Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's agency responsible for funding health research in Canada. CIHR was created in 2000 under the authority of the CIHR Act and reports to Parliament through the Minister of Health.
CIHR was created to transform health research in Canada by:
- funding more research on targeted priority areas
- building research capacity in under-developed areas such as population health and health services research
- training the next generation of health researchers
- focusing on knowledge translation, so that the results of research are transformed into policies, practices, procedures, products and services
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is one of the Tri-Council Agencies, along with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The Tri-Council Agencies are a major source of research funding for post-secondary institutions in Canada. All research that is funded by the Tri-Council Agencies must be in accordance with the Agreement on the Administration of Agency Grants and Awards by Research Institutions. This agreement describes the basic requirements for obtaining and maintaining institutional eligibility to administer research funds.
Important Foundation Competition Dates
Spring 2020 Project Grant
- February 5, 2020: Registration Deadline
- February 24: RSO Internal Deadline at 10:00 a.m.
- March 4, 2020: CIHR Application Deadline
- July 8, 2020: Anticipated Notice of Decision
- October 1, 2020: Funding Start Date
See competition website for more details.
New: Equity and Diversity Questionnaire for Applicants
As of May 15, 2018, application participants to all CIHR programs must complete an Equity and Diversity Questionnaire. This only needs to be completed once.