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
Resources For Students:
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Undergrads and High School Programs
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Graduate Students
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Results for:
| Title | Opportunity Type | Award amount and duration | Sponsor | Program Application Deadline | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leukemia Research Foundation – New Investigator Research Grant Program | Grant | $150k over a 2-year period | Leukemia Research Foundation; 210372; Active | early-career investigators, leukemia research, innovative research projects | |
| Team Grant: ERDERA Joint Transnational Call 2025 | Grant | Up to $150,000 per year for up to 3 years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Team Grant, European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA), Pre-Clinical, Therapy Studies, Rare Disease | |
| Research Grants Program 2025 | Grant | no set minimum or maximum; average grant approx. $40,000 for 2 years | Workers' Compensation Board - Alberta (WCB-Alberta) | Workers' Compensation Board - Alberta (WCB-Alberta), Research Grants Program, psychological injuries, psychosocial impacts, underrepresented and marginalized groups, work injury, changing nature of work, disability management and rehabilitation | |
| Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention | Grant | $400,000 per year for up to five (5) years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Cancer Prevention, Team grant | |
| 2025 Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship | Postdoctoral Funding | A stipend of USD $228,000 over three years plus USD $15,000 in institutional allowance | Cancer Research Institute (CRI); 207749; Active | Cancer Research Institute (CRI), Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship, Immunology, Oncology, Immunotherapies, Computational biology, Data science, Genomics, Postdoctoral | |
| 2025 Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship | Postdoctoral Funding | A stipend of USD $228,000 over three years plus USD $15,000 in institutional allowance | Cancer Research Institute (CRI); 207749; Active | Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship, Immunology, Oncology, Tumor immunology, Postdoctoral, EDI | |
| Alberta Ethnocultural Grant | Grant | up to 15,000 or 50,000 | Government of Alberta | multiculturalism, Alberta Ethnocultural Grant, Government of Alberta, diversity | |
| Brain Canada Future Leaders 2024-25 | Grant | $100,000 over two years | Brain Canada Foundation | Future Leaders, Nervous System Research, Early-Career Investigators, Neurological and Mental Illnesses | |
| Volt-Age Impact Round 2025 | Grant | Impact Projects: up to $4M over 4 years; Living Labs: up to $1.5M over 4 years | Concordia University | volt-age, cfref, electrification, concordia, sustainability, energy, internet-of-things, living lab | |
| Catalyst Grant: Oral Health Data Analysis | Grant | variable amount, for up to one (1) year | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), oral health, data analysis, Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Cycle 7 | |
| 2025 NSERC Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan | Postdoctoral Funding | JPY362,000 per month with a settling-in allowance of JPY200,000 over 12 to 24 months and a round-trip air ticket | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), NSERC, Postdoctoral, International, Humanities, Social sciences, Natural sciences | |
| Canadian Consumer Protection Initiative | Grant | $500,000 for up to 2 years | Government of Canada / Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) | Canadian Consumer, Government of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development | |
| Project Grant: Spring 2025 | 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 | |
| Lung Cancer Canada 2025 Lung Ambition Awards | Grant | up to $50,000 for one year | Lung Cancer Canada | Lung Cancer Canada 2025 Lung Ambition Awards | |
| Lung Cancer Canada Give a Breath Research Award | Grant | $25,000 for one year | Lung Cancer Canada | Lung Cancer Canada Give a Breath Research Award | |
| Research Grants on Education: Large | Grant | $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years | Spencer Foundation | education grants, foundational knowledge, educational discourse, spencer foundation | |
| New Investigator Research Grant Program | Grant | Up to $150,000 for two years | Leukemia Research Foundation; 210372; Active | Early-career investigators, leukemia, innovation | |
| JTC - Better care closer to home: Enhancing primary and community care | Grant | $1,500,000 | Transforming Health and Care Systems | Integrated primary and community care, Seamless care pathways, Organizational and operational innovations, Transnational, evidence-based implementation strategies, Workforce capacity building and task shifting | |
| NSERC: 2025 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 | |
| 2025 Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI) Post-doctoral Fellowship Grant | Postdoctoral Funding | up tp $130,000 ($65,000 salary & benefits and $5,000 research allowance) per year for two (2) years | Alberta Gambling Research Institute | Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI), Postdoctoral, Fellowship, Public policy , Indigenous / First Nations gambling , Internet / Remote gambling , Treatment programs , Socio-economic | |
| 2025 TRIANGLE Connect Summer Student Awards | Research Studentship | $6000 summer student stipend for 12-16 weeks (May – August) of full-time or part-time research. | TRIANGLE Canada | TRIANGLE Connect Summer Student Awards, Undergraduate, MD Students, Gastroenterology, Liver, GI | |
| NSERC - NSF Call for proposals: Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) | Grant | Up to $100,000 per year for four years | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, National Science Foundation, NSF, Materials research, DMREF, Natural sciences | |
| PCPCRC Seed Funding Competition | Grant | up to $20,000 for one year | Pan-Canadian Palliative Care Research Collaborative (PCPCRC) | PCPCRC Seed Funding Competition, Pan-Canadian Palliative Care Research Collaborative (PCPCRC) | |
| Medical Council of Canada Research in Clinical Assessment Grant | Grant | up to $37,5000 for one year | Medical Council of Canada | Medical Council of Canada Research in Clinical Assessment Grant , clinical competence, medical education | |
| January 2025 SSHRC Destination Horizon Grants | Grant | up to $15,000 for one year | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, January 2025 SSHRC Destination Horizon Grants, Horizon Europe, Quota | |
| 2025 Amplitude Ventures Pre-Amp Fellowship | Postdoctoral Funding | Full time, paid roles: late May – end August 2025 | Amplitude Ventures | Amplitude Ventures, Pre-Amp Fellowship, Postdoctoral, PhD candidates, MD students, Life sciences, Bioinformatics | |
| Operating Grant: Pandemic Research Platforms Interim Funding | Grant | $1M or $1.5M per year for up to 2 years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), pandemic preparedness, research platforms, COVID-19, health emergencies | |
| 2025 Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentships (SRS) | Research Studentship | $7,500 for 16-weeks, $5,625 for 12-weeks, and $3,750 for 8-weeks between May and August | Alberta Innovates | Summer Studentships, Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentships (AI SRS), Multidisciplinary research, Undergraduate, Digital or Data Driven Health Research, Commercialization, Health System Transformation | |
| 2025 Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) | Research Studentship | Total award value is $7,500 ($6,000 stipend from agency, and $1,500 (minimum) from UCalgary supervisors) for 16-weeks | "Tri-Agency (SSHRC, CIHR and NSERC) (147195)" | Summer Studentships, USRA, Undergraduate | |
| Cancer Research Society 2025 Operating Grant | Grant | up to $135,000 for 2 years | Cancer Research Society | Cancer Research Society 2025 Operating Grant | |
| Advanced Materials Challenge | Grant | $250,000 to $5M per project; 3 years | Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) | Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), Advanced Materials Challenge, circular economy, industrial decarbonization, carbon management | |
| France Canada Research Fund+ | Grant | CAD $5000 for 1 year | Embassy of France; 203313; Active | France-Canada partnership, travel awards, enhancing partnerships | |
| March 2025 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant | Grant | $7,000 to $25,000 for one year | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | March 2025 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Partnered Research | |
| 2025 SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG) | Grant | $7,000 to $75,000 for 1-2 years | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | 2025 SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Emerging / Early Career Scholars | |
| May 2025 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) | May 2025 SSHRC Connection Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Knowledge Mobilization, Conferences, events, activities | |
| February 2025 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) | February 2025 SSHRC Connection Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Knowledge Mobilization, Conferences, events, activities | |
| Idea to Innovation Grants - March Intake | Grant | Variable by phase | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | idea to innovation, technology transfer, market assessment, NSERC | |
| CRI Clinical Innovator | Grant | $1 million for each clinical trial, duration variable | Cancer Research Institute (CRI); 207749; Active | clinical trials, novel immunotherapies, biomarker discovery | |
| Clinic & Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP) | Grant | Up to $150,000 per year for two years | Cancer Research Institute (CRI); 207749; Active | immunotherapies, cancer research, research translation | |
| 2025 Mitacs Accelerate (Rolling Deadline) | Grant | Total award value is $15,000. funding starts at $10,000 and the partner provides a top-up of $7,500 at minimum. Funding is every 4-6 months, for up to 5 years | Mitacs | Mitacs, Accelerate, For-profit organizations, Non-profit organizations, Recent graduates | |
| 2025 Mitacs Elevate (Rolling Deadline) | Postdoctoral Funding | $60,000 per year for two years | Mitacs | Mitacs, Elevate, Postdoctoral, Professional development curriculum | |
| 2025 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), Rolling Deadline | |
| 2025 SSHRC Partnership Grant | 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 | |
| Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) | Grant | $1,000,000.00 for each year of the five-year grant | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | clinical translation, bench to bedside, hematological malignancies, specialized center of research | |
| Research on Research Joint Initiative | Grant | up to $200,000 for three years | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) (148069); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Michael Smith Health Research BC | SSHRC, CIHR, Michael Smith Health Research BC, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Research on Research Joint Initiative, metaresearch, Interdisciplinary | |
| Ann Theodore Foundation Breakthrough Sarcoidosis Initiative | Grant | $230,000 per year for two years | sarcoidosis, genetics, molocular biology, therapeutics, epidemiological studies | ||
| 2025-26 Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship | Grant | ILS 168,000 per academic year for two years, with an additional ILS 20,000 granted annually for research expenses and research-related travel | Azrieli Foundation | Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship, Postdoctoral, International | |
| Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2024 | Grant | $250,000 to $1M per project; 3 years | Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) | Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership), renewable energy, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), energy system flexibility, heating and cooling technologies, geothermal, clean energy | |
| 2025 Innovation Grant | Grant | Up to $250,000 over two years | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation; 201382; Active | Innovative pediatric oncology research, Seed funding for established researchers, Novel approaches to childhood cancer, Clinical translation focus | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Balzan Prizes | Prize/Award | 750,000 Swiss francs | International Balzan Prize Foundation | Balzan Prize, Engineering, History, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine | |
| Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellowship | Prize/Award | Canadian Academy of Health Sciences | Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellowship, Medicine, Science, Nursing, Arts, Veterinary, Kinesiology | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes | Prize/Award | $25,000 | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Indigenous Health Research Prizes, Open Science Prizes, Research Impact Prizes, Team Science Prizes, Patient Engagement Prizes, Implementation Science Prizes, medicine, nursing | |
| 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 | ||
| 2024 The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation Research Grant program | Grant | """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation (150375)"""""""""""""""" (150733)"""""""" (150734)"""" (153012)"" (153013)" | Conservation, Food and Health Foundation, Quota | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| VinFuture Prize | Prize/Award | $3M or $500,000 | VinFuture Foundation | VinFuture Prize, Science, technology, Engineering | |
| SSHRC Impact Awards | Prize/Award | $50,000 or $100,000 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | Partnership Award , Insight Award , SSHRC Gold Medal, Connection Award , Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), SSHRC Impact Awards | |
| Royal Society of Canada Awards | Prize/Award | Royal Society of Canada | Royal Society of Canada, John L. Synge Award, McLaughlin Medal, Miroslaw Romanowski Medal, Rutherford Memorial Medal, Yvan Allaire Medal, Bancroft Award , Pierre Chauveau Medal (Biennial), Sir John William Dawson Medal (Biennial), Jason A. Hannah Medal (Biennial), Flavelle Medal , Innis-Gérin Medal , Lorne Pierce Medal , Michael P. Païdoussis Medal , Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies , Willet G. Miller Medal , J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal |