The following Funding Opportunities may be of interest to members and trainees at the Meakins-Christie Laboratories and the RESP Program. Please note this is not a complete list of all available funding opportunities. If you would like us to monitor specific deadlines, please let Inga know. Only agency deadlines are listed. Internal McGill deadlines for the various Departments vary greatly and are thus not listed below. Pulmonary Research Funding Opportunities.
Research Grants
Salary Awards (Faculty)
Salary Awards (Trainees)
Travel Awards
Research Grants
| Funding Agency | Title | Type | LOI Deadline | App Deadline |
| MESI | Health Collaboration Accelerator Fund | Grant | TBC | |
| GlycoNet | Collaborative Team – Cycle II | Grant | Reg: July 3 LOI: Aug 9 |
Feb 1, 2019 |
| CIHR | Transitions in Care – Evaluation Grants | Grant | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| CIHR | Foundation Grant | Grant | Feb 6, 2019 (St 2) | |
| Tri-Agency | New Frontiers in Research Fund – Exploration | Grant | Jan 11, 2019 | Feb 7, 2019 |
| Alpha-1 Fdn | In-Cycle Grant Opportunities | Grant | Sept 28, 2018 | Feb 15, 2019 |
| CIHR | Planning and Dissemination Grant (To be launched in Jan 2019) | Planning Grant | Feb 19, 2019 | |
| CAAIF | 2019 Food Allergy Research Grant | Grant | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| CAAIF | 2019 Research Grant in Allergic Rhinitis or Urticaria | Grant | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| CIHR | Project Grant | Feb 6, 2018 | March 6, 2019 | |
| HFSP | HFSP Young Investigator Grants (full app details to come) | Grant | March 18, 2019 (initiate LOI) | March 28, 2019 LOI |
| HFSP | HFSP Program Grants (full app details to come) | Grant | March 18, 2019 (initiate LOI) | March 28, 2019 LOI |
| MESI | Volet 1: Programme d’innovation – 2ieme appel de projets Québec-Israël | Grant | Dec 3, 2018 | April 1, 2019 |
| CIHR | ECIs in Maternal, Reproductive, Child & Youth Health | Grant | April 2, 2019 | May 14, 2019 |
| ERAPerMed | Transnational Research Projects on Personalized Medicine | Team Grant | March 7, 2019 | June 17, 2019 |
| CIHR | Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams | Team Grant | Nov 20, 2018 | Sept 24, 2019 |
| CIHR | Sepsis Research Network | Network | Jan 17, 2019 | Sept 26, 2019 |
| NIH | R01 Research Grants | Grant | Feb5/June5/Oct5 | |
| NIH | Program Overviews & Deadlines | Grant | Various | |
| PHAC | Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease | Grant | Open LOI call (invited to submit full app) | |
| CQDM | Canada/France Program | Grant | Open Call | |
| CQDM | Quantum Leap innovative technolgies to facilitate drug discovery/development |
Grant | Open Call (reviewed quarterly) |
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| CQDM | SynergiQc innovative technologies with high commercial value | Grant | Open Call (reviewed quarterly) |
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| GSK | Discovery Partnerships with Academia | Grant | Open Call | |
| Parent Project MD | PPMD Exploratory Funds | Grant | Not indicated | |
| Parent Project MD | PPMD Investigator Award | Grant | Not indicated | |
| Jesse’s Journey | Duchenne Funding Program | Grant | September (yearly) | |
| RRDM Network | Rare Disease Connections | Grant | Open Call | |
| Rare Disease Fdn | Rare Disease Microgrant | Grant | Jan/April/July/Oct (yearly) | |
| NSERC | Engage Grants, Connect Grants, Collaborative Research & Development Grants |
Grant | Open Call | |
| Genentech | Scientific Project Support | Grant | Open Call |
Salary Awards (Faculty)
| Funding Agency | Title | Type | LOI Deadline | App Deadline |
Salary Awards (Trainees)
| Funding Agency | Title | Type | App Deadline |
| NSERC | Undergraduate Student Research Awards | Undergrad | Feb 2019 (TBC) |
| McGill | CLIC – Clinical Innovation Competition | Feb 15, 2019 | |
| CIHR | Canada Grad Scholarship – Michael Smith Supplement | Grad | June 11 & Oct 10, 2018 |
| European Research Society | Short-Term Research Fellowship | Apr 1/Oct 1 yearly | |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds | PhD fellowship in Europe | PhD | Feb 1/ June 1/ Oct 1 |
| Mitacs | Accelerate Fellowship | Grad & PDF | Open call |
| Mitacs | Globalink Partnership Award (Industry) | Grad | Open call |
| Mitacs | Globalink Research Award | Grad & PDF | Jan/May/Sept |
| CF Foundation | Student Traineeship Grant | Various | Open call |
| Fulbright Canada | Awards for American Scholars | Various | Various |
| Eur Resp Society | ERS Fellowships | Various | Various |
| McGill CaPS | Various Scholarships and Awards | Various | Various |
| McGill | Faculty of Med Internal Studentship | MSc & PhD | April 23, 2018 Apr/May – yearly |
| McGill | Faculty of Med PDF Fellowships | April 23, 2018 Apr/May – yearly |
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| McGill | Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowship | PhD | June – yearly |
| McGIll | PBEEE/QC Merit Scholarships for Foreign Students | Grad | June – yearly |
Travel Awards (Trainees)
| Funding Agency | Title | Type | Deadline |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Collaborative Research Travel Grants | Feb 1, 2019 | |
| McGill Exp Med | Dr. Price Memorial Travel Award | MSc & PhD | Feb 28 / June 30 / Oct 31 |
| AllerGen | Travel Awards | Various | 4 weeks prior to travel |
| AllerGen | International Trainee Research Visit | Grad/PDF/Fellow | Apr 30/ June 15/ July 30, 2018 |
| AllerGen | Research Skills Award | Various | 4 weeks prior to travel |
| AllerGen | Funding and Training Awards | Various | Various |
| Mitacs | Globalink Res Award Travel from CA | Various | Various |
| Mitacs | Globalink Res Award Travel to CA | Various | Various |
| The Company of Biologists | Travelling Fellowships | MSc/PhD/PDF | Feb 28/May 31/Aug 31/Nov 30 |
| Canadian Cancer Society | Travel Awards | PhD/PDF | Jan 15/ May 15/Sept 15 |
| McGill | Faculty of Med Graduate Mobility Award | Graduate | open call |
| Meakins | Travel Awards | Various | open call |
Links to common granting agencies.
Canadian Common CV …………..
Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute
Cystic Fibrosis Canada
National Institutes of Health
ResearchNet
Canada Foundation for Innovation …..
Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canadian Institute of Health Research
Canadian Lung Association ………………
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Department of Defense