CIHR Foundation Grants

The Foundation Grant program is designed to contribute to a sustainable foundation of new and established health research leaders, by providing long-term support for the pursuit of innovative and high-impact research programs. The Foundation Grant program is expected to:

• Support a broad base of health research leaders across all career stages, areas, and health-related disciplines with a demonstrable track record of excellence and impact in their field of study;
• Develop and maintain Canadian capacity in health research and other related fields;
• Provide research leaders with the flexibility to pursue novel and innovative lines of inquiry;
• Contribute to the creation and application of health-related knowledge through a wide range of research and/or knowledge translation activities, including relevant collaborations.

Grant value and duration
Values are proportionate to the requirements of the research proposed, and vary depending on the research field, research approach, and scope of program activities.

Mid Career/Senior Investigators: 7-year grants
New/Early Career Investigators: 5-year grants

For more information on this opportunity, including budget and funding amounts information, visit the CIHR Foundation Grant funding page

CIHR Project Grants

The Project Grants program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental or applied knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes. It supports projects with a specific purpose and a defined endpoint. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches.

The Project Grant program is expected to:

• Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation projects at any stage, from fundamental discovery to application, including commercialization;
• Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge;
• Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors.

Registration Deadline: September 20, 2016
Application Deadline: October 18, 2016
Anticipated Notice of Decision: May 15, 2017
Funding Start Date: April 1, 2017

Grant value and duration
Project grant values and durations will be commensurate with the requirements of the project proposed, and will vary depending on the field, proposed approach, and scope of activities. There is currently no cap on Project Scheme grants. CIHR anticipates that Project grants will reflect the wide variety of projects presently funded in various Open programs with values ranging from approximately $50,000 to $750,000 per year and grant durations ranging between approximately 1 to 5 years.

For more information about this opportunity, visit the CIHR Project Grant page.