Welcome to the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Trainee Funding Opportunity Index. LDFP trainees may qualify for several funding and fellowship opportunities. Please ensure that you review the guidelines for each opportunity and discuss the funding opportunity with your supervisor. Feel free to reach out to the research office for additional questions (Mike Folinas, Sam D’Alfonso, or Lia Cardarelli)
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Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Fellows
- Award Explorer
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Are you interested in awards at the University of Toronto? Whether you’re thinking of coming to U of T – or you are a current student pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies – this tool can help you explore the diverse funding opportunities that recognize your achievements and financially support your studies.
The graduate and Postdoctoral Awards databases are available here.
- Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship
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The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship is hosting a call for applications for the 2025-26 academic year. This program supports the best and brightest minds in their postdoctoral research in Israel, connecting them with world-class academics and leading researchers.
Eligibility:
- The fellowship is open to candidates who have received their PhD degree no earlier than November 1, 2021, in all countries except Israel.
- All nationalities, with the exception of Israel, are eligible to apply.
Important Dates:
- Application deadline - January 22, 2025
- Award notifications – By July 1, 2025
Value & Duration:
- Up to 24 fellowships are offered annually made up of a stipend of ILS 168,000 per academic year, with an additional ILS 20,000 granted per year for research expenses and research-related travel.
- The fellowship is offered for two years. Renewal for a third year will be considered based on a competitive evaluation process.
For more information about this fellowship and details on how to apply, please visit this web page.
Applicants are encouraged to review U of T’s safeguarding research resources when developing their proposals.
Do not use MRA to submit this application.
- Canadian Cancer Society - Research Training Awards
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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 translation, mentorship, and patient & community* engagement opportunities. By supporting a diverse pool of talented researchers, the program will contribute to reshaping cancer research to be more equitable, inclusive, and impactful.
This program was co-developed and revised with guidance from CCS advisors, including Black and Indigenous community members, and is continuously reviewed to monitor and improve its impact.
Institutional racism and colonialism have disproportionately impacted First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Black people, having a significant impact on cancer research and care. Furthermore, too few studies are being conducted by or in partnership with these communities. Engaging Indigenous and Black researchers is crucial for addressing these gaps and contributing to collective action toward health equity and research excellence. Recognizing that marginalized groups face structural and systemic barriers to inclusion and are underrepresented in the field of cancer research, CCS specifically invites Black and Indigenous trainees to submit applications for the 2025 competition in order to positively alter the research landscape.
This special mandate is a direct response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, CCS’s commitment to Advancing Health Equity Through Cancer Information and Support Services, and the overarching goal of the Research Training Awards program to develop initiatives that improve support for research trainees. The mandate aims to address current gaps in health outcomes, training, and treatments for Black and Indigenous communities, and to empower the next generation of researchers who are at the forefront of cancer research excellence through collective action.
Eligibility, Application and Evaluation Criteria
Please review the eligibility and requirements, application guide, tip sheets, and rating scales. The guide includes further information on formatting, as well as a step-by-step guide for navigating the application portal.
Funding
Funding will be available according to the following funding table (maximum amounts described):
Training level - Master's Amount $30,000/year Training budget $2,500/year of master’s requested Duration Up to 2 years Training level - PhD transfers Amount An additional $30,000 can be requested for applicants continuing in a PhD program (see website for more details) Training budget No additional training budget awarded after the PhD transition Duration 1 additional year (only supports the first year of PhD) Important Dates
Program launch date: November 25, 2024 EGrAMS launch date: December 11, 2024 Informational Webinar #1 (webinar information and sign-up below) Jan. 7, 2025 (2:00 - 3:00 PM EST) Abstract due (mandatory for all applicants): Feb. 19, 2025 (5:00 PM EST) Informational Webinar #2 (for applicants only):
Feb. 25, 2025 (2:00 - 3:00 PM EST) Full application due date: April 16, 2025 (5:00 PM EST) Results announcement: Early August 2025 Anticipated start date: September 1, 2025 Information Webinar
Webinar 1: Information and registration link
January 7th, 2025 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
What is the purpose of the informational webinar?
The webinar is for students, supervisors or anyone interested in learning more about the award and will provide resources for preparing and submitting the applications and offer both students and supervisors an opportunity to ask questions. The webinar will be hosted by CCS staff and include previous RTA awardees to answer questions about application process, eligibility, and any relevant additional information.Have a specific question you would like answered? Register to attend the webinar and submit questions below.
Registration mandatory.Have a specific question you would like answered? Register to attend the webinar and submit questions below.
Sign up and submit questions for informational webinar #1
Webinar 2: Invitations Only (Abstract submission mandatory to access full application stage)
February 25th, 2025 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
What is the purpose of informational webinar #2?
For trainees and supervisors who have submitted an abstract to learn more about the full application stage (abstract submission mandatory to access full application stage). The webinar will be hosted by CCS and previous RTA awardees who will answer questions. Invitations will be sent out after abstract submission deadline.
Additional Information
Please visit the Canadian Cancer Society website for more information.
- CANNSI Ontario Funding Opportunities
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The Ontario Regional Centre of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANNSI Ontario) is pleased to share the upcoming funding opportunities with the University of Toronto research community.
- CANSSI Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genome Data Science: Open to early-career researchers. This fellowship supports work in genomics and data science, with a focus on new genomic technologies or multi-omic integration, offering up to $50,000 in salary support per year for two years.
Applications are due by February 3, 2025. Click here to Learn More - CANSSI Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowship in Statistics: Offering up to $70,000 per year plus benefits for two years. While the primary focus is on theoretical statistics, other statistical research areas will also be considered.
Postdoctoral fellow applications by January 17, 2025. Click here to Learn More - Data Access Grants: Up to $5,000 to cover costs associated with accessing large data sources for data-intensive research. Each proposal must involve two faculty members from different academic units across CANSSI Ontario's twelve partner universities.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Click here to Learn More
Application process: Please follow the instructions on applying contained in the funding opportunity by following the “Click here to Learn More” link.
An MRA is not required for these funds as awards from CANSSI Ontario are not set up in a restricted research fund.
For more information about the above funding opportunities, please contact: Esther Berzunza at: berzunza@utoronto.ca
- CANSSI Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genome Data Science: Open to early-career researchers. This fellowship supports work in genomics and data science, with a focus on new genomic technologies or multi-omic integration, offering up to $50,000 in salary support per year for two years.
- Centre for Global Disability Studies - Small Grants Fund
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The Centre for Global Disability Studies (CGDS) at the University of Toronto Scarborough has grants available for faculty, graduate students, and researchers in your unit. These easy-to-apply-for grants of $500-1500 can be used for accessible research, knowledge dissemination or community engagement, improving access to academic events, or any aspect of hosting a disability studies event on campus.
Common Questions:
Is my project sufficiently related to disability studies?
The Centre for Global Disability Studies promotes transdisciplinary research that understands disability as a social and political formation and ableism as a historical system of oppression with intersections with racism, colonialism, sexism, and classism. We do not fund medical research or clinical studies. We do fund social science and humanities projects that have a relationship to questions about ableism in the world.You can see what folks have used small grants for in the past on the website if you need some inspiration. You can also get creative! Here are some ideas:
- Do you want your published article to be open access but need to pay a fee?
- Do you need an RA to update your website that helps community members find your research?
- Do you need an RA to help you organize a meeting or prepare a letter or video to communicate research findings with research participants or the broader community
- Do you want to purchase a piece of technology that will help you communicate with research participants?
- Do you need a piece of software that will make organizing your research more accessible for you?
- Do you want to pay a research participant to serve as a community expert consultant for your project?
- Do you want to pay a community disability advocate to speak in your working group or department?
- Do you want your department colloquium to have live captioning?
- Do you need to improve the accessibility in the grad student lounge in your department?
- Are you organizing a campus event on a theme related to disability justice with another organization and need a cosponsor?
Is my research “global” enough?
- The small grants are flexible. Please apply. You might hear back suggestions about how you could revise your research plan to be better aligned with anti-racist and anti-colonial justice, but, if you are already considering ableism as a pervasive, transnational system of oppression, your research is eligible. However, grant proposals for research that takes a curative approach to disability and/or does not substantively engage with disability studies will be returned for revision. Moreover, accessible events grants do not need to pertain only to disability studies but can be requested for any campus event.
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) - Free online training on patient engagement
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Click here to start any module of the course
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) has developed a set of online, self-directed, free modules related to Patient Engagement (PE) in research! IMHA’s patient partners identified a need for more training in patient engagement and set to work filling the gap for practical tools and resources to help people do patient engagement in research. Modules must be completed in chronological order; after completing each module, you will receive a certificate. While the modules have been developed by IMHA, they are not disease- or condition-specific and are applicable to any research where patient partners are engaged.
Course: A How-to Guide for Patient Engagement in Research
- Module 1: What is patient engagement?
- Module 2: The research process: (a) Understanding the research process for patient partners and (b) Supporting patient partners throughout the research process for other members of the research team
- Module 3: Setting up a research project for successful partnership
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Module 4: Patient engagement for research teams: (a) Being part of a research team for patient partners and (b) Engaging patients on your research team for other members of the research team
If you have any questions about the training or accessing the modules, please contact imha-iala@cihr-irsc.gc.ca and follow @CIHR_IMHA for related announcements!
- CANNSSI Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowships
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The Ontario Regional Centre of the Canadian Statistical Sciences institute (CANNSI Ontario) is please to share the following funding opportunities for Postdoctoral Fellows:
CANSSI Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowship in Statistics: Offering up to $70,000 per year plus benefits for two years. While the primary focus is on theoretical statistics, other statistical research areas will also be considered. Applications are due by January 15, 2025. Click here to Learn More
CANSSI Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genome Data Science: Open to early-career researchers. This fellowship supports work in genomics and data science, with a focus on new genomic technologies or multi-omic integration, offering up to $50,000 in salary support per year for two years. Applications are due by February 3, 2025. Click here to Learn More
Please contact Sam D'Alfonso in the Faculty Research Office if you are interested in pursuing either of these opportunities.
- Data Sciences Institute - Postdoctoral Fellowship
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The University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute (DSI) is pleased to announce a new call for the Doctoral Student Fellowship competition.
OverviewValue: $63,000 + up to $7,000 towards benefits
Duration:
1 year
Purpose:
The DSI Doctoral Student Fellowship is designed to support multi/interdisciplinary training and collaborative research in data sciences that include faculty from the University of Toronto and funding partner institutions.
To be considered for the fellowship, applicants must pursue a research project that has a data sciences focus, through the development of novel methodology or the innovative application of existing approaches, to address major societal issues. Applicants must identify at least two faculty members from complementary disciplinary backgrounds to serve as co-supervisors, one of whom is a data scientist, and who together can supervise the different multidisciplinary aspects of the research project.
In this round, the DSI is pleased to partner with the Joannah & Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition for Healthy Children to co-fund Postdoctoral Fellowships focused on innovative and novel data science in child nutrition and the School of Cities to co-fund Postdoctoral Fellowships focused on innovative and novel data science in urban research.
Application Deadline:
February 7, 2025, 23:59 ET
How to Apply:
Access the complete application guidelines, online portal, and required templates via the DSI website.
- Data Sciences Institute – Doctoral Student Fellowship
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The University of Toronto Data Sciences Institute (DSI) is pleased to announce a new call for the Doctoral Student Fellowship competition.
Overview
Value:
$25,000/year
Duration:
Up to 3 years
Purpose:
The DSI Doctoral Student Fellowship is designed to support multi/interdisciplinary training and collaborative research in data sciences that include faculty from the University of Toronto and funding partner institutions.
To be considered for the fellowship, applicants must pursue a research project that has a data sciences focus, through the development of novel methodology or the innovative application of existing approaches, to address major societal issues. Applicants must identify at least two faculty members from complementary disciplinary backgrounds to serve as co-supervisors, one of whom is a data scientist, who together can supervise the different multidisciplinary aspects of the research project.
Application Deadline:
February 7, 2025, 23:59 ET
How to Apply:
Access the complete application guidelines, online portal, and required templates via the DSI website.
- Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium – 2025 Future Leaders Prizes
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The University of Toronto Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) is pleased to announce a new call for the Future Leaders Prizes.
Overview
Value: One-time prize of $5,000
Purpose: EPIC Future Leaders Prizes celebrate the best and brightest PhD students who graduated each year among the EPIC research community.?These competitive prizes identify the top graduate in each of four streams: applied research, clinical research, fundamental research, and public health research. Nominees will be put forward by a faculty member (typically their supervisor) who must have a primary appointment at the University of Toronto or one of EPIC’s?partner research institutes. Prize winners will have submitted an excellent thesis, both in scientific content and communication style, as well as demonstrated a high degree of leadership outside of their scientific pursuits. These merit-based prizes will be awarded by evaluation of the submitted application package.
To be considered for the award, applicants must have:
- Successfully defended their thesis in 2024
- Completed a project that has an infectious disease focus aligned with one of the following research areas:
- Applied and/or translational
- Clinical
- Fundamental
- Population, global and public health
- Presented an exemplary scientific thesis that illustrates excellent research, communication skills and impactful findings
- Demonstrated a track record of undertaking leadership or advocacy roles within the scientific community and/or in community engagement
- Have a faculty supervisor whose primary affiliation is at U of T or one of EPIC’s partner hospitals (the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Unity Health Toronto and the University Health Network)
Application Deadline: January 15th 2025, 11:59 pm (EST)
How to Apply: Access the complete nomination guidelines and online form via EPIC’s website.
About the Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium at the University of Toronto
The Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) is a partnership between the University of Toronto and five hospital research partners — the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Unity Health Toronto and the University Health Network. EPIC brings together researchers from different disciplines to facilitate an integrated and innovative response to high-risk, high-burden infectious diseases. As Canada’s leading initiative for transformative infectious diseases research, EPIC is linking academic researchers with industry and government partners, training the next generation of research leaders and advocating for science-based policies. For questions or more information, please visit our website or contact epic@utoronto.ca.
- Medicine by Design: Summer by Design
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How do you move innovative discoveries out of the lab efficiently and effectively so patients benefit sooner? What are the steps involved in translating and commercializing regenerative medicine discoveries? What career opportunities exist beyond academia?
At Summer by Design, an eight-day, intensive program for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows from Canadian and international universities, participants will:- Learn from experts across the technology translation continuum
- Explore Toronto’s dynamic life sciences hub by meeting with clinical and industry leaders in regenerative medicine
- Connect with Summer by Design participants to strengthen networks of international peers
Check out testimonials of Summer by Design alumni!
Learn more and apply
Summer by Design is hosted by the University of Toronto's Medicine by Design with lead partner, CCRM, as well as Stem Cell Network, and the Rotman School of Management.
- MITACS Training Courses - Update
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LAST CALL: Mitacs's new Accessible courses start February 15
Mitacs Training is launching accessible versions of its self-paced e-learning courses on February 15, 2024. To have a smooth transition, we kindly request that you complete any online courses you have registered for by February 14, 2024, and start registering for the corresponding facilitated sessions. After February 14, if you have not completed a course, the course progress will be lost, and you will have to register for the new course version.
For more information, contact us at training@mitacs.ca
- PKD Foundation Fellowships
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The PKD Foundation is interested in fostering research in the areas relevant to PKD with the goal of furthering our understanding of the physiological, biochemical, molecular and genetic mechanisms of this disease. This fellowship is designed to facilitate young investigators to obtain significant research experience as they initiate careers in PKD research. This program is intended to assure the continuity over time of outstanding investigators committed to the study of PKD.
Under this RFA, the PKD Foundation solicits research fellowship applications in the following areas:- Basic research – to enhance understanding of molecular basis of PKD and its pathobiology
- Translational research – to accelerate development of predictive and therapeutic strategies for PKD
- Clinical research – such as small pilot studies
- Epidemiology/data analysis research – to conduct secondary data analyses utilizing existing database resources, or to develop new statistical methodologies or test hypotheses using existing data
Eligibility:
Fellows may submit a proposal that examines any aspect of polycystic kidney disease biology. Applicants must:
- Hold an M.D. or Ph.D. or the equivalent degree at the time of the award.
- May not have completed the equivalent of more than four years of research training (excluding clinical training) after completion of the M.D. (or equivalent) or postdoctoral research training after the Ph.D. at the time the award begins. This does not include medical leave or FMLA.
- Complete research under the direction of a mentor.
- Not hold another full fellowship award although institutional supplemental support is acceptable.
- Commit a minimum of 75% of time to research and training during the fellowship period.
Funding:
The Award of $70,000 per year will be provided for two years (grant total of $140,000).
Deadline:
The deadline is January 14, 2025 by 5PM CST.
Additional Information:
For additional information, please visit the PKD website.
- Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) - 2025 call for graduate fellowships
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The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) is pleased to announce its 2025 call for graduate fellowships, open to University of Toronto graduate students whose work explores the social impacts of new technologies.
We encourage applications from scholars investigating issues at the intersection of advanced technologies and society through interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches, as well as those with an emerging interest in these areas. Graduate fellowships provide $7,500 in support over one year, with an opportunity to renew as an affiliate.
For more information and to apply, please visit SRI’s website.
Application deadline: February 9, 2025, 23:59 ET.
Please circulate this information with your colleagues by forwarding this email to your U of T department. We'd also appreciate it if you can reshare our announcements to spread the word on LinkedIn, Bluesky, or X.
About the Schwartz Reisman Institute
The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) supports and integrates world-class research across sectors and disciplines to deepen our understanding of advanced technologies, law, institutions, regulatory structures, and social values. The integrative research we support rethinks technology’s role in society, the contemporary needs of human communities, and the systems that govern them. We are investigating how best to align technology with human values, and deploy it responsibly. In doing so we seek to support existing fields of inquiry as well as to identify and nurture new research agendas by introducing researchers to the concepts and framing used by different disciplines to analyze problems.Questions?
Contact us directly at sri.research@utoronto.ca. - SDGs@UofT Student Mobility Training Program
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The SDGs@UofT Initiative at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce the launch of its new Student Mobility Program.
OVERVIEW
Value: Up to $7,000 for travel, accommodation, meals, and incidental costs
Duration: 12 weeks (May – August 2025)
Purpose: The SDGs Student Mobility Training Program is a competitive program designed to support graduate students in conducting interdisciplinary research that advances the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This program provides opportunities for students to work on projects beyond their home discipline, building a global network of researchers working collaboratively to generate actionable insights for the SDGs and inform future global goals.
Applicants should propose a project under the supervision of an SDGs@UofT Scholars Academy fellow or faculty affiliate. The program includes networking and skill-building opportunities, along with a virtual seminar series led by SDGs@UofT affiliates that focuses on SDGs-related research and essential research skills.
Application Deadline: Monday, January 20th, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET
How to Apply: For complete application guidelines and the online portal to submit your application, please visit the SDGs@UofT website.
About the SDGs@UofT
The SDGs@UofT is an Institutional Strategic Initiative (ISI) that aims to advance the United Nations’ 17 SDGs through meaningful research, knowledge mobilization, and partnerships. SDGs@UofT brings together scholars from various disciplines through the SDGs Scholars Academy to address complex global challenges by fostering innovative and transdisciplinary approaches. To learn more, please visit our website: https://sdg.utoronto.ca/
- Call for 2025 Schwartz Reisman Institute Fellowships
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The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) is pleased to announce its 2025 call for graduate fellowships, open to University of Toronto graduate students whose work explores the social impacts of new technologies.
Overview
Value and duration:
$7,500 over one year for up to fifteen graduate fellows
Purpose:
Schwartz Reisman graduate fellowships are open to University of Toronto researchers across all three campuses whose work explores the social impacts of new technologies. We encourage applications from scholars investigating issues at the intersection of advanced technologies and society through interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches, as well as those with an emerging interest in these areas. Successful graduate fellows will be primarily enrolled in PhD programs, although exceptional master’s students are encouraged to apply.
To learn more and apply, view our website announcement or our official call PDF.
Application deadline:
February 9, 2025, 23:59 ET.
About the Schwartz Reisman Institute
The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) supports and integrates world-class research across sectors and disciplines to deepen our understanding of advanced technologies, law, institutions, regulatory structures, and social values. The integrative research we support rethinks technology’s role in society, the contemporary needs of human communities, and the systems that govern them. We are investigating how best to align technology with human values, and deploy it responsibly. In doing so we seek to support existing fields of inquiry as well as to identify and nurture new research agendas by introducing researchers to the concepts and framing used by different disciplines to analyze problems.
Questions?
Contact us directly at sri.research@utoronto.ca.