The University of Calgary has online access to Pivot; a searchable database of research funding opportunities. With this subscription, members of the University of Calgary community with a UCID can seek out both broadly based and narrowly focused grant opportunities quickly and easily.

 Access the database at http://pivot.cos.com to start taking advantage of all that Pivot offers.

Funding Agency Links

• Alberta Cancer Foundation
• Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research (postdocs are eligible to apply for all awards except the doctoral award)
• Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions
• Alberta Ingenuity 
• Azrieli Fellows Program
• Banting Fellowship
• Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
• Canada Council for the Arts
• Canadian Arthritis Network
• Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
• Canadian Blood Services
• Canadian Diabetes Association
• CIHR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
• Canadian Society for Immunology
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada - November 1
• Helen Hay Whitney Foundation 
• IGH Travel Awards for Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
• Kidney Foundation of Canada (Krescent)
• Killam Fellowship
• MITACS   
• Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation
• National Canadian Research Training Program in Hepatitis C (NCRTP-HepC)
• NSERC -National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Savoy Foundation (epilepsy) - January 15 of each year
• SSHRC - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
• Underrepresented Minority Enrichment Program
• Visiting Fellowship Program at Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.
• William Donald Nash Brain Tumour Research Fellowship - January 13, 2012

Other Funding Resources

• The Faculty of Graduate Studies lists several postdoctoral fellowships.
• The Faculty of Medicine Graduate Science Education Office has available fellowships in the biosciences listed by deadline date. These pages are updated regularly with new information.
• Community of Science Funding Opportunities Database
• GrantsNet - A listing of National and International agencies
• The Grants Register: The Complete Guide to Postgraduate Funding Worldwide. This annual guide, listing over 3,300 awards from 48 countries, is available at both the MacKimmie Library and the Medical Library.

Grant Writing

•  Academic Fundraising Web Resources
• "Guidebook for New Principal Investigators: Advice on Applying for a Grant, Writing Papers, Setting up a Research Team and Managing Your Time"  by: Roderick McInnes, Brenda Andrews, Richard Rachubinski. From the Institute of Genetics, CIHR.
• "The art of grantmanship" by Jacob Kraicer
• "How to get (and keep) an NSERC research grant"  by Ian H. Whitten
• Tips for Writing a Successful CIHR Grant Application
• The GrantDoctor: Advice for Grant Seekers