Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program

The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program recognizes and supports the next generation of both Canadian and international innovators, knowledge workers, creative thinkers and researchers at a pivotal time in their careers.

The award is CDN $70,000 per year for 24 months.

Applications will be reviewed by one of the following agencies:

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Select the agency whose research mandate most closely aligns to the research subject matter in your application to ensure it will be reviewed by experts in disciplines closest to your field(s) of study. Applicants to CIHR and SSHRC may need to go through an internal application process with their institution of choice.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply, you must:

• hold or expect to hold a doctorate or health professional degree before the start date of your award; and
• not hold or be on leave from a tenure-track or tenured faculty position.
• have completed all requirements of your doctorate or health professional degree no more than three years before September 1 of the year in which you apply.

If you are not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada or protected person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), as of the application deadline, you must be:

• currently enrolled in or have completed a doctorate or health professional degree at a Canadian institution; or
• conducting postdoctoral research at a Canadian institution.

Up to 20% of all postdoctoral awards will be available to international applicants.