Research Alerts
- Grant Opportunities for Principal Investigators
- Grant Opportunities for Students and Post-doctoral Fellows
- Announcements
- Nomination for Awards for Principal Investigators
- Nomination for Awards for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
Grant Opportunities for Principal Investigators
| Date of announcement | Link to announcement (e.g., Research Alert) | Granting agency | Program | Link to Research Program | Deadline(s) |
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| 2021/1/29 | Research Alerts | US Department of Defense (DOD) | Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs | The internal deadline for all CDMRP full applications is 4 business days prior to the sponsor deadline |
| 2021/4/9 | Research Alerts | NSERC and Mitacs | NSERC’s Alliance grants and Mitacs’s Accelerate | NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate grants | Open |
| 2021/4/19 | Research Alerts | US Department of Defense (DOD) | Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS | Applicants must contact the Research Services Office at least 2 weeks in advance of the CDMRP deadline for full application. The internal deadline for all CDMRP full applications is 4 business days prior to the sponsor deadline. |
| 2021/6/3 | Research Alerts | BrightFocus Foundation | New Investigator Grant Program in Macular Degeneration Research | BrightFocus Foundation | Full Proposal deadline: December 3, 2021, 05:00 PM EST (By Invitation only) Internal Deadline (full proposal): November 29, 2021 |
| 2021/6/4 | Research Alerts | Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) | Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) | Please see the links | |
| 2021/6/18 | Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) | John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) | jelf-guidelinesforproposal_unaffiliated-20210407-1 | CFI_Deadlines_2021 | |
| 2021/7/13 | Research Alerts | MITACS | Business Strategy Internships (BSI) | MITACS - Business Strategic Internship (BSI) | Anytime |
| 2021/8/31 | Forest Technology | Commercial Acceleration Program | Forest Technology CAP | Round 1 Close Date – December 31, 2021 | |
| 2021/9/2 | Research Alerts | MITACS | Mitacs Globalink Research Award | MITACS - Globalink Research Award Thematic Call | December 1, 2021, 5 p.m. PT. |
| 2021/9/2 | Research Alerts | SSHRC | Knowledge Synthesis Grant | Knowledge Synthesis Grants | Internal Deadline: 2021-12-10 Sponsor Deadline: 2021-12-17 |
| 2021/9/10 | Research Alerts | The National Institutes of Health | U of T Research Funding Opportunities Database | Various | |
| 2021/9/10 | Research Alerts | US Department of Defense (DOD) | Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS | Various |
| 2021/9/21 | CFI | 2023 Innovation Fund competition | 2023 Innovation Fund: A guide to getting started | CFI launches call for proposals November 2021 Deadline to submit notices of intent February 2022 Deadline to submit proposals June 2022 |
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| 2021/9/21 | Research Alerts | Connaught | New Researcher Award | Connaught New Researcher | December 3, 2021 |
| 2021/9/29 | Research Alerts | The Great Lakes Higher Education Consortium (GLHEC) | GLHEC Fund | Deadline for submission of proposal – November 30, 2021 | |
| 2021/10/4 | Research Alerts | The Division of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) and the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) | U of T Public Policy Reports Collection | Public Policy Reports Collection | Ongoing |
| 2021/10/7 | Research Alerts | TRANSFORM HF Digital Innovation for Heart Failure | Seed Grants | TRANSFORM HF Seed Grants | November 29, 2021 |
| 2021/10/8 | Research Alerts | The Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence (ORF-RE) | Round 11 | Ontario Research Fund: Research Excellence | Notice of Intent: December 10th, 2021 Draft Application: February 11th, 2022 Final Application: Wednesday March 16th, 2022 |
| 2021/10/13 | Research Alerts | University of Toronto Institutional Strategic Initiatives (ISI) | University of Toronto ISI | Proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis | |
| 2021/10/12 | Research Alerts | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Various | ||
| 2021/10/19 | Research Alerts | Brain Canada | 2021 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program | 2021 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research | MRA deadline for UofT applicants: February 9, 2021 Full application deadline: 4pm EST, February 16, 2022 |
| 2021/10/19 | Research Alerts | CIHR and SSHRC | Race, Gender & Diversity Initiative | Race, Gender & Diversity Initiative | UofT internal deadline (for receipt of MRA and online submission of final application): 10 November 2022 |
| 2021/10/25 | Research Alerts | UofT- University of Edinburgh | Joint Call for Collaborative Projects | University of Toronto-University of Edinburgh - Joint Call for Collaborative Projects | Deadline for submission of proposal: December 1, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. EST |
| 2021/10/25 | Research Alerts | NSERC | Alliance Missions | Alliance Missions grants | Applications will be accepted by NSERC any time until November 30, 2021 |
| 2021/10/27 | Research Alerts | The Max Planck-University of Toronto Centre for Neural Science and Technology (MPUTC) | Funding for Joint Ph.D. Projects | Joint Ph.D. Project Proposal | The deadline for submission is December 10, 2021 |
| 2021/10/28 | Research Alerts | The Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) | Innovation Networks and Corrosion Sandbox | TBA | TBA |
| 2021/11/3 | Mitacs and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) | RISE-Globalink Research Internship (RISE-GRI) | RISE-Globalink Research Internship | December 15, 2021 | |
| 2021/11/1 | Research Alerts | Brain Canada & Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM) | Quantum Leap pharma-led funding program for drug discovery research | CQDM’s Quantum Leap pharma-led funding program for drug discovery research | Call for proposals are open year-round for Quantum Leap projects. Internal UofT deadline for MRA submission: November 11th, 2021 Deadline to participate in the next selection round: November 18th, 2021 |
| 2021/11/8 | Research Alerts | The Strategic Science Fund (SSF) | Strategic Science Fund | The deadline for submitting the SSF letter of intent has been extended until January 14, 2022 | |
| 2021/11/8 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute | Research Software Development Support | Research Software Development Support Program | Application Deadline: November 24, 2021, 12:00 pm noon EST |
| 2021/11/9 | Research Alerts | SSHRC | Connection Grants. OVPI matching funds opportunity for UofT applicants - Update for Feb 2022 competition | Connection Grants | Deadline to apply for these OVPI matching funds: Friday, January 7, 2022 |
| 2021/11/11 | Research Alerts | The Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) | 3rd Innovation Networks call for proposals | IDEaS – Innovation Networks: Micro-nets – Applicant Guide | Letter of Intent - 2:00 PM (Eastern Time), Tuesday, December 7, 2021 |
| 2021/11/12 | Research Alerts | McLaughlin Centre Accelerator Grants in Genomic Medicine 2022 | Genomic Data Generation and Global Genomics and Health Research Equity | McLaughlin Centre | LOI Deadline: December 3, 2021 |
| 2021/11/15 | Research Alerts | The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | 2021 -2022 Road Safety Research Partnership Program (RSRPP) | Ontario Ministry of Transportation 2021-2022 Road Safety Research Partnership Program (RSRPP) | December 6, 2021 Internal Deadline. December 13, 2021– Sponsor Deadline for full application. |
| 2021/11/16 | Research Alerts | SSHRC | 2022 Insight Development Grant competition | SSHRC - Insight Development Grants | Monday, January 24, 2022 – completed My Research Application form. 9 am - Friday, January 28, 2022 – completed SSHRC Application. |
| 2021/11/16 | Research Alerts | NVivo | Early Career Research Grant Call for Proposals | QSR International Grant for Early Career Researchers Submission Deadline: November 30, 2021 | 11:00 PM EST on November 30, 2021 |
| 2021/11/23 | Research Alerts | The Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) | Undergraduate Fellowships in Critical Digital Humanities and Digital Humanities Learning Communities | Undergraduate Fellowships in Critical Digital Humanities Call for Digital Humanities Learning Communities | Applications for both are due December 10, 2021 |
Grant Opportunities for Students and Post-doctoral Fellows
| Date of announcement | Link to announcement (e.g., Research Alert) | Granting agency | Program | Link to Research Program | Submission Deadline(s) |
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| 2021/10/20 | MITACS | ELEVATE | MITACS Elevate | Applications open at the end of November 2021 Application submission deadline is January 19, 2022 |
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| 2021/11/8 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute | University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute | Application Deadline: January 4, 2022, 20:00 EST | |
| 2021/11/17 | MITACS | The Canadian Science Policy Fellowship (CSPF) | MITACS Canadian Science Policy Fellowship | February 2, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. P.T. |
Announcements
| Date of announcement | Title | Sponsor | Link to announcement (e.g., Research Alert) | Dates |
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| 2021/2/23 | Reminder to current SSHRC and NSERC Grant Holders: COVID-19 unfunded extension option | NSERC and SSHRC | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/2/23 | CIHR Strategic Plan 2021-2031 and Action Plan for Year 1 (2021-22) | CIHR | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/3/8 | VPRI Excellence in Service Feedback Form | The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/3/18 | Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy | The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/3/22 | Review of Face-to-Face and Off-Campus Research | Review Of Face-To-Face and Off-Campus Research | ||
| 2021/3/22 | NIH: Update to Biosketch & Other Support for due dates on or after May 25, 2021 | NIH | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/3/22 | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Funding Opportunities | US Department of Defense (DOD) Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/4/1 | NSERC and SSHRC Grants: Unfunded Extensions due to continued COVID-19 Impact | NSERC and SSHRC | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/6/16 | Mitacs Eligibility and New Program Updates | MITACS | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/7/14 | NSERC-Alliance: New National Security Guidelines | NSERC | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/7/19 | REMINDER: U of T – Zhejiang University Call for SDG Workshop | The University of Toronto and Zhejiang University (ZJU) in Hangzhou City, China | Research Alerts | TBD (October-November 2021) |
| 2021/8/4 | NSERC 2030: NSERC’s new Strategic Plan, next steps | NSERC | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/8/20 | Launch of In Conversation With...A New Monthly Series Visiting Topics in EDI in Research & Innovation | University of Toronto, Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in Research and Innovation | Research Alerts | December 16, 2021– 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| 2021/8/23 | Reminder: The Renewed My Research Applications & Agreements (MRA) is Launching in One Week | The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/8/27 | Research Partnership Security Checklist for International Partnerships Launching on August 30, 2021 | Office of the Vice President, International | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/8/30 | Renewed My Research Applications & Agreements (MRA) is now live! | The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/8/31 | Canada First Research Excellence Fund competition coming soon! | Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) | CFREF | |
| 2021/9/14 | SSHRC IDG and Connection Grants - webinars | SSHRC | Research Alerts | Insight Development Grants webinar information: Thursday, December 16, 2021, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (eastern) |
| 2021/10/5 | New Series – Open Science: Following the Roadmap for Research Series | University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) | Research Alerts | Focus on Collaboration Date: Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, 2:00pm-3:30pm Focus on Sustainability Date: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, 2:00pm-3:30pm |
| 2021/10/12 | New NIH "FORMS-G" Grant Application Forms and Instructions - Due Dates on or after January 25, 2022 | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/10/12 | Changes to Review Processes for Face-to-Face (F2F) Human Participant Research and Off-Campus Research | University of Toronto | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/10/29 | UofT Research Services | 2022 SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG) | Research Alerts | Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Time: 10 am - 11:30 am Place: Online through MS Teams. |
| 2021/10/29 | Community-Based Research Canada - Fall 2021 Learning Series | Community-Based Research Canada (CBRCanada) | Research Alerts | Webinar: December 9, 12:00-1:00pm ET Live Discussion: December 16, 12:00-1:15pm ET |
| 2021/11/16 | New Workshop – Demystifying the Publication Process | The Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS) | Research Alerts | December 9, 2021 – 2:00PM – 3:30PM |
| 2021/11/18 | Working with Johnson & Johnson Innovation and JLABS | U of T’s Innovations and Partnerships Office (IPO) & Johnson & Johnson Innovation | Research Alerts | Dec. 14, 2021 |
Nomination for Awards for Principal Investigators
| Date of Announcement | Granting Agency | Name of Award | Link to Announcement | Key Date (s) |
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| 2021/10/18 | Carnegie Corporation | 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program | Research Alerts | Sponsor Deadline: November 22, 2021 |
Nomination for Awards for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
| Date of Announcement | Granting Agency | Name of Award | Link to Announcement | Deadline(s) |
