NSERC · CA · NSERC / Tri-Agency

Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program

The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program is a federal research talent investment program that supports postdoctoral researchers in developing their research skills and advancing their careers. It provides funding for research in health, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, and humanities, and can be held in Canada or internationally. The program is administered by CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC.

Up to CA$70,000 ~24 months Deadline 2026-10-17

Official page ↗ Application form / how to apply

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Career stage

Postdoc

Applicant type

Individual

Host country

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Years since PhD

≤ 3

Minimum qualification

Phd

Employment status

Not Hold Or Be On Leave From A Tenure-Track Or Tenured Faculty Position

Previous funding

You cannot have already received a postdoctoral award from CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC (including a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship).

Exclusivity

One award / no concurrent equivalent

Consortium

Not required

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

Applicants must hold or expect to hold a doctoral or health professional degree, and must not hold a tenure-track or tenured faculty position. They must have completed their degree no more than three years before September 1 of the application year, with possible extensions for delays. International applicants must meet specific conditions, such as being registered at a Canadian institution.

Deadline

2026-10-17

Application form effort

4 form file(s) downloaded; 10 writing prompts; 24 fields/sections; moderate — substantial written sections

NSERC Alliance proposal template
NSERC Alliance application checklist (3 pages)
Proposal_Template-Alliance_Grants2_e.docx
attestation_e_1.pdf (1 pages)

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse

Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated item	Value in this record	Source
Funding agency	NSERC	nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗
Country / funding source	CA · NSERC / Tri-Agency	same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗
Deadline	2026-10-17 — read from the official page	same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗
Funding amount	Up to CA$70,000	same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗
Eligibility	10 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above	same page as above — nserc-crsng.canada.ca ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Official opportunity page ↗
Application form / how to apply — https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/background-renseignements/selecting_agency-choisir_organisme_subventionnaire-eng.aspx ↗
Application form: NSERC Alliance proposal template — download ↗
Application form: NSERC Alliance application checklist — download ↗ (3 pp)
Application form — download ↗
Application form — download ↗ (1 pp)

Not captured / obstacles

Form could not be downloaded / analysed — https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/sites/default/files/migrated/_doc/instructions/appendixa-ei_e_28.pdf: peer closed connection without sending complete message body (received 629652 bytes, expected 3408033)
Form could not be downloaded / analysed — https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/sites/default/files/migrated/_doc/instructions/appendixa-ei_e_47.pdf: peer closed connection without sending complete message body (received 112462 bytes, expected 3408033)

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.