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All external research grant applications need to be reviewed by ORSCE through the submission of a Research Activity Form in ROMEO. Submit a Research Activity Form in ROMEO at least ONE WEEK prior to the funding agency's deadline.
Deadlines cited here are for the ORSCE internal deadlines.
For Academic Staff
April 2: Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) - Net Good Grants
CIRA Net Good Grants are intended to fund projects that build resilient, trusted and secure internet for Canadians. Projects can be related to infrastructure, policy engagement and online safety. CIRA prioritizes projects that benefit Northern, rural and Indigenous communities and students (K-12 and post-secondary).
Amount / Duration: $100,000 per project
Contact: grants@cira.ca
April 8: New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) - Transformation NOI
The 2026 Transformation stream competition of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) was launched on February 18th, 2025. All competition information is available on the NFRF website, and the competition can now be accessed via the Convergence Portal.
The Transformation stream is designed to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change (high-reward). The challenge may be fundamental, leading to a scientific breakthrough, or applied, with a social, economic, environmental or health impact. Projects are expected to be world-leading, drawing on global research expertise where relevant
The Transformation competition has three stages (with internal MRU deadlines for applications occuring one week before agency deadlines):
1. Notice of Intent to Apply (NOI) stage with an agency deadline of April 15, 2025 (at 8 p.m. Eastern Time)
2. Letter of Intent stage with an agency deadline of June 17, 2025 (at 8 p.m. Eastern Time)
3. Full Application stage – by invitation only – with an agency deadline of March 3, 2026 (at 8 p.m. Eastern Time)
Amount/Duration: $2M - $4M/year for up to 6 years
These grants provide support for workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes, or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage on research issues of value to those participating. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant may often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.
Amount/Duration: $7,000 - $25,000 (events); $7,000 - $50,000 (outreach); up to 1 year
Contact: 1-613-943-1007; connection@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
National Killam Program
The National Killam Program consists of the Killam Prizes, the Dorothy Killam Fellowships, and the Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowships. The 2026 program cycle for these three awards will open on March 26, 2025.
May 15 - Dorothy Killam Fellowship
The Dorothy Killam Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability by granting them time to pursue research projects of broad significance and widespread interest within the disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering or studies linking any of these disciplines.
Amount/Duration: $160,000; over 2 years
Contact: KillamProgram-ProgrammeKillam@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
May 22 - Killam Prizes
The Killam Prizes are awarded to active Canadian scholars who have distinguished themselves through sustained research excellence, making a significant impact in their respective fields in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering.
Amount/Duration: $100,000; up to 1 year
Contact: KillamProgram-ProgrammeKillam@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
May 29 - Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship
The Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowships provide support to distinguished scholars, granting them time to pursue a novel project in collaboration with an NRC researcher, leveraging NRC facilities.
Amount/Duration: $100,000 - $150,000; up to 1 year
Contact: KillamProgram-ProgrammeKillam@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
September 3 - SSHRC Policy Innovation Partnership Grants
This grant is intended to support a partnership between postsecondary-based research entities and one or more government departments to establish a long-term research program focusing on specific topics of importance to Canada.
If the pilot is deemed successful, the funding opportunity will be offered periodically, subject to the availability of funds. Each competition will focus on a new target area where research in the social sciences and humanities is well positioned to make an impact. The first competition targets research that supports and informs public policy aimed at boosting Canada’s productivity.
The funding opportunity has been designed to foster long-term, high-impact research for consideration in policy development. The objectives emphasize collaboration, data work, and capacity building. The successful partnership will have significant flexibility with the scope, priorities, and activities of the research program to adapt to new developments and changing circumstances, as needed, over the duration of the grant.
The funding opportunity will use a single-stage application process, and only one partnership will be funded per competition. An impact review will be conducted every five years in order to assess the relevance of the partnership and determine whether funding will continue.
The application deadline is September 10, 2025, with an anticipated award start date in January 2026
Amount/Duration: up to $6 million; up to 15 years
Contact: partnerships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
**For a comprehensive list of typical deadlines please visit the ORSCE website. All information on Rolling Intake opportunities can also be viewed on the ORSCE funding opportunities page,**
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