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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Results for:
| Title | Opportunity Type | Award amount and duration | Sponsor | Program Application Deadline | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 Accelerating Agricultural Innovations (AAI) 2.0 | Grant | Variable | Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) | Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), Accelerating Agricultural Innovations (AAI), Sustainable CAP, crops, livestock, agri-food | |
| NSERC - ECCC Call for Proposals on Plastics Science and Innovation for a Cleaner and More Sustainable Future | Grant | $50,000 to $200,000 per year for 1-3 years | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, ECCC, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada’s Plastics Science Agenda , CaPSA, Partnership, Alliance | |
| 2025 ‘A’ Award Grant | Grant | $800,000 USD in direct costs over four years | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) | Pediatric Oncology, Early Career Scientists, Cancer Research, Childhood Cancer | |
| 2025 R Accelerated Grant | Grant | $800,000 USD or below over 4 years | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) | Pediatric Oncology, Cancer Research, Childhood Cancer | |
| 2025 Reach Grant | Grant | $250,000 USD or below over 2 years | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) | Pediatric Oncology, Childhood Cancer, Cancer Research, Pediatric Cancer Treatment | |
| The Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour National Conference Grant | Grant | $2000 | NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering Network | The Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour National Conference Grant, NSERC, Conference | |
| Canadian Academy of Health Sciences - Emerging Healthcare Leaders | Prize/Award | Canadian Academy of Health Sciences | emerging leaders, early career researchers, healthcare, health sciences | ||
| Sick Kids Foundation 2025 New Investigator Grant | Grant | up to $100,000 per year for up to 3 years (max $300,000) | Sick Kids Foundation | Sick Kids New Investigator Grant, Early Career, Child / Youth Health | |
| Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) 2025 Net Good Grant | Grant | up to $100,000 | Canadian Internet Registration Authority | Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Net Good Grant, Partnered Research, Infrastructure, Online safety, Policy research, Northern, rural, Indigenous communities | |
| SSHRC - Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowships competition | Scholarship | Up to $250,000 USD over two years (Sloan) OR up to $140,000 CAD over two years (SSHRC) | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | ||
| HFSP Research Grants | Grant | $300,000 - $500,000 | Human Frontier Science Program; 204116; Active | International Research, Fundamental Biological Problems, Intracellular Networks, Populations, Ecosystems | |
| Simons Foundation - Pivot Fellowship | Grant | Salary + $10,000 for one year | Simons Foundation | fellowship grants, natural sciences, new discipline | |
| Call for Collaborative Research Projects on the Brain | Grant | Up to $1,000,000 for up to 3 years | Brain Canada Foundation | Brain Disorders, Collaborative Research, Biopharmaceuticals, Technological Maturation | |
| 2025 Fall Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Award with LOI | Grant | $80,000 - $150,00 in direct costs for up to two years | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Cystic Fibrosis, Pilot Studies, Innovative Research, Health Disparities, Translational Research | |
| 2025 Fall Clinical Research Award with LOI | Grant | $150,000 - $350,000 per year for up to 3 years | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Cystic Fibrosis , Clinical Research, Health Equity, Translational Medicine, Epidemiology | |
| 2025 Impact Grant | Grant | Up to $10,000 in direct costs | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Cystic Fibrosis Support, Community-Based Projects, Nonprofit Funding, Daily Life Assistance, Program Development | |
| Arthur Child Cancer Centre Investigator Initiated Trials (IIT) | Grant | Alberta Cancer Foundation | Arthur Child Cancer Centre, Investigator Initiated Trials | ||
| 2025 Strategic Operating Grants | Grant | up to $150,000 per year for up to 3 years ($450,000 max) | Arthritis Society Canada | Arthritis Society Canada Strategic Operating Grant | |
| 2025 Ignite Innovation Grants | Grant | up to $50,000 per year for up to 2 years (max $100,000) | Arthritis Society Canada | Arthritis Society Canada Ignite Innovation Grants | |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund – Transformation 2026 | Grant | $2,000,000 – $4,000,000 per year for up to six years including indirect costs (up to $3,200,000/yr in direct costs) | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council / Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) | New Frontiers in Research Fund, Transformation, Interdisciplinary, International, World-leading, Large-scale | |
| 2025 Call for Proposals | Grant | $500,000 to $2.5M; variable duration depending on project stream | National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) | NCC, National Cybersecurity Consortium, 2025 Call for Proposals, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Infrastructure Protection, Network Security, Software Security, Human-Centric Cybersecurity | |
| May 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, May 2025 SSHRC Destination Horizon Grants, Horizon Europe, Quota | |
| Canada-France call for proposals on artificial intelligence | Grant | Up to CAN$100,000 per year for 2-3 years | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | International collaboration, NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, French National Research Agency, ANR, Artificial Intelligence | |
| Fall 2025 Funding Competition: Cancer Research | Grant | up to $450,000 over three years | Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation | Cancer, Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation, Proof-of-Principle | |
| Summer 2025 Funding Competition: Cancer Research | Grant | up to $450,000 over three years | Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation | Cancer, Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation, Proof-of-Principle | |
| Agriculture Funding Consortium: 2025-2026 Research and Innovation Program | Grant | varies | Agriculture Funding Consortium (AFC) | Agriculture Funding Consortium, Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), Alberta Innovates, Research and Innovation Program, animal health, care, and welfare, food safety, agri-food industry | |
| 2025 TRIANGLE GI & Liver Postdoctoral Awards | Postdoctoral Funding | Variable Awards; $25,000 to $35,000 for 3 years | TRIANGLE Canada | TRIANGLE GI & Liver Awards, Postdoctoral, Gastroenterology, Liver | |
| 2025 StrokeGoRed National Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awards | Postdoctoral Funding | $30,000 for one year. Two awards are available. To be matched by the host institution. | CanStroke Recovery Trials | 2025 StrokeGoRed National Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awards, Postdoctoral, Sex and gender, Stroke, Diagnosis, reatment, Rehabilitation | |
| Rapid Response 2025 program | Grant | Up to $300,000 over 18-24 months | Weston Family Foundation | seed funding, neurodegenerative disease, aging, translational research | |
| 2025 NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate grants | Grant | See NSERC Alliance Advantage funding criteria | """Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) / Mitacs (148047)"" (148048)" | Mitacs, NSERC, Partnership grants | |
| 2025 NSERC Alliance Society | Grant | $20,000 to $1 million per year over 1-5 years | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Alliance, Societal impact | |
| 2025 NSERC Alliance Advantage | Grant | $20,000 to $1 million per year for 1-5 years | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | NSERC, Alliance, Collaboration, Partnerships | |
| 2025 NSERC Alliance International - Collaboration stream | Grant | $100,000 per year for up to 3 years | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | Alliance, International Collaboration, NSERC, Science, Engineering | |
| Request for Proposals: Play Learn Thrive - Transition to Scale | Grant | Up to $1,500,000 for two years | The Lego Foundation & Grand Challenges Canada | Scaling innovation, Children's education and development, Strategic partnerships, Grand Challenges Canada, Lego Foundation | |
| Request for Proposals: Play Learn Thrive - Proof of Concept (POC) | Grant | Up to $250,000 CAD per project over a maximum of 24 months. | The Lego Foundation & Grand Challenges Canada | Proof of Concept, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Play-based Solutions, Support Networks, Whole child focused | |
| Freshwater Storytelling: Request for Proposals | Grant | Up to $100,000 for one year | National Geographic | Freshwater, Sustainable Water Use, Climate Change, Water Scarcity, Freshwater Resources | |
| Bridging Gaps in Advancing Human Skeletal Muscle Regeneration | Grant | $100,000 per year for two years | Muscular Dystrophy Association | Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle Regeneration, Translational Gap, Clinical Trials, Biomarkers | |
| 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 | $74,000 with increases up to 78,000 (over 3 years) & $5,000 Research Allowance (yearly) | 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 | $74,000 with increases up to $78,000 (over 3 years) & $5,000 Research Allowance (yearly) | Cancer Research Institute (CRI); 207749; Active | Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship, Immunology, Oncology, Tumor immunology, Postdoctoral, EDI | |
| 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 | |
| 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: 2026 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| TRIANGLE Early Career Researcher (ECR) SECURE Awards | Grant | TRIANGLE Canada | TRIANGLE Early Career Researcher Award | ||
| 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 | |
| Panmure House Prize | Prize/Award | $75,000 | Adam Smith Panmure House | Incentive prize, Panmure House Prize, Innovation, Finance, Economics, Arts | |
| J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine | Prize/Award | $50,000 | Western University | J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, immunology, Biology, Science | |
| Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations Awards | Prize/Award | $2,000 | Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations | Distinguished Academic Award, Distinguished Academic Early Career Award, Distinguished Teaching Award, Distinguished Teaching Award for Precarious Academics, Science, Engineering, Law, Kinesiology, Arts, Medicine, Veterinary | |
| Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowships | Prize/Award | 150,000 for 12 months | Government of Canada / National Research Council (NRC); 205205; Active | National Killam Program, National Research Council, Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship, mid career, late career, collaboration, knowledge mobilization | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-2025 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| ASTEch Awards | Prize/Award | Technology Alberta | ASTech Awards, Science, Engineering, Aerospace Innovation, Agriculture/Agrifood, AI/ML Advancement and Application , Digital, Construction/Smart Cities/Transportation , Energy/Cleantech, Environment/Water, Hydrogen and Alternative Energies Initiatives, Medicine, Medical/Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals, Social Innovation/Educational Technologies, Sustainability Solutions/Approaches | ||
| Alberta Medical Association Achievement Awards | Prize/Award | Alberta Medical Association | AMA Achievement Awards, Medal for Distinguished Service, AMA Medal of Honor | ||
| 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 | |
| Community-Based Research Canada Awards | Prize/Award | Community Based Research Canada (CBR Canada) | Community-Based Research Canada Awards, Quota | ||
| Killam Prizes | Prize/Award | $100,000 | Government of Canada / National Research Council (NRC); 205205; Active | Killam Prize, National Research Council | |
| Dorothy Killam Fellowship | Prize/Award | $80,000/year for two years | National Research Council | Dorothy Killam Fellowship, National Research Council, Early career researcher, Mid career researcher | |
| 2025 Stars Career Development Awards | Grant | $125,000/year for up to 3 years | Arthritis Society Canada | Arthritis Society, Stars Career Development Award |