Medicine funding

Postdoctoral applicants need a PhD from the past five years, or a documented thesis submission planned by December 2026; the degree must be completed before starting. Research fellows need a PhD over five but at most ten years old and two years of post-PhD research. Prior NRF A/B/C ratings, continuing 2027 awards and third postdoctoral funding cycles are excluded.

CanNRT members enrolled at a Canadian university as master’s or doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers or clinical fellows when funding begins; research must concern neurodevelopment or associated conditions.

Host approval and eligible university, medical research, nonprofit or public health employment are required.

Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Protected Persons; eligible research graduate programme at an allocated Canadian institution. Normally 0–12 months of study by December 31; specific transition rules apply. First-class grades normally required, with institutional discretion. Prior agency master’s awards and specified Indigenous master’s awards exclude eligibility; only one CRTAS application per academic year.

Applicants of any nationality must be under 40 at the deadline, with a degree in medicine, biology, pharmacy, biotechnology or bioengineering. PhD students, PhD graduates, postdocs and residents qualify; permanent professors do not. An eligible non-economic biomedical research host must accept the award.

Postdoctoral researchers normally within five years of their doctorate, with an Austrian research host and a mentor. Career-break provisions apply. Near-completion doctoral candidates may apply if the doctorate is completed during review and before the project starts.

PhD/MD students, postdocs and qualifying prospective PhD candidates in basic biomedical research. European citizens may work worldwide; non-European citizens must undertake the relevant project in Europe or use the grant to work there. University-entrance qualification normally no more than 11 years earlier for students/graduates or 13 years for postdocs. Programme exclusions and exception rules apply.