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This table summarizes 25 pilot & seed grants in the health sciences. Pilot and seed grants are normally funds targeted at projects of a short duration (1-2 years). Often, these awards are aimed at research ideas that are still at their initial stages. They may not yet have preliminary or published data supporting them.
This document is intended to serve as a planning document. Not all of programs summarized below are open and accepting applications. Researchers can, however, use this table to identify possible sources of funding and plan accordingly.
Interested applicants should consult the agency links provided below for the opportunity's eligibility criteria, guidelines, and submission deadlines. For questions about a funding opportunity, or if you are having difficulty finding funding to suit your research program, please contact:
Jennifer Robinson, Ph.D. | Andrea Hiltz |
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Research Projects Advisor (Health Sciences) |
Research Projects Advisor (Health Sciences) |
For grants targeted at New Investigators in the health sciences, please see the New Investigators Funding Opportunities.
For grant writing resources, please visit the Researcher Resources webpage
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Subject Area |
Amount & Duration |
Other Considerations |
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American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases | Pilot Research Award | Liver disease research |
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American College of Gastroenterology | ACG Grant Program | Clinical gastroenterology |
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American Psychological Foundation | Pilot & Seed Grants | Various research topics in psychology |
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American Society for Suicide Prevention | American Society for Suicide Prevention Pilot Grants | Suicide prevention research |
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Banting Research Foundation | Banting Discovery Award | Medical research (any area) |
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Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians | CAEP Grant Competition | Emergency Medicine |
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Canadian Lung Association | Research Grants | Pulmonary research |
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Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation | CORL Grant | Orthopaedic research |
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Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine | CASEM Research Grants | Sport and exercise medicine |
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CIHR | Catalyst Grants | Targeted research areas |
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CIHR | Planning & Dissemination Grants | Planning meetings or knowledge translation activities |
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CRE-MSD | Seed grants | Prevention of musculoskeletal diseases |
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International Association for the Study of Pain | IASP Grants & Fellowships | Pain research |
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Joule | Joule Innovation Grant Program | Medical technologies |
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National Organization for Rare Disorders | NORD Research Grants | Rare disease research |
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North American Spine Society | NASS Grants and Awards | Basic, clinical, or translational spine research |
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Parkinson's Society | Pilot Project Grants | Parkinson's Disease |
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Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada | PFC Awards Program | Physiotherapy research |
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Prostate Cancer Canada | Movember Discovery Grants | Prostate Cancer |
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Rare Disease Foundation | Rare Disease Microgrants | Rare disease research |
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Savoy Foundation | Research Grants | Epilepsy research |
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Scoliosis Research Society | Small Exploratory Grants | Scoliosis research |
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Sigma Theta Tau International | Research Grants | Nursing research topics |
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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) | Pilot Awards | Autism research (particularly genetic or other risk factors) |
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Last Updated: December 3, 2018