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.
CIHR Project Grant: Spring 2022 Competition
Important Deadlines:
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Registration on ResearchNet |
6:00 pm, February 9th, 2022 (Edmonton time) |
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Upload complete application to ResearchNet |
New! Don’t submit until RSO approves application |
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RSO deadline |
February 25th, 2022 during core business hours |
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Final Submission to ResearchNet |
10:00 am, March 8, 2022 (Edmonton Time) |
REGISTRATION PHASE: Institutional review and approval are NOT required during the registration phase.
CIHR Deadline: 6:00 pm February 9th, 2022 (Edmonton time)
Instructions: http://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/49503.html
The Nominated Principal Applicant must remain unchanged between registration and application. Other participants can be added, removed, or change roles between registration and application. A Common CV is not required for registration.
For Partnered/Integrated Knowledge Translation (iKT) Projects, you must identify at least one Principal Applicant who is a knowledge user as a participant if your project includes a "partner and knowledge user" or "a knowledge user only".
APPLICATION PHASE: Institutional review and approval ARE required during this phase.
A new Proposal must be created via the Researcher Home Page (RHP). Please ensure all University of Alberta Co-applicants identified in the ResearchNet (CIHR’s electronic application management system) application are entered in the RHP Proposal page in the “UofA Co-Investigator(s)” section. If you receive an error/warning message when entering a co-applicant, please contact your Researcher Facilitator to confirm their eligibility. For instructions on how to create a Proposal, please refer to the pdf booklet, "Guide to Researcher Home Page" and/or the Quick Reference Guide, “Request for New Application/Proposal/Project via Online Approvals” found on our website.
Part 1: Researcher Home Page (UA): “Submit” your completed Proposal via the Researcher Home Page - allowing enough time for the Department and Faculty to review and approve it. Once submitted to RSO, the team members and budget can no longer be modified. “Submit” should be pressed before February 22nd so that the proposal request is received at RSO during core business hours on February 25th, 2022.
Part 2: ResearchNet (CIHR): CHANGE! Do not “Submit” your application on ResearchNet until RSO reviews and approves it..OTHER RESOURCES:
RSO Proposal Development: https://www.ualberta.ca/research-services-office/proposal-development/cihr/index.htm
CIHR: Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Funding Opportunity
PDF Handout: Selecting Primary Affiliation
PDF Handout: Partnered/Integrated Knowledge Translation (iKT) Projects
If you have any questions, please contact your Faculty-assigned Research Facilitator.
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.