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    Title Description Type Amount Competitions Applicants Supplements

    Aid to Scholarly Journals

    Aid to Scholarly Journals grants are meant to increase access to, and readership of, original research results in the social sciences and humanities through Canadian scholarly journals.

    Grant


    $42,400 to $52,000 per year

    For 3 years



    September 2025 Competition

    Competition open
    Deadline: September 10, 2025 (8 p.m. eastern)

    Competition details



    Who can apply
    • Researchers / Faculty members

    Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

    The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social, and research-based growth.

    Fellowship


    Up to $70,000

    Over 2 years



    September 2024 Competition

    Competition closed
    Deadline: September 17, 2024 (8 p.m. eastern)



    Who can apply
    • Postdoctoral researchers

    Canada Graduate Research Scholarships—Doctoral program

    The Canada Graduate Research Scholarship—Doctoral program recognizes and supports the next generation of outstanding innovators, knowledge workers, creative thinkers and researchers.

    Scholarship


    $40,000 per year

    For 3 years



    October 2025 Competition

    Competition upcoming
    Deadline (Directly to SSHRC): October 17, 2025 (8 p.m. eastern)
    Deadline (Through a Canadian institution with a quota): Contact your institution (often significantly earlier than agency deadline)



    Who can apply
    • Doctoral students

    Associated supplements
    • Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
    • CMHC-SSHRC Housing Research Scholarship Program
    • Department of National Defence MINDS Scholarship Initiative
    • Aileen D. Ross Fellowship
    • Queen’s Fellowship
    • Sport Participation Research Initiative
    • Mitacs Training

    Canada Graduate Research Scholarships—Master’s program

    The Canada Graduate Research Scholarships—Master’s program provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in an eligible master’s or, in some cases, doctoral program in Canada. This support allows these scholars to concentrate more fully on their studies in their chosen fields.

    Scholarship


    $27,000 per year

    For 1 year



    December 2025 Competition

    Competition open
    Deadline: December 1, 2025 (8 p.m. eastern)

    Competition details



    Who can apply
    • Master’s students
    • Doctoral students

    Associated supplements
    • Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
    • CMHC-SSHRC Housing Research Scholarship Program
    • Department of National Defence MINDS Scholarship Initiative
    • Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative

    Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral Program

    The Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral program is a federal program of scholarships awarded through national competitions by the granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and SSHRC. The program supports high-calibre students engaged in doctoral programs in all academic disciplines.

    Scholarship


    Up to $40,000

    Over 36 months



    October 2024 Competition

    Competition closed
    Deadline: October 17, 2024 (8 p.m. eastern)



    Who can apply
    • Doctoral students

    Associated supplements
    • Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

    Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s Program

    The Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s program provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in eligible master’s or, in some cases, doctoral programs in Canada. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council manages this funding opportunity on SSHRC’s behalf.

    Scholarship


    Up to $27,000

    Over 12 months



    December 2024 Competition

    Competition closed
    Deadline: December 1, 2024 (8 p.m. eastern)



    Who can apply
    • Master’s students

    Associated supplements
    • Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements
    • CMHC-SSHRC Housing Research Scholarship Program
    • Department of National Defence MINDS Scholarship Initiative
    • Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative

    Canada Graduate Scholarships—Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

    The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements support high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research institutions abroad.

    Scholarship


    Up to $6,000



    October 2025 Competition

    Competition open
    Deadline: October 10, 2025 (8 p.m. eastern)

    Competition details



    Who can apply
    • Master’s students
    • Doctoral students

    Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program

    The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program recognizes and supports the next generation of outstanding innovators, knowledge workers, creative thinkers and researchers at a pivotal time in their careers.

    Scholarship


    $70,000 per year

    For 2 years



    September 2025 Competition

    Competition upcoming
    Deadline: September 11, 2025 (8 p.m. eastern)



    Who can apply
    • Postdoctoral researchers

    Associated supplements
    • Alice Wilson Award
    • Bora Laskin National Fellowship in Human Rights Research
    • CMHC-SSHRC Housing Research Scholarship Program
    • Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes—SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Collaboration
    • Department of National Defence MINDS Scholarship Initiative
    • Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship
    • Mitacs Elevate
    • Mitacs Training
    • Sport Participation Research Initiative

    Canadian Research Data Centre Network Directed Grant

    This funding opportunity supports access to Statistics Canada microdata through a directed grant to the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN), a network of 32 secure computer laboratories on university campuses across Canada.

    Grant


    Up to $17,400,000 per year

    For 6 years



    September 2021 Competition

    Competition closed
    Deadline: September 20, 2021 (8 p.m. eastern)



    Who can apply
    • Researchers / Faculty members
    • Institutions

    Connection Grants

    These grants support short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization events and activities.

    Grant


    $7,000 to $50,000

    Over 1 year



    August 2025 Competition

    Competition open
    Deadline: August 1, 2025 (8 p.m. eastern)

    Competition details



    Who can apply
    • Postdoctoral researchers
    • Researchers / Faculty members
    • Research team
    • Institutions

    Associated supplements
    • Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative

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