant | See NSERC Alliance Advantage funding criteria | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) / Mitacs | NSERC, MITACS, Internship, Alliance, Partnership | |
| CFI Innovation Fund 2025 | Grant | Each eligible institution will be assigned a maximum amount of available CFI funding based on its average share of tri-agency funding. The University of Calgary’s envelope will be known when the CFI issues its draft Call for Proposals | Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) | CFI, Innovation Fund, Round 12, Canada Foundation for Innovation, equipment, infrastructure | |
| National Anti-Racism Fund (NARF)’s Projects Grants | Grant | $25,000 to $125,000 | Canadian Race Relations Foundation | National Anti-Racism Fund (NARF)’s Projects Grants, Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Quota | |
| 2024 Mitacs Business Strategy Internship (BSI) Rolling Deadline | Grant | Total value of the award is $10,000-15,000 (over 4-month full-time or 6-month part-time). The partner organization will contribute $5,000-7,500 (plus applicable taxes) and Mitacs will contribute the remaining $5,000-7,500. | Mitacs | Mitacs , Business Strategy Internship (BSI) | |
| 2024 Mitacs Elevate Rolling Deadline | Postdoctoral Funding | $60,000 - $80,000 per year | Mitacs | Mitacs Elevate, Mitacs, Professional development curriculum | |
| 2024 Mitacs Accelerate Rolling Deadline | Grant | Total award value is $15,000. Mitacs funding starts at $10,000 and UCalgary provides a top-up of $7,500 at minimum. Funding is every four months, for up to 5 years | Mitacs | Mitacs Accelerate, Mitacs, For-profit organizations, Non-profit organizations, Recent graduates | |
| NSERC Alliance Society 2024 (formerly option 2) - Rolling intake | Grant | over $20,000 to $1 million per year over 1-5 years | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | Alliance, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, NSERC, Society, Societal impact, Option 2 | |
| NSERC Alliance Advantage 2024 (formerly Option 1) - Rolling intake | Grant | $20,000 to $1 million per year over 5 years | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | Alliance, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Partnership grants, NSERC, Industry, Option 1 | |
| Accelerating Agricultural Innovations (AAI) 2.0 | Grant | Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) | Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), Accelerating Agricultural Innovations (AAI), Sustainable CAP, crops, livestock, agri-food | ||
| Team Grant: Embracing Diversity to Achieve Precision & Health Equity (2023) | Grant | LOI-$20,000; Full Grant-$400,000 per year for five (5) years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), diversity, health equity, team grant, health research | |
| Frontiers Planet Prize | Prize/Award | 1,000,000 CHF | Frontiers Research Foundation | environment, sustainability, Frontier's Planet Prize, medicine, engineering, science, arts | |
| 2024 SSHRC Partnership Grant: Stage 1 | Grant | $500,000 per year for a maximum of up to $2.5 million; Duration: 4-7 years | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | Partnership Grant, PG, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council , SSHRC, Partnered Research, Partnership, Knowledge Mobilization | |
| NSERC-National Science Foundation – Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence | Grant | Varies based on NSF competition | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | nserc, nsf, quantum, artificial iltelligence | |
| NSERC: 2024 Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program | Grant | Up to $150K (year 1) and $300K annually (years 2-6) for a total of up to $1.65M over 6 years | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | Collaborative Research and Training Experience, NSERC, CREATE, Collaborative, Training | |
| Governor General’s Innovation Awards | Prize/Award | The Governor General of Canada | Governor General’s Innovation Awards, Medicine, Engineering, Science, Arts, Impact | ||
| Wolf Prize | Prize/Award | $100,000 | Wolf Foundation | science, arts, Medicine, Architecture, Wolf Prize, Physics, Mathematics, Agriculture, Music | |
| Order of Canada | Prize/Award | The Governor General of Canada | medicine, arts, Science, Engineering, Nursing, business, law, policy, Kinesiology, education, social work, veterinary, Order of Canada | ||
| Benjamin Franklin Medals | Prize/Award | $10,000 | The Franklin Institute | Benjamin Franklin Medals, Science, Engineering, medicine | |
| Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award | Prize/Award | €45,000 award money (research stay of up to 12 months in Germany possible) | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | Germany, Medicine, Applied Science, psychology, Social Science, Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award | |
| Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award | Prize/Award | €45,000 award money (research stay of up to 12 months in Germany possible) | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | Germany, Science, Engineering, medicine, arts, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award | |
| Humboldt Research Award | Prize/Award | €60,000 award money (research stay of up to 12 months in Germany possible) | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | Germany, Medicine, Science, social sciences, Arts, Engineering, Humboldt Research Award | |
| Humboldt Research Fellowships for Experienced Researchers | Prize/Award | 6-24 month research stay in Germany. Monthly fellowship of 3,000 EUR | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | Germany, Medicine, Science, social sciences, Arts, Humboldt Research Fellowship | |
| Synergy Awards for Innovation | Prize/Award | A $200,000 NSERC research grant, plus a $50,000 voucher to partner organizations | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | Synergy Awards for Innovation, NSERC, Science, Engineering | |
| 2024 - 2025 CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | Postdoctoral Funding | $70,000 a year for 1-3 years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | CIHR, Health , clinical , Postdoctoral | |
| 2024-2025 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships | Postdoctoral Funding | $70,000 per year for 2 years | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Natural science, Engineering, Postdoctoral | |
| Prix de Rome in Architecture — Professional | Prize/Award | $50,000 | Canada Council for the Arts | Prix de Rome in Architecture — Professional, Canada Council for the Arts | |
| Molson Prizes | Prize/Award | $50,000 | Canada Council for the Arts | Arts, Social Work, Education, Humanities, Social Science, Fine arts, Canada Council for the Arts, Molson Prize | |
| NSERC Award for Science Promotion | Prize/Award | Individual recipients will receive a $10,000 award and group recipients a $25,000 award. | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Award for Science Promotion, Education, Public, Science, Engineering, Medicine | |
| Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award - 2024 | Grant | Up to $30,000 | Banting Research Foundation | Banting Research Foundation, Discovery Award, Quota, Health, Medicine , Biomedical, early career | |
| Hydrogen Centre of Excellence (HCOE) - Services Capacity | Grant | $500,000; 2 years | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, Hydrogen Centre of Excellence (HCOE), Services Capacity, clean resources, hydrogen value chain, hydrogen deployment, hydrogen ecosystem, energy diversification, alternative energy | |
| Membership in the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists | Prize/Award | Royal Society of Canada | Membership in the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada, Science, Arts, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Social Science, Kinesiology, Business, Early Career, Social Work, Design | ||
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | Prize/Award | Royal Society of Canada | Royal Society of Canada, Fellowship, Arts, Science, Medicine, Nursing, Business, Kinesiology, Education, Veterinary, Design, Engineering, Social Work | ||
| Royal Society of London Fellowships | Prize/Award | Royal Society of London | science, engineering, Medicine, Royal Society of London Fellowships, Women | ||
| Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship | Prize/Award | $250,000 total | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship, Science, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Veterinary, Early Career | |
| John C. Polanyi Award | Prize/Award | Up to $250,000 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, John C. Polanyi Award, team, Science, Engineering, Veterinary | |
| Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal | Prize/Award | Up to $1 million | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal, Science, Engineering, Veterinary, Kinesiology | |
| Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact | Prize/Award | Up to $250,000 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact, Science, Engineering, Medicine, Arts | |
| Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research | Prize/Award | Up to $250,000 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research , team, Science, Engineering, Veterinary, interdisciplinary | |
| Stockholm Water Prize | Prize/Award | Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) | environment, ecosystem, ecology, Science, Engineering, Arts, Stockholm Water Prize | ||
| ORS Marshall R. Urist, MD Award | Prize/Award | $5,000 | Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) | Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), ORS Marshall R. Urist, MD Award, Medicine, Science, kinesiology, musculoskeletal, tissue, regeneration | |
| Dan David Prize | Prize/Award | $300,000 | Dan David Foundation | Dan David Prize , poverty, public health, social , history, Arts , Medicine, Nursing | |
| Canadian Mathematical Society Prizes and Awards | Prize/Award | Canadian Mathematical Society | Jeffery-Williams Prize, Krieger-Nelson Prize, Coxeter-James Prize, Canadian Mathematical Society, Mathematics, Statistics, Science, Cathleen Synge Morawetz Prize | ||
| ACSA Architectural Education Awards | Prize/Award | Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) | Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), Architectural Education Awards | ||
| ASPCA Open-Access Publishing Fund (OAPF) | Grant | Up to $5,000 per article | The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) | The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), ASPCA Open-Access Publishing Fund (OAPF), Animal Welfare, Open-Access Journals, Peer-Reviewed Publications, International Foundations | |
| AACR Awards | Prize/Award | American Association for Cancer Research | Oncology, Science, Medicine, American Association for Cancer Research, Award | ||
| Alfred Sloan Research Fellowships | Prize/Award | $75,000 | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | science, early career, Medicine, Veterinary, Arts, Alfred Sloan Research Fellowships | |
| Traditional Fulbright Scholar Awards | Prize/Award | US$12,500 for one semester (4 months) | Fulbright Canada | Traditional Fulbright Scholar Awards, Lecture, Teach, Medicine, Science, Engineering, Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Social Work | |
| The Canada Gairdner International Awards | Prize/Award | $100,000 | Gairdner Foundation | medicine, science, The Canada Gairdner International Awards, Gairdner Foundation | |
| John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award | Prize/Award | $100,000 | Gairdner Foundation | medicine, health, John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award, Gairdner Foundation | |
| VinFuture Prize | Prize/Award | $3M or $500,000 | VinFuture Foundation | VinFuture Prize, Science, technology, Engineering |