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) 2021 | April 6, 2021 |
| Diabetes Educator of the Year Award* | |
| Drucker Family Innovation Fund Grants 2022/2023* | September 14, 2021 |
| Pilot And Feasibility Grants 2021/2022* | November 10, 2020 |
| Novo Nordisk-BBDC New Investigator Award* | October 26, 2021 |
Funding Programs for Trainees
(Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellows, Graduate Students, Undergraduate and Medical Students)
| Funding Program | Application Deadline |
| Annual Trainee Awards 2020/2021 | January 19, 2021 |
| Charles Hollenberg Summer Studentship Program 2021 | January 21, 2021 |
Graduate Studentships 2021/2022: | April 6, 2021 |
Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021/2022:
| February 23, 2021 |
| Sally & Paul Wang Graduate Scholarship in Biomedical Engineering This award is administered by the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, U of T. For information contact IBBME graduate programs administrator at (416) 978-4841 or grad.ibbme@utoronto.ca | Check the IBBME website for deadline date. |
| Revised Trainee Travel Awards 2020/2021 and Sir Frederick Banting Legacy Foundation Travel Awards 2020/ 2021 | Period 1: October 6, 2020 Period 2: April 20, 2021 |