External Funding Opportunities
Postdoctoral fellows at Ontario Tech University are encouraged to explore a variety of external fellowships and awards to support their research and professional development. This page provides links to funding opportunities from national and international organizations, offering valuable resources to advance your work and enhance your academic portfolio. These opportunities are open to postdoctoral fellows across a range of disciplines and can help you secure competitive funding throughout your fellowship.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
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Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship supports the best and brightest minds in their postdoctoral research, connecting them with world-class academics and leading researchers.
ValueVaries.
Field(s)All disciplines.
DeadlineThe deadline to submit completed application packages is normally November each year. Visit the program website for application dates.
Application detailsFor detailed information about the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, please refer to the Azrieli Foundation website.
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CAMH Discovery Fund Postdoctoral Research Award
The Discovery Fund provides support for postdoctoral researchers pursuing basic and clinical research to better identify, diagnose, prevent and treat mental illnesses. Both one- and two-year awards are available to support full-time postdoctoral studies under the primary supervision of a CAMH scientist. The Discovery Fund Postdoctoral Research Award, supporting prospective postdoctoral researchers, reflects an investment in the future generation of world-class researchers in mental health.
Value
$70,000 per year with a $5,000 research allowance; 1 and 2 year awards
Field(s)
Health Research
Deadline
The deadline to submit a Notice of Intent is normally October each year. Visit the program website for application dates
Application details
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship
Fellowships provide support for highly qualified applicants in all areas of health research at the post-PhD degree or post-health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad.
Value$40,000 to $60,000 per year with $5,000 for research support
Field(s)Health Research
DeadlineThe deadline to submit applications is normally October each year. Visit the program website for application dates.
Application detailsIf you are interested in applying to the CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship program you must notify SGPS of your intent to apply in advance via email to gradstudies@ontariotechu.ca.
SGPS is responsible for final approval of all CIHR submissions and will submit applications promptly on the competition deadline.
For detailed information about the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, please refer to the CIHR website.
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endMS Postdoctoral Fellowships
The endMS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is intended to support research for training of Postdoctoral Fellows in studies related to MS. The endMS Postdoctoral Fellowships serve to attract and retain young researchers in the field of MS.
Value$41,000; up to 3 years
Field(s)MS research
DeadlineThe deadline to submit applications is normally October each year.
Application detailsVisit the MS Canada website for full program details.
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Graduate Women in Science National Fellowship Program
The Graduate Women In Science (GWIS) National Fellowship Program promotes knowledge in the natural and social sciences and encourages women’s academic and professional careers in the sciences.
ValueVariable
Field(s)Natural Sciences
Deadline
The application deadline is December each year. Visit the program website for submission date.Application Details
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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Distinguished Scholars Awards
The foundation welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression.
Value$15,000 to $45,000 per year
Field(s)Violence in relation to climate, war, politics, terrorism, racial, ethnic and religious conflict, crime, family and intimate-partner relationships.
DeadlineThe application deadline is normally in August each year. Visit the program's website for the submission date.
Application detailsVisit the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation website for complete details.
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Human Frontier Science Program Fellowships
The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) fellowship program supports proposals for frontier, potentially transformative research in the life sciences. Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP). HFSP postdoctoral fellowships encourage early career scientists to broaden their research skills by moving into new areas of study while working in a new country.
ValueVariable
Field(s)Science
DeadlineThe application submission deadline is a two-step process, normally May and September each year. Visit the program website for submission dates.
Application detailsVisit the Human Frontiers Science Program website for additional details.
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John Charles Polanyi Prizes
In honour of the achievement of John Charles Polanyi, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the government of the province of Ontario has established a fund to provide up to five prizes annually to outstanding researchers in the early stages of their career who are continuing to postdoctoral studies or have recently started a faculty appointment at an Ontario university.
ValueFive awards of $20,000 each
Field(s)Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economic Science
DeadlineThe deadline for applications is December each year. Visit the COU website for submission dates.
Application detailsIf you are interested in applying to the John Charles Polanyi Prizes, you must notify SGPS of your intent to apply in advance via email to gradstudies@ontariotechu.ca.
SGPS is responsible for making the final submission of all applications and will submit promptly by the competition deadline.
Visit the Council of Ontario Universities' website for the full program details.
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships will be open to excellent researchers of any nationality.
ValueVaries
Field(s)All disciplines
DeadlineThe deadline to submit proposals is normally September each year. Visit the website for submission dates.
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Mitacs Accelerate Postdoctoral Fellowships Program
Mitacs Accelerate is a program for postdoctoral fellows at Ontario universities to develop collaborations with partner organizations.
ValueStarting at $15,000
Field(s)Varies each year
DeadlineApplications accepted anytime
Application details
Visit the Mitacs website for additional details. - Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
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Mitacs Globalink Research Award
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) supports research collaborations between Canada and select partner organizations and eligible countries and regions.
Value$6,000 (12 to 24-week duration)
Field(s)Varies
DeadlineMitacs accepts applications for the Globalink Research Award on an ongoing basis. However, it is recommended that applicants apply at least 16 weeks ahead of their planned start date.
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National Research Council of Canada H.L. Holmes Award for Postdoctoral Studies
Bequeathed by the late Dr. Holmes, in recognition of NRC's commitment to promote research excellence, the award gives recipients the opportunity to conduct postdoctoral studies under outstanding researchers at world-famous graduate schools or research institutes.
ValueUp to $100,000 per year; one or two-year duration
Field(s)Chemistry, physics, biology or mathematics as they relate to medical and biological processes
DeadlineThe application deadline is normally June each year. Visit the program website for submission date.
Application detailsVisit the National Research Council Canada website for complete details.
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National Research Council of Canada Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program