External funding opportunities
Directory of current external funding opportunities available to Institute researchers
Planning and Dissemination Grants
Launched twice per year: July and January
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Health System Impact Program
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CIHR Health System Impact (HSI) Embedded Early Career Researcher Award
Anticipated launch: Fall 2025
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CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award
Tentative launch: Oct. 2025
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CIHR Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral program
Application deadline: Oct. 17, 2025
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CIHR Catalyst Grant: 2025-26 Partnering for Impact
Application deadline: Oct. 23, 2025
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CIHR New Investigator Forum ICS Travel Award
Applications deadline: Oct. 30, 2025
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CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS (Winter 2026)
Application deadline: Nov. 7, 2025
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CIHR Travel Awards – Institute Community Support (2026)
Application deadline: Nov. 13, 2025
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CIHR Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2025)
RSO internal deadline: Nov. 18, 2025
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CIHR Catalyst Grant: Digital Health (2025)
RSO internal deadline: Dec. 16, 2025
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CIHR Operating Grant: Leadership Award for Vaccine Research (2025)
RSO internal review deadline: Feb. 12, 2026
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CIHR Team Grant : Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods
LOI deadline: Jan. 22, 2026
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CIHR Operating Grant : Yukon Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research Centre
Application deadline: Apr. 1, 2026
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Canada Foundation for Innovation - John Evans Leaders Fund for research infrastructure
Thrice-annual application deadlines; please contact iph@ucalgary.ca with project suggestions for this institutionally-managed competition
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Heart and Stroke funding
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Horizon Europe opportunities for 2025
European Partnerships in Health
Health Clusters Topic Summaries
MITACS Accelerate
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MSI Foundation Research Grant
Annual opportunity
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Pathways to Healing Grant
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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RhPAP Rural Research and Quality Improvement Grant Program
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Rising Stars: Awards and other opportunities for Early Career Researchers (ECRs)
Award resources and information for ECRs - most commonly defined as period of 5-15 years from your first independent academic appointment
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Skills for Health and Research Professionals (SHARP) Program
Multiple opportunities available
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SSHRC Connection Grant
Multiple opportunities available
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Transdisciplinary Connector Grants
Multiple opportunities available
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NSERC Discovery Grant
RSO review deadline: Oct. 16, 2025
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SSHRC Artificial Intelligence Humanities Sandpit
RSO internal deadline: Oct. 27, 2025
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HEC Care Forward: Right Care Challenge
Application deadline: Oct. 31, 2025
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Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award
NOI deadline: Nov. 3, 2025
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SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
RSO deadline: Nov. 6, 2025
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SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants: The Arts Transformed
RSO deadline: Nov. 18, 2025
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