International Funding Opportunities

Research applications must be submitted to the Office of Research Services at least two weeks before the due date of an international funding competition to allow the Research Grants Officer to review the application and provide feedback in a timely manner.

Below is a selected list of opportunities sorted by location of the sponsor or research. For opportunities with set deadlines, consult our Current Funding Opportunities newsletter.

ASIA

Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada – Senior Fellowships
Seeking senior fellows who have made significant contributions to Canada-Asia relations in one of the following areas: scholarship, public policy, business, diplomacy, arts and culture, and civil society.

Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) – Research Grant Program
This research grant program is aimed at foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers, and doctoral candidates in Chinese studies-related departments at foreign universities. CCS will provide a round-trip ticket to and from Taipei, monthly subsidies ranging from $1,333–$2,000 CDN, insurance coverage, assistance with research expenses, research materials, liaison with universities and research institutions, and the use of CCS facilities.

Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship
Offering young researchers in the fields of natural science, engineering, or medicine to carry out their research in a Japanese host institution (university research laboratory, national research institution, or corresponding facility in private industry) of their choice between 3-6 months.

AUSTRALIA

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
The National Research Flagships initiative funded by the Australian government was launched to reinforce the development of collaborative research partnerships reflecting national research priorities.

CANADA

Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada
Offers international research opportunities.

Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade (DFAIT) – Going Global Innovation
Designed to promote and enhance Canada’s international innovation efforts by supporting Canadian companies and researchers in pursuing international R&D collaborative opportunities through the development of partnerships with key players in other countries and economies.

Grand Challenges Canada
Supports projects with bold ideas and that can have a big impact in global health.

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Grants supporting research, knowledge-building, and knowledge-sharing projects in four broad areas: 1) agriculture and the environment; 2) global health policy; 3) social and economic policy; and 4) science and innovation.

International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada)
Supports R&D projects that accelerate industrial innovation in Canada, and increase its commercial potential in global markets. Partner countries include: China, India, Israel and Brazil.

EUROPE

AgreenSkills – Incoming and Outgoing Fellowships in France
Offering fellowships to develop challenging basic or targeted research projects in the areas of agriculture, environment, food and nutrition, and animal health.

DAAD – Research Visit Grant and Arts Study Visit for Faculty
Offering grants for 1-3 months in all academic disciplines to pursue research at universities, libraries, archives, institutes, or laboratories in Germany.

Embassy of France in Canada – New Scientific Collaboration Support Program
Supports new scientific collaboration between French and Canadian research teams in every field of study, from the “hard” sciences to human and social sciences.

Alexander von Humbolt Foundation
Offers several competitions for top experts at different stages of their careers to share their knowledge in Germany.

European Space Agency
Canadian institutions are eligible to apply for tenders either as a lead or a collaborator.

NATO – Science for Peace and Security Programme (SPS)
Supports collaborative R&D projects that: 1) facilitate mutually beneficial cooperation on issues of common interest, including international efforts to meet emerging security challenges in counter-terrorism, energy security, cyber defence, defence against CBRN agents, or environmental security; 2) enhance and support for NATO-led operations and missions; 3) enhance awareness on security developments including through early warning, with a view to preventing crises; or 4) human and social aspects of security related to NATO’s strategic objectives.

Swiss National Science Foundation – International Short Visits
Grants awarded to initiate international collaborations.

UNITED STATES

Albert Renold Travel Fellowships for Diabetes Research
Fellowships for young scientists to travel and stay at European institutions in order to learn different scientific techniques in diabetes research

American Chemical Society – Petroleum Research Fund
Supports research directly related to petroleum or fossil fuels.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – Global Health Program
Grants for projects pertaining to global health issues.

Blue Moon Fund
Supports projects in Asia (China, Himalayans, Greater-Mekong subregion), Tropical Americas (Andes-Amazon, Eastern Amazon, Mesoamerica), and North America (Gulf Coast), that build human and natural resilience to a changing and warming world.

Broad Foundation
Supports research that can lead to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis or therapy of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Supports research in the areas of biomedical sciences, diversity in science, infectious disease, interfaces in science, population and laboratory-based sciences, regulatory science, and reproductive sciences.

Google – Faculty Research Awards
Supports cutting-edge research in computer science, engineering, and related fields.

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation – Research Grants
Supports research from the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression.

Human Frontiers Science Program 
Supports basic research on fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on innovative and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries.

JDRF
Offers grant opportunities focused on type 1 diabetes research, including fellowships, research grants, and conferences.

MacArthur Foundation
Accepting letters of inquiry in a wide range of areas.

March of Dimes
Supports a number of research grants aimed at improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

Muscular Dystrophy Association – Research Grants Program
Supports research aimed at developing treatments for the muscular dystrophies and related diseases of the neuromuscular system.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH is the primary US agency (comprised of 27 institutes and centers) focused on medical research on particular diseases and body systems. Researchers from Canadian universities are eligible to apply for many NIH funding opportunities.

National Science Foundation
Supports research in most fields of science and engineering.

Rockefeller Foundation
Supports projects that revalue ecosystems, secure livelihoods, transform cities, or advance health. Projects must be relevant to the Foundation’s current initiatives and affect people in one or more geographic areas where the Foundation currently works.

Safari Club International Foundation – Wildlife Management Research Grants
Awards for projects with a strong potential to contribute to the sustainable management of natural resources or the advance of constructive wildlife research.

Thrasher Research Fund – Pediatric Medical Research
Supports a broad array of applications that foster creativity at finding solutions to children’s health problems.

Wenner-Gren Foundation – Anthropology
Supports significant and innovative anthropological research into humanity’s biological and cultural origins, development and variation through fellowships and grants for field work, research, and conferences.