Funding Opportunities

Modified on 16 April 2018

NB: Some information in the table was last updated on 2018-04-16.

Current funding opportunities from some of the CCRA member organizations are listed below. Organizations are listed in alphabetical order. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list.

Opportunities are grouped into four categories:

for independent investigators from across Canada
for independent investigators in specific regions/provinces
for trainees from across Canada
for trainees in specific regions/provinces

This information will be periodically updated. Questions about any of the opportunities should be directed to the relevant funding organization.

Canada-wide Funding Opportunities for Independent Investigators

Organization	Program	Frequency	Cancer Site(s)	Research Areas/ Requirements	Maximum Individual Grant Amount Offered	LOI deadline	Proposal deadline	More information
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada	Research Grants	annual	brain tumours	unrestricted	$25,000 (1 year)	not applicable	April	Click here
C¹⁷	C¹⁷ Operating Grant Competition	annual	pediatric cancers	all types of multi-centre, multi-disciplinary pediatric hematology, oncology and hematological stem cell transplantation research	up to $60,000 per year (2 year maximum)	November	May	Click here
	Partnership with Cancer Research Society Operating Grant Competition	annual	pediatric cancers	basic research	$60,000 per year for two years; renewable	December	February	Click here
	C¹⁷ Education Norma Auger Scholarship	annual	pediatric cancers	for health professionals to advance knowledge, skills and experience	up to $1,000 for one year (1 year maximum)	not applicable	May	Click here
Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute	Innovation Grants	annual (tentative)	unrestricted	cancer research	$100,000 per year, $200,000 total (spent over 2 or 3 years)	TBA	TBA	Click here
	Innovation to Impact Grants	annual (tentative)	unrestricted	cancer research/must have been previously awarded an Innovation Grant	$150,000 per year (3 year maximum)	TBA	TBA	Click here
	Impact Grants	annual	unrestricted	cancer research	$250,000 per year (5 year maximum)	April 3, 2017	September 15, 2017	Click here
	Quality of Life Research Grants	annual	unrestricted	quality of life-oriented cancer research	$300,000 maximum (spent over 2 or 3 years)	May 15, 2017	November 1, 2017	Click here
	Knowledge to Action Grants	annual	unrestricted	knowledge translation-oriented cancer research	$100,000 maximum (spent over 1 or 2 years)	April 1, 2017	June 23, 2017	Click here
	Career Development Awards in Prevention	annual	unrestricted	prevention-oriented cancer research	$75,000 per year (3 year maximum - $50,000 per year spent on salary)	not applicable	not applicable in 2017	Click here
	Prevention Research Grants	annual	unrestricted	prevention-oriented cancer research	$150,000 per year (4 year maximum)	not applicable in 2017	not applicable in 2017	Click here
	CCS-Partner Prevention Research Grants	every two years	unrestricted	prevention-oriented cancer research; working with CCS partner	$200,000 per year (4 year maximum)	not applicable	not applicable	Click here
Cancer Research Society	Operating Grant Competition	annual	unrestricted	basic research	$60,000 per year for two years; renewable	December	February	Click here
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research	Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute Community Support	two times (Winter, Spring)/year	unrestricted	unrestricted	$10,000 for up to 1 year	not applicable	see website for competition deadlines	Click here
	Foundation Grant	annual	unrestricted	designed to contribute to a sustainable foundation of new/early-career, mid-career, and established researchers by providing long-term support for the pursuit of innovative and high-impact programs of research	Senior and mid-career investigators will be awarded 7-year grants; new/early-career investigators will be awarded 5-year grants.	July 27, 2015 (registration)	Stage 1 - September 15, 2015	Click here
	Project Grant	annual	unrestricted	designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes. It supports projects with a specific purpose and a defined endpoint. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches.	It is expected that most Project grant budget requests will fall within a range of $50K to $750K per annum and the grant durations will range between approximately 1 to 5 years.	January 18, 2016 (registration)	March 1, 2016	Click here
	Knowledge Synthesis Grants	Spring 2015	unrestricted	All forms of knowledge synthesis are eligible.	Maximum amount for a knowledge synthesis is $100,000 for up to 1 year; maximum amount for a scoping review is $50,000 for up to 1 year.	not applicable	May 15, 2015	Click here
	The Early Career Award in Cancers - Institute Community Support	annual	unrestricted	unrestricted	$25,000 per award	not applicable	see website for competition deadlines	Click here
The Kidney Foundation of Canada	Biomedical Research Grants	annual	kidney cancer	unrestricted	$50,000 per year (maximum 2 years); new investigators can apply for $50,000 for 3 years	Registration Sept. 1	October 1	Click here
	Allied Health Research Grant	annual	kidney cancer	open to allied health professionals	$50,000 per year (maximum 2 years)	not applicable	October	Click here
	Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training Program (KRESCENT)	once per year	kidney cancer	new investigators and post-doctoral fellows	Salary awards, variable	not applicable	February	Click here
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada	Operating Grants	annual	blood cancers	unrestricted	Two year grants for a total of $200,000 ($100,000 per year)	not applicable	February	Click here
Ovarian Cancer Canada	OCC-CRS Operating Grants	annual	ovarian cancer	One operating grant co-funded through a partnership with Ovarian Cancer Canada and the Cancer Research Society	$60,000 per year for two years	TBD	TBD	Click here
Prostate Cancer Canada	Discovery Grants	annual	prostate cancer	unrestricted	$200,000 spent over up to 2 years	TBD	TBD	Click here
Prostate Cancer Canada	Movember Translation Acceleration Grant to Validate Predictive Markers for Treatment Response and Outcome	annual	prostate cancer	Projects will validate existing putative markers or tests in patient samples, either retrospectively or within a clinical trial. Assays can be biospecimen or imaging markers or other appropriate tests including histology or bioinformatics.	An applicant may request a project period of up to 3 years at a budget of up to $1.5M total (direct costs)	May 15, 2018	July 9, 2018	Click here
The Terry Fox Research Institute	New Investigator Operating Grant	annual	unrestricted	biomedical, clinical and translational cancer research. Faculty within 5 years of 1st position, sponsored by TFRI program	$150,000 per year (3 year maximum)	not applicable	June	Click here
	New Frontiers Program Project Grant	annual	unrestricted	cure-oriented cancer research group	$750,000 per year (3 year max.) for new groups; $1.5 M per year (5 year max.) for renewing groups	July	November	Click here
	Pan-Canadian Translational Research Program	annual	unrestricted	translation research	$1,000,000 per annum for a maximum of five years	June (submission of an Expression of Interest)	January (submission of Research & Development Plan)	Click here

Regional/Provincial Funding Opportunities for Independent Investigators

Organization	Program	Frequency	Cancer Site(s)	Research Areas/ Requirements	Maximum Individual Grant Amount Offered	LOI deadline	Proposal deadline	More information
Alberta Cancer Foundation	Transformative Programs		unrestricted	cancer research		please see website	please see website	Click here
Alberta Cancer Foundation	Foundational Infrastructure		unrestricted	cancer research		not applicable	please see website	Click here
Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions	Cancer Prevention Research Travel Grant	Throughout the year	unrestricted	conferences/symposiums on cancer prevention research; for researchers with a primary appointment at an Alberta-based institution/organization and actively working in the area of cancer prevention; AIHS will consider supporting applicants that are not currently engaged in cancer prevention research with appropriate justification	Up to $2,500	not applicable	None. N.B.: the review process can take up to 6 weeks following application submission.	Click here
Fondation du cancer du sein du Québec	Strategic Grants	every three years	breast	unrestricted in terms of areas of science; for Quebec-based researchers	maximum $500,000 per project (4 year maximum)	March 10, 2014	June 12, 2014	Click here
Fonds de recherche du Québec -Santé	Radiology Research	annual	unrestricted	grant aimed at developing research in radiology	$25,000 per year (2 years, not renewable)	August 31, 2016	December 1, 2016	Click here
	Research Scholars - Junior 1 and 2, Senior	annual	unrestricted	must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Quebec	$30,005 to $88,469: 4 years	August 22, 2016	October 3, 2016	Click here
	Clinical Research Scholar - Junior 1 and 2, Senior	annual	unrestricted	must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Quebec	$18,003 to $53,082: 4 years	August 22, 2016	October 3, 2016	Click here
New Brunswick Health Research Foundation	Operating Grant	annual	unrestricted	For researchers at a New Brunswick university	$25,000 for 12 to 18 months	not applicable	open	Click here
	Establishment Grant	annual	unrestricted	For researchers at a New Brunswick university	$60,000/year for 2 years	not applicable	open	Click here
	Clinical Scholarship	annual	unrestricted	For researchers at a New Brunswick university	varies	not applicable	open	Click here
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation	Knowledge Sharing Support Award	annual	unrestricted	See website for program specific requirements.	$10,000 per award	not applicable	See website for details.	Click here
	Research Enterprise Development Initiatives (REDI) Program	annual	unrestricted	See website for program specific requirements.	Team Development Award $10,000 per award	not applicable	See website for details.	Click here
	Research Enterprise Development Initiatives (REDI) Program	annual	unrestricted	See website for program specific requirements.	Research Skills Award $2,000 per award	not applicable	See website for details.	Click here
	Research Enterprise Development Initiatives (REDI) Program	annual	unrestricted	See website for program specific requirements.	Catalyst Award Funding is at the discretion of the NSHRF and determined on a case-by-case basis.	not applicable	See website for details.	Click here
	Research Programs, Operating Grants	annual	unrestricted	See website for program specific requirements.	Establishment Grant $50,000 per year for up to 3 years.	not applicable	See website for details.	Click here
	Research Programs, Operating Grants	annual	unrestricted	See website for program specific requirements.	Development Innovative Grant $15,000 per grant for 1 year.	not applicable	See website for details.	Click here
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research/Molecular Pathology Research Network (OMPRN)	Cancer Pathology Translational Research Grants (CPTRG) Stream 1	annual	unrestricted	Cancer research, molecular pathology (see RFA for applicant criteria)	$35,000	not applicable	October 20, 2017	Click here
	Cancer Pathology Translational Research Grants (CPTRG) Stream 2	annual	unrestricted	Cancer research, molecular pathology (see RFA for applicant criteria)	$160,000	not applicable	October 20, 2017	Click here

Canada-wide Funding Opportunities for Trainees/Post-doctorates

Organization	Program	Frequency	Cancer Site(s)	Research Areas/ Requirements	Maximum Individual Grant Amount Offered	LOI deadline	Proposal deadline	More information
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada	Summer Studentship	annual	brain tumours	Undergraduate honours sicence sudents and first year medical students	$5,000 per summer for 2 summer terms	not applicable	January	Click here
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada	Fellowship	annual	brain tumours	Post-doctoral researcher (>3 years post PhD) and Medical residents (>2 years before completing residency or >3 years post residency)	$100,000 over two years	not applicable	January	Click here
Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute	Travel Awards	3 times/year	unrestricted	cancer research	Trainee travel award $2,000 travel reimbursement	not applicable	January, May, September	Click here
Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute	Career Development Awards in Prevention	annual	unrestricted	prevention-oriented cancer research	$75,000 per year (3 year maximum - $50,000 per year spent on salary)	not applicable	not applicable in 2017	Click here
Cancer Research Society	Scholarship for the Next Generation of Scientists	annual	unrestricted	basic research	2 parts for a period of three (3) years. Part 1: post-doctoral salary award of $40,000 for one year for a candidate finishing his/her fellowship. Part 2: an operating grant of $60,000 per year for a maximum of two years once the candidate has obtained a faculty position in a recognized Canadian institution. The Scholarship cannot be renewed.	not applicable	April	Click here
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research	Travel Awards - Institute Community Support	two times per year	unrestricted	unrestricted	$1,000 per award	not applicable	see website for competition deadlines	Click here
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research	Publication Prizes - Institute Community Support	annual	unrestricted	unrestricted	$1,000 per award	not applicable	see website for competition deadlines	Click here
The Kidney Foundation of Canada	KRESCENT Post-doctoral fellowship	annual	kidney cancer	unrestricted	MD $60,000 per year for 2 or 3 years; PhD $55,000 per year for 2 or 3 years	not applicable	February	Click here
	KRESCENT New Investigator	annual	kidney cancer	new investigators in the first 36 months of their first faculty appointment	MD $70,000 per year for 3 years; PhD $60,000 per year for 3 years plus maximum $25,000 infrastructure support	not applicable	February	Click here
	Allied Health Doctoral Fellowship	annual	kidney cancer	allied health professionals only	$27,000-$31,000 per year for maximum 3 years	not applicable	March	Click here
	Allied Health Scholarship	annual	kidney cancer	allied health professionals at Masters level	$2,500-$5,000 per year for 1 year	not applicable	March	Click here
Ovarian Cancer Canada	Research Trainee Travel Grants	annual	ovarian cancer	Awards are designed to provide financial support for the travel and accommodations of ovarian cancer research trainees to travel and work at another research centre to acquire knowledge and/or skills to enhance their own research project.	Up to $5,000	not applicable	TBD	Click here
Prostate Cancer Canada	Graduate Studentship in Prostate Cancer Research	annual	prostate	unrestricted	under review	Feb. 10, 2016	Mar. 9, 2016	Click here
	Clinical Research Fellowship in Prostate Cancer	annual	prostate	unrestricted	under review	Feb. 10, 2016	Mar. 9, 2016	Click here
	Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in Prostate Cancer	annual	prostate	unrestricted	under review	Feb. 10, 2016	Mar. 9, 2016	Click here

Regional/Provincial Funding Opportunities for Trainees/Post-doctorates

Organization	Program	Frequency	Cancer Site(s)	Research Areas/ Requirements	Maximum Individual Grant Amount Offered	LOI deadline	Proposal deadline	More information
Alberta Cancer Foundation	Summer Studentship	annual	both (restricted and unrestricted)	cancer-related; must conduct the research in an Alberta university	each stipend is $1300 per month for 4 months over the summer	not applicable	please see website	Click here
	Graduate Studentship	annual	both (restricted and unrestricted)	cancer-related; must in graduate program on a full-time basis in an Alberta university	each stipend is $27,000 per year for 2 years	not applicable	please see website	Click here
	Postdoctoral Fellowship	annual	both (restricted and unrestricted)	cancer-related; must undertake the fellowship on a full-time basis in an Alberta university	each stipend is $50,000 plus $5,000 research allowance total $55,000 per year for 3 years	not applicable	please see website	Click here
	Clinical Fellowship	annual	both (restricted and unrestricted)	cancer-related; must undertake the fellowship on a full-time basis in an Alberta university	each stipend is $70,000 plus stipend of $5,000 total $75,000 per year for 3 years	not applicable	please see website	Click here
Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions	Cancer Prevention Research Travel Grant	Throughout the year	unrestricted	conferences/symposiums on cancer prevention research; restricted to graduate/postgraduate/clinician trainees at an Alberta-based university	Up to $2,500	not applicable	None. N.B.: the review process can take up to 6 weeks following application submission.	Click here
Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé	Master's Training	annual	unrestricted	must undertake studies in Quebec, be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Quebec	$15,000 for 2 years	not applicable	October 17, 2016	Click here
	Doctoral Training	annual	unrestricted	must undertake studies in Quebec, be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Quebec	$20,000 for 3 years	not applicable	October 17, 2016	Click here
	Doctoral Training for Medical Students (MD-Ph.D.)	annual	unrestricted	must undertake studies in Quebec, be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Quebec	$20,000 for 3 years	not applicable	October 17, 2016	Click here
	Postdoctoral Training	annual	unrestricted	must undertake training in Quebec, be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Quebec	$30,000 to $39,323 per year for 2 years (can be renewed once)	not applicable	October 17, 2016	Click here
	Postdoctoral Training for Applicants Living Outside of Québec	annual	unrestricted	must undertake training in Quebec, for applicants not residing in Quebec	$30,000 for 2 years (can be renewed once)	not applicable	October 17, 2016	Click here
New Brunswick Health Research Foundation	Student Health Research Award	annual	unrestricted	For Master's, PhD and Post-Doctoral or Medical Students at a New Brunswick university	$17,000 - Masters, $20,000 - PhD, $40,000 - Post Doc or Med. Student	not applicable	Open	Click here
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation	Scotia Scholars Award	annual	unrestricted	See website for program specific requirements.	Undergraduate Level Award: $5,000 per 8 month period. Non-renewable.	not applicable	See website for details.	Click here
	Scotia Scholars Award	annual	unrestricted	See website for program specific requirements.	Masters Level Award: $10,000 per 12 month period. Non-renewable.	not applicable	See website for details.	Click here
	Scotia Scholars Award	offered every two years	unrestricted	See website for program specific requirements.	Doctorate Level Award: $10,000 per 12 month period, renewable for a second 12 month period.	not applicable	See website for details.	Click here
	Scotia Support Grant	offered every two years	unrestricted	See website for program specific requirements.	$25,000 per year for up to two years.	not applicable	See website for details.	Click here
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research/Molecular Pathology Research Network (OMPRN)	Cancer Pathology Translational Research Grants (CPTRG) Stream 1	annual	unrestricted	Cancer research, molecular pathology (see RFA for applicant criteria)	$35,000	not applicable	October 31, 2016	Click here