The Tri-Agency recently announced an exciting, one-time funding program to attract global doctoral and postdoctoral talent and strengthen Canada鈥檚 research ecosystem. The Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards will offer 600 doctoral awards and 400 postdoctoral awards across the country. The doctoral award is valued at $40,000 per year with a duration of three years. The postdoctoral award is valued at $70,000 per year with a duration of two years. .
蚕耻别别苍鈥檚 University will forward top candidates as nominees in both the doctoral and postdoctoral categories to the Tri-Agency. To select top candidates, a pan-university committee will meet and adjudicate applications. You can find more information about the doctoral and postdoctoral nomination application processes below.
All nomination applications for the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards program at 蚕耻别别苍鈥檚 University must be received by Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards: Doctoral Competition (2nd Round)
The Tri-Agency recently announced the second round of an exciting, one-time funding program for attracting global doctoral and postdoctoral talent to Canada. is valued at $40,000 per year with a duration of three years, and must be awarded to a student supervised by a faculty member who holds Tri-Agency funding.
Nominees can be of any citizenship, including Canadian citizens, permanent residents and protected people. Nominees cannot have a current affiliation with a Canadian institution and must be currently studying or working abroad.
These awards prioritize eight research areas identified by the Canadian Government:
- Advanced digital technologies (AI, quantum, cybersecurity)
- Health, including biotechnology
- Clean technology and resource value chains
- Environment, climate resilience, and the Arctic
- Food and water security
- Democratic and community resilience
- Manufacturing and advanced materials
- Defence and dual-use technologies
蚕耻别别苍鈥檚 Process:
蚕耻别别苍鈥檚 has been assigned a quota of five Doctoral Awards. There will be a two-tiered selection process, as follows.
- Faculty members with current Tri-Agency funding may nominate an incoming doctoral student who meets the eligibility criteria. Departments will review the eligible doctoral applicants within their unit and forward a letter of support for one nominee to SGSPA by Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Nominees must have completed an application to Graduate Studies via the SGSPA application portal, which will be accessed for adjudication at Step 2.
- A pan-University committee organized by SGSPA will review the departmental nominations and select five Doctoral Student Award nominees.
Notes:
- All nominees are be required to comply with the , and, as applicable, the .
- If the nominee鈥檚 proposed research, or research conducted by the nominator, falls under the list, the STRAC policy requires the nominee to include in the application a completed
Adjudication of the nomination packages will be based on the:
- Research excellence of the applicant
- Alignment with one of the eight priority areas
- Quality of the research environment and nominator
- Institutional strength in the proposed area
The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant鈥檚 accessibility needs.
The Tri-Agency has prepared a Q&A Resource to support the program which includes more information including more detailed eligibility criteria. .
Please direct any questions about the Doctoral Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards competition to Tara MacDonald at sgspa.stem@queensu.ca
Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards: Postdoctoral Competition (2nd Round)
The Tri-Agency recently announced the second round of an exciting, one-time funding program for attracting global doctoral and postdoctoral talent to Canada. is valued at $70,000 per year with a duration of two years, and must be awarded to a postdoctoral researcher supervised by a faculty member who holds Tri-Agency funding.
Nominees can be of any citizenship, including Canadian citizens, permanent residents and protected people. Nominees cannot have a current affiliation with a Canadian institution and must be currently studying or working abroad.
These awards prioritize eight research areas identified by the Canadian Government:
- Advanced digital technologies (AI, quantum, cybersecurity)
- Health, including biotechnology
- Clean technology and resource value chains
- Environment, climate resilience, and the Arctic
- Food and water security
- Democratic and community resilience
- Manufacturing and advanced materials
- Defence and dual-use technologies
蚕耻别别苍鈥檚 Process:
蚕耻别别苍鈥檚 has been assigned a quota of two Postdoctoral Awards. There will be a two-tiered selection process, as follows.
- Faculty members with current Tri-Agency funding may nominate one incoming postdoctoral candidate who meets the eligibility criteria. Departments will review the eligible postdoctoral applicants within their unit and forward the application package for one nominee to SGSPA by Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Please note that for the Postdoctoral Awards, this represents a change from the Round 1 awards, as each unit can nominate only one postdoctoral nominee.
- A pan-University committee organized by SGSPA will review the departmental nominations and select two Postdoctoral Award nominees.
How to apply:
A full postdoctoral Impact+ Research Training Awards nomination package must include the following:
- Nominee鈥檚 CV (max 10 pages)
- Research Proposal (max 2 pages)
- Description of the Research Environment and Fit with the Respective Priority Area (max 1 page)
- Nominator Letter of Support (max 2 pages). All nominees are required to comply with the Policy on Sensitive 妖姬直播 Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC Policy), and, as applicable, the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP).
Notes:
- All nominees are required to comply with the
- If the nominee鈥檚 proposed research, or research conducted by the nominator, falls under the list, the STRAC policy requires the nominee to include in the application a completed .
Adjudication of the nomination packages will be based on the:
- Research excellence of the applicant
- Strength of the research proposal
- Alignment with one of the eight priority areas
- Quality of the research environment and nominator
- Institutional strength in the proposed area
The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant鈥檚 accessibility needs.
The Tri-Agency has prepared a Q&A Resource to support the program which includes more information including more detailed eligibility criteria. .
Please direct any questions about the Postdoctoral Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards competition to postdoc@queensu.ca