Deadlines for this scholarship
An award closing is only the first of the dates that matter. After it there is the deposit that keeps your place, the unconditional offer the funder wants to see before it pays, and a last day to arrive and register. Where the funder publishes none of these, the row says so — a blank is what the official page actually says, not something we have left out.
No closing date published. This funder sets its closing date per country, or opens the call only when the cycle begins. Send us your documents and we will apply the moment your country’s window opens.
Who can apply
Open to international applicants - up to 20% of postdoctoral awards reserved for them - with a host appointment at an eligible Canadian institution.
What the award is
Postdoctoral research funding from the tri-agencies that replaced the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships (the Banting site now says it is no longer accepting applications and refers applicants here). It is doctoral/postdoctoral level only and a candidate is put forward from a Canadian research institution, so a Canadian host is needed: CIHR states that international applicants are eligible provided they are enrolled in or have completed their doctorate at a Canadian institution, or are already doing the postdoctoral work in Canada. Closing dates are annual - CIHR in mid-September, SSHRC around 10 September and NSERC on 17 October - so the next round is autumn 2027. Official source: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54340.html (checked 29 October 2026).Where these dates came from
NSERC's CPRA page lists 2026 agency deadlines of 10 September (SSHRC), 16 September (CIHR) and 17 October (NSERC); that round closed before 30 October 2026 and no next-competition dates are published, so the row is blank — https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/funding-opportunity/canada-postdoctoral-research-award-program (checked 30 October 2026). For the CIHR and SSHRC channels the host institution may set an internal endorsement/nomination deadline 'well in advance of the agency deadline'.
Deadlines move. Always confirm on the funder's own page before you book anything — the link above is where we read it.
