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: Aug 29, 2024
New Additions & Reminders:
CIHR Project Grant: LOI Aug 14, APP Sept 11
AIRS Network: various student and PI opportunities
Quebec Respiratory Health Foundation (FQSR): Sept 8
FRQS Salary Awards: Oct 1 or Oct 10
FRQS Student Awards: Oct 3 or Oct 8
CIHR Catalyst CLSA Data: LOI Oct 1, APP Oct 30
NSERC: LOI Aug 1, APP Nov 1
CLA 2025 COPD Catalyst Grant: Nov 6 (for new PIs)
Research Grants
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biocodex Microbiota Foundation | The microbiome in human health and diseases | Grant New PI | Aug 31, 2024 | |
| Merck KGaA | Research Grants Topic area: AI-Driven Drug Discovery | Grant | Aug 31, 2024 | |
| HFSP | Human Frontier Science Program – Grants | Grant | NOI: Mar 19, 2024 LOI: Mar 24, 2024 | Sept 2024 (TBC) |
| Cystic Fibrosis Canada (CFC) | Research Seed Grants | Grant | Sept 3, 2024 | |
| NFRF | New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) | 2024 Transformation Competition | Grant | NOI: Oct 17, 2023 LOI: Dec 11, 2023 | Sept 5, 2024 |
| FQSR | Quebec Respiratory Health Foundation (FQSR) | New PI Grant | Sept 8, 2024 | |
| CIHR | Project Grant : Fall 2024 and Priority Announcements | Grant | Aug 14, 2024 | Sept 11, 2024 |
| Thoracic Surgery Foundation | AstraZeneca Lung Cancer Research Award | Grant | Sept 15, 2024 | |
| LAM Foundation | Established Investigator Award Program & Pilot Feasibility Award Program | Grant | June 17, 2024 | Sept 15, 2024 |
| CAAF-CSACI-Mitacs | CAAF-CSACI-Mitacs Research Grant in Allergy and Clinical Immunology | Grant | Sept 17, 2024 | |
| Horizon Europe | Explainable and Robust AI (AI Data and Robotics Partnership) (RIA) HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-03-02 If you wish to pursue this call with IDENER.AI Project Manager Daniel García please email daniel.garcia@idener.ai directly, with a short pitch on your capabilities | Partnership | Sept 18, 2024 | |
| IASLC | International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Young Investigator Award | Grant | Sept 18, 2024 | |
| CAAIF-CSACI | CAAIF-CSACI Food Allergy Research Grant | Grant | Sept 25, 2024 | |
| Lung Cancer Canada | Geoffrey Ogram Memorial Research Grant | Grant | Sept 30, 2024 | |
| Cystic Fibrosis Canada (CFC) | Research Grants and Awards: Basic Science Research Grants in CF | Grant | Aug 15, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Gairdner Foundation | John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award | Award | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| CIHR | Operating Grant : Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts (2024) | Grant | Sept 10, 2024 | Oct 3, 2024 |
| CIHR | Catalyst Grant : Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health | Catalyst | Sept 11, 2024 | Oct 9, 2024 |
| CCS | Canadian Cancer Society CCS Breakthrough Team Grants | Grant | June 27, 2024 | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Genome Quebec | Tackle rare, orphan CTFR mutations | Grant | Aug 27, 2024 | Oct 16, 2024 |
| NSERC | Discovery Horizons (Pilot) | Grant | June 14, 2024 | Oct 18, 2024 |
| CIHR | Team Grant : Embracing Diversity to Achieve Precision & Health Equity | Team Grant | Feb 1, 2024 | Oct 22, 2024 |
| CIHR | Catalyst Grant : Analysis of CLSA Data | Catalyst | Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 30, 2024 |
| AIRS Network | Young researchers’ career start-up program with mentoring See AIRS Newsletter for details | Grant | Oct 31, 2024 | |
| NSERC | Discovery Grant | Grant | Aug 1, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 |
| SSHRC | New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) | 2024 Exploration Competition | Grant | Aug 27, 2024 | Nov 5, 2024 |
| CLA | Canadian Lung Association – Breathe 2025 COPD Catalyst Grants | Catalyst | Nov 6, 2024 | |
| CIHR | Operating Grant : HCRI – Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts | Grant | Nov 7, 2024 | |
| PRIMA | International Call for Projects 2024 M-ERA.NET 3 topic: advanced materials | Collaborative Grant | May 14, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 |
| AIRS Network | Team/cross-sectoral projects See AIRS Newsletter for details | Team Grant | Nov 24, 2024 | |
| Horizon Europe | Implementation research for management of multiple long-term conditions in the context of non-communicable diseases (Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases – GACD) | Grant | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| CIHR | Catalyst Grant : Digital Health IMHA mandate, for mid-career scientists | Catalyst | Dec 3, 2024 | |
| FRQ | AUDACE proposals aimed at transformative goals which, due to their unconventional nature, could have significant impacts (high risk/high potential impact) | Sept 18, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 | |
| ALA | American Lung Association (ALA) Partner Grants – ATS/ALA Commemorative 120th Anniversary Joint Research Award (New PI) – ATS/Chiesi USA, Inc. Research Grant in Obstructive Lung Disease | Grant | Dec 16, 2024 | |
| FRQ | ENGAGE invites Québec researchers to develop innovative citizen research and participatory science practices | Feb 27, 2025 | ||
| CIHR | Project Grant : Spring 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | March 5, 2025 | |
| ASMF | American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) – Strategic Research Award | Oct 21, 2024 | March 10, 2025 |
Research Grants – Open Calls & Cyclical Deadlines
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 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 | 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) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRQS | Chercheurs-boursiers — Junior 1 et 2, Senior McGill pre-request internal deadline: Aug 19 McGill full application internal deadline: Sept 27 | Aug 22, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| FRQS | Chercheurs-boursiers de mérite McGill pre-request internal deadline: Aug 19 McGill full application internal deadline: Sept 27 | Aug 22, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Canada (CFC) | Cystic Fibrosis Canada (CFC) Research Grants and Awards: Research Fellowships | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| BWF | Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Skip to side content Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) for physician-scientists, who are committed to an academic career, to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service – focus on biomedical research | Oct 8, 2024 | |
| FRQS | Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens — Junior 1 et 2, Senior McGill pre-request internal deadline: Aug 19 McGill full application internal deadline: Oct 7 | Aug 22, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 |
| NSERC | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship New PI award | Dec 14, 2024 |
Studentships & Fellowships
| FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRSF | Sleep Research Society Foundation (SRSF) SRSF Small Research Grant Program | Various | Sept 1, 2024 |
| CIHR | Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program (2024-2025) Note: Internal McGill deadlines April 24 & May 15 | Sept 17, 2024 | |
| HFSP | Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship: Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship Postdoctoral Fellowship: Long-Term Fellowship | Reg: May 14, 2024 App: Sept 26, 2024 | |
| CAAIF | CAAIF Research Fellowship in Asthma supported by GSK | Sept 30, 2024 | |
| CIHR | Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) – Fall 2024 McGill internal deadline may apply https://www.mcgill.ca/gps/nserc-usra o be eligible to apply for these awards, you must self-identify as Black | Undergrad | Oct 1, 2024 |
| CIHR | CIHR Fellowship | Oct 2, 2024 | |
| FRQS | Formation de maîtrise – Master’s Training Scholarships | MSc | Oct 3, 2024 |
| FRQS | Formation de doctorat -Doctoral Training Scholarships | PhD | Oct 3, 2024 |
| FRQS | Formation de maîtrise pour les détenteurs d’un diplôme professionnel | Professional | Oct 3, 2024 |
| FRQS | Formation de doctorat pour les détenteurs d’un diplôme professionnel | Professional | Oct 3, 2024 |
| FRQS | Formation de maîtrise pour les étudiants en médecine (M.D.-M. Sc.) | MD-MSc | Oct 3, 2024 |
| FRQS | Formation de doctorat pour les étudiants en médecine (M.D.-Ph. D.) | MD-PhD | Oct 3, 2024 |
| FRQS | Bourse postdoctorale – Postdoctoral Fellowship | Oct 8, 2024 | |
| CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC | Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement | MSc/PhD | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Harvard | Parker B Francis Fellowship Programme | MD | Oct 10, 2024 |
| CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC | Doctoral Research Award : Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award: 2024-2025 Internal McGill deadlines are in EARLY OCTOBER Contact your graduate program to coordinate submission | PhD | Oct 17, 2024 |
| CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC | Doctoral Research Award : Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (2024-2025) Note: McGill Internal Deadlines vary Contact your graduate program | PhD | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRS | Grant competition for presentation at a scientific conference 2024-25 see AIRS newsletter for details | Grad/PDF | Oct 1, 2024 |
| 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 |