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. Faculty members have access to the McGill Pivot funding opportunities database. Additional opportunities available through the R+I database at McGill. Only agency deadlines are listed. Internal McGill deadlines for the various Departments vary and are thus not listed below.
RI-MUHC Pre-awards office: grant templates for NIH, CIHR, DoD; letters of support, scientific writing and editing, institutional signatures
Updated: May 19, 2026
New Additions & Reminders:
– CIHR Catalyst Grant Reimagine Acute Care – LOI June 3; APP July 23
– D2R Master’s and Doctoral Scholar Awards – June 15
Research Grants
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFI | CFI Innovation Fund 2027 – contact RI Biomed and Severine if you intend on applying | Equipment & Infrastructure | Follow McGill Internal Deadlines (March 2026) | TBC |
| Horizon Europe | Publication of 2026-2027 Work Programme Cluster 1- Health – various topics including AMR, pandemic preparedness, AI and biomarkers, regenerative medicine, point-of-care diagnostics, etc… | Grant | Various | Various |
| Government of Canada | Destination Horizon Grants: 2025 Competitions – to build partnership for Horizon Europe Pillar 2 calls | Planning Grant | May 22, 2026 | |
| Rare Disease Foundation | Microgrant Program | Grant | June 1, 2026 | |
| Lung Cancer Research Foundation | 2026 LCRF Research Grant on Prevention and Early Detection in Lung Cancer | Grant | March 10, 2026 | June 2, 2026 |
| Lung Cancer Research Foundation | 2026 LCRF Leading Edge Research Grant Program | Grant | March 10, 2026 | June 2, 2026 |
| Lung Cancer Research Foundation | OUCH-Int’l and LCRF Research Grant Program on the Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Carcinogenesis and Lung Cancer Prevalence | Grant | March 10, 2026 | June 2, 2026 |
| CIHR | Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS | Planning Grant | June 3, 2026 | |
| ResMed Foundation | Clinical Research Proposals | June 15, 2026 | ||
| CIHR | One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Research Network | June 16, 2026 | ||
| CIHR | Joint transnational call 2026: New treatments to tackle AMR – Transnational AMR and One Health Funding Opportunity: “OH-TREAT” Treatments and Adherence to Treatment Protocols | Team Grant | Feb 2, 2026 | June 17, 2026 |
| Canadian Lung Association | Early Career Investigator Catalyst Grant in Interstitial Lung Disease | Grant | June 24, 2026 | |
| ATS | Unrestricted & Diversity Grants & Partner Grants | Grant | March 2026 (dates may vary by program) | July 1, 2026 |
| CIHR | Team Grant : ERDERA Joint Transnational Call 2026 (European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA) Joint Transnational Call (JTC) 2026) | Team Grant | Feb 12, 2026 | July 9, 2026 |
| CIHR | Team Grant: Avian Influenza Coordination and Knowledge Mobilization Hub | Team Grant | May 28, 2026 | July 14, 2026 |
| Open Source for Science Fund | Open Source for the Life Science | June 8, 2026 | July 21, 2026 | |
| CIHR | Catalyst Grant: Reimagine acute care | June 3, 2026 | July 23, 2026 | |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) | Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants | Seed Grant | July 23, 2026 | |
| American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) | AAAAI Foundation Award to Sustain Research Excellence | Grant | June 4, 2026 | July 17, 2026 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) | Clinical Research Award | Grant | Apr 23, 2026 | Aug 17,2026 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) | Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Award | Grant | Apr 2, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| Merck KGaA | Research Grants | Grant | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| HFSP | Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) | Research Grants | Grant | LOI-1: Mar 17, 2026 LOI-2: Mar 26, 2026 | Sept 2026 (Date TBC) |
| TSC Alliance | TS Alliance Research Grants Program | Grant | May 18, 2026 | Sept 8, 2026 |
| Cancer Research Society | Lung Cancer Research Grants | Grant | May 13, 2026 | Sept 9, 2026 |
| ResMed Foundation | Clinical Research Proposals | Grant | Sept 15, 2026 | |
| Genome Quebec | Genomics Innovation to Commercialization Program | Grant | Sept 15, 2026 | |
| Cancer Research Society | Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials | Grant | June 4, 2026 | Sept 16, 2026 |
| CIHR | Operating Grant : Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts (2026) | Grant | Sept 2, 2026 | Sept 22, 2026 |
| FRQ | Programme de recherche en partenariat sur la réduction des sources de contamination atmosphérique et sonore – 3e concours | Grant | April 22, 2026 | Sept 23, 2026 |
| NFRF | New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) | 2026 Exploration Competition | Grant | Aug 18, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| CIHR-GACD | Eleventh GACD Funding Call: Multisectoral Approaches CIHR Link here: Team Grant : GACD 2026: NCD Multi Sectors | Team Grant | GACD: June 17, 2026 CIHR: June 23 | GACD: Oct 20, 2026 CIHR: Oct 22 |
| NSERC | Discovery Grants | Grant | Aug 4, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 |
| NFRF | New Frontiers in Research Funds (NFRF) | NFRF – International Joint Initiative for Research Harnessing Disruptive Technologies to Address Global Challenges | Grant | NOI: March 3, 2026 LOI: June 9, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease | Grant | July 16, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| ResMed Foundation | Clinical Research Proposals | Grant | Dec 15, 2026 |
Research Grants – Open Calls & Cyclical Deadlines
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2R | International Partnerships Program | Partnership | Accepted Anytime | By Invitation |
| Glyconet | Strategic Initiatives & Kickstart Program | Grant | Open / Quarterly | |
| IVADO | IVADO 2025 Exploratory Projects Program | Grant | Open | |
| ZOLL Foundation | Early-stage research funding – emergency medicine, critical care, trauma, cardiovascular health, pulmonary health, neuroscience, and translational research focused on applying discoveries to enhance training and delivery in clinical practice. | Seed Grant | March 31/Sept 30 | |
| AIRS Network | Financing the use of AIRS Network platforms See AIRS Newsletter for details | Seed Grant | Open | |
| McGill | D2R | DNA to RNA funding program: Major Partnerships | Grant | Open | |
| McGill | D2R | DNA to RNA funding program: Commercialization Priming | Grant | Open | |
| European Commission | Horizon Europe Pillar II: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness Six thematic clusters, including: Health | Network Grant | Various | |
| Immune Tolerance Network | Concept Proposals for clinical trials Topic Areas: Allergy, Asthma, Autoimmune Diseases | Grant | Open | |
| McGill | McGill Innovation + Partnerships | I+P Partnership Program Stream 1 – For projects involving for-profit organizations Stream 2 – For projects involving a community organization | Grant | Open | |
| RSR-QRHN | Use of QRHN platforms | Grant | Open | |
| Roche Pharma | Investigator Initiated Studies • Clinical studies of approved and investigational uses of Roche drugs or diagnostics assays, medical devices and solutions (interventional studies phase I to IV) • Clinical observational studies, real world evidence (non-interventional studies) • Studies allowing the use of biobanks or sample collection • Health economics evaluations and analytical studies | Grant | Open | |
| ASMF/AASM | Community sleep health grant American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) | Grant | Open LOI due every first Monday of each month | |
| CFI | John R. Evans Leaders Fund | Grant | Feb 15/June 15/Oct 15 | |
| ResMed Foundation | ResMed Funding Opportunities to support sleep disordered breathing research | Grant | Mar 15/June 15/Sept 15/Dec 15 | |
| ResMed Foundation | Physician and Public Awareness | Mar 15/June 15/Sept 15/Dec 15 | ||
| Prompt | Support Program for Organizations (PSO) Health/e-health/Imaging/AI | Grant | Open | |
| NSERC | Alliance International Catalyst and Collaboration grants | Grant | Open | |
| NSERC | Alliance Advantage NSERC field + partner organizations | 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 stream | 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 | Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21) | Grant | June16/Oct16/Feb16 | |
| 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 | Contract | Open Call (reviewed quarterly) | |
| CQDM | SynergiQc: Innovative technologies with high commercial value | Contract | Open Call (reviewed quarterly) | |
| CQDM | Partenar-IA: collaborative R&D using AI | Contract | Open Call (Reviewer 2x per year) | |
| 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) | 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 support projects with a high likelihood of informing public policy and practice | Grant | Open call |
Salary Awards & Awards (Faculty)
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Research Council | Killam Prize | McGill Internal Deadline: May 14, 2026 | May 28, 2026 |
| Gairdner | 2026 Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award | May 29, 2026 | |
| McGill | Strauss Chair in Respiratory Medicine | June 15, 2026 | |
| Health Research Foundation | Diversity & Equity in Research Award | June 30, 3036 | |
| Gairdner | Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award | July 15, 2026 | |
| Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation | Humboldt Research Award Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award | Open call |
Studentships & Fellowships
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIHR | Undergraduate : Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) | undergrad | May 1, 2026 Oct 1, 2026 Jan 15, 2027 |
| D2R – McGill | Master’s and Doctoral Scholar Awards | MSc/PhD | June 15, 2026 |
| CIHR | CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award 2025 – supports the professional development and career progression of trainees | June 16, 2026 | |
| European Commission | Horizon Europe: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 | Sept 9, 2026 | |
| AIRS Network | Short-term internship program with AIRS Network See AIRS newsletter for details | MSc/PhD | Open Call |
| European Research Society | Short-Term Research Fellowship 1-3 months at any institute in Europe or abroad Long-Term Research Fellowships 6-12 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 | Accelerate Global Excellence Award | Check website for dates | |
| 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 |
| McGill | Summer Bursary – Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences | Undergrad | yearly – March 7, 2024 |
| Meakins | Summer Studentships | Undergrad | yearly – Spring |
Travel Awards – Trainees & Fellows
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | Travel Grants | Various | 6 weeks prior to travel |
| AllerGen | Travel Awards | Various | 4 weeks prior to travel |
| AllerGen | Various Mobility and Other Awards | Grad/PDF/Fellow | Apr 30/ June 15/ July 30 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds | Travel Grants | PhD/PDF | various |
| 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 |