External funding sources
Many external funding opportunities exist for researchers at the University of Ottawa. This section presents the variety of external funding options available.
Here are some of external funding agencies:
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
- Canada Research Chairs
- Ministry of Research and Innovation
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Click here to view other funding opportunities
Importants Messages :
Reference Guide and Deadlines – NSERC Strategic Project Grants 2012 Competition – Spring 2012
- For a summary of important information related to the Spring 2012 Strategic Project Grants competition, please click here.
Tri-Agency Program Guide for Professors
- The Program Guide for Professors has been revised recently for the programs with fall application deadlines. You can get an overview of these new programs and revisions to the program literature by consulting the Summary of Changes – 2011-2012 Program Guide for Professors which is posted on NSERC’s Web site and is updated as programs are added or revised.
Tri-Council Reference Guide and Deadlines
- For a summary of important information related to NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR fall 2011 competitions, please click here.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Visit
- Further to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) visit on September 7, 2011, please click here to find a copy of the presentation delivered by NSERC.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Visit
- Further to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s (SSHRC) visit on August 30, 2011, please click here to find a copy of the presentation delivered by SSHRC.
Pivot (formerly Community of Science):
Pivot now replaces the Community of Science software. It is still a very useful tool when searching for external funding opportunities.
For years, COS—a ProQuest brand—has been recognized as a global leader that provides unmatched tools for discovering funding opportunities and supporting collaboration in the research development field. Pivot answers the growing demands on research developers to quickly discover the right funding opportunities and effectively collaborate with their colleagues. Designed for faculty, staff researchers, and graduate students, it's intuitive and easily implemented.
For more information on how to use the Pivot system, we invite you to consult the online tutorials for researchers.


