Postdoctoral funding can come from a variety of sources. In some cases, postdoctoral scholars are paid directly by their supervisor who has funding to support their research; in other cases, scholars will receive funding through external agencies or are self, or externally funded.
Remuneration
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
Banting
Launched by the Vanier-Banting Secretariat, the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships provide funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social and research-based growth.
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 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.