Securing funding is an important step in becoming a postdoc. There are several external funding agencies that offer awards for postdoctoral positions, and you are encouraged to apply to those for which you are eligible. Some opportunities, such as the or , are open to a variety of disciplines, while other opportunities are specific to particular disciplines. Below you can find a list of opportunities for a variety of research areas.
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Action Canada |
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for Canadian scholars |
Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program |
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Government of Canada |
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International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) |
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Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute |
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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario |
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Ontario Centre of Innovation |
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Smithsonian Institution |
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Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
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Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars |
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Fondation Armand-Frappier |
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Social Science Research Council (US) |
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International Union Against Cancer |
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Parkinson Society Canada |
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Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail |
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
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Ireland Canada University Foundation |
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Ontario Council on Graduate Studies |
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Institute for Work & Health |
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Sigma Delta Epsilon/ Graduate Women in Science |
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Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT) |
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Canadian Blood Services |
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Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) |
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Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada |
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National Research Council of Canada |
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German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation |
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Getty Grant Program |
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Health Canada |
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
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The Davies Charitable Foundation |
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International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications |
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William T. Grant Foundation |