Results for:
| Title | Opportunity Type | Award amount and duration | Sponsor | Program Application Deadline | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellows-to-Faculty - 2027 Request for Applications | Grant | Faculty Research Award: $200,000 USD, inclusive of 20 percent indirect costs (see grant policies), per year, over three (3) years. Optional Postdoctoral Award: $110,000 USD per year, for up to two (2) years. | Simons Foundation | EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS, INVESTIGATOR AWARD, JUNIOR FACULTY | |
| Closing the Gap - Funding for women's neurological health | Grant | $1 million, 2 years | Government of Alberta | ||
| SSHRC 2026 Destination Horizon Grants: January 2027 Competition | Grant | up to $15,000 for one year | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Horizon, HORIZON EUROPE, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | |
| CSA Explore Research Program | Grant | up to $150,000 CAD for a two-year project (maximum of $75,000 per year) | CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION | ||
| ACA Research Grants | Grant | $30,000 (special justification would be expected if over a total of $30,000 was requested) | Alberta Conservation Association | ||
| Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants | Grant | New Applications can apply for a three, four or five year grant term commencing July 1, 2027, with a total budget of up to $3,000,000 | Terry Fox Research Institute | ||
| 2028 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 of Canada | Knowledge, Partnered Research, Partnership Grant, Partnerships, Partnership Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | |
| Agriculture, Water, and Land Challenge | Grant | $250,000 to $10 million per project | Government of Alberta / Emissions Reduction Alberta | ||
| Other: CIHR Institute Summer Programs - Travel Awards 2027 | Grant | $500 - $2,000 for 1 year | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Fellowship, Postdoctoral, Training, TRAVEL GRANTS | |
| 2026 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Health System Impact Fellowship | Postdoctoral Funding | $155,000 total for 2 years ($70,000 stipend per year, plus $7,500 professional development training and research allowance per year) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Health, Indigenous, Postdoctoral | |
| GlycoNet Translational Grant 2026 - 2027 | Grant | $150,000, one year | Government of Canada / Canadian Glycomics Network | ||
| GlycoNet Strategic Initiatives Grant 2026 - 2027 | Grant | $150,000, one year | Government of Canada / Canadian Glycomics Network | ||
| Advancing Swine Research 2026-27 | Grant | Discovery & Applied Research: up to $150,000, over 3 years Short-Term Projects: up to $50,000, 1 year | Swine Innovation Porc | ||
| Catalyst Grant: AI-enabled technologies and Brain & Mental Health | Grant | $200,000 per year for up to 1 year | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | AI, Brain, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), MENTAL HEALTH | |
| 2027 Gairdner Foundation Post-Doctoral Research Competition | Postdoctoral Funding | 4 days (May 25-28, 2027), funding to attend the Banff Summit in Alberta | Gairdner Foundation | Biomedical, Global, Health, Postdoctoral | |
| NSERC: 2028 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 Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Collaborative, Collaborative Research and Training Experience program, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Training | |
| 2026 Margaret Gunn Endowment for Animal Research (MGEAR) Animal Health Research Grant | Grant | Up to $60,000 over two years | University of Calgary | Agriculture, ANIMAL HEALTH, Animal Laboratory Medicine, Animal Welfare | |
| Kidney Health Research Grant - Fall 2026 | Grant | up to $60,000 per year for one or two years (max. 2years, $120,000) | Kidney Foundation of Canada | ||
| 2026 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research | Grant | 100,000 over two years | Brain Canada Foundation | BRAIN CANADA FOUNDATION, MENTAL HEALTH, NERVOUS SYSTEM | |
| MSI Foundation Research Grant 2027 | Grant | up to $50,000 per year; 2 years | M.S.I. Foundation | ||
| Alberta ALS Research Network (AARN) Established Research Program Award 2026 | Grant | $200,000 for 2 years | Alberta ALS Research Network (AARN) | ||
| Alberta ALS Research Network (AARN) Early-Stage Research Award 2026 | Grant | $100,000 for 2 years | Alberta ALS Research Network (AARN) | ||
| 2026 Mitacs AI Advantage (Rolling Deadline) | Grant | Variable | Mitacs | AI, Innovation, Technology | |
| FCRF New Research Collaboration Program 2027 | Grant | $8,000-$15,000 per project; 2 years | France-Canada Research Fund | ||
| Next Gen Pregnancy Initiative | Grant | $700,000 over four years | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | BURROUGHS WELLCOME FUND, PREGNANCY, PRETERM BIRTH | |
| Strategic Industries Technology and Knowledge Development Grant | Grant | Alberta Innovates will fund 50% of the project to a maximum of $750,000; duration up to 4 years | Alberta Innovates | ||
| NATO Science for Peace and Security | Grant | Approx 400,000 Euros; typical duration of Multi-Year Projects is 24 to 36 months. When adequately justified, higher budgets may be considered for activities aligning with priority deliverables, and for proposals involving large consortia of institutions | North Atlantic Treaty Organization | International, North Atlantic Treaty Organization | |
| Heilbronn AI Fellowships | Grant | Research fellowships are available for 1 to 12 months (non-extendable except in exceptional cases) and provide €2,800 per month, health/accident/liability insurance, and a travel contribution towards international travel costs. | German Academic Exchange Service | AI, German Academic Exchange Service, Post-doctoral Fellowships, TRAVEL GRANTS | |
| Microbiome Innovations for New Therapies | Grant | Up to $500,000 over 30 months. Upon successful completion of the Stage I funding phase, invited projects may apply for subsequent competitive Stage II funding of up to $2,000,000 over 36 months. | Weston Family Foundation | MICROBIOME RESEARCH, Microbiome Innovations for New Therapies, Weston Family Foundation | |
| HRJ Medical Research - Transformative Pediatric Biomedical Research 2027 | Grant | $500,000 - $3M; 1 - 5 years | HRJ Consulting | ||
| Alliance International Collaboration | Grant | Between $20,000 and $100,000 per year, for a maximum duration of three years | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Alliance, Collaboration, International, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | |
| SCN - Impact Award | Grant | up to $290,000 for 22 months | Stem Cell Network | Stem Cell | |
| SCN - Early Career Researcher Jump Start Awards | Grant | up to $270,000 for 22 months | Stem Cell Network | Stem Cell | |
| SCN - Accelerating Clinical Translation Award | Grant | up to $700,000 for 22 months | Stem Cell Network | Stem Cell | |
| SCN - Impact Awards: ELSI & HE Stream | Grant | up to $215,000 for 22 months | Stem Cell Network | Stem Cell | |
| Discovery Award 2027 | Grant | $30,000; 1 year | Banting Research Foundation | ||
| Academic Clinical Trials Program (ACT) | Grant | Up to $1M USD, over a period of up to three years. | Blood Cancer United | BLOOD CANCER UNITED, CLINICAL TRIALS, PATIENT CARE | |
| RDAR Accelerating Agricultural Innovations (AAI) 2026-2027 | Grant | Projects must be completed by December 31, 2027 | Results Driven Agriculture Research | ||
| Team Grant: National Cancer Data and Bio-Resource Coordinating Hub (2026) | Grant | $400,000 per year for up to five (5) years, for a total of $2,000,000 per grant | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Bio-Resource, Cancer, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Data | |
| Cluster Project Proposals | Grant | up to five years | Beef Cattle Research Council | Beef, Cattle | |
| Innovator Awards | Grant | Up to $150,000 USD for projects by individual researchers and up to $300,000 USD for collaborative projects involving multiple researchers; the award period is 12 months, starting June 1. | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | INFLAMMATORY BOWEL, INNOVATOR AWARDS, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH | |
| Ecosystem Development Partnerships (EDP) Program 2026-2027 | Grant | outcomes and quality of the proposed project determines funding amount; up to 3 years | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, Agri-food, Digital health, Ecosystem Development Partnerships (EDP) Program, Energy, Entrepreneur, Innovation, Technology | |
| ERC Synergy Grants 2027 (ERC-2027-SyG) | Grant | Up to EUR 10,000,000 | European Union / European Commission | EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL, HORIZON EUROPE, SYNERGY | |
| 2026 Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) | Grant | $560,000 over five years | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Biomedical, Interdisciplinary, Postdoctoral, Science | |
| National Anti-Racism Fund (NARF) Projects Grants 2026-2027 | Grant | $25,000 to $125,000; 1 year | Canadian Race Relations Foundation | Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF), National Anti-Racism Fund (NARF) Projects Grants | |
| Clean Technology Program 2026-2027 | Grant | up to $2M to a maximum 25-50% of project costs | Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), Clean Technology, Energy Storage and Minerals, Hydrogen, Renewable and Alternative Energy | |
| Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention (CRSP) Program Fund 2026-2027 | Grant | up to $1 million for a maximum project length of three years | Government of Alberta / Primary and Preventative Health Services | Alberta Health, Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention, INDIGENOUS RESEARCH | |
| Genome Canada 2026 Enabling Canada's Bio Revolution in Natural Resources Management - Stream 3: Indigenous Data Governance Frameworks | Grant | $500,000 - $1M for up to 3 years from Genome Canada | Genome Canada | Genome, Genome Canada, genomics, Natural Resources | |
| Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Changing Nature of Security and Conflict | Grant | $10,000 to $78,000; 1 year | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Knowledge Synthesis Grants, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | |
| 2026 Partnership Development Grant | Grant | $75,000 to $200,000 over 1 to 3 years | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Partnership, Partnership Development Grant (PDG), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | |
| 2026-27 NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate grants | Grant | See NSERC Alliance Advantage funding criteria | NSERC, Mitacs | NSERC, Mitacs, Alliance, Partnerships | |
| Agriculture and Environment Program 2026-2027 | Grant | 50% of total project costs to a max. $750,000; 4 years | Alberta Innovates | Agriculture and Environment Program, Alberta Innovates, Agriculture and Food Innovation, Bioindustrial and Circular Innovation, Environmental Innovation, water, bioenergy, land management, sustainability, circular economy | |
| Industrial Transformation Challenge 2026 | Grant | $500,000-$10M per project; 3 years | Emissions Reduction Alberta | Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), Industrial Transformation Challenge | |
| December 2026 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants | Grant | $10,000 to $50,000 for one year | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | December 2026 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | |
| Forest Resource Improvement Program (FRIP) FFI Open Call 2026 | Grant | max. $4M per project; up to 10 years | Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta | Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA), Forest Resource Improvement Program (FRIP) FFI Open Call 2026 | |
| NSERC-National Science Foundation (NSF) – Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence | Grant | Varies based on NSF competition | Natural Science and Engineering Research Council | NSERC, NSF, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Science | |
| 2026 NSERC Alliance Society | Grant | $20,000 to $500,000 per year for 1-5 years | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC, Alliance, Alliance Society, Societal impact, Partnerships | |
| 2026 NSERC Alliance Advantage | Grant | $20,000 to $1 million per year for 1-5 years | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC, Alliance, Alliance Advantage, Partnerships | |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation - Drug Development | Grant | Up to USD $5,000,000, duration variable | Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | Combination therapies, Disease-modifying, Epigenetics, Neuroprotection, Proteostasis | |
| Canada Foundation for Innovation: Innovation Fund 2027 | 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, Innovation Fund, Canada Foundation for Innovation, equipment, infrastructure | |
| Alzheimer’s Association World Wide FINGERS Network Funding Program (ALZ WW-FNFP) | Grant | Up to USD$500,000 for up to 3 years | Alzheimer's Association; 207539; Active | Dementia prevention, Multidomain interventions, Lifestyle modification, Cognitive decline, Global collaboration | |
| Energy Innovation Program (EIP): Artificial Intelligence for Canadian Energy Innovation - Call for Proposals | Grant | Maximum of $1.5M and up to 4 years duration | Government of Canada / Natural Resources Canada ; 205211; Active | Energy Innovation Program (EIP): Artificial Intelligence for Canadian Energy Innovation - Call for Proposals, NRCan, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Technology Innovation | |
| Community, Action, Research, and Education (CARE) 2026 Grants | Grant | up to $75,000 | Prairie Action Foundation | Community, Action, Research, and Education (CARE) 2026 Grants, Prairie Action Foundation, Violence and Abuse, Community-based grassroots | |
| 2026 T. Chen Fong Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medical Imaging Science | Postdoctoral Funding | $70,000 plus $5000 research allowance for 1 year | T.Chen Fong, Radiology, Medical imaging, Imagining science, Postdoctoral | ||
| 2026 VPR Postdoctoral Excellence Award | Postdoctoral Funding | $30,000 per for up to 2 years | University of Calgary / Office of the Vice-President | VPR Postdoctoral Match-Funding Program, Postdoctoral | |
| Team Grant: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods (2026) | Grant | $250,000 per year for up to 4 years | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Team Grant, ultra-processed foods | |
| UCalgary Visiting Scholars Program | Prize/Award | Varies | University of Calgary / Office of the Vice-President | visiting scholar, international, VPR award | |
| Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship | Prize/Award | $250,000 in research grant funding + additional salary support | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC, Arthur N. McDonald Fellowship, Science, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Veterinary, Early Career | |
| Membership in the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists | Prize/Award | Royal Society of Canada | Royal Society of Canada, Membership in the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Science, Arts, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Social Sciences, 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, RSC | ||
| 2026 Mitacs Accelerate (Rolling Deadline) | Grant | This research award provides leveraged funding of $15,000 CAD per four- or six-month internship. | Mitacs | Mitacs, Accelerate, For-profit organizations, Non-profit organizations, Recent graduates | |
| 2026 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 | |
| Governor General’s Innovation Awards | Prize/Award | The Governor General of Canada | Governor General’s Innovation Awards, Medicine, Engineering, Science, Arts, Impact | ||
| 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 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 | Synergy Awards for Innovation, NSERC, Science, Engineering | |
| NSERC Award for Science Promotion | Prize/Award | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC, Award for Science Promotion, Education, Public, Science, Engineering, Medicine | ||
| NSERC John C. Polanyi Award | Prize/Award | Up to $250,000 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC, John C. Polanyi Award, team, Science, Engineering, Veterinary | |
| Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering | Prize/Award | Up to $1 million | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | 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, Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact, Science, Engineering, Medicine | |
| Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research | Prize/Award | Up to $250,000 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council | NSERC, Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research , team, Science, Engineering, Veterinary, interdisciplinary | |
| Fulbright Canada Traditional 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, Canada - US | |
| 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 |