Money
The University of Saskatchewan requires that postdoctoral scholars receive a minimum funding amount of at least $42,500 per annum. Funding may come in form of salary or stipend, depending on the funding source. The income earnings for most postdocs are subject to Canadian Pension Plan (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI) deductions and Canadian Income Tax.
Fellowships
Canada Postdoctoral Research Award
The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program recognizes and supports the next generation of outstanding innovators, knowledge workers, creative thinkers, and researchers at a pivotal time in their careers. The program provides funding and flexibility, empowering Canadian and international leaders in innovation and scholarship of tomorrow to develop the skills to build world-class research and drive Canadian prosperity and competitiveness.
Misiwêskamik
The University of Saskatchewan Misiwêskamik Fellowship is funded through the U of S International Blueprint for Action, Connecting with the World, this competitive fellowship has a mandate of bringing international postdoctoral scholars to the University of Saskatchewan.
More infoLiving Skies
Living Skies supports transdisciplinary research that moves beyond traditional academic boundaries to address complex societal challenges and encourages projects that bring together experts from multiple disciplines and actively involve stakeholders outside the university setting
More infoCanadian Institute of Health Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship provides support for highly qualified candidates in all areas of health research at the post-PhD degree or post-health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad.
More InfoNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship provides support to a core of the most promising researchers at a pivotal time in their careers. The fellowships are also intended to secure a supply of highly qualified Canadians with leading-edge scientific and research skills for Canadian industry, government and universities.
More infoSocial Sciences and Humanities Research
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship supports the most promising Canadian new scholars in the social sciences and humanities and assists them in establishing a research base at an important time in their research careers.
More infoMitacs funding opportunities
Elevate
This two-year program has the objective of providing postdoctoral fellows with professional and leadership development training while leading a long-term research project with a partner organization. Elevate training.
Accelerate
Mitacs flagship program has supported over 10,000 research internships for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows since 2004 and has since replaced the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council's Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships Program.