Canada Postdoctoral Research Award
The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program recognizes and empowers the next generation of highly qualified innovators, knowledge workers and creative thinkers. It supports outstanding postdoctoral researchers in developing their research skills and provides the funding and flexibility needed to support their contributions to building world-class research capacity and to Canada’s prosperity and competitiveness.
Competitions
2026
September 2026 Competition
- Application deadline: September 10, 2026 (8:00 p.m. eastern)
- Value and duration: $70,000 per year for 2 years
Instructions
- Applicant
- Instructions for referees—Letter of Appraisal form
- Proposed Supervisor instructions—Research Appraisal form
- Instructions for completing the Institutional Nomination and Commitment form
Associated supplements and joint initiatives
- Alice Wilson Award
- Bora Laskin National Fellowship in Human Rights Research
- Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes—SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Collaboration
- Department of National Defence MINDS Scholarship Initiative
- Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative
- Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship
- Mitacs Training
- Sport Participation Research Initiative
2025
September 2025 Competition
- Application deadline: September 11, 2025 (8:00 p.m. eastern)
- Value and duration: $70,000 per year for 2 years
Instructions
- Applicant
- Instructions for referees—Letter of Appraisal form
- Proposed Supervisor instructions—Research Appraisal form
- Instructions for completing the Institutional Nomination and Commitment form
Associated supplements and joint initiatives
- Alice Wilson Award
- Bora Laskin National Fellowship in Human Rights Research
- Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes—SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Collaboration
- Department of National Defence MINDS Scholarship Initiative
- Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship
- Mitacs Training
- Sport Participation Research Initiative