Funding Opportunities
Who May Apply
Funding Programs for Faculty and/or Diabetes Health Care Professionals: One must be a registered member of the BBDC to apply for funding except for programs indicated by an asterisk (*).
Funding Programs for Trainees (fellows, graduate, undergraduate, medical students): The trainee’s supervisor must be a registered member of the BBDC to apply for funding.
Specific eligibility requirements are outlined for each program. Those who are new to the field of diabetes research, education, or care and are not members of the BBDC can request free membership prior to submitting an application. For more information about BBDC membership and eligibility, please view the Membership section of this website.
Funding Programs for Faculty and/or Diabetes Health Professionals
Funding Program | Application Deadline |
Archie Sopman Diabetes Research and Education Awards (UHN) 2024 | March 26, 2024 |
Diabetes Team of the Year Award 2023* | October 18, 2023 |
Drucker Family Innovation Fund Grants 2024/2025* | September 19, 2023 |
Innovative Diabetes Quality Improvement Grants 2024/2025 | January 24, 2024 |
Novo Nordisk-BBDC New Investigator Award 2024-2026* | October 24, 2023 |
Novo Nordisk-BBDC Pilot and Feasibility Grants 2024/2025* and Sonia M. Yung Pilot and Feasibility Grant 2024/2025* | November 28, 2023 |
Funding Programs for Trainees
(Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellows, Graduate Students, Undergraduate and Medical Students)
Funding Program | Application Deadline |
Charles Hollenberg Summer Studentship Program 2024 | January 16, 2024 |
Graduate Studentships 2024/2025: | April 2, 2024 |
Patricia L. Brubaker Trainee Awards 2023/2024 | January 9, 2024 |
Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024/2025:
| February 27, 2024 |
Sally & Paul Wang Graduate Scholarship in Biomedical Engineering This award is administered by the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, U of T. For information see the BME website or contact the BME graduate administrator at [email protected]. | See the BME website for deadline date. |
Trainee Travel Awards (Virtual & In-Person) 2023/2024 (Period 1) Trainee Travel Awards (Virtual & In-Person) 2022/2023 (Period 2) | Period 1: October 3, 2023 Period 2: April 18, 2023 |