CIHR Fellowship Program These awards provide support for highly-qualified candidates at the postdoctoral (post-PhD) or post-health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad.

3.1 Nominated Principal Applicant Certain categories of individuals and organizations are eligible to apply for CIHR grants and awards. Eligible individuals include but are not limited to researchers, knowledge users, scholars, health professionals, undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.

In order to complete an application in ResearchNet, you must:

1. Find the funding opportunity you wish to apply for.
2. Login using your ResearchNet account information.
3. Review the Funding Opportunity Details.
4. Follow the “How to Apply” instructions provided in the funding opportunity.
5. Complete all tasks in ResearchNet.

The Project Grant program is open to researchers at any career stage to build and conduct health-related research and knowledge translation projects across CIHR’s mandate.

Summary of the Research Proposal Page

1. Generate interest. Get the reviewer interested in the research question.
2. Demonstrate importance. Convince the reviewer of the importance of your work.
3. Give concise Specific Aims and an overview of each part of the Research Plan.
4. Develop a timeframe.

You can submit a maximum of one scholarship (master’s or doctoral) or fellowship application per academic year to either CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC.

As the Government of Canada’s health research investment agency, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) supports excellence across all four pillars of health research: biomedical; clinical; health systems services; and population health.

To register for a CIHR PIN:

1. Log into your ResearchNet Account;
2. Select your name from the top right hand side of the screen;
3. Select “Register for a CIHR PIN” from the drop-down menu; and.
4. Complete and submit the on-line form that appears on the screen.

4.38 years
The average grant size/duration is approximately $770,003 over 4.38 years.

Purpose. The purpose of the Internal Grants Tri-Agency Bridge Funding Program is to provide funding for the further development of unsuccessful tri-agency program applications, specifically CIHR Project Grants, to ensure future success.

A. Complete the Common CV

1. Go to the Common CV website and “Login”.
2. Under “CV”, select “Funding”, then select “CIHR” and the appropriate CV type “CIHR Academic” from the dropdowns.
3. Enter all the relevant and necessary data and click on “Done”.
4. Review the CCV data online via a preview of the PDF.

The Biosketch must be completed using the Canadian Common CV (CCV) interface, and will be used to assist peer-reviewers in determining whether an applicant has the necessary skills and experience required to conduct the proposed research described in the grant application.

Applicants may be required to upload PDF fillable forms found on CIHR’s website, or upload their own attachments, as part of their ResearchNet application. To determine the application format and PDF attachment requirements, please consult the How to Apply section of the funding opportunity.

Among eligible organizations that CIHR may fund are non-governmental organizations with a research or knowledge translation mandate. Specifics regarding eligible applicants for a given competition will be specified in the funding opportunity.

To this end, the CIHR Application Administration Guide (the Guide) serves as an important resource for applicants and administering institutions to ensure understanding of the applicable roles and responsibilities and overarching requirements that govern the administration of CIHR funding applications.

The CIHR application process can be very complicated, especially for new applicants. Applications are submitted electronically, and applicants need to obtain PINs, Canadian Common CV and ResearchNet accounts. The turnaround time for obtaining these can be delayed at peak periods.