External funding
To aid you in your search for funding for your applied research project, we maintain a comprehensive list of external funding opportunities. The internal deadline for all applications is two weeks prior to the external application deadline.
General funding
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Source |
Total amount |
Project duration |
Application deadline |
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Alberta Innovation and Advanced Education Research Capacity Program College-Industry Innovation |
Up to 40% of project costs (maximum $1,000,000) |
N/A |
Coordinated with CFI deadlines |
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Up to $10,000 |
1 year |
Ongoing |
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$10,001 to $100,000 |
Up to 2 years |
Ongoing |
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$100,001 to $300,000 |
Up to 2 years |
Ongoing |
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| Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) | A variety of funding is available for generating economic growth in the agricultural sector. CAP is in effect from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2023. | Varied | Varied |
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A variety of funding is available for early stage innovation through to diffusion |
Varied |
Varied |
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A variety of funding is available for researchers in developing countries to partner with Canadian researchers |
Varied |
Varied |
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Up to $25,000 with a new partner |
6 months |
Anytime |
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NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR CCI Engage Plus Grant |
Up to a maximum of $12,500 to match the cash contribution of the partner |
6 months |
Anytime |
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NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR CCI Applied Research and Development Grants |
Up to $75,000/year |
Up to 3 years |
Anytime |
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NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR CCI Applied Research and Development Grants |
$75,000 to $150,000/year |
Up to 3 years |
Anytime |
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$7,000 to $150,000 |
1 year |
CLOSED |
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NRC IRAP and BIAP Assistance for small to medium sized businesses |
Varied |
Varied |
Anytime |
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Western Economic Diversification (WD) Western Diversification Program (WDP) |
Average project contribution is $1.2 million |
2 to 3 years |
January, July |
Sciences and engineering
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Source |
Total amount |
Project duration |
Application deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Innovates ABF Biomaterials Pursuit subprogram | Up to $300,000 | Up to 2 years (projects must be completed by Dec 31, 2020) |
CLOSED |
| Alberta Innovates CNC Challenge 3.0 | Up to $25,000 | 1 year | CLOSED |
| Alberta Innovates Alberta Bio Future, Opportunities | Not specified | Up to 2 years (projects must be completed by Dec 31, 2020) |
LOI (ongoing) Full Proposal (accepted until March 19, 2019) |
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Up to 40% of project costs (maximum $1 million) |
N/A |
Closed for 2018 |
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Up to $200,000 |
Up to 2 years |
October 26, 2018 |
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Up to $400,000/year |
5 years |
LOI (May 23, 2019) Full Proposal (invitation early August 2019) |
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| NSERC CCI Innovation Enhancement Grant - Extend IE Grants | Up to $300,000/year | 3 years | October 25, 2018 |
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Maximum of $125,000/institution, equal to company contribution |
Up to 3 years |
Currently Unavailable |
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$100,000 to $200,000 annually |
5 year renewable |
November 6, 2018 |
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$1,000 to $5,000 |
1 year |
Ongoing |
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Up to $10,000 |
1 year |
Ongoing |
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Up to $25,000 |
1 year |
Ongoing |
Social sciences and humanities
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Source |
Total amount |
Project duration |
Application deadline |
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Amount based on the number of faculty in social sciences and humanities combined with number of previous SSHRC awards (minimum $5,000) |
3 years |
(next intake will be 2020) |
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| SSHRC College and Community Social Innovation Fund | Up to $120,000 | Up to 2 years | CLOSED (next intake TBA) |
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$75,000 to $200,000 |
Up to 3 years |
CLOSED (next intake TBA) |
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| SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants | $7,000 to $25,000 | 1 year |
4 intakes/year (Sept 15, Dec 15, March 15, June 15) |
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Stage 1: Up to $20,000 Stage 2: (by invitation) $500,000 to $2.5 million |
4 to 7 years |
(next intake TBA) |
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$7,000 to $75,000 |
1 to 2 years |
CLOSED (next intake TBA) |
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Stream A: $7,000 to $100,000 Stream B: $100,101 to $400,000 |
2 to 5 years |
CLOSED (next intake TBA) |
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$7,000 to $25,000 for events, and up to $50,000 for other outreach activities; higher amounts for outreach activities may be considered if well justified |
1 year |
4 intakes/year (February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1) |