Office of Research Services Funding Deadlines
Below is a list of upcoming major grant funding competitions and associated deadlines to support planning and preparation. Researchers are asked to contact a Research Facilitator in the Office of Research Services early in the process of developing grant applications. They can review drafts of any sections at early stages and provide feedback. Contact Us.
Applicants should obtain departmental and faculty approval by submitting a Funded Research Approval Form with their proposal and budget. A penultimate draft is acceptable if the proposal is being refined. Please check with your Faculty for their deadlines and turnaround times.
The signed Funded Research Approval Form and proposal should be forwarded to a Research Facilitator by the internal deadlines below. This allows for review of applications and budgets, preparation of additional documentation (such as letters of support and/or confirmation of institutional contributions), compliance with the funder’s and University’s guidelines and policies, and obtaining institutional approval. All grant applications must receive Departmental and Faculty approval and be reviewed by a Research Facilitator for institutional approval prior to submission, whether it is required by the funder or not.
Funding Calendar
ORS Funding Deadlines Calendar
Calendar of Canada’s research funding agency opportunities. Includes CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, NFRF and CFI
Includes Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Funder |
Program |
Funder Deadline(s) |
ORS Internal Deadline |
Research Faciliator |
NSERC | NSF-NSERC DMREF Joint call | Full Application: February 4, 2025 | Full Application: January 21, 2025 | Aditi Sharma |
NSERC | Alliance Program | Full Application: Continuous Intake | Full Application: 2 weeks before submission |
Aditi Sharma |
CIHR | Team Grant : Healthy Youth (2024) | Registration: December 10, 2024 Full Application: February 4, 2025 |
Registration: N/A Full Application: January 21, 2025 |
Somiraa Said |
CIHR | Project Grant : Spring 2025 | Registration: February 5, 2025 Full Application: March 5, 2025 |
Registration: N/A Full Application: February 19, 2025 |
Somiraa Said |
SHRF | Establishment Grant | Eligibility Check: January 23, 2025 Full Application: March 13, 2025 |
Eligibility Check: N/A Full Application: February 27 , 2025 |
Somiraa Said |
SHRF | Mobilize Grant | Full Application: February 6, 2025 | Full Application: January 23, 2025 | Somiraa Said |
SHRF | Align Grant | Full Application: March 27, 2025 | Full Application: March 13, 2025 | Somiraa Said |
SHRF | Mobilize Grant: Truth & Action | Full Application: Continuous Intake | Full Application: 2 weeks before submission |
Somiraa Said |
SSHRC | Connection Grant | Full Application: February 1, 2025 (where this falls on a Saturday, applications are accepted until February 3, 2025) |
Full Application: January 20, 2025 | Barb Flynn |
SSHRC | Insight Development Grants | Full Application: February 2, 2025 (where this falls on a Sunday, applications are accepted until February 3, 2025) |
Full Application: January 17, 2025 | Barb Flynn |
SSHRC | Partnership Grant Stage 1 | Full Application: February 10, 2025 | Full Application: January 27, 2025 | Barb Flynn |
SSHRC | Partnership Engage Grant | Full Application: March 15, 2025 (where this falls on a Saturday, applications are accepted until March 17, 2025) |
Full Application: March 3, 2025 | Barb Flynn |
CFI | Innovation Fund 2025 (for those with prior institutional approval) |
Full Application: February 4, 2025 | Full Application: January 21, 2025 | Michelle Beitel |