Description
The program is a federal research talent investment program in the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
To help build a world-leading innovative economy, reinforce a diverse culture of critical thought and improve Canadian productive capacity, the CPRA supports and promotes promising research talent in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of health, natural sciences and engineering and social sciences and humanities, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. This support allows postdoctoral researchers to add to their experience by engaging in research either in Canada or abroad and facilitates their transition to the next phase of their career.
Application overview
Each funding agency has their own individual and deadline so the first step is to select the .
Application deadlines:
- CIHR: Institutional deadline, September 3, 2025. Please contact the Office of Research Services (susan.haydt@dal.ca) for more information.
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- NSERC: October 17, 2025
- SSHRC: September 11, 2025
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Accepting your award
CIHR CPRA recipients
Once you receive an Offer of Award, you will have 15 business days to accept or decline it. Once you have accepted your award and selected a start date, please contact fgs.slo@dal.ca to provide us with a copy of your Response to Offer form and obtain an institutional signature on your Confirmation of Commencement form.
More details related to CIHR CRPA award administration can be found on the agency’s page.
SSHRC and NSERC CPRA recipients
SSHRC and NSERC fellowship programs require your funding to be managed through Â鶹´«Ã½. Once you have accepted this award and selected a start date, a   form must be completed and uploaded to the  appropriate .  Please contact fgs.slo@dal.ca to provide us with a copy of your notice of award and obtain an institutional signature on the request for first installment form. Our office will return the signed form and request some additional information required to set up your appointment and initiate salary payments.
More details related to SSHRC and NSERC CPRA administration can be found in the .
Managing your award
For more information on maintaining your funding, interruptions or leaves of absence, please visit our internal (login required).