Open Calls For Applications

A wide range of support is available to individuals at various stages of their careers and includes scholarships, awards and bursaries for education and research initiatives. We also provide grants for items that fall outside of regular hospital budgets.

For more information, please contact HHSFGrants@hhsc.ca

Deadline:

April 30, 2025

The JHCC Education Grants Program supports education and training opportunities for staff, patients and the public to improve the overall quality and capacity of the cancer program. Full-time or part-time employees of JHCC are eligible to apply.

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Deadline:

April 30, 2025

The JHCC Education Grants Program supports education andtraining opportunities for staff, patients and the public to improve theoverall quality and capacity of the cancer program. Full-time or part-timeemployees of JHCC are eligible to apply.

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Eligible Programs and Projects:

• Professional Development (courses, conferences,specialized training) - up to $3,000 in funding

• Masters Degrees or Higher Education - up to$5,000 in funding

• Undergraduate Degrees (in related field) - up to $3,000 infunding

• Education Projects (patient education, publiceducation, or team development with specific program outcomes for pilot orone-time projects) - up to $25,000 in funding

‍Available Funding:

‍General Education Funding

In support of education and training opportunities,professional development and education projects for all staff/departments.

Named Awards

• The Robert and Murray Burns Education Award insupport of continuing education for staff - $2,000

• The Virginia Hardy Education Staff Research Awardin support of research projects for all staff - $3,000

• The Steve Hopkins Bursary for Hematology Care insupport of ongoing educational and professional development opportunities forhematology staff - $2,000

• The Dianne Lee Memorial Bursary in support ofradiation therapists - $500

• The Douglas E. St. John Education Award in supportof palliative care nurses - $2,000

*Funding from the General Education fund may be offeredin addition to a Named Award.

Grants to be awarded in June 2025.

To Apply:

Submit your completed PDF application to the Foundation via the Online Submission Form by Wednesday, April 30,at 11:59 p.m.

Please Note: This web page previously listed that your application had to be sent to approval by Dr. Jonathan Sussman and Neil Johnson before submitting online. This was incorrect. Once your application is completed you can submit it directly via the Online Submission Form. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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The PDF Application (linked below) must be completed and submitted via the Online Application Form. Applications will not be accepted by email.

Download the PDF Application

Deadline:

April 30, 2025

The JHCC Research Grants Program awards funding annually to research projects that demonstrate compatibility with the Juravinski Cancer Program's priorities.

‍Available Funding:

‍Research Development Grants - Up to $60,000

Projects that will generate data to support the developmentof larger applications to peer reviewed funding agencies. Ideally, these grantsshould support the development of novice or junior investigators. Projects mustbe completed within a 24 month period.

Thematic Research Grants - Up to $100,000

Substantive projects that address important researchquestions in one of three areas of research: Clinical Trial projects,Translational projects, or Quality of Care and Knowledge Translation projects.Projects must be completed within a 36 month period.

Named Awards

Funding from these awards are not in addition to, but areincluded as part of, the maximum award for a Research Development or Thematicgrant.

‍• The Kuhn Award in support of research related toHodgkin Disease or non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

• The John Rogerson Jackson & DorotheaMarguerite Jackson Medical Research Fund in support of medical research inthe field of oncology.

• The Carpenter Family Award in support of researchin the area of Malignant Hematology and Leukemia research.

• The Hadley H. Chamberlain Endowment Fund in supportof Prostate Cancer research.

• The BRIGHT Run Fund in support of BreastCancer research.

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Eligibility Criteria:

• The principal investigator must be involved in the CancerProgram at the JHCC (e.g. members of the department of Oncologyat JHCC, members of a Disease Site Team, members of ECRI).

• The intent is to fund early career investigators (within5-7 years of the start of their research programs) within interdisciplinaryteams.

• The principal and/or co-principal investigator must notcurrently have an active JHCCF-funded grant.

• The project must involve research with clearly identifiedresearch questions or objectives and methodologies. Quality improvementprojects are not eligible.

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To Apply:

‍ 1. The PDF Application (linked below) must becompleted and approved by Dr.Jonathan Sussman, Chair, Department of Oncology,and Neil Johnson,VP Oncology, HHS.

2. Submit the proposal to Dr. Sussman's Office viae-mail to oldfiew@mcmaster.ca by Tuesday, April 22 at 4:00 p.m. Full detailsare outlined in the PDF Application.

3. Submit your completed and approved applicationto the Foundation via the Online Submission Form by Wednesday, April 30 at11:59 p.m.

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Applicants will be notified of funding decisions by earlyJuly.

Click Here to Download the Application (PDF)

Upcoming Calls For Applications

These grants will be opening throughout the year. Check back to get more details when they do.