2025-2026 Call for Seed Grant in Palliative and Supportive Care

Description

The Global Institute of Psychosocial, Palliative and End-of-Life Care (GIPPEC), the University of Toronto Division of Palliative Medicine (DPM)and the Princess Margaret Global Cancer Program are pleased to offer opportunities for seed grants to support research in palliative and supportive care. This includes research that addresses the medical, psychological, social, legal, ethical, cultural and spiritual challenges related to cancer, and advanced and terminal disease.  

Grant Details  

Amount: 

Two awards of up to $20,000 will be offered in:  

  1. Clinical Innovations in Palliative Care  

  1. Global access to palliative and supportive care  

Feasibility: 

Completion of the project within two years upon approval of the grant.  

Affiliation: 

Applicants from all faculties who have not been funded by this opportunity in the previous year are welcome to apply, with a principal applicant or co-principal applicant affiliated with GIPPEC, the Division of Palliative Medicine at UofTor the Princess Margaret Global Cancer ProgramApplicants who are trainees or who are new investigators (less than 10 years since their first academic appointment) will be prioritized. Criteria and application details for GIPPEC Faculty are available here 

Submission Deadline: 

March 2, 2026 

  1.  

Applicants from all faculties are welcome to apply, with a principal applicant or co-principal applicant affiliated with GIPPEC, the Division of Palliative Medicine at UofT, or the Princess Margaret  Global Cancer Program. Applicants who are trainees or who are new investigators (less than 10 years since their first academic appointment) will be prioritized. Criteria and application details for GIPPEC Faculty are available here.

 

Requirements

Full grant requirements are available in the attached PDF

  • Funding application (under downloads) 
  • Applicant CV
  • Research proposal
  • Project timeline
  • Budget
  • Letter of support from supervisor (research trainees only)

Application Details

Full grant details available in the attached PDF. Completed applications can be submitted online or sent as one PDF file to gippec@uhn.ca. Please direct any questions to gippec@uhn.ca

How to Apply

Closing Date: Jan 07, 2026 @ 11:50am

Downloads

2024 Collaborative Research Grant Details  

2024 Funding Application Form  

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