
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. Additional opportunities available through the R+I database at McGill. 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.
RI-MUHC Pre-awards office: grant templates for NIH, CIHR, DoD; letters of support, scientific writing and editing, institutional signatures
Updated: Sept 26, 2023
New Additions & Reminders:
CIHR CLSA Data: Registration Sept 19; Application Oct 19
CIHR Team Grant: Lung Health – Nov 16, 2023
QRHN Team and New PI seed funds: Nov & Oct 2023
Research Grants
FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
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CAAIF/CIHR | CAAIF/CIHR-III/CIHR-ICRH Food Allergy Research Grants | Grant | Sept 27, 2023 | |
Lung Cancer Canada | Geoffrey Ogram Memorial Research Grant | Grant | Sept 30, 2023 | |
Cystic Fibrosis Canada | Basic and Clinical Research Grants | Grant | Aug 15, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 |
CIHR | Operating Grant : Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts (2023) | Grant | Sept 7, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 |
Government of Canada | Health : Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Health and Disease Prevention Areas: AMR, disease prevention, technologies, diagnostics, AI and machine learning, innovative genomic medicines, immunotherapy technologies | Contract | Oct 3, 2023 | |
RQCP | Réseau québécois COVID-Pandémie (RQCP) Analyse comparative des documents de gouvernance de la recherche en situation de crise | Grant | Oct 10, 2023 | |
Quebec MEI | Quebec Ministere de l’Economie et de l’Innovation Appel de projets de recherche et d’innovation à l’international 2022-2023 | Bilateral Grant | Oct 13, 2023 | |
MEIE | Appel de projets d’innovation des consortiums en intelligence artificielle : recherche industrielle collaborative Pour les entreprises qui souhaitent réaliser un projet d’innovation avec d’autres PME ou jeunes pousses (startups), en collaboration avec un centre de recherche, pour le développement et la commercialisation ou l’adoption de technologies en intelligence artificielle | Contract | Oct 15, 2023 | |
Biocodex Microbiota Foundation | National grant – Canada to support research involving the microbiome in human health and disease for NEW PIs | Grant | Oct 15, 2023 | |
Orphan Disease Centre | Million Dollar Bike Ride Pilot Grant Program | Grant | Sept 15, 2023 | Oct 16, 2023 |
CIHR | Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data | Grant | Sept 19, 2023 | Oct 19, 2023 |
CIHR | Team Grant : Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Network | Network Grant | June 27, 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 |
QRHN | Career Start-Up and Mentorship Program for Young Investigators | New PI Grant | Oct 31, 2023 | |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Climate and Health Interdisciplinary Awards (CHI) – impacts of climate change on human health | Grant | Aug 31, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 |
CIHR | CIHR Healthy Cities Research Initiative (HCRI) HCRI – Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts | Grant | Nov 8, 2023 | |
Vertex | CF Research Innovation Awards & Vertex Innovation Awards | Grant | LOI: Nov 8, 2023 | |
Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) | Grant | July 17, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 |
CIHR | Training Grant : Health Research Training Platform (2024/2025) – for training and mentoring opportunities to support interdisciplinary and intersectoral research – Research Areas: One Health AMR, Health Systems Impact, Bioinformatics/Computational Biology and Health Data Sciences, etc… | Training Grant | Nov 15, 2023 | |
CIHR | Team Grant : Lung Health | Team Grant | Nov 16, 2023 | |
FCRF | France-Canada Research Fund (FCRF) | 2024 New Research Collaboration Program | Grant | Nov 17, 2023 | |
Vertex | Circle of Care – Supports innovative patient-centric programs for the CF community | Grant | Nov 17, 2023 | |
QRHN | Team-Cross sectoral projects | Team Grant | Nov 26, 2023 | |
CIHR | National Pediatric Rare Disease Clinical Trials and Treatment Network | Network Grant | June 27, 2023 | Nov 24, 2023 |
CZI | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Essential Open Source Software for Science (Cycle 6) Topic areas: Single-cell biology, genomics, data visualization, etc… | Grant | Oct 17, 2023 | Dec 5, 2023 |
Weston Family Foundation | Brain Health: Sleep 2023 program | Grant | July 11, 2023 | Dec 12, 2023 |
NFRF | New Frontiers in Research Funds (NFRF) New Frontiers in Research – 2023 Exploration Competition | Grant | Oct 11, 2023 | Dec 12, 2023 |
ATS | American Thoracic Society – Unrestricted Grants | Grant | Sept 11, 2023 | Jan 8, 2024 |
ATS | American Thoracic Society – Diversity Grants | Grant | Sept 11, 2023 | Jan 8, 2024 |
ATS | American Thoracic Society – Partner Grants Topic Areas: ATS/Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia (ACDMPV) Research Grant ALA/ATS/CHEST Foundation Respiratory Health Equity Research Award ATS Research Award in Interstitial Lung Disease ATS/CSL Behring Research Award in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) ATS/Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Research Grant in Nasal High Flow | Grant | Jan 8, 2024 | |
Banting Research Foundation | Discovery Award For New PIs – must be nominated by department head | Grant | Nov 1, 2023 | Jan 24, 2024 |
CIHR | Operating Grant : Bringing Rare Disease Gene Therapies to Clinical Trial Readiness | Grant | Sept 20, 2023 | Feb 13, 2024 |
CFF | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Awards | Grant | Sept 21, 2023 | Feb 13, 2024 |
CIHR | CIHR Project Grant – Spring 2024 | Grant | Feb 7, 2024 | Mar 6, 2024 |
CIHR | Team Grants: Intervention Trial in Inflammation for Chronic Conditions – Evidence to Impact | Team Grant | Mar 2, 2023 | Mar 6, 2024 |
ASMF | American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) Strategic Research Award | Grant | Oct 23, 2023 | Mar 11, 2024 |
CIHR | Operating Grant : Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) | Network Grant | April 3, 2024 | |
CFF | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Clinical Pilot and Feasibility Award | Grant | April 4, 2024 | Aug 13, 2024 |
NFRF | New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) | 2024 Transformation Competition | Grant | NOI: Oct 17, 2023 LOI: Dec 11, 2023 | Sept 5, 2024 |
Research Grants – Open Calls & Cyclical Deadlines
FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
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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 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) | 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 |
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Gairdner Foundation | John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Award for scientifically based research that has improved the health and well-being of those facing health inequities worldwide. | Oct 1, 2023 | |
FRQS | 2024-2025 FRQS Chercheurs Boursiers Competitions Chercheurs-Boursiers, Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens, Chercheurs-boursiers de mérite NOTE: Pre-Request – McGill Internal Deadline: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 If you intend to apply, please inform our office at riac.med@mcgill.ca prior to submitting your Pre-Request | Aug 22, 2023 | Oct 2, 2023 |
CIFAR | CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program New PI scholars program for interdisciplinary interactions, leadership development, engagement in global communities | Oct 30, 2023 | |
Studentships & Fellowships
FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | TYPE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
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FRQ | Scholarship for Master’s Students members of Inuit Peoples and First Nations If you think you are eligible, contact Nancy.Ronco@frq.gouv.qc.ca and inform McGill at edi.ri@muhc.mcgill.ca | MSc | Not indicated |
HFSP | Human Frontier Science Program – Fellowship Program basic research in the life sciences | EOI: Mar 15, 2023 LOI: May 11, 2023 APP: Sept 28, 2023 | |
Cystic Fibrosis Canada | Research Fellowship Awards | Oct 1, 2023 | |
CIHR | Undergraduate: Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) | Undergrad | Oct 1, 2023 |
CIHR | CIHR Fellowship: 2023-2024 check with your department for internal deadlines | Oct 5, 2023 | |
FRQS | Doctoral Training Scholarships Master’s Training Scholarships | PhD, MSc | Oct 5, 2023 |
CIHR | Doctoral Research Award: Doctoral Foreign Study Award (DFSA): 2023-2024 | PhD | Oct 17, 2023 |
Fin-ML CREATE | NSERC CREATE Undergraduate Program | Undergrad | Oct 22, 2023 |
Fin-ML CREATE | NSERC CREATE Graduate Program | MSc/PhD | Oct 22, 2023 |
Government of Canada | Vanier Canada – Graduate Scholarships McGill internal deadlines vary by academic unit to allow for internal review. Contact your academic unit for deadline. | PhD | Internal: Sept 10, 2023 Nov 1, 2023 |
CIHR | Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award: 2023-2024 | PhD | Nov 21, 2023 |
CIHR | Master’s Award: 2023-2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | |
CFF | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award | MSc/PhD | Dec 15, 2023 |
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 Next: Jan 11, 2023 | |
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 |
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CIHR | Institute Community Support – Travel Awards | Oct 11, 2023 | |
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 |