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Pilot & Seed Grants - Health Sciences

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This table summarizes 25 pilot & seed grants in the health sciences. Pilot and seed grants are normally funds targeted at projects of a short duration (1-2 years). Often, these awards are aimed at research ideas that are still at their initial stages. They may not yet have preliminary or published data supporting them. 

This document is intended to serve as a planning document. Not all of programs summarized below are open and accepting applications. Researchers can, however, use this table to identify possible sources of funding and plan accordingly.

Interested applicants should consult the agency links provided below for the opportunity's eligibility criteria, guidelines, and submission deadlines. For questions about a funding opportunity, or if you are having difficulty finding funding to suit your research program, please contact:

Jennifer Robinson, Ph.D. Andrea Hiltz

Research Projects Advisor (Health Sciences)
University Research Services / Faculty of Health Sciences

Phone: 613-533-6000 ext. 32944
Email:  j.robinson@queensu.ca

Research Projects Advisor (Health Sciences)
University Research Services 

Phone: 613-533-6000 ext. 33108
Email:  ahiltz@queensu.ca

For grants targeted at New Investigators in the health sciences, please see the New Investigators Funding Opportunities.

For grant writing resources, please visit the Researcher Resources webpage

Agency

Award

Subject Area

Amount & Duration

Other Considerations
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases  Pilot Research Award  Liver disease research
  • Up to $50,000 USD
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Applicant must be an AASLD member
American College of Gastroenterology  ACG Grant Program  Clinical gastroenterology
  • Up to $15,000 USD
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Applicant must be an ACG member
American Psychological Foundation  Pilot & Seed Grants  Various research topics in psychology
  • Varies by program
  
American Society for Suicide Prevention  American Society for Suicide Prevention Pilot Grants Suicide prevention research
  • $30,000 USD total
  • Duration: 1-2 years
  
Banting Research Foundation  Banting Discovery Award Medical research (any area)
  • $25,000 total
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Applicants need to be within the first 3 years of their first academic appointment
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians  CAEP Grant Competition  Emergency Medicine
  • Varies by program
  • Only CAEP members are eligible to receive funds
Canadian Lung Association  Research Grants  Pulmonary research
  • Varies by program
  
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation  CORL Grant  Orthopaedic research
  • Up to $20,000
  • Duration: 1-2 years
  • One of the principal investigators must be an orthopaedic surgeon working in a Canadian orthopaedic centre
Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine  CASEM Research Grants  Sport and exercise medicine
  • Varies by program
  • The principal investigator must be a CASEM member.
CIHR  Catalyst Grants Targeted research areas
  • Generally up to $100,000
  • Duration: Generally 1 year
  • CIHR periodically offers 'catalyst' grant competition to support targeted areas of health research. A full list of current CIHR competitions is available on ResearchNet 
CIHR  Planning & Dissemination Grants Planning meetings or knowledge translation activities
  • Generally $10,000-$20,000
  • Duration: 1 year
  • CIHR usually holds two planning grant competitions a year, with deadlines in August-September and February-March. The grants are aimed at supporting team meetings or KT activities that align with the research interests of participating CIHR institutes . A full list of current CIHR competitions is available on ResearchNet 
CRE-MSD  Seed grants  Prevention of musculoskeletal diseases
  • Up to $10,000
  • Duration: 1 year
International Association for the Study of Pain  IASP Grants & Fellowships  Pain research
  • Varies by program
  
Joule  Joule Innovation Grant Program  Medical technologies
  • Varies by program
  
National Organization for Rare Disorders  NORD Research Grants  Rare disease research
  • Varies by program
  
North American Spine Society  NASS Grants and Awards  Basic, clinical, or translational spine research
  • Varies by program
  
Parkinson's Society  Pilot Project Grants  Parkinson's Disease
  • $50,000 total
  • Duration: 1 year
  
Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada  PFC Awards Program  Physiotherapy research
  • Varies by program
  
Prostate Cancer Canada  Movember Discovery Grants  Prostate Cancer
  • $200,000 total
  • Duration: up to 2 years
  • New investigators and established investigators are reviewed separately
Rare Disease Foundation  Rare Disease Microgrants Rare disease research
  • $5,000
  • Duration: 1 year
  
Savoy Foundation  Research Grants Epilepsy research
  • $25,000 total
  • Duration: 1-2 years
  • The same project cannot be proposed for the Foundation's research grants program & its fellowship or studentship programs
Scoliosis Research Society  Small Exploratory Grants  Scoliosis research
  • $10,000 USD total
  • Duration: 1 year
  • At least 1 team member must be a member of the scoliosis research society
Sigma Theta Tau International  Research Grants  Nursing research topics
  • Varies by program
  • Preference will be given to STTI members and/or members of affiliated organizations
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)  Pilot Awards  Autism research (particularly genetic or other risk factors)
  • Up to $150,000 USD per year
  • Duration: Up to 2 years
  • SFARI will own purchased equipment with a unit cost of $50,000 (USD) or more.

Last Updated: December 3, 2018