CIHR has launched the 2023 Project Grant Competition
About
The Project Grant program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential for important advances in fundamental or applied health-related knowledge, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes by supporting projects of research proposed and conducted by individual researchers or groups of researchers in all areas of health.
The competition encourages applicants to take novel approaches at issues to collectively promote innovative research across the country, and the program aligns well with translational medicine initiatives.The Project Grant program is expected to:
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- Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation proposals at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization;
- Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors; and
- Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge.
The areas of The Project Grant program is open to applicants in all areas of health research that are aligned with the CIHR mandate, including the important research areas listed below:
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- Global Health
- Indigenous Health Research
- Randomized Controlled Trials
- Commercialization
- Interdisciplinary research
- Specific Research Areas
Funding is variable, however a proportion of grants funded will be least equal to the proportion of applications submitted by certain groups such as early career researchers (ECRs) and female applicants through a reserved portion of the budget.
Webinar: 27 August 2023 | 10am-11am PT (1pm-2pm ET)
Registration Deadline: 17 August 2023
Application Deadline: 15 September 2023
Anticipated Notice of Decision: 31 January 2024
Funding Start Date: 1 April 2024
Full information on the Project Grant competition can be found here
UBC Support
As a reminder, UBC Support Programs to Advance Research Capacity (SPARC) has a plethora of relevant and information and comprehensive support related to the CIHR Project Grant. UBC faculty researchers, especially new faculty are encouraged to utilize SPARC’s services.
Early Career Researcher (ECR) Opportunity: Reviewer in Training (RiT) Program
The CIHR has expanded the RiT program to now be open to ECRs. In the RiT program, ECRS are offered an opportunity where they are able to learn about the peer review process and gain a better understanding as to the components in a high-quality review.