Tri-Agency Major Competitions (Fall 2025)
To ensure a smooth and successful submission process to the Tri-Agency this Fall, please take note of three critical deadlines (Faculty, RMS and Agency), each with its own purpose and timeline:
1. Faculty Deadline
🕓 Several days or weeks before the agency deadline – the researcher sends his draft application to the faculty research office
📌 Check with your Faculty Research Office for the exact date.
Purpose:
- To support the development of your application.
- To allow for a thorough early-stage review, giving you time to incorporate feedback and strengthen your proposal.
2. Research Management Services (RMS) Institutional Deadline
🕓 3 business days before the agency deadline - the researcher is required to have submitted online on Agency portal and to send RMS a signed RE form
📌 Refer to the table below for specific dates.
Purpose:
- Final check for completeness of all applications.
- Eligibility and support confirmation with faculties (through the RE form).
- Institutional submission of complete applications via the agency portal on behalf of the university.
3. Agency Deadline
🕓 Official final submission date for RMS
📌 See the table below for exact deadlines.
Purpose:
- Final submission by RMS on the agency portal.
- Ensures each application is validated and submitted on behalf of the institution.
Agency / Competition | Agency Registration Deadline | Institution internal deadline for registration | Internal deadline to submit full application on agency portal | Agency final deadline | RMS Point of contact for the competition |
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CIHR – Project Grants | Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | N/A | Sunday, September 7, 2025 (at midnight * weekend) | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | Jean-Marc Thibault |
SSHRC – Insight Grants | N/A | Friday, August 29, 2025 (at 4 PM) | Sunday, September 28, 2025 (at midnight * weekend) | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | Francine Payant |
NSERC – Research Tools and Instruments Grants | N/A | N/A | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 (at 4 PM) | October 27, 2025 | André Lalonde |
NSERC – Discovery Grants | Friday, August 1st | N/A | Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (at 4 PM) | November 3, 2025 | André Lalonde |