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. |
| 2021/6/2 | Research Alerts | Fulbright Canada | The 2022-2023 Fulbright Canadian Research Chair Program | Fulbright Canada | November 15th, 2021 |
| 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 | |
| 2021/7/5 | Research Alerts | New Frontiers in Research Fund | Exploration 2021 | 2021 Exploration Competition | Sponsor Deadline (RSO submits): October 19th, 2021 |
| 2021/7/13 | Research Alerts | MITACS | Business Strategy Internships (BSI) | MITACS - Business Strategic Internship (BSI) | Anytime |
| 2021/7/22 | Research Alerts | New Frontiers in Research Fund Special | Innovative approaches to research in the pandemic context | New Frontiers in Research Fund Special Call: Innovative approaches to research in the pandemic context Sha | Full application deadline: October 26, 2021 |
| 2021/7/22 | Research Alerts | The Simons Foundation | 2022 Simons Investigator Programs | Simons Investigators Nomination Procedure | Sponsor Deadline: October 20, 2021 |
| 2021/8/3 | Research Alerts | NSERC and the European Commission (EC) | Quantum Technologies | NSERC-European Commission – Joint call on quantum technologies | October 21, 2021 at 5 p.m. (CEST) [Brussels time] / 11 a.m. (ET) [Ottawa time] |
| 2021/8/6 | Research Alerts | SSHRC | Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative | SSHRC Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative | Deadline for Research Services to receive MRA: November 8, 2021 Deadline for applicant to submit application on Convergence Portal: November 10, 2021 Deadline for UofT to forward application to SSHRC: November 15, 2021 |
| 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 |
| 2021/9/8 | Research Alerts | Transformation 2022 | New Frontiers in Research Fund | 2022 Transformation Competition | Mandatory NOI: Internal MRA deadline: October 27, 2021 (An MRA is required for your NOI.) NFRF deadline: November 2, 2021 |
| 2021/9/7 | Research Alerts | U of T and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HUB) | Joint Call for Workshop Proposals: Developing Collaborative Projects and Exchange Activities | Deadline for submission of proposal: October 29, 2021; 11:59pm EDT | |
| 2021/9/9 | Research Alerts | SSHRC | Social Sciences Open Research Area | Open Research Area for the Social Sciences Seventh Call for Proposals 2021 | 10 November 2021 – internal UofT deadline; 17 November 2021, 16:00 CET (10:00 am ET) - deadline for submission of full proposal on the ANR site |
| 2021/9/9 | Research Alerts | The Alpha Phi Foundation | Heart to Heart Grant Program | Heart to Heart Grant | Internal Deadline: November 3, 2021; Sponsor Deadline: November 5, 2021 |
| 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 |
| 2021/9/13 | Research Alerts | The Simons Foundation | Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards | Simons Foundation | Letters of intent (LOI) is November 5, 2021, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. |
| 2021/9/20 | Research Alerts | University of Melbourne (UofM) and the University of Toronto (U of T) | Early Career Researchers | University of Melbourne-University of Toronto: Call for Joint Research Proposals | Application deadline: November 1, 2021 (5 PM AEDT) |
| 2021/9/21 | CFI | 2023 Innovation Fund competition | 2023 Innovation Fund: A guide to getting started | CFI launches draft call for proposals October 2021 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 | France-Canada Research Fund (FCRF) | 2022 FCRF New Collaborations program | France Canada Research Fund | Internal Deadline for Letter of Interest: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Internal Deadline for MRA application: November 8, 2021 Sponsor Deadline: November 12, 2021 (23:59 Pacific Time) |
| 2021/9/21 | Research Alerts | Connaught | New Researcher Award | Connaught New Researcher | December 3, 2021 |
| 2021/9/23 | Research Alerts | FP Canada Research Foundation | fp-canada-research-foundation-research-funding-application (4)_UofT applicants-1 | Final sponsor deadline: October 18, 2021 | |
| 2021/9/27 | Research Alerts | Ontario Agri-Food | Research Initiative - 2021-22 | Ontario Agri-food Research Initiative | Internal Deadline: October 22, 2021 Sponsor Deadline: Friday, October 29, 2021 |
| 2021/9/28 | Research Alerts | The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) | 2021 Catalyst Grants | Catalyst Grants | Application Deadline: November 1, 2021, 11:59 PM |
| 2021/9/29 | Research Alerts | NATO | Innovation Challenge on Cognitive Warfare | NATO INNOVATION CHALLENGE | November 4, 2021 |
| 2021/9/29 | Research Alerts | The Great Lakes Higher Education Consortium (GLHEC) | GLHEC Fund | Deadline for submission of questions – November 1, 2021 Deadline for submission of proposal – November 30, 2021 |
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| 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 |
| 2021/10/5 | Research Alerts | Ontario Genomics | Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) round 22 | Genome Canada: Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) | Draft EOIs are due to Ontario Genomics on November 3, 2021, at 9am |
| 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 | |
| 2021/10/8 | Research Alerts | Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) | Canadian Institute for Advanced Research | CIFAR | Applications must be submitted by October 27, 2021 |
| 2021/10/12 | Research Alerts | National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Various | ||
| 2021/10/15 | Research Alerts | The Huawei-UofT Mobile AI innovation Lab (MOBAIL) | Friday, November 15, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/09/08 | Research Alerts | Mitacs & Scotiabank | Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund (SERRF) Program | Research Alerts | Deadline for submission of EOI’s: November 15th 2021 |
Announcements
| Date of announcement | Title | Sponsor | Link to announcement (e.g., Research Alert) | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2021/7/29 | 2022 President’s Impact Awards - Call for Nominations | The University of Toronto | Research Alerts | Thursday, November 11, 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 | October 21, 2021 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, November 18, 2021 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm; 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 | |
| 2021/9/8 | Upcoming SSHRC Webinars - SSHRC Partnership Programs | SSHRC | Research Alerts | Partnership Grants – Stage 1 Thursday, October 21, 2021 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (eastern) |
| 2021/9/10 | 2021 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration | The National Institutes of Health (NHI) | Research Alerts | Monday, November 1 – Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
| 2021/9/14 | SSHRC IDG and Connection Grants - webinars | SSHRC | Research Alerts | Connection Grants webinar information: Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (eastern) Insight Development Grants webinar information: Thursday, December 16, 2021, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (eastern) |
| 2021/9/15 | Launch of Fall 2021-2022 monthly Let’s Talk International Partnerships Fireside Chats | Office of the VP International | Research Alerts | Research Partnership Security Oct. 28, 2021, 12pm-1pm |
| 2021/10/4 | Lunch and Learn: Strategies for Success with Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Nominations | University of Toronto, Division of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation | Research Alerts | October 19th, 12:00pm-1:30pm |
| 2021/10/5 | New Series – Open Science: Following the Roadmap for Research Series | University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) | Research Alerts | Focus on People Date: Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, 2:00pm-3:30pm Focus on Transparency Date: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, 2:00pm-3:30pm Focus on Inclusiveness Date: Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, 2:00pm-3:30pm Focus on Collaboration Date: Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, 2:00pm-3:30pm Focus on Sustainability Date: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, 2:00pm-3:30pm |
| 2021/10/6 | SSHRC Partnership Grants: Proposal Development Workshop | University of Toronto, Research Services Office | Research Alerts | Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
| 2021/10/7 | Let's Talk International Partnerships Fireside Chat – Research Partnership Security | University of Toronto, The Office of the Vice-President International | Research Alerts | Oct. 28 from 12:00pm-1:00pm |
| 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 | |
| 2021/10/14 | CIHR Future priorities for patient-oriented research | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | Research Alerts | The online discussion is open until October 29, 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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| 2021/9/9 | The Simons Foundation | 2022 Simons Investigator awards | Research Alerts | Sponsor Deadline: October 20, 2021 |
| 2021/9/30 | University of Toronto | The 2022 University of Toronto President’s Impact Awards | Research Alerts | Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
Nomination for Awards for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
| Date of Announcement | Granting Agency | Name of Award | Link to Announcement | Deadline(s) |
