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International Funding Sources

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Many provincial and federal sponsors fund international research, but some international sponsors provide funding for research involving specific regions or issues. International funding sources include theÌýand other U.S. federal sponsors, while some other major sponsors are listed below. Contact OSRÌýwith any questions.


Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The Gates Foundation seeks to drive change on a global scale by providing funding for project activities in areas related to global health, development, education and economic empowerment. Proposal development may involve . Consult the Foundation’s list of .


Grand Challenges Canada

The Grand Challenges family of initiatives fosters innovation to solve key health and development problems. Within this group, Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact®. Funded by the Government of Canada and other partners, Grand Challenges Canada funds innovators in low- and middle-income countries and Canada. They support projects that integrate science and technology, social and business innovation – known as Integrated Innovation®. Consult current grant opportunities offered via or via the family more broadly.


Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

The Canada-Brazil Awards-Joint Research Projects provide scholarships for exchanges of researchers and graduate students in support of reciprocal, team-based research projects between Canadian and Brazilian universities in key areas of mutual cooperation.

The Canada-China Scholars Exchange Program provides opportunities to Canadian academics, students and professionals who wish to study and/or do research in subject areas related to China at participating Chinese institutions.

Contact: %20agnes.wong2 [at] mcgill.ca (Agnes Wong), Senior Grants and Agreements Officer, Tel: (514)398-3102


Grand Challenges Canada (GCC)

Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) provides funding for projects to supportÌýbold ideasÌýwithÌýbig impactÌýinÌýglobal health. The bold ideas supported integrate science/technology, social and business innovation (called Integrated Innovationâ„¢). GCC focuses on bringing successful innovation to scale, catalyzing sustainability and impact.

: Grand Challenges Canada, which is funded by the Government of Canada, has developed the Stars in Global Health program to support Bold Ideas with Big Impact from the best and brightest talent, both in low- and middle-income countries and in Canada, to use scientific/technical, social and business innovation to address some of the most pressing global health challenges.

: Grand Challenges Canada, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) have joined together to launch Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development. Together, they call for ground-breaking prevention and treatment approaches for pregnant women and newborns in poor, hard-to-reach communities around the time of childbirth.


International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) funds projects that aim to bring employment, food security, health, peace, and prosperity to developing regions of the world. Some IDRC proposals can be led by Canadian applicants, while in other cases, Canadian applicants can only be involved as third parties.ÌýThe IDRC also lists on their website.

Contact: %20agnes.wong2 [at] mcgill.ca (Agnes Wong), Senior Grants and Agreements Officer, Tel: (514) 398-3102

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