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 announcement | Link to announcement (e.g., Research Alert) | Granting agency | Program | Link to Research Program | Deadline(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2022/03/17 | Research Alerts | The Office of the Vice-President International (OVPI) and the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) | International Doctoral Clusters (IDC) Program | Call for International Doctoral Cluster (IDC) Applications | Application Deadline: Four annual competitions will be adjudicated: September 15th, December 15th, and February 15th |
| 2022/03/18 | Research Alerts | NSERC Alliance International | Quantum grants | Alliance International Quantum grants | Applications will be accepted anytime up until January 31, 2023 |
| 2022/03/30 | Research Alerts | The Government of Canada | Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) | Government of Canada launches fund to support research trainees from Ukraine | Applications accepted until: December 22, 2022 (continuous intake) |
| 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 |
| 2022/08/24 | Research Alerts | Mitochondrial Innovation Initiative & Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research | Innovation Fund Seed Grant 2023/24 | Innovation Fund | Late-November 2022 – Notification of LOI outcome December 23, 2022, 5pm EST – Full application due |
| 2022/08/24 | Research Alerts | SSHRC and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) | National Housing Strategy Longitudinal Outcomes Research Grant | National Housing Strategy Longitudinal Outcomes Research Grant | Internal Deadline: 2022-11-09 Sponsor Deadline: 2022-11-15 |
| 2022/08/26 | Research Alerts | The Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) | Early Researcher Award (ERA) | Early Researcher Award (ERA) | December 1, 2022 |
| 2022/09/02 | Engineering Wrap-Up | Mitacs & the Ontario Water Consortium (OWC) | Mitacs Partnership with OWC | Open | |
| 2022/09/13 | Research Alerts | SSHRC | Knowledge Synthesis Grants | Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Shifting Dynamics of Privilege and Marginalization | Internal deadline #1 (MRA) - noon, Friday, December 9, 2022 Internal deadline #2 (full application submission) - 9 am, Tuesday, December 13, 2022 |
| 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] |
| 2022/09/19 | Research Alerts | Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation | Connaught New Researcher | Guidelines_NewResearcher Application_NewResearcher | Applications are due no later than December 1, 2022 |
| 2022/09/29 | Research Alerts | MITACS | Globalink Research Award program | MITACS Globalink Research Award Thematic Call | Application are due on November 25, 2022, at 5p.m. PT. |
| 2022/09/29 | Research Alerts | UofT - Data Sciences Institute (DSI) | Summer Undergraduate Data Sciences (SUDS) Program | Summer Undergraduate Data Science (SUDS) Opportunities Program | Deadline for supervisors to submit data science research opportunities: November 23, 2022, 11:59 PM |
| 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 |
| 2022/10/07 | Engineering Wrap-Up | Max Planck-University of Toronto Centre for Neural Science & Technology | Joint Ph.D. Project Application | Joint Ph.D. Program Max Planck-University of Toronto Centre | November 30, 2022 |
| 2022/10/11 | Research Alerts | France-Canada Research Fund (FCRF), | The 2023 New Collaborations program | France Canada Culture Guidelines for researchers 2023 France Canada Research Fund for New Collaborations | Sponsor Deadline: 2022-11-18 |
| 2022/10/14 | Engineering Wrap-Up | NSERC and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) | Small Modular Reactors Research Grant Initiative | NSERC-CNSC Small Modular Reactors Research Grant Initiative | Applications must be submitted by December 13, 2022 |
| 2022/10/14 | Engineering Wrap-Up | NSERC | Alliance Missions grants | NSERC Alliance Missions grants | Application deadline November 8, 2022, 8:00 p.m. (ET) |
| 2022/10/14 | Research Alerts | INOVAIT | Image-Guided Therapy and AI | INOVAIT Funding | December 20, 2022 |
| 2022/10/14 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute (DSI) | Banting-Data Sciences Institute Discovery Award in Data Science | The Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award Banting-DSI Discovery Award in Data Science | Notice of Intent Deadline: December 1, 2022 Application Deadline: January 24, 2023 |
| 2022/10/18 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research | TRANSFORM HF Seed Grant Funding Competition | Transform HF | Application Deadline: December 5, 2022 at 5:00pm EST |
| 2022/10/21 | Research Alerts | SSHRC | Partnership Grant 2023 | SSHRC Partnership Grants—Stage 1 | |
| 2022/10/25 | Research Alerts | The Canadian Science Policy Centre in partnership with Canada's Chief Science Advisor Dr. Mona Nemer | Science Meets Parliament 2023 | Science Meets Parliament 2023 | November 30, 2022 |
| 2022/10/26 | Research Alerts | The Black Research Network (BRN) | IGNITE | IGNITE grant – Fall 2022/2023 | Application closes: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 (11:59 p.m. EST) |
| 2022/10/26 | Research Alerts | Inlight Student Mental Health | Research grants, knowledge synthesis grants and research fellowships | Mental Health Research Matters | Inlight Research Grants (up to $30,000 per grant) Deadline: November 4, 11:59 PM EST) Inlight Knowledge Synthesis grants (up to $10,000 per grant) application deadline: November 4, 11:59 PM EST |
| 2022/10/28 | Research Alerts | NSERC-Alliance | Quantum grants | Alliance International Quantum grants Alliance Quantum grants | NSERC Alliance International Quantum grants: January 31, 2023 NSERC Alliance Quantum grants: Any time |
| 2022/10/31 | Research Alerts | McLaughlin Centre Accelerator Grants in Genomic Medicine 2023 | Genome Networks and Data Science in Health and Disease | McLaughlin Centre | LOI Deadline: December 2, 2022 |
| 2022/11/3 | Research Alerts | MITACS | Elevate Fall 2022 | Mitacs Elevate Fall 2022 | The application deadline is February 8, 2023 (5 p.m., PT) |
| 2022/11/7 | Research Alerts | The Data Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto Scarborough, DSI@UTSC | Computational & Quantitative Social Sciences (CQSS) | Computational & Quantitative Social Sciences Grant | Application Deadline: November 25, 2022, 23:59 ET |
| 2022/11/7 | 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: November 25, 2022, 23:59 ET |
| 2022/11/7 | Research Alerts | The Banting Research Foundation, the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI), and CANSSI Ontario | The Banting-CANSSI Discovery Awards in Biostatistics | The Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award | Notice of Intent Due: December 1, 2022 Full Applications Due (by invitation only): January 24, 2023 |
| 2022/11/14 | Research Alerts | INOVAIT | Pilot Fund | INOVAIT Pilot Fund | The deadline to submit a proposal is December 20, 2022 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (3AM Eastern Standard Time) |
| 2022/11/15 | Research Alerts | Halo Science | Various Research Funding Opportunities | Halo Science: Various Research Funding Opportunities | Open until November 30, 2022 |
| 2022/11/15 | Research Alerts | Climate Positive Energy | Just Energy Transition Grant | Climate Positive Energy | Applications are due by 11:59pm on November 22, 2022 |
| 2022/11/15 | Research Alerts | The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | Enhancing Industry/University Collaboration with CSA Funding for Highly Qualified Personnel Training (EIUC) | Enhancing Industry-University Collaboration with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | December 16, 2022 |
| 2022/11/17 | Research Alerts | MITACS | The Canadian Science Policy Fellowship (CSPF) | The Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship | Application deadline: February 1, 2023 (11:59 p.m. PT) |
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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| 2022/03/30 | Research Alerts | The Government of Canada | Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) | Government of Canada launches fund to support research trainees from Ukraine | Applications accepted until: December 22, 2022 (continuous intake) |
| 2022/07/14 | Research Alerts | The Ontario Water Consortium (OWC) and Mitacs | The Mitacs Accelerate program | Mitacs Partnership with OWC | Open Call |
| 2022/10/18 | Research Alerts | University of Toronto and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research | ECHO Discovery: Introduction to Cardiovascular Health Entrepreneurship | ECHO Discovery Program | Applications will be accepted until November 18, 2022 at 5:00pm EST |
| 2022/10/26 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto | Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship | AI in science | Application Deadline: Monday, November 21, 2022 (5PM EST) |
| 2022/11/3 | Research Alerts | MITACS | Elevate Fall 2022 | Mitacs Elevate Fall 2022 | The application deadline is February 8, 2023 (5 p.m., PT) |
| 2022/11/8 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute (DSI) | Postdoctoral Fellowship | Postdoctoral Fellowship | Application Deadline: January 13, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2022/11/8 | Research Alerts | The University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute | Doctoral Student Fellowship | Doctoral Student Fellowship | Application Deadline: January 13, 2023, 23:59 ET |
| 2022/11/17 | Research Alerts | MITACS | The Canadian Science Policy Fellowship (CSPF) | The Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship | Application deadline: February 1, 2023 (11:59 p.m. PT) |
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 |
| 2022/10/18 | Research Alerts | University of Toronto and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research. | ECHO Discovery: Introduction to Cardiovascular Health Entrepreneurship | ECHO Discovery Program | Applications will be accepted until November 18, 2022 at 5:00pm EST |
Announcements
| Date of announcement | 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 | CIHR survey on ableism and barriers to accessibility in the health research funding system | CIHR | Research Alerts | Deadline to complete the survey: January 25, 2023 |
| 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 | |
| 2022/11/7 | SSHRC Connection Grants webinars | SSHRC | Research Alerts | Date and time: Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
| 2022/11/8 | AIMday: Quantum Technologies 2022 | The Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control (CQIQC) | Research Alerts | Date: 7 December 2022 |
| 2022/11/9 | Big Ideas at U of T: Celebrating 50 Years of the Connaught Fund | The University of Toronto, VPRI | Research Alerts | Wednesday, November 30th, 2022, 7:00PM-9:00PM |
| 2022/11/9 | NSERC Seeking Members for Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) | Research Alerts | Monday, November 28, 2022 |
| 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 | |
| 2022/11/18 | Upcoming SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG) Faculty Panel and Information Session | The Centre for Research & Innovation Support, in collaboration with Research Services Office (RSO) | Research Alerts | Date: December 8th, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Nomination for Awards for Principal Investigators
| Date of Announcement | Granting Agency | Name of Award | Link to Announcement | Key Date (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/09/19 | Frontiers Planet Prize | Frontiers Planet Prize | Research Alerts | Internal Deadline: October 31, 2022 Sponsor Deadline: December 15, 2022 |
| 2022/10/03 | University of Toronto | The 2023 University of Toronto President’s Impact Awards | Research Alerts | The deadline for nominations is Friday, November 4, 2022 |
Nomination for Awards for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
| Date of Announcement | Granting Agency | Name of Award | Link to Announcement | Deadline(s) |
