Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)
CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC (Canada Research Training Awards Suite)
Who can apply: A doctorate or health professional degree completed no more than three years before 1 September of the application year, with extensions available. International applicants are eligible if by the deadline they are enrolled in or have completed a doctorate at a Canadian institution, or are doing postdoctoral research… What is funded: CAD 70,000 per year for 24 months. An Indigenous Scholars Supplement of CAD 10,000 for one year is available to successful Indigenous applicants through NSERC or SSHRC. Deadline: 16 September 2026 for CIHR (health and life sciences); 19 October 2026 for NSERC (biology). Round: 2026 competition. Deadlines differ by agency, so apply to the one that matches your field..
Read the full call and apply on the official page: CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC (Canada Research Training Awards Suite), official page.
Who can apply
- A doctorate or health professional degree completed no more than three years before 1 September of the application year, with extensions available. International applicants are eligible if by the deadline they are enrolled in or have completed a doctorate at a Canadian institution, or are doing postdoctoral research at one. Up to 20 per cent of postdoctoral awards are available to international applicants. Only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and protected persons may hold the award outside Canada.
Stage dates
CIHR, the route for health and life sciences.16 September 2026
NSERC, the route for biology and biochemistry. The page prints 17 October, which falls on a Saturday in 2026 and rolls to the Monday.19 October 2026
Host institutions may set an internal endorsement deadline well before the agency date. Check with your department first.See the official page
Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.