ICR External Funding Opportunities

Collaborations and partnerships are key to accelerating progress in cancer research and remain at the core of all the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)’s activities. ICR continues to foster national and international partnerships to support capacity building and research collaborations for its community.

Please find below available partner-led funding opportunities supported by ICR. Note: Competition details will redirect you to the leading partner’s website.

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External Funding Opportunities and Decisions

Leading Partner Funding Opportunity Competition Status Funding Decision
AACR AACR Scientist↔Survivor Program® (2025) Details Open TBD
Genome Canada Canadian Precision Health Initiative Details Open TBD
AACR AACR-CIHR Scholar-in-Training Awards 2025 Details Open TBD
TRANSCAN TRANSCAN-3 Joint Transnational Call: Combination Therapies: New Opportunities for Translational Research (2024) Details Open TBD
CRS Doctoral Research Awards (2024) Details Closed View
AACR AACR Scientist↔Survivor Program® (2024) Details Closed View
CRS Operating Grants (2024) Details Closed TBD
CCS Workplace Research Grants: Preventing Occupational Cancers (2023) Details Closed View [ PDF (419 KB) - external link ]
TRANSCAN TRANSCAN-3 Joint Transnational Call: Translational Research on Cancer Epigenetics (2023) Details Closed View
CCS Research Training Awards (2023) Details Closed View
CRS Doctoral Research Awards (2023) Archived Closed View
AACR AACR Scientist↔Survivor Program® (2023) Archived Closed View
CRS Operating Grants (2023) Archived Closed View

Acronyms: AACR = American Association for Cancer Research; CCS = Canadian Cancer Society; CRS = Cancer Research Society

Contact information

Should you have any questions or are interested in collaborating, please contact the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research:

cihr.icr@uhn.ca

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