| Grant Agency | Type of Grant | Funding Range |
|---|---|---|
| LARGE GRANTING AGENCIES | ||
| 1. The Spencer Foundation | Small Large Field-initiated proposals |
<$50K >$100K |
| 2. Stemmler Medical Education Research Fund | N/A | <$150K for two years |
| 3. Max Bell Foundation | Project grant | 50k to 200k for 1-3 years |
| 4. SSHRC | Multiple types | <$10K/year to $2.5 million |
| 5. Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) | Multiple types | Wide range |
| 6. National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)/Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) | No upper limit. Average is $121,160 - $138,850 for up to three yrs. | |
| 7. Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFR) | Various Opportunities | Wide range |
| 8. Fond de la recherche en sante du Quebec (FRSQ) | Training awards Career awards Exchange programs |
Daily living allowance & transportation |
| 9. National Institutes of Health (US) | Various | N/A |
| 10. Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) | Various | >$50K/year |
| 11. James S. MacDonnell Foundation (JSMF) - 21st Century Science Initiative |
Understanding Human Cognition Studying Complex Systems |
>$200,000 for no less than 2 years and up to 5 years |
| 12. Eli Lilly Canada | Lilly Canada Grant | No dollar amount posted |
| SMALL GRANTING AGENCIES | ||
| 13. Medical Council of Canada | Multi-year grant, Fund for research in clinical assessment | $37.5K over two yrs |
| 14. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons | Med Ed research CanMEDS Robert Maudsley Fellowship for Studies in Medical Education Fac Dev grants (link on RCPSC website currently down) |
$5K to 50K/yr Not available |
| 15. Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) | Incentive Awards | Up to $10K US/award |
| 16. Associated Medical Services (AMS) | AMS Project Grant | Up to $10K for one yr for both grants |
| 17. College of Family Physicians of Canada |
Janus Research Grants and the D. M. Robb Community-Based Research Grant |
$7.5-$15K |
| 18. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) | CAEP Research Grant Competition | $5K - $10K |
| 19. Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics (APGO) | Various Awards | up to $25K |
| 20. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) | APSF Grant Program | $150,000 per project over a max of 2 years |
OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
You may also find the Community of Science Granting Agency Database (COS) useful in searching for other funding opportunities. (Search by key word)
A few pointers on how to use the Community of Science Granting Agency Database:
1) Use quotation marks for terms that contain more than one word.
2) Hits are organized from most to least relevant according to your search term(s).
3) On the pages listing search results, place your cursor over the name of the grant to see a pop-up containing a description of the grant and the URL.
4) The Advanced Search option (available from the main search page) is also easy to use. A benefit is that you identify country of residence which is used to filter hits. Alternatively, you can just make "Canada" one of your search terms.