Funding Opportunities for
Clinical Faculty

The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation at Toronto Metropolitan University maintains a list of externally available funding opportunities. 

Through TMU, all faculty also have access to the COS Pivot Database, free of charge. COS Pivot is the largest searchable database in the world for researchers looking for funding opportunities and potential collaborators. 

The Tri-Agency refers to the three federal research funding bodies in Canada that support academic research, student training, and innovation. Most relevant to the School of Medicine context is the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), however opportunities for collaboration and funding may exist across all three agencies. 

Canadian Institutes of Health Research 

In general, the CIHR operates on a predictable annual schedule built around its primary funding vehicle, the Project Grant Program. This program runs two competitions per year, the Spring and Fall cycles, each following a two-phase submission process consisting of a mandatory registration phase followed by a full application (early February and early March, respectively, for the spring competition, and early August to early September, respectively, for the fall competition).

A full list of ongoing CIHR funding opportunities can be found here. 

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) supports research in the natural sciences and engineering.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funds social sciences and humanities scholarship.

Other federal funding and awards can be found here. 

PSI Foundation Funding Programs

The PSI Foundation offers a number of funding opportunities including operating grants, new investigator funding, and knowledge translation research. More information here. 

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada

The Royal College provides a number of funding opportunities, including the Strategic Initiative Grant, CanMEDS Research Grant, and the Medical Education Research Grant. More information here. 

Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine

The Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine offers a number of funding opportunities for members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. These include the Daniel Glazier Continuing Professional Development Grant in Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse, the Daniel Glazier Research Grant in Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse, the Family Medicine Leadership in Underserved Communities Grant, the Janus Research Grant, and the Scholarly Work in Family Medicine Education Grant. More information here. 

Research in Clinical Assessment

The Research in Clinical Assessment grant is intended to support and provide a principal investigator with the financial resources required to further complete their research while promoting the Medical Council of Canada vision of ensuring that physicians have the competencies to support safe, accessible health care in Canada. It is a single-year, curiosity-driven grant provided up to a value of $37,500. Application for the grant usually opens in the fall and closes in the winter. More information here. 

Disease-Specific Organizations

Several disease-specific organizations offer grants to support SRCI activities within their context. Examples include Diabetes Canada, the Brain Canada Foundation, the Arthritic Society Canada, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.