Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS

Opportunity Type:

• Award
• Grant

Value:

• Up to $225,000 per year per project (inclusive of eligible overhead)
• Duration: Up to two years (maximum $450,000 total per project)
• OICR intends to support up to four projects from the total envelope of $1.8M.

Disciplines:

• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)

Deadlines:

Description:

This program supports interdisciplinary teams looking to accelerate promising cancer biomarkers toward clinical application.

Eligibility:

• OICR invites applications from investigators at Ontario academic centres, hospital research institutes or other government research institutions.
• Applications must include investigators/team members from multiple institutions, as well as a patient partner.
• OICR funding is only tenable in Ontario.

Application/Nomination Process:

Pre-CATA applications are a two-step process including a Concept submission and Full Application stage.

Concept submission deadline: September 17, 2026, by 5 p.m. ET
Concept feedback to teams: Week of November 16, 2026
Prioritized Concept meetings**: December 1, 2026
Full Application deadline (by invitation only): January 18, 2027, by 5 p.m. ET

 

Resources:

Additional details.

Contact:

For more information on how to apply, contact Claire Arabski, Senior Advisor, ROADS.