Competition

* Unless explicitly noted, all times indicated for deadlines are for the appropriate NL timezone (NST or NDT)

The Newfoundland and Labrador Health Research Fund (NLHRF) is an annual fund provided by Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and administered by the Faculty of Medicine that aims to build a comprehensive multi-disciplinary health research ecosystem in Newfoundland and Labrador. The 2025 NLHRF competition will feature up to 7 Innovation grants and 5 Trainee fellowships as described below.

Deadlines The Registration deadline for Innovation Grants will be: August 8th, 2025. The Application deadline for both the Innovation and Trainee competitions will be: September 19th, 2025; with HSS internal deadline Sept. 15.

The 2025 NLHRF competition will include the following two awards:

Innovation Grants

• Up to six Innovation Grants will be awarded.

• Each grant will be for a total amount of up to $100,000.

  • one year of funding with a one-year automatic extension to the authority to use funds

Trainee Fellowships

• Up to five trainee fellowships will be awarded to full-time trainees

  • Currently enrolled or with a start date of Sept. 2025

• Each top-up award is valued at $20,000

  • $20k awarded; $10k dispersed per year for 2 years

• There will be three streams for consideration

  • Graduate students

  • Medical Residents

  • Post-Doctoral Fellows

See website link, below, for application package details and to download the templates and guidelines.

This opportunity is NOT submitted through Memorial's Researcher Portal (RP) prior to submission, however, the application form requires an HSS Dean's Office signature. Therefore, please e-mail a complete application package to an HSS Grants Facilitator, Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca), by noon on the Internal (HSS) deadline listed below. The application will then be reviewed, signed by the HSS Dean's Office, and returned to you to submit directly to the relevant internal office.

Post Award: Note that if you are awarded, you will be required to submit through Memorial's Researcher Portal for account opening. Upon award notification, contact Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca, 864-8603) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca, 864-8050).

If you plan to apply to this competition or other research funding opportunities (as either PI or CI), e-mail an HSS Grants Facilitator, Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca or 864-8603) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca or 864-8050), to notify the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of your intent to apply. E-mailing the intent to apply as early as possible will help to facilitate an efficient review. A Grants Facilitator can answer any questions you may have about internal or external submission procedures and may also be able to help with proposal development.