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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.

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