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) 2019 | March 26, 2019 |
| Diabetes Educator of the Year Award 2019* | August 20, 2019 |
| Pilot And Feasibility Grants 2020/2021* | November 12, 2019 |
| Sun Life Financial New Investigator Award for Diabetes Research 2020-2022* and Reuben & Helene Dennis Scholar in Diabetes Research 2020-2022* | October 22, 2019 |
Funding Programs for Trainees
(Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellows, Graduate Students, Undergraduate and Medical Students)
| Funding Program | Application Deadline |
| Annual Trainee Awards 2019/2020 | January 21, 2020 |
| BBDC-Joslin-UCPH Abstract Competition | July 9, 2019 |
| Charles Hollenberg Summer Studentship Program 2020 | January 16, 2020 |
| Graduate Studentships 2019/2020: | April 2, 2019 |
Postdoctoral Fellowships 2020/2021:
| February 25, 2020 |
| 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. |
| Trainee Travel Awards 2019/2020 and Sir Frederick Banting Legacy Foundation Travel Awards 2019/ 2020 | Period 1: October 1, 2019 Period 2: April 21, 2020 |