To increase grant application success in upcoming competitions, Arts & Science faculty members are encouraged to secure support for research grant proposal development and review from the A&S Research Services office team. The team is available to support faculty members in all research funding competitions.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to submit grant applications on My Research Applications & Agreements (MRA) at least two to three days before the final U of T MRA deadline to secure divisional approval.
CIHR Competitions
Visit the Canadian Institutes of Health Research website for sponsor information and see the U of T Funding Opportunities Database (search CIHR) for U of T internal funding deadlines.
| Competition | Deadline | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| CIHR Fall Project Grants | Closed. | Funded Research Officer |
| CIHR Spring Project Grants | Closed. | Funded Research Officer |
NSERC Competitions
Visit the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada website for sponsor information and see the U of T Funding Opportunities Database (search NSERC) for U of T internal funding deadlines.
SSHRC Competitions
Visit the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council website for sponsor information and see the U of T Funding Opportunities Database (search SSHRC) for U of T internal funding deadlines.
| Competition | Deadline | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| SSHRC Connection Grants (CG) | Sponsor recurring deadlines: February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1. Contact A&S two to four weeks before deadline if applying. | Funded Research Officer |
| SSHRC Destination Horizon Grant | A&S deadline: August 7, 2025 U of T Internal deadline: August 21, 2025. |
Stephanie Fisher (social sciences & humanities units); Carrie-Lynn Keiski (science units) |
| SSHRC Insight Development Grants (IDG) | Closed. | Funded Research Officer |
| SSHRC Insight Grant (IG) | Closed. | Funded Research Officer |
| SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Envisioning Governance Systems that Work | Closed. | Funded Research Officer |
| SSHRC Partnership Development Grants | Closed. | Stephanie Fisher |
| SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) | Sponsor recurring deadlines: March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. Contact A&S one month before deadline if applying. |
Stephanie Fisher |
| SSHRC Partnership Grants Stage 1 | Closed. | |
| SSHRC Policy Innovation Partnership Grant | Internal deadlines are to be announced. Please check back later. | Stephanie Fisher |
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Competitions
Visit the New Frontiers in Research Fund website for sponsor information and see the U of T Funding Opportunities Database (search NFRF) for U of T internal funding deadlines.
| Competition | Deadline | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| NFRF – Exploration & Special Calls | Deadlines vary with competition. | Funded Research Officer (science applications); Stephanie Fisher (social sciences & humanities applications) |
| NFRF – Transformation | Deadlines vary with competition. | Carrie-Lynn Keiski (science applications); Stephanie Fisher (social sciences & humanities applications) |
Horizon Europe Competitions
Visit the Horizon Europe website for sponsor information and see the U of T Funding Opportunities Database for U of T internal funding deadlines.
| Competition | Deadline | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Europe Programs | Deadlines vary with competition. | Carrie-Lynn Keiski |
Other External Competitions
Visit the competition listed website for information.
| Competition | Deadline | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships | Closed. | Funded Research Officer |
| CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program | Closed. | Funded Research Officer |
| France Canada Research Fund — New Research Collaboration Program 2025 | Closed. | Stephanie Fisher |
| Ministry of Colleges and Universities Early Researcher Awards (ERA) | Closed. | Funded Research Officer |
| National Killam Program — Dorothy Killam Fellowships | A&S review deadline: May 8, 2025. | Funded Research Officer |
| National Killam Program — Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowships | A&S review deadline: May 22, 2025. | Funded Research Officer |
| Ontario Research Fund: Research Excellence (ORF-RE) | Closed. | Funded Research Officer |
| Simons Fellows in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics |
Closed |
Funded Research Officer |
| Sony Research Award Program |
Closed. |
Funded Research Officer |
University of Toronto Competitions
Visit the listed sponsor websites below for competition information.
Mitacs Competitions
Visit the Mitacs website for sponsor information.
| Competition | Deadline | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerate | Rolling deadline. | Stephanie Fisher (social sciences & humanities units); Carrie-Lynn Keiski (science units) |
| Elevate | Rolling deadline. | Stephanie Fisher (social sciences & humanities units); Carrie-Lynn Keiski (science units) |
| Entrepreneur International | Rolling deadline. | Stephanie Fisher (social sciences & humanities units); Carrie-Lynn Keiski (science units) |
| Globalink Research Internship | Closed. | Stephanie Fisher (social sciences & humanities units); Carrie-Lynn Keiski (science units) |
| Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program | Closed. | Stephanie Fisher (social sciences & humanities units); Carrie-Lynn Keiski (science units) |
| Mitacs RISE-GRI | Closed. | Stephanie Fisher (social sciences & humanities units); Carrie-Lynn Keiski (science units) |