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CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)

Funds health and biomedical investigation in Canada by supporting investigator-led teams and institutions through peer-reviewed awards.

Canada
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Annual funding-
Programs5
Active grants2
Total grants8
About

CIHR, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, is Canada's federal health research funding agency. It is organized around 13 virtual institutes and a mandate to create new knowledge and translate it into better health, better services and products, and a stronger Canadian healthcare system.

Its funding runs at roughly CAD 1 billion a year and spans biomedical, clinical, health systems and serv…

Programs & grants under this funder
Catalyst Grant

Funds exploratory health projects on targeted priority topics through flexible grant support.

1 grant
Catalyst Grant: Reimagining Acute Care
Closed
CAD 6M pool
Operating Grant (RFA and partnered calls)

Funds priority health research topics through partnered and themed operating grant competitions.

1 grant
Operating Grant (Seed)
Discontinued
- pool
Project Grant Program

Funds broad Canada health research projects in all career stages through flagship investigator-led grants.

1 grant
Project Grant
Open
- pool
Team Grant (collaborative RFA calls)

Funds interdisciplinary and multi-institution health research in Canada through team-based grant calls.

1 grant
Team Grant — Collaborative (Seed)
Discontinued
- pool
Health Research Training Awards

Funds training, transition, and stipend pathways for developing health researchers through portfolio programs.

4 grants
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship — Doctoral (CGRS-D)
Between cycles
- pool
Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)
Between cycles
- pool
REDI Early Career Transition Award
Between cycles
- pool
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) — Black Researchers Stream
Open
- pool
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