Announcement of Opportunity for Human Analogue Studies 2026
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Program Description
Canadian Space Agency funding for human analogue studies that are precursors to future ISS or space-platform investigations. Awards up to $300,000 for PI/Co-PI projects and $150,000 for Co-I projects over a maximum of three years.
Eligibility Requirements
- Be a Canadian post-secondary institution (a university or college, including CEGEPs in Quebec, with provincial accreditation to grant degrees, diplomas or certificates), OR a not-for-profit organization established and operating in Canada with research in its institutional mandate and a standing Research Ethics Board (or one delegated to another institution's recognized board)
- The project must already have been selected on scientific merit through an international partner competition (e.g. ESA Ground-Based Facilities, ESA or DLR parabolic flights, NASA HERA)
- The study must be a direct precursor of future Canadian investigations on the ISS or future space platforms
- The principal investigator must hold a traditionally recognized academic position (professor, associate, assistant or emeritus); postdoctoral fellows and individuals paid from someone else's research grant cannot be PI
- Overhead is capped at 20% of eligible costs for universities and 15% for other eligible recipients
- Salaries of university faculty and college professors are not eligible expenses
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Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $300,000 per PI/Co-PI project; up to $150,000 per Co-I project; maximum duration 3 years
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Federal
- Deadline
- Applications close October 29, 2026
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Insider TipYou must first be selected through an international partner competition such as ESA, NASA, or DLR. Postdoctoral fellows cannot serve as PI or Co-I, and overhead is capped at 20% for universities or 15% for other recipients.
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Deadline Notes
Publication date October 15, 2025; applications closing date October 29, 2026. Projects may begin no earlier than April 1, 2027, for a maximum duration of three years. CSA aims to respond within 46 weeks of the closing date.
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