Operating Grant (Seed)
Funds recurring operating grants for priority Canadian health research collaborations.
CIHR Operating Grants are topic-specific and often partner-funded awards issued through Requests for Applications (RFAs) on a multiple-times-per-year basis. Each Operating Grant call is tied to a defined priority area or international partnership and carries its own eligibility rules, award parameters, team-size requirements, and ResearchNet opportunity page. CIHR's annual budget of approximately …
Varies by call — includes data analysis, early-career researchers, international partnered calls (HFSP, TRANSCAN-4, EUP OHAMR, EU Brain Health, GACD).
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