OGI seeks to connect members of the scientific community with funding and award opportunities for research, commercialization, training and education. Follow the links below for more information on new opportunities and active competitions, and check back often for new postings and updates.
OGI Opportunities
Other Opportunities
| New Opportunities |
Category |
Deadline |
Maximum Award |
| European Research Projects on Rare Diseases Joint Transnational Call for Research Proposals |
Research |
January 31, 2013 |
Up to $2,025,000 (three or four grants - maximum $150,000 per annum for up to three years) |
| Grain Farmers of Ontario Call for Research Proposals |
Research |
January 14, 2013 |
Contact Meghan Moran, Research Coordinator - Grain Farmers of Ontario, for more information: mmoran@gfo.ca |
| CQDM Life Sciences Funding Program Within Ontario-Quebec Corridor |
Research |
September 28, 2012 |
$750,000 |
| IDRC-funded small projects: Applications of DNA Barcoding |
Research |
February 3, 2012 |
$30,000 |
| Autism Speaks - Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellowships for 2012 |
Training |
November 30, 2011 |
$28,000 |
|
New Directions Research Program
|
Research |
September 22, 2011 |
Up to $200,000 per project |
| Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium - Epigenomics Platform |
Research |
September 29, 2011 |
Up to $13,500,000 |
| Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium - Catalyst Grant |
Research |
September 30, 2011 |
Up to $1,000,000 |
| Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium - Priority Announcement in Epigenetics on the Fall 2011 Fellowship |
Research |
October 3, 2011 |
$550,000 |
| DOE JGI Community Sequencing Program (CSP) Microbial Sequencing Proposals |
Research |
October 3, 2011 |
TBA |
| Ontario-Israel Call for Proposals (CFP) Collaborative R&D Projects |
Research |
October 31, 2011 |
Up to $300,000 |
| Call for Proposals for Ontario (Canada)-India Collaborative R&D Projects |
Commercialization |
November 14, 2011 |
Up to $300,000 |
| Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) for life science companies |
Commercialization |
Rolling Application |
$1 million |
| MaRS - List of Funding Programs, Awards and Prizes Available to Life Sciences Companies |
Commercialization |
Variable |
Variable |
| Canada-California Collaborative Cancer Stem Cell Resource and Technology Platform Network (or C4Resource) |
Research |
TBA |
TBA |
| International Strategic Opportunities Program (ISOP) |
Research |
Rolling Application |
$150,000 |
| Health Technology Exchange (HTX) |
Commercialization |
Rolling Application |
$100,000 - $15 Million |
| Northern Ontario Heritage Fund: Emerging Technology Program |
Research / Commercialization |
Rolling Application |
$1 Million |
| MITACS Accelerate Masters and PhD Student Internship Program |
Training |
Rolling Application |
$15,000 / 4 months |
| NSERC Prizes |
Prize |
Variable |
Variable |
| NSERC Grants |
Research |
Variable |
Variable |
| CIHR Funding |
Research |
Variable |
Variable |
Active Competitions
| Active Competitions |
Category |
Deadline |
Maximum Award |
| 2012 Genome Canada Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Competition |
Research |
July 20, 2012 |
$500,000 for
large projects
$250,000 for
small projects |
| 2012 Large Scale Applied Research Competition |
Research |
February 27, 2012 |
$5,000,000 |
| OGI SPARK program – Technology Development |
Research |
May 22, 2012 |
$50,000 |
| Genome Canada Entrepreneurship Education in Genomics (EEG) Program |
Commercialization/Training |
March 14 registration |
$1 Million |
| Grand Challenges Canada: Canadian Rising Stars |
Research |
Proposal: March 7, 2011 |
$1 Million |
| Pre-announcement: CIHR Rare Diseases Emerging Teams |
Research |
LOI: January 1, 2011 |
$500,000 |
| RFA 10-05: CIRM Disease Team Therapy Development Awards |
Research |
LOI due January 26, 2011 |
$100,000 (Planning Award); $20 million (Research Award) |
| Joint Collaborative Program between Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): “Advancing Technology Innovation through Discovery” |
Research |
Full Proposal: October 15, 2010 |
$4 Million |
