External Funding

Canadian Tri-Council Granting Agencies

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Other Canadian Granting Agencies

• Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
• Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
• Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Technology (CANARIE)
• Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
• International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
• MITACS Accelerate Canada
• Canada Council for the Arts (including Killam Research Fellowships)
• B.C. Arts Council

Canadian Government Funding

• Canadian Heritage
• Canadian Funding Sources for Learning Technologies Developers
• Health Canada
• Industry Canada
• BC Innovation Council

US Granting Agencies

• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Institutes of Health
• Centers for Disease Control
• National Science Foundation

Funding Opportunity Databases and lists

• Community of Science (COS) Databases: searchable international databases
• SPIN Database of Granting Agencies: international database; access restricted to SFU-based inquiries
• Canadian Directory to Foundations and Corporations: searchable database
• CORDIS: European Union sponsored Research & Development
• GrantsNet Searchable Database: US-based agencies (focus on medical and biological sciences)
• The Foundation Center: international directory of grantmakers and foundations
• Target Point: monthly University of Alberta newsletter with deadlines and agency news
• University of New Brunswick maintains a list of funding agencies by research area
• University of Toronto maintains a searchable database of funding sources
• University of British Columbia maintains a list of funders including foundations and associations