External Funding Sources - Funding and Fellowships
Post-doctoral fellows may be eligible to apply for funding from external granting agencies. The rates of compensation and applicable policies vary depending on the funding agency.
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program
The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program is jointly administered by Canada's three federal granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Value
$70,000/year; two-year duration
Number of Awards
70 fellowships awarded each year across Canada
Field(s)
Most fields of study
Application Details
Queen's Procedures for the 2019/20 competition
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
Other Tri Council Post-Doctoral Fellowships: SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR
Learn more about fellowships from the
Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Mitacs Elevate is a program that develops skills of postdoctoral fellows in Canada and builds capacity for Research & Development management in various academic, industrial and non-profit sectors.
- $55,000 minimum annual stipend/salary (for fellowships awarded after April 1, 2018).
- Training curriculum valued at $7,500 per year
- Submission assistance, including application feedback, from Mitacs representatives
- Certificate of completion after receipt of their exit survey and final report submission
Application Details
Program Description
Mitacs Accelerate Internship Program
Mitacs Accelerate connects companies with over 50 research-based universities through graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, who apply their specialized expertise to business research challenges.
Application Details
Program Description
Other external funding agencies
Consult the table which provides links to these sources of funding. Naturally, foreign nationals would benefit from checking first with agencies and foundations in their home country.
| Name of Fellowship |
Sponsor
|
| Action Canada Fellows | Action Canada |
| Awards for Canadian Scholars | The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program |
| Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program | Government of Canada |
| Canadian Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships | International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) |
| CCAC Fellowship program | Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) |
| Faculty Research Fellowship | Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute |
| Federation Research Fund | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario |
| Fellowship program | Ontario Centres of Excellence |
| Fellowship Program | Smithsonian Institution |
| Fellowships | Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
| Fellowships | Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars |
| Fellowships | Fondation Armand-Frappier |
| Fellowships | Ontario Mental Health Foundation |
| Fellowships | Social Science Research Council (US) |
| Fellowships | International Union Against Cancer |
| Funded Research | Parkinson Society Canada |
| Gilbert F. White Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | Resources for the Future (RFF) |
| Graduate studies scholarships and postdoctoral fellowship program in occupational health and safety | Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail |
| IDRC awards for graduate students | International Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
| James M. Flaherty scholarship | Ireland Canada University Foundation |
| John Charles Polanyi Prizes | Ontario Council on Graduate Studies |
| Knowledge Transfer Grants | Canadian Arthritis Network |
| Mustard Fellowship in Work Environment and Health | Institute for Work & Health |
| National Fellowships Program | Sigma Delta Epsilon / Graduate Women in Science |
| Ontario Centres of Excellence Fellowships | Ontario Centres of Excellence |
| Postdoctoral fellowship program | Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT) |
| Postdoctoral fellowship program | Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC) |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | Canadian Blood Services |
| Postdoctoral Training | Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) |
| NCE Programs | Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada |
| Research Associate Program | National Research Council of Canada |
| Research Grant | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
| Research Grant | Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation |
| Residential Grants and Fellowships | Getty Grant Program |
| Science Policy Fellowships Program | Health Canada |
| Sloan Industry Center Fellowships | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
| The Davies Charitable Foundation Fellowship | The Davies Charitable Foundation |
| Welch Scholarship | International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications |
| William T. Grant Scholars Program | William T. Grant Foundation |
| Women's Health Scholars Awards | Ontario Council on Graduate Studies |
