The following Pulmonary Research Funding Opportunities may be of interest to members and trainees at the Meakins-Christie Laboratories and the RESP Program. Please note this is not a complete list of all available funding opportunities. Through the McGill Library, faculty members have access to the Pivot funding opportunities database. If you would like us to monitor specific deadlines, please let us know. Only agency deadlines are listed. Internal McGill deadlines for the various Departments vary and are thus not listed below.
Updated: May 6, 2022
New Additions:
NSERC Discovery Grant: NOI Aug 2; APP Nov 1
QRHN studentships, fellowships (June 3) and travel awards (May 27)
CIHR Banting Fellowships: New Internal Deadlines (June – see below)
NFRF Exploration 2022 competition: NOI June 28; APP Sept 13
Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium: LOI May 25; APP July 19
COVID-19 Grants & Opportunities
| FUNDING AGENCY | COVID-19 GRANTS | DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|
| CIHR | COVID-19 Recommendations and Contextualization (eCOVID19RecMap) Extension | May 10, 2022 |
| SSHRC | New Frontiers in Research Fund – Special Call – Research for Postpandemic Recovery | NOI: April 26, 2022 APP: Aug 9, 2022 |
| FRQS | Research program on the use of cannabis for non-medical purposes: Impacts on consumption on health | LOI: May 10, 2022 APP: Sept 20, 2022 |
| IVADO | COVID-19: IVADO projects and initiatives | Open |
| MEDTEQ | COVID-19 Call for technological solutions and ideas | Open |
| MITACS-AGE-WELL | MITACS-AGEWELL funding project Contact Noha Gerges [email protected] for submission info | Open |
| Wellcome Trust | The COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator It will have an end-to-end focus – from drug pipeline development through to manufacturing and scale-up | Open |
| Government of Canada | Strategic Innovation Fund-Stream 5 | Open |
Research Grants
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherries | 2022 eHealth Awards | Grant | May 2, 2022 | |
| CF Foundation | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Pilot and Feasibility Awards | Grant | May 12, 2022 | |
| IDRC | Mobilizing Principles for Equitable Global Health Research | Grant | May 13, 2022 | |
| GlycoNet | Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) Call for Proposals | Grant | May 18, 2022 | |
| DoD | Discovery Award Topics: food allergy, IBD, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Respiratory Health | Grant | April 22, 2022 | May 20, 2022 |
| Réseau Québécois COVID-Pandémie | The Governance of Health Research in Quebec During the COVID-19 Crisis | Grant | May 23, 2022 | |
| DoD | Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) Topics: food allergy, IBD, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Respiratory Health | April 29, 2022 | May 27, 2022 | |
| GACD | Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) 7th call NCD risk factor prevention and reduction | Grant | March 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 |
| CAAIF | CAAIF-Miravo Healthcare Research Grant in Allergic Rhinitis or Urticaria CANADIAN ALLERGY, ASTHMA, AND IMMUNOLOGY FOUNDATION (CAAIF) | Grant | May 31, 2022 | |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | napari Plugin Foundations Grants imaging program seeks to give biologists access to reproducible quantitative image analysis | Grant | June 1, 2022 | |
| FRQS, CIHR, ERare | European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases – Joint Transnational Call 2022 | Team Grant | Feb 16, 2022 | June 15, 2022 |
| Global Affairs Canada (GAC) | Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) Canada – Israel collaborative industrial research and development | Grant | Reg: May 6, 2022 EOI: May 13, 2022 | June 28, 2022 |
| CIHR | 14th JPIAMR transnational call Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) | Team Grant | March 8, 2022 | July 5, 2022 |
| CIHR | Team Grant: Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium | Team Grant | May 25, 2022 | July 19, 2022 |
| Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) | Accelerator Grants | Grant | May 25, 2022 | July 20, 2022 |
| TSC Alliance | TSC Alliance Research Grants Program | Grant | April 18, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 |
| LCRF | 2022 LCRF Pilot Grant Program | Grant | April 30, 2022 | Aug 29, 2022 |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) | 2022 Exploration Competition high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research | Grant | June 28, 2022 | Sept 13, 2022 |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) | 2022 Transformation Competition large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects | Grant | NOI: Nov 2, 2021; LOI: Jan 4, 2022 | Sept 20, 2022 |
| HFSP | Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) | Research Grants | Grant | LOI: March 31, 2022 | Sept 2022 (TBC) |
| NSERC | Discovery Horizons (pilot) For research in the NSE disciplines. For research in the health discipline, apply to the CIHR Project grant and select the Tri-Agency Interdisciplinary (TIR) committee | Grant | June 16, 2022 | Oct 18, 2022 |
| NRC | National Research Council of Canada | Arctic and Northern Challenge program first call for proposals | Grant | LOI: June 17, 2022 | Oct 21, 2022 |
| QRHN | Career Start-Up and Mentorship Program for Young Investigators | Grant | Oct 28, 2022 | |
| NSERC | Discovery Grant | Grant | Aug 2, 2022 | Nov 1, 2022 |
| QRHN | Projets prioritaires et projets-équipes | Grant | Nov 11, 2022 |
Research Grants – Open Calls & Cyclical Deadlines
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSR-QRHN | Use of QRHN platforms | Grant | Open | |
| CFI | John R. Evans Leaders Fund | Grant | Feb 15/June 15/Oct 15 | |
| ResMed Foundation | ResMed Funding Opportunities | Grant | Mar 15/ Sept 15 | |
| Prompt | Support Program for Organizations (PSO) Health/e-health/Imaging/AI | Grant | Open | |
| NSERC | Alliance International Catalyst and Collaboration grants | Grant | Open | |
| NRC | National Research Council of Canada | Challenge Programs pandemic response, disruptive technologies, etc… | Grant | Open | |
| McGill | Edith Strauss Knowledge Translation Grant | Grant | June 1/Dec 1 yearly | |
| Gairdner | 2021 Gairdner Programming – talent development stream – celebrating excellence stream – public engagement streat | Grant | Open | |
| NRC | National Research Council of Canada Challenge Programs [pandemic response] | Grant | Open | |
| Immune Tolerance Network | Clinical Trials: The Immune Tolerance Network Allergy & Asthma, Autoimmune Diseases, Kidney & Liver Transplantation | Network | Open Call | |
| NIH | RO1 Research Grants | Grant | Feb5/June5/Oct5 | |
| NIH | Program Overviews & Deadlines | Grant | Various | |
| PHAC | Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living & Prevent Chronic Disease | Grant | Open LOI | |
| Scale AI | Scale AI Funding Call | Grant | Open Call | |
| CQDM | Quantum Leap: Innovative technologies to facilitate drug discovery | Grant | Open Call (reviewed quarterly) | |
| CQDM | SynergiQc: Innovative technologies with high commercial value | Grant | Open Call (reviewed quarterly) | |
| GSK | Discovery Partnerships with Academia | Grant | Open Call | |
| RRDM Network | Rare Disease Connections | Grant | Open Call | |
| Rare Disease Fdn | Rare Disease Microgrant | Grant | Jan/April/July/Oct (yearly) | |
| NSERC | General NSERC Deadlines | Various | Various | |
| NSERC | Alliance Grant For collaborations with partner organizations | Grant | Open Call | |
| NSERC | Alliance International Catalyst and Collaboration grants | Grant | Open Call | |
| NSERC | Idea to Innovation To accelerate promising technologies | Grant | Jan/April/June/Sept | |
| Genentech | Scientific Project Support | Grant | Open Call | |
| Génome Canada | Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) Precision Health Initiative – Rare Diseases Clinical Implementation Projects | Grant | Aug/Oct/Feb/Apr | |
| MEDTEQ | MEDTEQ Programs Acceleration Innovation, Impact, Invest, FSISS Innovative health technologies that benefit Qc | Grant | Various | |
| Transmedtech | Medical technologies – neuromusculoskeletal disorders | Grant | Open call | |
| Max Bell Foundation | Project or Development Grants – health & Wellness | Grant | Open call |
Salary Awards & Awards (Faculty)
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAAS | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Awards Various awards | June 30, 2022 |
Studentships & Fellowships
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGill | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Internal Studentships and Postdoctoral Fellowships Competition – 2022/2023 | Grad/PDF | May 2, 2022 |
| QRHN | Supplementary grant program | Grad/PDF | June 3, 2022 |
| Human Vaccine Project | 2022 Michelson Prizes | PDF/New PI | June 26, 2022 |
| Tri-agency | Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program (2022-2023) The deadline to submit an application for internal review varies by faculty. Please consult your Faculty Contact For Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Notice of Intent to apply: June 2, 2022 | NOI: June 2, 2022 *** APP: Sept 21, 2022 | |
| HFSP | Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship: Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship Postdoctoral Fellowship: Long-Term Fellowship | LOI: May 19, 2022 APP: Sept 29, 2022 | |
| European Research Society | Short-Term Research Fellowship 1-3 months at any institute in Europe or abroad | Apr 1/Oct 1 yearly | |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds | PhD fellowship in Europe | PhD | Feb 1/June 1/Oct 1 |
| Mitacs | Elevate Manage a long-term collaborative research project with a company or not-for-profit | Regular Call (Spring) | |
| Mitacs | Accelerate Fellowship | MSc & PhD | Open call |
| Mitacs | Accelerate Industrial Postdoc | Open Call (Jan deadline) | |
| Mitacs | Globalink Research Award | Grad & PDF | Jan/May/Sept |
| CF Foundation | Student Traineeship Grant | Various | Open call Dec 31 yearly |
| NSERC | NSERC Undergraduate, Graduate and PDF Programs | Various | Various |
| Fulbright Canada | Awards for American Scholars | Various | Various |
| Eur Resp Society | ERS Fellowships Short-Term Research (April 1 and Oct 1 – yearly) Long-Term Research (January) | Various | Various |
| McGill CaPS | Various Scholarships and Awards | Various | Various |
| Gov’t of Canada | Government of Canada Education Funding Scholarship Info | Various | Various |
| McGill | Faculty of Med Internal Studentship | MSc & PhD | Apr/May – yearly |
| McGill | Faculty of Med PDF Fellowships | Apr/May – yearly | |
| McGill | Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowship | PhD | June – yearly |
| McGill | PBEEE/QC Merit Scholarships for Foreign Students | Grad | June – yearly |
| Meakins | Collaborative Research Awards | Various | January – yearly |
| Meakins | Summer Studentships | Undergrad | yearly – Spring |
Travel Awards – Trainees & Fellows
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIHR | Artificial Intelligence for Public Health (AI4PH): A focus on equity and prevention Summer Institute | PhD/PDF/New PI | May 2, 2022 |
| QRHN | Scholarship for presentation at a scientific conference | Grad/PDF | May 27, 2022 |
| QRHN | Short research internship in another university | MSc/PhD | Open Call |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Collaborative Research Travel Grants | Jan/Feb yearly | |
| McGill Exp Med | Dr. Price Memorial Travel Award & GREAT Award | MSc & PhD | Feb 28 / June 30 / Oct 31 |
| McGill | Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Awards (GREAT Awards) | Grad | Set by faculty |
| AllerGen | Travel Awards | Various | 4 weeks prior to travel |
| AllerGen | Various Mobility and Other Awards | Grad/PDF/Fellow | Apr 30/ June 15/ July 30 |
| Mitacs | Globalink Res Award Travel from CA | Various | Various |
| Mitacs | Globalink Res Award Travel to CA | Various | Various |
| The Company of Biologists | Travelling Fellowships | MSc/PhD/PDF | Feb 28/May 31/Aug 31/Nov 30 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | CCS Travel Awards | PhD/PDF | Jan 15/ May 15/Sept 15 |
| McGill | Faculty of Med Graduate Mobility Award | Graduate | open call |
| Ireland Canada University Foundation | Flaherty Research Scholarship 4-6 week support for Ireland-Canada travel | Trainee and PI | Closed for 2020 |
| McGill | Various Travel Programs for McGill Students | Various | Various |