Please find a list of common research funding agencies and application deadlines below.If you would like assistance with any available funding possibilities, or to discuss sources that are not listed below, please contact us:
Women’s Health Research Institute
Dr. Zoë Hodgson
Research Program Manager
Phone: 604-875-2424 ext. 4909
E-mail: zhodgson@cw.bc.ca
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Application Deadlines:
To view a comprehensive list of funding application deadlines please visit the University of British Columbia’s Office of Research Services website.
| AGENCY | PROGRAM | REG. / LOI DEADLINE | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
| BC Medical Services Foundation (BCMSF) | Development Grants | Feb 2 Aug 10 |
Mar 30 Oct 5 |
| BCMSF | Research Grants | Feb 2 Aug 10 |
Mar 30 Oct 5 |
| BCMSF | Community Based Health Research Grants | Feb 2 Aug 10 |
Mar 30 Oct 5 |
| Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) | Operating Grants | Feb 1 Aug 15 |
Mar 1 Sept 15 |
| CIHR | Synthesis Grant: Knowledge Translation | Apr 1, 2007 | June 1, 2007 |
| CIHR | Operating Grant: Knowledge Translation Network in Alzheimer and Dementia | Apr 1, 2007 | Nov 1, 2007 |
| CIHR | Operating Grant: Partnerships for Child and Youth Health Indicators | Mar 1, 2007 | Jun 1, 2007 |
| Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation (CPRF) | CPRF Awards | n/a | Nov 2007 |
| CPRF | Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders and Addictions Program | Oct 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI) | Research Planning Grants | n/a | Feb 28 May 30 Aug 30 Nov 30 |
| CTCRI | Researcher Travel Grants | n/a | Ongoing (at least 30 days prior to event) |
| CTCRI | Workshop and Learning Opportunity Grants | n/a | Ongoing (at least 90 days prior to event) |
| Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation | Operating Grants Centre Grants |
n/a Aug 30 Feb 28 |
Aug 30 Jan 31 Sept 30 Mar 30 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) | Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada | n/a | May 1 Nov 1 |
| The Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI) | Research Grants for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder | n/a | Mar 1 |
| SMRI | Treatment Trial Grant for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder | n/a | Mar 1 and Oct 1 |
Fall Deadline for BC Mental Health & Addicitions Research Network Seed Grants!
October 1.
External Funding Agencies:
To view a comprehensive list of external funding agencies please visit the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute's Grant's & Education website.








