Operating Grant (RFA and partnered calls)

CIHR's Operating Grant family covers request-for-applications style calls and partnered competitions. It sits inside the federal agency's broader health research portfolio and is used when CIHR wants to fund a specific priority topic rather than open investigator-initiated work. Active examples in the record include Data Analysis Using Existing Canadian Databases and Cohorts, ECRs in Human Development Child and Youth Health, the EUP OHAMR Joint Transnational Call, European Partnership for Brain Health, HFSP Research Grants, and TRANSCAN-4. The instrument is a grant, but the mechanics change by call. Some opportunities are Canadian-only, while others represent CIHR's contribution to international consortia with their own partner-country rules. Canadian teams apply through ResearchNet, and the eligibility record keeps the route inside universities and research organizations rather than individuals or private companies. Award ceilings are set call by call, not by one standing national amount. This family fits teams already aligned to a named priority and ready to work inside a consortium or partner framework. Success depends on matching the theme, reading the partner eligibility rules carefully, and building a team that can operate across institutions or countries when the call requires it. In practice, Operating Grants are the place where CIHR turns broader strategy into focused calls with specific scientific and collaboration requirements.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.