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REDI Early Career Transition Award

Funds career transitions for underrepresented clinician scientists in Canada to strengthen real-world implementation.

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The Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award is a CIHR program specifically designed to support underrepresented postdoctoral researchers and clinician-scientists as they establish independent health research careers in Canada. CIHR administers REDI under its broad EDI mandate, and the award is structured as a two-phase program: Phase 1 is a mentored ca…

What this grant funds

Health research — all CIHR-eligible areas; priority to underrepresented researchers.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: cihr-irsc.gc.ca