Early, Mid & Senior Career Opportunities
Funding Body: Department of National Defence
Description: The Targeted Engagement Grant program aims to drive innovation in defence policy thinking and to foster the next generation of defence and security experts. We are proud to support the exchange of ideas and a diversity of researchers in the domain of security and defence. New forward thinking research and activities are extremely valuable for National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces in the development of evidence-based policy.
Eligibility: The Targeted Engagement Grant Program provides non-recurring financial support, up to a maximum of $50,000 to fund projects such as conferences, roundtables, workshops, research, and publications. There are two competitions every year, generally in the Spring and Fall.
Requests for funding are assessed primarily on relevance to DND/CAF defence policy challenges, the use of Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+), as well as innovation and the creative use technology.
Amount: $50,000.00 and are not renewable.
Application Deadline: Spring and Fall
Funding Body: Veterans Affairs Canada
Description: Veterans Affairs Canada’s Commemorative Partnership Program supports organizations undertaking remembrance initiatives including commemorative activities or the development of commemorative materials.
Eligibility: Eligible recipients are non-profit or for-profit organizations, in Canada or abroad, as well as Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities. Individuals and federal organizations are not eligible for funding. To be eligible, the project must commemorate the achievements and sacrifices of those who served Canada since Confederation (1867).
Amount: For funding requests of $10,000.00 or less ($5000.00 for local projects and $10,000.00 for regional projects): applications are accepted on an on-going basis but must be received three months before project start date.
These projects must engaged with one of the following groups:
- Modern Veterans
- Women Veterans
- Indigenous Veterans
- Racialized Veterans
- 2SLGBTQI+ Veterans
- Canadian Armed Forces Veterans who have served our country in domestic operations such as wildfires, ice storms and floods
Funding Body: SSHRC
Description: These grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage with participants on research issues they value. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant can often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.
Connection Grants support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities that facilitate:
- disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary exchanges in the social sciences and humanities;
- scholarly exchanges between those working in the social sciences and humanities and those working in other research fields;
- intersectoral exchanges between academic researchers in the social sciences and humanities and researchers and practitioners from the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors; and/or
- international research collaboration and scholarly exchanges with researchers, students and non-academic partners from other countries.
Eligibility: applicants (except postdoctoral researchers) must be affiliated with a Canadian post-secondary institution that holds institutional eligibility at the time of application. Applicants conduct an event, outreach activity or a combination of the two that primarily falls in their areas of expertise and will allow them to make a significant contribution to their field of research. In the case of a team approach, all team members must meet the eligibility criteria specific to their role.
Amount: $7,000.00 - $25,000.00 (not renewable)
Funding Body: SSHRC
Description: Partnership Development Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Research Partnerships program.
These grants provide support over one to three years to teams/partnerships, led by a project director, to:
- develop research and/or related activities in the social sciences and humanities—these can include knowledge mobilization and the meaningful involvement of students and emerging scholars—by fostering new partnerships with existing and/or potential partners; or
- design and test new partnership approaches for research and/or related activities that can result in best practices or models—these can either be adapted by others or have the potential to be scaled up to a regional, national or international level.
Partnership funding is intended for formal partnerships between postsecondary institutions and/or organizations of various types. For more information, see the definitions for formal partnership and partner organization.
The quality of training, mentoring and employability plans for students and emerging scholars will be evaluated as an important part of the proposed initiative. SSHRC’s Guidelines for Effective Research Training explain how students and emerging scholars can meaningfully participate in proposed initiatives.
The intellectual leadership and governance for the creation of a formal partnership can come from the research community and/or from partner organizations from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. However, only an institution that meets the institutional eligibility requirements can administer the grant funding, once awarded. For more information related to Partnership Development Grants, see the Eligibility section.
SSHRC invites applicants and their partner organizations who wish to propose formal disciplinary, interdisciplinary, interinstitutional, international and/or cross-sector partnership arrangements to apply for support through this funding opportunity. Funds are available to support a variety of formal partnership development initiatives in all the disciplines and themes that meet SSHRC’s subject matter eligibility guidelines.
SSHRC’s Partnerships Tool-Kit offers tools and resources to assist with the planning and implementation of your partnership.
Eligibility: Applications can be submitted by a team of researchers (consisting of one applicant / project director and one or more co-applicants and/or collaborators). The applicant / project director prepares the application on behalf of the partner organizations of the formal partnership.
Applicants (except postdoctoral researchers and students) must be affiliated with a Canadian institution that meets the institutional eligibility requirements at the time of application and before funding can be released. Researchers who maintain an affiliation with a Canadian postsecondary institution, but whose primary affiliation is with a non-Canadian postsecondary institution, are not eligible for applicant status.
Applicants who have received a SSHRC grant of any type but have failed to submit an achievement report by the deadline specified in their Notice of Award are not eligible to apply for another SSHRC grant until they have submitted the report.
Amount: SSHRC Partnership Development Grants are valued between $7,500.00 - $200,000.00
Funding Body: SSHRC
Description: Insight Development Grants are expected to respond to the objectives of the Insight research program.
Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas. Funding is provided for short-term research development projects of up to two years that are proposed by individuals or teams.
Insight Development Grants foster research in its early stages but are not intended to support large-scale initiatives. Long-term support for research is offered through SSHRC’s Insight Grants.
Proposed projects can involve, but are not limited to, the following types of research activities:
- case studies
- pilot initiatives
- critical analyses of existing research
Projects can also involve national and international research collaboration, and the exploration of new ways of producing, structuring and mobilizing knowledge within and across disciplines and sectors.
Funding is available for two distinct categories of scholars:
- Emerging scholars who will develop new research questions and/or approaches. Such projects can build on and further the applicant’s (or team’s) graduate work and/or represent a continuation of their overall research trajectory.
- Established scholars who will explore new research questions and/or approaches that are distinct from the applicant’s previous/ongoing research. Research projects should be clearly delimited and in the early stages of the research process. Insight Development Grant funding is not intended to support ongoing research for established scholars.
SSHRC welcomes applications involving Indigenous research, as well as those involving research-creation.
Eligibility: Applications can be submitted by an individual researcher or a team of researchers (consisting of one applicant and one or more co-applicants and/or collaborators).
Applicants (except postdoctoral fellows and PhD students) must be affiliated with a Canadian institution that holds institutional eligibility at the time of application and before funding can be released. Researchers who maintain an affiliation with a Canadian institution, but whose primary affiliation is with a non-Canadian postsecondary institution, are not eligible for applicant status.
Applicants who have received a SSHRC grant of any type but have failed to submit an achievement report by the deadline specified in their notice of award are not eligible to apply for another SSHRC grant until they have submitted the report.
Amount: SSHRC Insight Development Grants are valued between $7000.00 - $100,000.00 (Stream A) and between $100,001.00 - $400,000.00 (Stream B).
Funding Body: NATO
Description: The Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme promotes dialogue and practical cooperation between NATO member states and partner countries based on scientific research, technological innovation and knowledge exchange. The SPS Programme offers funding, expert advice and support to tailor-made, civil security-relevant activities that respond to NATO’s strategic objectives.
Eligibility: SPS only accepts applications in line with the SPS grant mechanisms, and in response to calls for proposals advertised on this website. Before starting a new SPS application, potential applicants should ensure that they meet eligibility criteria and requirements for the management of a potential SPS grant.
Specific requirements for the development of new applications are outlined in each call for proposals, the management handbooks and relevant documentation. As handbooks are regularly updated, potential applicants should make use exclusively of their most recent version.
Applications for funding must be developed jointly by a NATO country Project Director (NPD) and a Partner country Project Director (PPD). To be deemed eligible for funding, proposals submitted to the SPS Programme must:
- contribute towards NATO’s Strategic Objectives and have a clear link to security;
- address at least one of the SPS Key Priorities;
- involve only individuals who are nationals of a NATO member country or a NATO Partner country;
- be led by an NPD who is resident and employed in a NATO member country, and a PPD who is resident and employed in a NATO Partner nation;
- be developed and implemented by co-directors affiliated with a government, academic, or other non-profit institutions. For-profit private companies are not eligible for SPS funding;
- include realistic plans and budgets;
- be developed and managed in alignment with rules and regulations outlined in relevant SPS handbooks.
Amount: To be determined according to SPS Open and Special Calls
Application Deadline: The Programme may publish calls in two formats:
- Open Calls encourage applications addressing any of the SPS Key Priorities.
- Special Calls invite applications addressing specific priorities and themes of particular relevance at the time of publication of the call.
Each SPS call welcomes applications in line with all of the SPS grant mechanisms, unless otherwise specified.
The SPS Programme launches up to three calls for proposals per year. When available, calls for proposals are published on the SPS website and advertised via the Programme’s newsletter and social media accounts
Funding Body: Public Safety Canada
Description: Public Safety Canada is working to build a safe and resilient Canada through the Cyber Security Cooperation Program (CSCP). The program provides time-limited funding in the form of grants and contributions. Funding under the CSCP supports projects that contribute to security and prosperity in the digital age while positioning Canada as a global leader in cyber security.
Eligibility: The Cyber Security Cooperation Program (CSCP) is open to the following types of recipients:
- Canadian not-for-profit organizations;
- Canadian academic and research institutions;
- Provincial, territorial and local governments and authorities;
- Canadian individual researchers and professionals; and,
- Canadian for-profit organizations.
Amount: TBA upon next funding competition; for reference: $4.2 million available for 2021-2024 cycle.
Funding Body: SSHRC
Description: SSHRC Impact Awards are designed to build on and sustain Canada’s research-based knowledge culture in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities. The awards recognize outstanding researchers and celebrate their research achievements, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities funded partially or entirely by SSHRC. Past recipients of SSHRC funding are listed in the Awards Search Engine.
Impact Award recipients are to use award funds for activities that promote and further develop the work being honoured. In recognition of the crucial role postsecondary institutions play in mobilizing research knowledge, at least 10% of each award must be used to promote the recipient’s research achievements. Individual recipients and their institutions can choose to devote additional funds, including a higher percentage of the award funds, to these activities.
Eligibility: Eligible institutions are invited to put forward nominations for all SSHRC Impact Award categories. Each institution can submit only one nomination for each award in a given year, up to a maximum of five SSHRC Impact Award nominations. Institutions must provide the name and contact information of a person to whom SSHRC will send all questions and correspondence, including results.
A nominee must:
- be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or a “protected person” under subsection 95(2) of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, by the nomination deadline;
- be an active social sciences and humanities researcher or student;
- hold or have held SSHRC funding relevant to the award category;
- be in good standing with SSHRC;
- be affiliated with an institution that meets the institutional eligibility requirements; and
- maintain affiliation with an eligible institution for the duration of the Impact Award.
Nominees:
- cannot nominate themselves;
- can be nominated in two sequential years for the same award, following which two years must pass before they can be nominated in the same category;
- can be nominated in only one category in any year;
- can be nominated in a subsequent year for a different SSHRC Impact Award; and
- cannot be a current member of SSHRC’s governing council, a previous Gold Medal winner or a SSHRC Impact Awards jury member.
Amount:
- Gold Medal ($100,000)
- Talent Award ($50,000)
- Insight Award ($50,000)
- Connection Award ($50,000)
- Partnership Award ($50,000)
Postgraduate Opportunities
Funding Body: SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR
Description: The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country's economic, social, and research-based growth.
Eligibility: Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, and foreign citizens
Amount: Banting Fellowships are valued $70,000.00 per year (amount can vary) and can be held for two years.
Funding Body: SSHRC
Description: These grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage with participants on research issues they value. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant can often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.
Connection Grants support workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes or other events or outreach activities that facilitate:
- disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary exchanges in the social sciences and humanities;
- scholarly exchanges between those working in the social sciences and humanities and those working in other research fields;
- intersectoral exchanges between academic researchers in the social sciences and humanities and researchers and practitioners from the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors; and/or
- international research collaboration and scholarly exchanges with researchers, students and non-academic partners from other countries.
Eligibility: applicants (except postdoctoral researchers) must be affiliated with a Canadian post-secondary institution that holds institutional eligibility at the time of application. Applicants conduct an event, outreach activity or a combination of the two that primarily falls in their areas of expertise and will allow them to make a significant contribution to their field of research. In the case of a team approach, all team members must meet the eligibility criteria specific to their role.
Postdoctoral researchers are eligible to be applicants or project directors if they have formally established an affiliation with an eligible institution within three months of the grant start date and maintain this affiliation for the duration of the grant period.
Amount: $7,000.00 - $25,000.00 (not renewable)
Funding Body: NATO
Description: The Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme promotes dialogue and practical cooperation between NATO member states and partner countries based on scientific research, technological innovation and knowledge exchange. The SPS Programme offers funding, expert advice and support to tailor-made, civil security-relevant activities that respond to NATO’s strategic objectives.
Eligibility: SPS only accepts applications in line with the SPS grant mechanisms, and in response to calls for proposals advertised on this website. Before starting a new SPS application, potential applicants should ensure that they meet eligibility criteria and requirements for the management of a potential SPS grant.
Specific requirements for the development of new applications are outlined in each call for proposals, the management handbooks and relevant documentation. As handbooks are regularly updated, potential applicants should make use exclusively of their most recent version.
Applications for funding must be developed jointly by a NATO country Project Director (NPD) and a Partner country Project Director (PPD). To be deemed eligible for funding, proposals submitted to the SPS Programme must:
- contribute towards NATO’s Strategic Objectives and have a clear link to security;
- address at least one of the SPS Key Priorities;
- involve only individuals who are nationals of a NATO member country or a NATO Partner country;
- be led by an NPD who is resident and employed in a NATO member country, and a PPD who is resident and employed in a NATO Partner nation;
- be developed and implemented by co-directors affiliated with a government, academic, or other non-profit institutions. For-profit private companies are not eligible for SPS funding;
- include realistic plans and budgets;
- be developed and managed in alignment with rules and regulations outlined in relevant SPS handbooks.
Amount: To be determined according to SPS Open and Special Calls
Application Deadline: The Programme may publish calls in two formats:
- Open Calls encourage applications addressing any of the SPS Key Priorities.
- Special Calls invite applications addressing specific priorities and themes of particular relevance at the time of publication of the call.
Each SPS call welcomes applications in line with all of the SPS grant mechanisms, unless otherwise specified.
The SPS Programme launches up to three calls for proposals per year. When available, calls for proposals are published on the SPS website and advertised via the Programme’s newsletter and social media accounts
Funding Body: Veterans Affairs Canada
Description: Veterans Affairs Canada’s Commemorative Partnership Program supports organizations undertaking remembrance initiatives including commemorative activities or the development of commemorative materials.
Eligibility: Eligible recipients are non-profit or for-profit organizations, in Canada or abroad, as well as Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities. Individuals and federal organizations are not eligible for funding. To be eligible, the project must commemorate the achievements and sacrifices of those who served Canada since Confederation (1867).
Amount: For funding requests of $10,000.00 or less ($5000.00 for local projects and $10,000.00 for regional projects): applications are accepted on an on-going basis but must be received three months before project start date.
These projects must engaged with one of the following groups:
- Modern Veterans
- Women Veterans
- Indigenous Veterans
- Racialized Veterans
- 2SLGBTQI+ Veterans
- Canadian Armed Forces Veterans who have served our country in domestic operations such as wildfires, ice storms and floods
Funding Body: Global Affairs Canada and SSHRC
Description: The International Policy Ideas Challenge offers applicants a chance to test their skills at translating academic expertise into policy language and insights. Applicants are invited to submit brief proposals related to 1 or more provided themes. GAC will select winning proposals, and researchers will be provided with coaching as they develop their proposals into full policy briefs.
Proposals should outline a trend, dynamic or research question affecting Canadian foreign policy in relation to 1 or more of the provided themes that applicants believe need additional study. These themes are derived from GAC’s mandate and key objectives on foreign policy and international trade and assistance.
Eligibility: Masters and PhD students, postdoctoral fellows
Amount: $4000.00 and not renewable.
Funding Body: Public Safety Canada
Description: Public Safety Canada is working to build a safe and resilient Canada through the Cyber Security Cooperation Program (CSCP). The program provides time-limited funding in the form of grants and contributions. Funding under the CSCP supports projects that contribute to security and prosperity in the digital age while positioning Canada as a global leader in cyber security.
Eligibility: The Cyber Security Cooperation Program (CSCP) is open to the following types of recipients:
- Canadian not-for-profit organizations;
- Canadian academic and research institutions;
- Provincial, territorial and local governments and authorities;
- Canadian individual researchers and professionals; and,
- Canadian for-profit organizations.
Amount: TBA upon next funding competition; for reference: $4.2 million available for 2021-2024 cycle.
Funding Body: SSHRC
Description: SSHRC Impact Awards are designed to build on and sustain Canada’s research-based knowledge culture in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities. The awards recognize outstanding researchers and celebrate their research achievements, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities funded partially or entirely by SSHRC. Past recipients of SSHRC funding are listed in the Awards Search Engine.
Impact Award recipients are to use award funds for activities that promote and further develop the work being honoured. In recognition of the crucial role postsecondary institutions play in mobilizing research knowledge, at least 10% of each award must be used to promote the recipient’s research achievements. Individual recipients and their institutions can choose to devote additional funds, including a higher percentage of the award funds, to these activities.
Eligibility: Eligible institutions are invited to put forward nominations for all SSHRC Impact Award categories. Each institution can submit only one nomination for each award in a given year, up to a maximum of five SSHRC Impact Award nominations. Institutions must provide the name and contact information of a person to whom SSHRC will send all questions and correspondence, including results.
A nominee must:
- be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or a “protected person” under subsection 95(2) of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, by the nomination deadline;
- be an active social sciences and humanities researcher or student;
- hold or have held SSHRC funding relevant to the award category;
- be in good standing with SSHRC;
- be affiliated with an institution that meets the institutional eligibility requirements; and
- maintain affiliation with an eligible institution for the duration of the Impact Award.
Nominees:
- cannot nominate themselves;
- can be nominated in two sequential years for the same award, following which two years must pass before they can be nominated in the same category;
- can be nominated in only one category in any year;
- can be nominated in a subsequent year for a different SSHRC Impact Award; and
- cannot be a current member of SSHRC’s governing council, a previous Gold Medal winner or a SSHRC Impact Awards jury member.
Amount:
- Gold Medal ($100,000)
- Talent Award ($50,000)
- Insight Award ($50,000)
- Connection Award ($50,000)
- Partnership Award ($50,000)
Doctoral Opportunities
Funding Body: SSHRC, CIHR, NSERC
Description: Named after Major-General Georges P. Vanier, the first francophone Governor General of Canada, the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program helps Canadian institutions attract highly qualified doctoral students.
Valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies
Considers three equally weighted selection criteria: Academic Excellence, Research Potential, and Leadership (potential and demonstrated ability)
Eligibility:
- Canadian citizens
- Permanent residents of Canada
- Foreign citizens
Amount: $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies
Application Deadline: Candidates must be nominated by their proposed host instutition.
For students:
Consult nominating institution for submission deadline.
Funding Body: SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR
Description: The Canada Graduate Scholarships — Doctoral (CGS D) program is a federal program of scholarships administered by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Scholarships are awarded through national competitions by these three granting agencies.
The CGSD program supports and promotes research excellence in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of natural sciences and engineering, health and social sciences and humanities, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. This support allows scholars to concentrate on their doctoral studies more fully, to seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields and to contribute to the Canadian research ecosystem during and beyond the tenure of their awards.
Eligibility: To be eligible to apply, you must
- be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act(Canada) as of the application deadline
- have completed no more than 24 months of full-time study in your doctoral program or the PhD portion of your joint professional undergraduate/PhD program (such as MD/PhD, JD/PhD, DVM/PhD) by December 31 of the calendar year of application if previously enrolled in a graduate program
- have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in your doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if enrolled directly from a bachelor’s to a PhD program (without having completed or enrolled in another graduate program)
- direct-entry applicants who are not enrolled in their doctoral program should contact the appropriate agency for further guidance.
- have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in your doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if enrolled directly from a bachelor’s to a PhD program (without having completed or enrolled in another graduate program)
- if you have not previously completed or enrolled in another graduate program, you must be enrolled in your joint MD/PhD program at the time of application
- have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in your joint program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if enrolled in a joint graduate program (such as MA/PhD, MSc/PhD, MBA/PhD)
- if you fall into this category, you have access to the 36-month window whether or not you were previously enrolled in a master’s program
Amount: $35,000.00 per year for 36 months
Funding Body: Council of Ontario Universities
Description: The Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Awards Program was established with the support of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent scholars studying women’s health.
Eligibility: Canadian citizen or permanent resident registered as a full-time Masters of PhD program in an Ontario university
Amount: $35,000.00 (plus a research allowance of $2000.00) and is renewable.
Funding Body: Global Affairs Canada and SSHRC
Description: The International Policy Ideas Challenge offers applicants a chance to test their skills at translating academic expertise into policy language and insights. Applicants are invited to submit brief proposals related to 1 or more provided themes. GAC will select winning proposals, and researchers will be provided with coaching as they develop their proposals into full policy briefs.
Proposals should outline a trend, dynamic or research question affecting Canadian foreign policy in relation to 1 or more of the provided themes that applicants believe need additional study. These themes are derived from GAC’s mandate and key objectives on foreign policy and international trade and assistance.
Eligibility: Masters and PhD students, postdoctoral fellows
Amount: $4000.00 and not renewable.
Funding Body: Department of National Defence
Description: The Targeted Engagement Grant program aims to drive innovation in defence policy thinking and to foster the next generation of defence and security experts. We are proud to support the exchange of ideas and a diversity of researchers in the domain of security and defence. New forward thinking research and activities are extremely valuable for National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces in the development of evidence-based policy.
Eligibility: The Targeted Engagement Grant Program provides non-recurring financial support, up to a maximum of $50,000 to fund projects such as conferences, roundtables, workshops, research, and publications. There are two competitions every year, generally in the Spring and Fall.
Requests for funding are assessed primarily on relevance to DND/CAF defence policy challenges, the use of Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+), as well as innovation and the creative use technology.
Amount: $50,000.00 and are not renewable.
Application Deadline: Spring and Fall
Funding Body: Veterans Affairs Canada
Description: Veterans Affairs Canada’s Commemorative Partnership Program supports organizations undertaking remembrance initiatives including commemorative activities or the development of commemorative materials.
Eligibility: Eligible recipients are non-profit or for-profit organizations, in Canada or abroad, as well as Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities. Individuals and federal organizations are not eligible for funding. To be eligible, the project must commemorate the achievements and sacrifices of those who served Canada since Confederation (1867).
Amount: For funding requests of $10,000.00 or less ($5000.00 for local projects and $10,000.00 for regional projects): applications are accepted on an on-going basis but must be received three months before project start date.
These projects must engaged with one of the following groups:
- Modern Veterans
- Women Veterans
- Indigenous Veterans
- Racialized Veterans
- 2SLGBTQI+ Veterans
- Canadian Armed Forces Veterans who have served our country in domestic operations such as wildfires, ice storms and floods
Funding Body: Public Safety Canada
Description: Public Safety Canada is working to build a safe and resilient Canada through the Cyber Security Cooperation Program (CSCP). The program provides time-limited funding in the form of grants and contributions. Funding under the CSCP supports projects that contribute to security and prosperity in the digital age while positioning Canada as a global leader in cyber security.
Eligibility: The Cyber Security Cooperation Program (CSCP) is open to the following types of recipients:
- Canadian not-for-profit organizations;
- Canadian academic and research institutions;
- Provincial, territorial and local governments and authorities;
- Canadian individual researchers and professionals; and,
- Canadian for-profit organizations.
Amount: TBA upon next funding competition; for reference: $4.2 million available for 2021-2024 cycle.
Master’s Opportunities
Scholarships for high-calibre students engaged in master's or doctoral programs in Canada.
- Tri-Agency Recipient Recognition Award for Canada Graduate Scholarship (TARRA)
Queen’s University invests in Canada’s most talented graduate students with the Tri-Agency Recipient Recognition Award for Canada Graduate Scholarship – $5,000 for incoming Master’s (CGSM) and $10,000 for incoming Doctoral (CGSD) Recipients.
All eligible applicants to the CGSM who identify Queen's as their destination of choice (host institution) are automatically considered for the Tri-Agency Recipient Recognition Award. Only eligible CGSM and CGSD holders will receive the Tri-Agency Recipient Recognition Award.
The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program promotes excellence in graduate studies at the Master's and doctoral levels. OGS awards are merit-based scholarships available to graduate students in all graduate disciplines in Ontario universities.
Young MINDS (Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security) Initiative: As part of its efforts to foster the next generation of defence and security scholars, MINDS supports undergraduate and master’s students interested in defence and security through the Young MINDS Initiative.
These grants are valued at $10,000 and must be linked to the MINDS policy challenges.
Deadlines: Twice yearly in Spring and Fall.
Funding Body: Council of Ontario Universities
Description: The Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Awards Program was established with the support of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent scholars studying women’s health.
Eligibility: Canadian citizen or permanent resident registered as a full-time Masters of PhD program in an Ontario university
Amount: $25,000.00 (plus a research allowance of $1000.00) and is renewable.
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Funding Body: Veterans Affairs Canada
Description: Veterans Affairs Canada’s Commemorative Partnership Program supports organizations undertaking remembrance initiatives including commemorative activities or the development of commemorative materials.
Eligibility: Eligible recipients are non-profit or for-profit organizations, in Canada or abroad, as well as Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities. Individuals and federal organizations are not eligible for funding. To be eligible, the project must commemorate the achievements and sacrifices of those who served Canada since Confederation (1867).
Amount: For funding requests of $10,000.00 or less ($5000.00 for local projects and $10,000.00 for regional projects): applications are accepted on an on-going basis but must be received three months before project start date.
These projects must engaged with one of the following groups:
- Modern Veterans
- Women Veterans
- Indigenous Veterans
- Racialized Veterans
- 2SLGBTQI+ Veterans
- Canadian Armed Forces Veterans who have served our country in domestic operations such as wildfires, ice storms and floods
Funding Body: Global Affairs Canada and SSHRC
Description: The International Policy Ideas Challenge offers applicants a chance to test their skills at translating academic expertise into policy language and insights. Applicants are invited to submit brief proposals related to 1 or more provided themes. GAC will select winning proposals, and researchers will be provided with coaching as they develop their proposals into full policy briefs.
Proposals should outline a trend, dynamic or research question affecting Canadian foreign policy in relation to 1 or more of the provided themes that applicants believe need additional study. These themes are derived from GAC’s mandate and key objectives on foreign policy and international trade and assistance.
Eligibility: Masters and PhD students, postdoctoral fellows
Amount: $4000.00 and not renewable.
Undergrad Opportunities
- Young MINDS (Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security) Initiative: As part of its efforts to foster the next generation of defence and security scholars, MINDS supports undergraduate and master’s students interested in defence and security through the Young MINDS Initiative.
These grants are valued at $10,000 and must be linked to the MINDS policy challenges.
Deadline: Twice yearly, in Spring and Fall
Veterans Affairs Canada’s Commemorative Partnership Program supports organizations undertaking remembrance initiatives including commemorative activities or the development of commemorative materials.
Eligible recipients are non-profit or for-profit organizations, in Canada or abroad, as well as Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities. Individuals and federal organizations are not eligible for funding. To be eligible, the project must commemorate the achievements and sacrifices of those who served Canada since Confederation (1867). Projects must also be of a finite duration, with clear start and end dates.
Deadline:
For funding requests of $10,000.00 or less ($5000.00 for local projects and $10,000.00 for regional projects): applications are accepted on an on-going basis but must be received three months before project start date.
For funding requests of more than $10,000.00 and a maximum of $25,000.00, the deadline is TBD but likely June 2025. These projects must engaged with one of the following groups:
- Modern Veterans
- Women Veterans
- Indigenous Veterans
- Racialized Veterans
- 2SLGBTQI+ Veterans
- Canadian Armed Forces Veterans who have served our country in domestic operations such as wildfires, ice storms and floods