Funding Opportunities

Be sure to check out the full list of Postdoctoral Fellowship External Opportunities.

University Competitions

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Competition - 2024/25 competition launch: The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program, offered by the federal government, normally funds 70 new two-year awards annually (valued at $70,000/year) with 140 awards active at any one time at program maturity. These fellowships are distributed equally across the three federal granting agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC). The goal is to recruit the highest-quality applicants from within Canada and around the world. The program is for only the best and brightest - an elite group of research trainees who have demonstrated both research excellence and leadership potential.

Purdy Crawford/TD Bank Postdoctoral Fellowship in Accessibility - 2024 call for nominations: The Purdy Crawford/TD Bank Postdoctoral Fellowship in Accessibility will support the first of UNB’s “new breed” of postdoctoral fellows – researchers who have completed a PhD and are committed to finding solutions to societal problems that will have immediate impact and rapid implementation. The candidate to receive this two-year fellowship, which is awarded competitively on a biannual basis (valued at $40,000/year), will help ensure that the people of New Brunswick – especially its more vulnerable populations – have access to the education, health care and other programs and services that will enable them to reach their full potential within their communities. Their fresh ideas and new research possibilities will influence policy by producing evidence and evaluation for government and other sectors. The successful candidate will begin their fellowship no later than April 30th, 2024.

Purdy Crawford/Stephen A. Jarislowsky Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Policy - 2024 call for nominations: The Purdy Crawford/Stephen Jarislowsky Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Policy will support the first of UNB’s “new breed” of postdoctoral fellows – researchers who have completed a PhD and are committed to finding solutions to societal problems that will have immediate impact and rapid implementation. The candidate to receive this two-year fellowship, which is awarded competitively on a biannual basis (valued at $40,000/year), will conduct evidence-based research in order to affect health policy and help improve the quality of life for every citizen in the Atlantic region as well as in the rest of Canada. This award is open to both domestic and international candidates who are within 5 years receipt of their PhD. The successful candidate will begin their fellowship no later than April 30th, 2024.