The following Pulmonary Research 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. Through the McGill Library, faculty members have access to the Pivot funding opportunities database. If you would like us to monitor specific deadlines, please let us know. Only agency deadlines are listed. Internal McGill deadlines for the various Departments vary and are thus not listed below.
Updated: Nov 13, 2019
Faculty
Research Grants – Upcoming Deadlines
Research Grants – Open/Cyclical Deadlines
Salary Awards – Faculty
Trainees & Fellows
Salary Awards – Trainees & Fellows
Travel Awards – Various
Research Grants
| Funding Agency | Title | Type | LOI Deadline | App Deadline |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) | Transformation stream | TBC | ||
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Single-Cell Analysis of Inflammation | Team Grant | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| FRQS | Radiology research | Grant | Sept 4, 2019 | Dec 3, 2019 |
| FRQS | PRIORITÉ PATIENT – To improve the quality of cancer care and services in Québec | Grant | Sept 9, 2019 | Dec 3, 2019 |
| CF Foundation | Pilot and Feasibility Award | Grant | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| CF Foundation | Research Grant | Grant | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund | 2019 Exploration Competition | Grant | NOI: Aug 7, 2019 LOI: Sept 4, 2019 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| FRQ | AUDACE program | Grant | Sept 18, 2019 | Dec 11, 2019 |
| Crohn’s and Colitis Canada | Grants-in-Aid of Research | Nov 22, 2019 | Jan 17, 2020 | |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Discovery Research Grants | Grant | Dec 1, 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Parkinson Society Canada | Parkinson Canada Research Program Pilot project grants | Grant | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| LLSC | The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC)| Operating Grants | Grant | Oct 25,2019 | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Cancer Research Society | Operating Grants Competition | Grant | Dec 4, 2019 | Feb 12, 2020 |
| McGill | Clinical Innovation Competition (CLIC) | Grant | Feb 17, 2020 | |
| CIHR | Project Grant | Grant | Feb 5, 2020 | March 4, 2020 |
| CIHR | Personalized Health | Team Grant | Oct 8, 2019 | Apr 7, 2020 |
| CIHR | Canada-EU Smart Living Environments – Transitions in Care (ageing) | Team Grant | Apr 22, 2020 |
Research Grants – Open Calls & Cyclical Deadlines
Salary Awards (Faculty)
| Funding Agency | Title | Type | LOI Deadline | App Deadline |
Salary Awards (Trainees)
| Funding Agency | Title | Type | App Deadline |
| CIHR | Doctoral Research Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award: 2019-2020 | PhD | Nov 21, 2019 |
| CIHR | Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program | MSc | Dec 1, 2019 |
| McGill | Global Health Scholars Program | Undergrad | Dec 13, 2019 |
| ERS | Long-Term Research Fellowships | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| Parkinson Society Canada | Basic Research Fellowship | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| CIHR | Canada Grad Scholarship – Michael Smith Supp | Grad | June & Oct |
| RSR-FRQS | Short research internship in another university | Grad | Open call |
| European Research Society | Short-Term Research Fellowship 1-3 months at any institute in Europe or abroad | Apr 1/Oct 1 yearly | |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds | PhD fellowship in Europe | PhD | Feb 1/June 1/Oct 1 |
| Mitacs | Elevate Manage a long-term collaborative research project with a company or not-for-profit | LOI: June 19, 2019 App: July 17, 2019 | |
| Mitacs | Accelerate Fellowship | MSc & PhD | Open call |
| Mitacs | Accelerate Industrial Postdoc | Open Call (Jan deadline) | |
| 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 Dec 31 yearly |
| Fulbright Canada | Awards for American Scholars | Various | Various |
| Eur Resp Society | ERS Fellowships Short-Term Research (April 1 and Oct 1 – yearly) Long-Term Research (January) | Various | Various |
| McGill CaPS | Various Scholarships and Awards | Various | Various |
| McGill | Faculty of Med Internal Studentship | MSc & PhD | Apr/May – yearly April 15, 2019 |
| McGill | Faculty of Med PDF Fellowships | Apr/May – yearly April 15, 2019 | |
| 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 | Jan/Feb yearly | |
| 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 |
| 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 | CCS Travel Awards | PhD/PDF | Jan 15/ May 15/Sept 15 |
| McGill | Faculty of Med Graduate Mobility Award | Graduate | open call |
| Meakins | Travel Awards | Grad & PDF | 3 weeks prior to travel |
Links to common granting agencies
