**NEW** CIHR Institute of Cancer Research and ARCC Research Impact Awards

ARCC is excited to announce a new partnership with the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research to establish two new awards celebrating excellence in applied cancer research:  the Early Career Researcher Award and Research Impact Award. Awards will be given annually between 2026 and 2028. Each award will be given annually, (more…)

Current Oncology Travel Award – Deadline Extended to January 14th

The Current Oncology Travel Award is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of clinical oncology, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from May to December every year and winners are announced by the end (more…)

CCS Research Training Awards – Master’s Level

The Canadian Cancer Society’s (CCS) Research Training Awards program aims to support growth and innovation in the next generation of diverse cancer researchers across Canada at the master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. This program seeks to build inclusive capacity in all areas of cancer research, while fostering interdisciplinary learning, knowledge (more…)

CCS 2026 Challenge Grants

For full details and to apply visit https://cancer.ca/en/research/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/2026-challenge-grants The Challenge Grants program will support cancer research projects across the cancer continuum and across disciplines, with an ultimate goal of solving a problem (i.e., a ‘challenge’) in cancer that is meaningful to people affected by or at risk of cancer. Challenges (more…)

TFRI’s Digital Health & Discovery Platform’s Digital Health Innovation Fund

The DHDP is launching a Request for Applications for the Digital Health Innovation Fund. The purpose of this opportunity is to support the development of research programs through their use of the Platform. While the fund prioritizes oncology and neurology research programs, the DHDP is a disease agnostic initiative. Applications (more…)

Canadian Cancer Society 2025 Research Training Awards – Masters

The Canadian Cancer Society’s (CCS) Research Training Awards program aims to support growth and innovation in the next generation of diverse cancer researchers across Canada at the master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels. This program seeks to build inclusive capacity in all areas of cancer research, while fostering interdisciplinary learning, knowledge (more…)

CCS Workplace Cancer Research Grants: Preventing occupational cancers

The CCS Workplace Cancer Research Grants have been created to support important and relevant cancer research that will uncover new knowledge and fill existing gaps related to a diversity of workplace cancer risk factors to inform cancer prevention efforts and the development of guidelines, policies, and regulations aimed at reducing (more…)

OICR invites applications for the Innovation to Implementation (I2I) funding competition

Download Full Application Instructions (PDF) The goal of I2I awards is to fund research activities to study ways to speed up the appropriate adoption of innovations. OICR is committed to providing research funding to help support a sustainable health system that optimally delivers these innovations in a fair and equitable (more…)

BioCanRx: 2024 Open Call for Research Proposals

For full details visit: https://biocanrx.com/research/research-program/open-call-2024 BioCanRx, Canada’s Immunotherapy Network, is pleased to announce the launch of its first Open Call for Research Proposals made possible by funding from the Strategic Science Fund. Through this call for proposals, BioCanRx will support multi-disciplinary cancer immunotherapy and biotherapeutic approaches. Key Dates: Call launch: (more…)

2025 Terry Fox New Investigator Award Competition

Value: Up to $150,000/year for 3 years. Registration of intent due: June 3, 2024. Full applications due: August 5, 2024. Click Here for full details and to apply online Purpose To support outstanding new researchers as they develop their careers as independent research scientists or clinician scientists. These awards enable recipients (more…)