Please note that during the summer season, all requests must be made at least 7 days prior to the deadline.
For all funding applications, applicants must complete the Douglas OSR Funding Checklist at minimum 7 business days before the grant deadline, unless otherwise indicated (please note that for CIHR Project grants, checklists must be submitted at the time of registration – 1 month before the CIHR deadline).
For grant submissions requiring institutional submission (via an electronic portal) or institutional signatures, the Nominated Principal Applicant must submit their grant, including their full budget, at least 3 business days in advance of the funding agency deadline. The three-day deadline is intended to allow maximum time for applicants to work on their application, while ensuring that the Douglas Office for Sponsored Research (OSR) be able to complete a due diligence review of the application and secure institutional signatures in a timely fashion. The Douglas internal deadline listed in the Table below is based on requiring at least 3 business days.
The Nominated Principal Applicant must request the Institutional Letters at least 1 week (5 business days) before the Douglas submission deadline.
For compliance and regulatory information (eg. sub-recipient questionnaires, certifications, financial, forms, commitment forms, and other documentation) required for application to PHAC, Health Canada, NIH, and other funding agencies, applications from the Douglas must request the information to the Douglas Office for Sponsored Research (subventionsadmin.comtl@ssss.gouv.qc.ca) at least 10 business days before the Douglas internal submission deadline.
Please see below for internal deadlines for major funding opportunities. Please note that this is NOT a comprehensive listing as new funding opportunities can be announced throughout the year.
Funding Opportunities Deadline Calendar
| Funding agency/ Sponsor | Competition title/ program name | Pre-registration/ letter of intent deadline (agency) | Agency application deadline | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIHR | Operating Grant : ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Early Career Researchers in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2025)) | 2025-11-18 | 2025-12-16 | INFO |
| Brain Canada | Turnbull-Tator Award in Spinal Cord Injury and Concussion Research | 2026-01-09 | INFO | |
| CIHR | Undergraduate : Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) | 2026-01-15 | INFO | |
| CIHR | Team Grant : The Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium | 2025-10-30 | 2026-01-22 | INFO |
| CIHR | Operating Grant : EUP OHAMR Joint Transnational Call, 2026 | 2026-02-02 | INFO | |
| CIHR | Other : Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Award | 2026-02-04 | INFO | |
| CIHR | Team Grant : Pan-Canadian Network: Emerging LHS in Perinatal Mental Health | 2026-02-05 | INFO | |
| Brain Canada | Personnel Awards for Indigenous Scholars | 2026-02-12 | INFO | |
| Brain Canada | Personnel Awards for Black Scholars | 2026-02-12 | INFO | |
| CFI | John R. Evans Leaders Fund | 2026-02-15 | INFO | |
| CIHR | Operating Grant : Leadership Award for Vaccine Research | 2026-02-18 | INFO | |
| Brain Canada | Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research | 2025-11-07 | 2026-02-20 | INFO |
| CIHR | Other : Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program (Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program Phase II (2025-2026 funding opportunity)) | 2026-01-06 | 2026-02-25 | INFO |
| CIHR | Project Grant :Spring, 2026 | 2026-02-04 | 2026-03-04 | INFO |
| CIHR | Operating Grant : Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+ Health Through Research | 2026-02-11 | 2026-03-19 | INFO |
| CIHR | Other : Accelerating Clinical Trials Canada Consortium | 2026-03-25 | INFO | |
| CIHR | Operating Grant : Yukon Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research Centre | 2026-04-01 | INFO | |
| Brain Canada | Research Network of Excellence in Women’s Heart and/or Brain Health | 2026-01-15 | 2026-04-09 | INFO |
| CIHR | Team Grant : Supporting Interdisciplinary Research on Avian Influenza (Supporting Interdisciplinary Research to Prevent, Prepare and Respond to Avian Influenza Outbreaks) | 2026-05-14 | INFO | |
| CIHR | Team Grant : Beyond Treatment – Advancing Cancer Survivorship | 2026-02-24 | 2026-05-20 | INFO |
| CFI | John R. Evans Leaders Fund | 2026-06-15 | INFO | |
| CIHR | Other : CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award, 2025 | 2026-06-16 | INFO | |
| CIHR | Team Grant : Healthy Youth (2025) | 2026-04-28 | 2026-06-16 | INFO |
| CIHR | Master’s Award : CIHR Strategic Master’s Award | 2026-01-14 | 2026-06-23 | INFO |
| CIHR | Catalyst Grant: Digital Health | 2025-12-16 | 2026-08-20 | INFO |
| CFI | College Fund | 2026-09-17 | INFO | |
| CFI | John R. Evans Leaders Fund | 2026-10-15 | INFO | |
| CIHR | Team Grant : Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods | 2026-01-22 | 2026-11-24 | INFO |
| NIH | NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 2028-01-08 | INFO | |
| NIH | NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) | 2028-01-08 | INFO | |
| NIH | NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 2028-01-08 | INFO | |
| NIH | NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required) | 2028-01-08 | INFO | |
| NIH | NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | 2028-01-08 | INFO |