Research Alerts
- Grant Opportunities for Principal Investigators
- Grant Opportunities for Students and Post-doctoral Fellows
- Grant Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
- Announcements
- Nomination for Awards for Principal Investigators
- Nomination for Awards for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
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Grant Opportunities for Principal Investigators
| Date of announcementResearch AlertsResearch AlertsResearch AlertsResearch AlertsResearch Alerts | Link to announcement (e.g., Research Alert) | Granting agency | Program | Link to Research Program | Deadline(s) |
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| 2021/4/9 | Research Alerts | NSERC and Mitacs | NSERC’s Alliance grants and Mitacs’s Accelerate | NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate grants | Open |
| 2021/7/13 | Research Alerts | MITACS | Business Strategy Internships (BSI) | MITACS - Business Strategic Internship (BSI) | Anytime |
| 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 |
| 2021/10/13 | Research Alerts | University of Toronto Institutional Strategic Initiatives (ISI) | University of Toronto ISI | Proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis | |
| 2022/02/21 | NSERC | Alliance International | NSERC Alliance International | No deadline | |
| 2022/05/02 | Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI). | Ontario Data Access Grants | CANSSI Ontario Data Access Grants | On rolling basis | |
| 2022/05/20 | Genome Canada/Ontario Genomics Institute | Climate Action Genomics Initiative | Smart Agriculture and Food Systems | There is no specific date | |
| 2022/05/27 | Genome Canada | Climate Action Genomics Initiative Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems | Climate Action Genomics Initiative | There is no specific date | |
| 2022/06/09 | Research Alerts | NVIDIA | Advancing Applied Academic Research | Accelerating Innovation in Applied Research | Applications accepted year-round |
| 2022/07/14 | Research Alerts | The Ontario Water Consortium (OWC) and Mitacs | The Mitacs Accelerate program | Mitacs Partnership with OWC | Open Call |
| 2022/09/02 | Engineering Wrap-Up | Mitacs & the Ontario Water Consortium (OWC) | Mitacs Partnership with OWC | Open | |
| 2022/09/15 | Research Alerts | NSERC | German Research Foundation (DFG) - Sustainable Processes and Chemistry | NSERC-German Research Foundation (DFG) | Invited full application deadline (submitted to DFG) - June 6, 2023, 5:00 p.m. (CEST) [German time] |
| 2022/10/03 | Research Alerts | Genome Canada | Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative | Data Coordination and Collaboration Hub (Data Hub) Funding Opportunity Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Coordination Hub (KMIC Hub) Funding Opportunity | Open |
| 2022/10/21 | Research Alerts | SSHRC | Partnership Grant 2023 | SSHRC Partnership Grants—Stage 1 | |
| 2022/10/28 | Research Alerts | NSERC-Alliance | Quantum grants | Alliance International Quantum grants Alliance Quantum grants | NSERC Alliance Quantum grants: Any time |
| 2022/12/15 | Research Alerts | The Ontario Centre of Innovation | Collaborate 2 Commercialize | Collaborate 2 Commercialize NSERC Alliance Grants & Ontario Centre of Innovation Collaborate 2 Commercialize | No deadline |
| 2023/1/17 | Research Alerts | The J. P. Bickell Foundation | 2023 Medical Research Grant | J. P. Bickell 2022 Program Guidelines | March 24, 2023: Internal application due date; in addition to the application package, an MRA is required by this date |
| 2023/1/2024 | Research Alerts | CIHR | Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award (2022) | Application | Full application deadline is May 3, 2023 |
| 2023/1/26 | Research Alerts | The Data Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto Scarborough, DSI@UTSC | Computational and Quantitative Social Sciences (CQSS) | Computational & Quantitative Social Sciences Grant | Application Deadline: March 24, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2023/1/26 | Research Alerts | The DSI at the University of Toronto Mississauga, DSI@UTM | Critical Investigation of Data Science | Critical Investigation of Data Science Grant | Application Deadline: March 24, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2023/1/26 | Research Alerts | The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) | NSERC Alliance International Scientific Exchanges/Scholars at Risk | All year round | |
| 2023/1/27 | Research Alerts | NRCan (Natural Resources Canada) | The Energy Innovation Program | Energy Innovation Program | The Deadline for Expressions of Interest in Storage and Transportation is April 17, 2023. |
| 2023/1/30 | Research Alerts | Ontario Genomics | Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) Round 26 | Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) | Draft EOIs are due to Ontario Genomics on April 4, 2023, at 9am |
| 2023/2/3 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute (DSI) | Emergent Data Sciences Program | Emergent Data Sciences Program | Full Proposal Deadline: May 26, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2023/2/6 | Research Alerts | The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) | Research on Small Modular Reactors | NSERC-NRCan Partnership | Internal Deadline: 2023-04-04 Sponsor Deadline: 2023-04-11 |
| 2023/2/9 | Research Alerts | American Chemical Society | Petroleum Research Fund | ACS Petroleum Research Fund | Sponsor deadline: Application accepted from 13 February 2023 to 10 March 2023 |
| 2023/2/10 | Research Alerts | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) and the University of Toronto (U of T) | Research & Training Alliance | Joint Calls for Proposals | Application Deadline: March 21, 2023, 5:00 p.m. Toronto time (12:00 midnight Jerusalem time) |
| 2023/2/13 | Research Alerts | NFRF - International Stream | 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition | 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition | The full application deadline is September 12, 2023 |
| 2023/2/14 | Research Alerts | TRANSFORM HF | Collaboration Starter Grant | Collaboration Starter Grants | Application Deadline: March 24, 2023 at 5:00pm EST |
| 2023/2/16 | Research Alerts | The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) | 2022 Horizon Global Platform | 2022 Horizon Global Platform Competition | Various |
| 2023/2/21 | Research Alerts | The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and SSHRC | Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65 Partnership GrantResearch Alerts | NCTR and SSHRC - Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65 Partnership Grant | Internal deadline for the submission of the final/complete application: By noon on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 |
| 2023/2/22 | Research Alerts | NSERC | Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) 2023-24 | NSERC Collaborative Research & Training Experience Program (CREATE) | Sponsor Deadline: May 1, 2023 |
| 2023/2/23 | Research Alerts | The Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) | Undergraduate Fellowships in Critical Digital Humanities: Spring & Summer 2023 | Undergraduate Fellowships in Critical Digital Humanities – Spring + Summer 2023 | Application deadline for faculty project leads is 11:59PM on 27 March 2023. |
| 2023/2/27 | Research Alerts | The Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC) | Undergraduate Student Research Awards for Black Students and Indigenous Students | Undergraduate Student Research Awards | Sponsor Deadline: 2023-04-19 |
| 2023/2/27 | Research Alerts | CIHR and SSHRC | Undergraduate Student Research Awards for Black Students | Completing a USRA Application | Sponsor Deadline: 2023-05-01 |
| 2023/3/6 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) | New Connections Grants | New Connections Grants – Call for proposals | Application Deadline: April 28, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2023/3/6 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) | Proof-of-Principle Grants | Proof-of-Principles – Call for proposals | Application Deadline: April 14, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2023/3/6 | Research Alerts | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) | Energy Innovation Program | Energy Innovation Program - Carbon capture, utilization and storage RD&D Call – Storage & Transportation Focus Area | Expression of Interest (EOI) Internal Deadline: April 12, 2023 Expression of Interest (EOI) Sponsor Deadline: April 17, 2023 (11:59 pm. ET) |
| 2023/3/7 | Research Alerts | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | Commercialization Grants – Idea to Innovation (I2I) | Idea to Innovation grants | Sponsor Deadline: Monday March 27, 2023. |
| 2023/3/10 | Research Alerts | The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) | Road Safety Research Partnership Program (RSRPP) | RSRPP Guidelines 2023-2024-4 2023 RSRPP Application Form-3 | The deadline for the submission of proposals is March 31, 2023, 11:59 pm EST |
| 2023/3/13 | Research Alerts | The Inlight Student Mental Health Research Initiative | Strategic Research Grants addressing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Indigeneity (EDIAI) | 2022/2023 Inlight Strategic Research Grant Program | Application Deadline: Monday, March 29, 11:59 PM EST |
| 2023/3/14 | Research Alerts | The National Research Council of Canada | Dorothy Killam Fellowships - 2023 | Dorothy Killam Fellowship application package | Friday, June 16, 11:59 pm, 2023: Final sponsor deadline for all applicants to submit completed applications, with all required documents, through the sponsor's application site |
| 2023/3/14 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Office of the Vice President, International (OVPI) | SSHRC Connection Grants | SSHRC Connection Grants | Deadline to apply for these OVPI matching funds: Thursday April 6, 2023 at NOON |
| 2023/3/17 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute | Seed Funding for Methodologists Grant | Seed Funding for Methodologists Grant | Application Deadline: April 17, 2023, 23:59 ET |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/02/18 | MITACS | Accelerate | MITACS ACCELERATE | Open | |
| 2022/02/18 | MITACS | Entrepreneur International | MITACS - Entrepreneur International | Open | |
| 2022/02/18 | MITACS | Business Strategy Internship | MITACS BSI | Contact: Wil de Vega 647.355.8542 wdevega@mitacs.ca |
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| 2022/07/14 | Research Alerts | The Ontario Water Consortium (OWC) and Mitacs | The Mitacs Accelerate program | Mitacs Partnership with OWC | Open Call |
| 2023/01/06 | Research Alerts | JDRF Canada and Mitacs | JDRF Canada-Mitacs Post Doctoral Fellowship Program | JDRF Canada - Mitacs | Letter of Intent Application Deadline - March 24, 2023 |
| 2023/2/9 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) | Future Leaders Prizes | Future Leaders Prizes – Call for nominations | Application Deadline: March 24th, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2023/3/8 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) | Convergence Postdoctoral Fellowships | EPIC – The Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium | Application Deadline: April 14, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2023/3/8 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) | Career Transition Awards | Career Transition Awards – Call for applications | Application Deadline: April 28, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2023/3/9 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) | Researcher Mobility Awards | Researcher Mobility Awards – Call for applications | Application Deadline: May 19, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2023/3/17 | Research Alerts | AGE-WELL | Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and Aging (2023) | AGE-WELL Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and Aging (2023) - Call for Applications | Completed Applications Due: 12 May, 2023 |
Grant Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
| Date of announcement | Link to announcement (e.g., Research Alert) | Granting agency | Program | Link to Research Program | Submission Deadline(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/07/14 | Research Alerts | The Ontario Water Consortium (OWC) and Mitacs | The Mitacs Accelerate program | Mitacs Partnership with OWC | Open Call |
| 2022/07/27 | Research Alerts | NSERC | Undergraduate Student Research Awards for Black Students and Indigenous Students | Undergraduate Student Research Awards | Sponsor Deadline: 2023-04-19 |
| 2022/07/27 | Research Alerts | CIHR and SSHRC | Undergraduate Student Research Awards for Black Students | Undergraduate Student Research Awards | Sponsor Deadline: 2023-05-01 |
| 2023/03/01 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) | Inspire Summer Studentships | Inspire Summer Studentships – Call for applications | Application Deadline: March 31, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2023/03/03 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Excellence Awards (UTEA) | 2023 University of Toronto Excellence Awards (UTEA) | Internal Deadline: 2023-04-03 Sponsor Deadline: 2023-04-03 |
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| 2023/03/13 | Research Alerts | The Inlight Student Mental Health Research Initiative | Studentship Award Program | 2022/2023 inlight studentship Award Program | Application Deadline: Thursday, March 23, 11:59 PM EST |
Announcements
| Date of announcementResearch Alerts | Title | Sponsor | Link to announcement (e.g., Research Alert) | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/2/23 | CIHR Strategic Plan 2021-2031 and Action Plan for Year 1 (2021-22) | CIHR | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/7/14 | NSERC-Alliance: New National Security Guidelines | NSERC | Research Alerts | |
| 2021/8/4 | NSERC 2030: NSERC’s new Strategic Plan, next steps | NSERC | 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 | |
| 2022/3/22 | NSERC and SSHRC Grants: Unfunded Extensions for grants due to continued COVID-19 Impact | NSERC and SSHRC | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/4/13 | Updates to Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration | The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/4/26 | NSERC Alliance Option 2 Update | NSERC | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/5/12 | NSERC | ALLIANCE | Alliance Grants | |
| 2022/6/9 | SRC Soliciting White Papers for 3 More Research Programs | Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/9/13 | Important Update from Mitacs: Applications Paused for Ontario Researchers | MITACS | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/9/19 | Scuba Diving for Research Purposes | University of Toronto, Research Oversight and Compliance Office (ROCO) | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/9/19 | Additional Information: Mitacs in Ontario | MITACS | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/10/25 | Protect, License, and Fund your Intellectual Property with IPO | University of Toronto - The Innovations & Partnerships Office (IPO) | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/10/27 | System Outage- Saturday, November 5 from 5 am to 5 pm | Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI) | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/10/27 | Available now: Free online training on patient engagement from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) | The Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/11/14 | NSERC-Alliance Option 2 Updates - Increased Funding and Removal of Application Limits | NSERC-Alliance Grants | Research Alerts | |
| 2022/11/16 | New NIH "FORMS-H" Grant Application Forms and Instructions - Due Dates on or after January 25, 2023 | NIH | Research Alerts | |
| 2023/1/20 | Clarifying CIHR’s position on early career researcher cohorts | CIHR | Research Alerts | |
| 2023/1/23 | Upcoming Research Ethics Workshops | UofT, The Human Research Ethics Unit | Research Alerts | Various |
| 2023/2/13 | Review your DiscoverResearch profile! | UofT DiscoverResearch | Research Alerts | |
| 2023/3/2 | SSHRC Partnership Programs – Models and Strategies for Success – Mar. 30, 2023 | UofT, Division of the Vice President Research & Innovation (VPRI) | Research Alerts | Webinar Date: Thursday, March 30th, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
| 2023/3/2 | Upcoming IP Matters Event | The University of Toronto Entrepreneurship (UTE) in collaboration with the Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS) | Research Alerts | Tuesday, March 21, from 12:00pm-1:30 pm |
| 2023/3/7 | Lab2Market Discover 2023 Program for Graduate Students and Post-Docs | Lab2Market Discover | Research Alerts | Western Canada : March 15-17 1:00 – 6:00 pm AST Eastern Canada : March 20, 21 & 24 10:00 – 3:00 pm AST |
| 2023/3/15 | Community-Based Research Canada’s Spring 2023 e-Learning Series: Moving the Dial | The Community-Based Research Canada (CBR Canada) | Research Alerts | Various |
| 2023/3/15 | Canada Biomedical Research Fund (CBRF) and the Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund (BRIF) | UofT, The Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence and Innovation in Infectious Diseases (HI3), | Research Alerts | Monday, March 20th, 2:00-3:30pm |
Nomination for Awards for Principal Investigators
| Date of Announcement | Granting Agency | Name of Award | Link to Announcement | Key Date (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/1/20 | The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) | Various | Research Alerts | Nominations must be submitted by March 31, 2023 at 8:00pm |
| 2023/2/16 | Community-Based Research Canada | Community-Based Research Excellence Awards | Research Alerts | Nominations will be accepted by email until April 3, 2023 at midnight ET |
Nomination for Awards for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
| Date of Announcement | Granting Agency | Name of Award | Link to Announcement | Deadline(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/2/16 | Community-Based Research Canada | Community-Based Research Excellence Awards | Research Alerts | Nominations will be accepted by email until April 3, 2023 at midnight ET |