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The following table summarizes health funding opportunities available only to New Investigators. Not all programs summarized below are currently open & accepting applications. Applicants can, however, use this table to identify possible sources of funding and plan submissions accordingly. The definition of a 'New Investigator' varies between funding agencies. Interested applicants should consult the agency links provided below for the opportunity's eligibility criteria, guidelines, & submission deadlines.
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Alzheimer's Society (Canada) | New Investigator Operating Grant | Alzheimer’s research (biomedical or quality of life) |
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American College of Gastroenterology | Junior Faculty Development Grants | Gastroenterology or hepatology |
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American Psychological Foundation | APF Early Career Awards | Various research topics in psychology |
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American Society for Suicide Prevention | Young Investigator Innovation Grants | Suicide prevention research |
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Banting Research Foundation | Banting Discovery Award | Biomedical research (any area) |
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Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation NARSAD | Young Investigator Award | Serious brain & behaviour disorders (schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, & mental illness) |
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund | Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Disease | Pathogenesis, with a focus on the interplay between human and microbial biology |
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Canadian Anesthesiologists Society | New Investigator Operating Grants | Anesthesia, perioperative medicine, and/or pain management |
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Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians | CAEP Grant Competition | Emergency Medicine |
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Canadian Cancer Society | Emerging Scholar Research Grant | Cancer research |
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Canadian Diabetes Association | Early Career Researcher Award | Diabetes research (biomedical, clinical, health services, population & public health) |
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Cystic Fibrosis Canada | Early Career Investigator Award | Cystic fibrosis research |
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Government of Ontario | Early Researchers Awards | Research with a demonstrable benefit to Ontario |
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International Association for the Study of Pain | Early Career Research Grants | Pain research |
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J.P. Bickell Foundation | J.P. Bickell Medical Research Grant | Biomedical research (any area) |
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Kidney Foundation of Canada (KRESCENT program) | KRESCENT New Investigator Award | Kidney disease |
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Career Development Program (Scholar Award) | Leukemia & Lymphoma research (basic, clinical, or translational research) |
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North American Spine Society | Young Investigator Grants | Spine research (basic, clinical translational) |
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Parkinson's Society Canada | New Investigator Award | Parkinson's research |
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Physicians' Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation | New Investigator Grant | Clinical research, medical education research at the post-MD level, health systems research |
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Scoliosis Research Society | New Investigator Grant | Scoliosis research |
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Sick Kids | Sick Kids New Investigator Research Grant | Child health |
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Terry Fox Research Institute | Terry Fox Research Institute New Investigator Awards | Cancer research |
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Last updated: July 29, 2024