The Project Grant program is open to applicants working in all areas of health research that are aligned with the CIHR mandate. It is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential for important advances in fundamental or applied health-related knowledge, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes, by supporting research projects conducted by individual researchers or groups of researchers in all areas of health. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches.

Value: Averages approximately $200,000/year
Duration: Average of 4 years

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The Planning & Dissemination Grants funding program provides support for planning (e.g., activities that assist potential teams of researchers, knowledge-users and/or partners in working together to identify research questions, gaps, environmental scans, or emerging issues and priorities that could form the basis of a subsequent grant application) and dissemination (e.g., development of knowledge translation products and tools, education of groups, discussion of research findings, etc.) activities consistent with the mandate of CIHR and relevant CIHR Institutes and Initiatives. This funding opportunity is not intended to support the direct/operating cost of research projects.

Value: 1 year
Duration: Max of $50,000/year

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Various funding opportunities are available throughout the year, often in priority areas. Please go to view current funding opportunities.

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Insight Development Grants (IDG) are designed to support the early stages of research in the social sciences and humanities, helping researchers develop new questions, test innovative methods, and explore fresh theoretical approaches. These grants provide funding for short-term projects, lasting up to two years, and are open to both individual researchers and teams. This funding supports Emerging Scholars as well as Established Scholars who are exploring new research questions and/or approaches that are distinct from their previous/ongoing research.

Value: $7,000 – 75,000
Duration: 1 to 2 years

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Insight Grants are designed to support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities, aligning with the objectives of the Insight Research program. These grants provide stable funding for long-term research projects.

Value: $7,000- $400,000
Duration: 2 to 5 years

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Partnership Engage Grants (PEGs) are intended to provide short-term (one year) and timely support ($7,000–$25,000) for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at one Canadian or international organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. Projects with the primary objective of curriculum development, preparation of teaching materials, program evaluation, organization of a conference or workshop, digitization of a collection, or creation of a database are not eligible under this funding opportunity.

Value: $7,000–$25,000
Duration: 1 year

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Partnership Development Grants (PDG) are intended to provide 1–3 years of support ($75,000–$200,000) for teams/partnership, led by a project director, to:

• develop research and/or related activities, which can include knowledge mobilization, and that meaningfully involve students and emerging scholars, via fostering of new partnerships with existing and/or potential partners; or
• design and test new partnership approaches for research and/or related activities that can result in best practices or models that can be adapted and/or scaled up.

Value: Up to 200,000
Duration: 1 to 3 years

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Partnership Grants (PGs) are intended to provide support for new and existing formal partnerships of large teams of postsecondary institutions and/or organizations of various types, led by project director(s), to advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization.

Value: Stage 1: up to $20,000 used to develop a Stage 2 application; Stage 2, which is by invitation only: up to $2.5 million
Duration: 4 to 7 years

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Connection Grants (CG) are intended to provide support to events and/or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization, which may lead to larger projects. Projects with the primary objective of conducting research or developing stand-alone volumes are not eligible.

Value: Events ($7,000–$25,000) and/or outreach activities ($7,000–$50,000; more possible, if well justified)
Duration: 1 year

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SSHRC’s Imagining Canada’s Future (ICF) Knowledge Synthesis Grants (KSG) program is designed to support research that helps address key challenges facing Canadian society by synthesizing existing knowledge. The program focuses on specific themes identified in SSHRC’s strategic plan, which align with long-term national goals and policy priorities. This program emphasizes the use of research to address real-world challenges and to help shape future policy and research agendas in Canada.

Value: Vary depending on call
Duration: Vary depending on call

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NSERC Alliance funding supports research and development (R&D) collaborations between Canadian university researchers and partners from the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. It also offers opportunities for Canadian researchers to collaborate with national and international academic counterparts.

Previously known as the Alliance cost-sharing option 1, Alliance Advantage grants support projects led by partners from the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. NSERC provides up to 66.7% (2:1 leverage) of the project’s direct costs to successful applicants.

Value: $20,000 to $1 million per year (subject to cost-sharing requirements)
Duration: 1 to 5 years

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NSERC Alliance funding supports research and development (R&D) collaborations between Canadian university researchers and partners from the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. It also offers opportunities for Canadian researchers to collaborate with national and international academic counterparts.

Previously known as Alliance option 2, Alliance Society grants fund projects with significant potential for societal impact, carried out in collaboration with partners from the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. For successful applications, NSERC will cover 100% of the project’s costs.

Value: $20,000 to $1 million per year
Duration: 1 to 5 years

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NSERC Alliance funding supports research and development (R&D) collaborations between Canadian university researchers and partners from the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. It also offers opportunities for Canadian researchers to collaborate with national and international academic counterparts.

Alliance International grants support Canadian university researchers in establishing partnerships with international academic collaborators.

Value: Catalyst grants: $25,000; Collaboration grants: Up to $100,000 per year
Duration: Catalyst grants: 1 year; Collaboration grants: Up to 3 years

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The Discovery Grant (DG) program supports both Established Researchers (ERs) and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and assists in:

• Promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities
• Fostering research excellence
• Providing a stimulating environment for research training

Value: No set value
Duration: Up to 5 years

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The Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grants program fosters and enhances the discovery, innovation and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment.

Value: Up to $150,000 in support for research tools and instruments with a net cost between $7,001 and $250,000.
Duration: 1 year

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Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs) are meant to nurture undergraduate student interest and fully develop their potential for a research career in health, natural sciences and engineering, or social sciences and humanities. These awards are also meant to encourage students to undertake graduate studies by providing research work experience that complements their studies in an academic setting.

Value: $6,000 plus host institution contribution.
Duration: 14 to 16 weeks on a full-time basis.

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The PromoScience Program offers financial support for organizations working with young Canadians to promote an understanding of science and engineering (including mathematics and technology).

Value: Up to $200,000 per year
Duration: Up to 3 years

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The CREATE program supports the training and mentoring of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad through the development of innovative training programs that:

1. Encourage collaborative and integrative approaches, and address significant scientific challenges associated with Canada’s research priorities;
2. Facilitate the transition of new researchers from trainees to productive employees in the Canadian workforce.

These innovative programs must foster the acquisition and development of important professional skills among students and postdoctoral fellows that complement their qualifications and technical skills and improve their job readiness for careers in industry, government, non-governmental organizations and/or academia.

Value: Up to $150,000 in the first year and up to $300,000 for up to five subsequent years, for a maximum of $1.65M over six years
Duration: Up to 6 years

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Discovery Horizons grants support investigator-initiated individual and team projects that broadly integrate or transcend disciplines to advance knowledge in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE). It is NSERC’s entry-point to the tri-agency interdisciplinary peer-review mechanism.

Value: $50,000 to $100,000 per year
Duration: Up to 5 years

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The CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) enables researchers to undertake cutting-edge research by providing funding for research infrastructure necessary for researchers to become leaders in their field. Details on select JELF streams are provided below.

CFI JELF/CRC Partnership

The CFI partners with the CRCP through the JELF to support the infrastructure needs of new CRC nominees requiring funding to purchase infrastructure. New CRC nominees apply to the CFI concurrently with their CRC nomination.

JELF – Unaffiliated

The JELF Unaffiliated stream accepts proposals for research infrastructure that are standalone and not affiliated with an application submitted to a funding partner organization. The Unaffiliated JELF stream follows a formal internal process occurring in the months prior to the external CFI deadline. A competitive internal Call for Proposals is issued at Brock when funds are available in the institutional envelope.

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The CFI’s Innovation Fund (IF) provides investments in infrastructure across a diverse spectrum of research to increase research capacity and support world-class research. Projects funded through the IF help Canada remain at the forefront of exploration and knowledge generation, address global challenges, and attract social, health, environmental and economic benefits. Allocation of Brock University’s limited CFI IF funding envelope is determined through an internal competition. CFI holds the IF competition at regular intervals of 24 to 30 months.

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The Early Researcher Awards (ERA) program funds early career researchers at publicly funded Ontario research institutions to build a research team.

Value: The grant provides a leading researcher with a maximum of $100,000 and must be matched by an additional $50,000 from the researcher’s institution.
Duration: The funds are to be used over 5 years.

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The Ontario Research Fund – Research Infrastructure (ORF-RI) provides research institutions with funding to support infrastructure needs, including renovating facilities and purchasing equipment. The Ontario government and the Canada Foundation for Innovation provide funding (ORF provides up to 40% of eligible project costs, CFI also provides up to 40%, and the remaining 20% of total eligible project costs are provided by the research institution, private-sector, public, or not-for-profit funding partners). ORF-RI is open to applicants who are also applying for CFI funding.

Large Infrastructure

ORF- Large Infrastructure helps cover the costs of building, renovating, and equipping facilities to conduct collaborative academic research. ORF-LIF co-funds with the CFI Innovation Fund.

Value: varies, depending on associated CFI request
Duration: varies

Small Infrastructure

The ORF-Small Infrastructure Fund (ORF-SIF) helps cover the costs of acquiring/renewing research equipment. ORF-SIF co-funds with the CFI-JELF.

Value: varies, depending on associated CFI request
Duration: varies

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The Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence (ORF-RE) provides research institutions with funding to support the operational costs of major projects of strategic value to Ontario. ORF provides up to 1/3 of the total project value, with the remaining 2/3 coming from a combination of private sector and institutional cash and in-kind contributions.

Value: varies, depends on Stream and Round
Duration: varies, depending on Steam

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The Mitacs Accelerate program provides paid internships for students and postdocs to work on research projects with partner organizations in Canada.

Value: Starting at $10,000 per 4-month period
Duration: Internships last 4 to 6 months; students (undergraduate, master’s, PhD) and postdocs can do multiple internships.

The Business Strategy Internship (BSI), offered by Mitacs in partnership with Canadian academic institutions, provides funding for interns to work on innovation projects with partner organizations.

Value: $10,000 or $15,000 per intern
Duration: 4 month internship

The Mitacs Elevate program trains emerging research management leaders through a professional development curriculum focused on project management, presentations, and knowledge transfer to enhance research quality and efficiency.

Value: $60,000, with a minimum stipend of $55,000; partner organization contributes $30,000
Duration: 1 to 2 year program

The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) supports research collaborations between Canada and select international partners for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. Award recipients receive $6,000 to conduct a 12- to 24-week research project under the joint supervision of Canadian and international professors.

Value: $6,000
Duration: 12 to 24 weeks

Accelerate Entrepreneur helps startups better optimize their budgets, and provides the financial support needed to pilot test, refine, and ultimately commercialize new technology, products or services through internships.

Value:  $15,000
Duration: 2 years

Entrepreneur International offers a travel grant to Canadian start-ups that are housed in an incubator or accelerator linked to an academic institution, enabling them to connect with host incubators abroad to explore business-development options in international markets.

Please note this opportunity is cancelled as of March 31, 2025. Applications will not be received after February 17, 2025.

The Canada Research Chair Program (CRCP) is a tri-agency initiative that aims to attract and retain top researchers at Canadian postsecondary institutions. The CRCP program supports outstanding academic research and training in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Tier 1 Chair positions are held for 7 years, while Tier 2 Chair positions are held for 5 years and are for emerging scholars. Institutions nominate researchers whose research complements their strategic research plan and meets the standards of the CRCP.

• List of Brock’s active and archived CRC openings
• Information on Brock’s CRC Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

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The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) – Exploration stream funds high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research that uniquely bridges disciplines. Research teams are encouraged to explore research that aims for significant impact. The competition is open to teams of established and/or early-career researchers. To apply, teams must submit a notice of intent followed by a full application.

Value: Up to $125,000 per year (including indirect costs)
Duration: Up to 2 years

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The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) – Transformation stream funds large Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that tackle major challenges with the potential for high reward and lasting change (e.g., leading to a scientific breakthrough, or an applied social, economic, environmental or health impact). To apply, teams submit a mandatory notice of intent, followed by a letter of intent, and a full application by invitation.

Value: $2 million to $4 million per year (including indirect costs)
Duration: 6 years

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The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) – International  stream funds collaborations between Canadian researchers and international teams. Specific funding calls with international agencies are issued for this stream.

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