Funding Opportunities and Deadlines
An extensive list of funding opportunities, their corresponding deadlines, and websites are mentioned below. When submitting an application to an external funding agency, please ensure that you follow the internal review and signature process for grant applications.
Although efforts are made to confirm the accuracy of deadlines, please ensure that you visit the agency’s website to confirm dates and funding availability. Any updates to this funding site will also be sent through the existing listserv email notifications. To be added to this notification, please email lcudmore@upei.ca.
August 2026
- August 4 - NSERC Discovery Grants, Notice of intent
- August 4 - SSHRC Connection Grants
- August 18 - New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration Competition, Notice of Intent
September 2026
- September 10 - SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships
- September 15 - NSERC Promoscience
- September 15 - SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants
- September 21 - NSERC Idea to Innovations Grant
- September 22 - NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program, Invited Applicants only
October 2026
- October 1 - SSHRC Insight Grants
- October 17 - NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- October 17 - Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program NSERC (direct to agency applications)
- October 19 - Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program SSHRC (direct to agency applications)
- October 19 - NSERC Discovery Horizons, Invited Applicants only
- October 20 - New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration Competition
- October 26 - NSERC Research Tools and Instruments
November 2026
- November 2 - NSERC Discovery Grants
- November 2 - SSHRC Connection Grants
- November 16 - SSHRC Partnership Development Grants
December 2026
- December 1 - Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's Program
- December 15 - SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants
Open Deadline
Institutional Programs
Contact the Manager, Research Services (mlsteele@upei.ca) if you are interested in applying to the following agencies:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
UPEI is a proud endorser of the NSERC Dimensions Charter.
