External funding opportunities

Planning and Dissemination Grants
Launched twice per year: July and January
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Health System Impact Program
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CIHR Catalyst Grant : Avian Influenza One Health Research
Application deadline: July 11, 2024
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CIHR Other: Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS (Summer 2024)
Application deadline: Aug. 7, 2024
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CIHR Healthy Cities Research Initiative – Planning Grants for Implementing Healthy Urban Policy
Application deadline: Aug. 7, 2024
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CIHR Catalyst Grant: Community Based Research in Climate Change Priority Areas 2024
RSO internal deadline: Aug. 14, 2024
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CIHR Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health 2024
RSO internal deadline: Sept. 4, 2024
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CIHR Operating Grant : Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts (2024)
Registration deadline: Sept. 9, 2024
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CIHR Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health (2024)
RSO internal deadline: Sept. 11, 2024
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CIHR Chair : Implementation Science Chairs in HDCYH (2024)
RSO internal deadline: Oct. 1, 2024
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CIHR Operating Grant : HCRI - Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts 
Application deadline: Nov. 7, 2024
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CIHR Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2024)
Registration deadline: Dec. 10, 2024
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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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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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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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Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
Application deadline: July 15, 2024 
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2024 Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award in Community Health Endowment Competition
Application deadline: July 15, 2024 
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Intersectoral Action Fund
Application deadline: July 25, 2024 
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Canadian Blood Services 2024 Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program
Application deadline: July 31, 2024 
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New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) – Exploration 2024
RSO internal deadline: Aug. 20, 2024 
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2024 Geoffrey Ogram Memorial Research Grant
RSO internal deadline: Sept. 24, 2024 
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2024 SSHRC Insight Grants
RSO internal deadline: Sept. 25, 2024 
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