Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is Canada's primary federal agency dedicated to funding and advancing health-related research. Established in 2000, CIHR supports innovative research across four strategic pillars, fostering collaboration among academia, businesses, healthcare providers, and policymakers to translate scientific discoveries into practical health solutions. View Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)'s website for more information.

89 programs

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New Frontiers in Research Fund — Transformation Stream
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC)
Large-scale interdisciplinary research for lasting change
Eligible Funding
Varies by project
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
Timeline
Open Date : September 5, 2024
Closing date : September 10, 2024
Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Notice of upcoming funding opportunity: The Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports cannabis and brain health research collaboration
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 2,400,000 $
Eligible Industries
Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
Canada
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Research Network
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
National One Health AMR research network support
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateInnovation
Timeline
Closing date : June 16, 2026
Canada
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Operating Grant — Aging in the Community
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Evaluates community-based aging supports in Canada
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 300,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
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Operating Grant: Aging in the Community
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Evaluates community aging programs and social innovations
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 300,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
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Operating Grant: COVID-19 Outpatient Therapeutic Study
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports COVID-19 outpatient treatment research
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 10,000,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts (2026)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Data-driven child and youth health research
Eligible Funding
Varies by project
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
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Operating Grant: Evaluation & Implementation Science: Youth Mental Health
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Advances youth mental health research and implementation
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 600,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Operating Grant: Human Frontier Science Program - Research Grants
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
International collaborative research in the life sciences
Eligible Funding
From $300,000 to $500,000
Eligible Industries
Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation
Canada
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Operating Grant: Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders and Addictions Program
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports psychiatric and addiction research
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 100,000 $
Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
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Operating Grant: Population Health Intervention Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Population health intervention research support
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 225,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
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Operating Grant: TRANSCAN-4 (TRANSCAN-4 JTC 2026 in Translational Research on Cancer Metabolism: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Diagnosis and Treatment)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports translational cancer metabolism research
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 450,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Operating Grants: Knowledge Mobilization in Diabetes Prevention and Treatment
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Funding for diabetes knowledge mobilization projects
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 125,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Commercialization
Timeline
Closing date : May 1, 2024
Canada
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Pan-Canadian Single Research Ethics Review Initiative
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports streamlined research ethics review across Canada
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports applied health systems research
Eligible Funding
Varies by project
Eligible Industries
Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Human ResourcesInnovation
Canada
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Planning Grants — Winter 2012 Competition
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports early-stage health research planning
Eligible Funding
Varies by project
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Planning and Dissemination Grants – Institute/Initiative Community Support (ICS)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Support for planning and knowledge dissemination activities
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 40,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Timeline
Closing date : February 1, 2024
Canada
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supplemental support for trainees affected by Ukraine
Eligible Funding
From $20,000 to $45,000
Types of eligible projects
Human Resources
Timeline
Closing date : December 22, 2022
Canada
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Team Grant – GACD 2026: Implementation science to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Maximizing collaboration and coordination with and beyond the healthcare system
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Implementation research on NCDs beyond healthcare
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
Eligible Industries
Professional, scientific and technical services
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)InnovationDigital Transformation
Canada
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Team Grant: Beyond Treatment – Advancing Cancer Survivorship
Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports cancer survivorship research teams
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationInnovation
Timeline
Closing date : May 20, 2026
Canada
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Team Grant: ERDERA Joint Transnational Call 2026
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
International rare disease research funding
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 450,000 $
Up to 25% of project cost
Types of eligible projects
Timeline
Closing date : July 9, 2026
Canada
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Team Grant: Early origins of addiction in children and youth (Canada - Finland)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
International collaboration on early addiction research
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 250,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
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Team Grant: GACD 2026: NCD Multi Sectors (Implementation Science to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases: Maximizing Collaboration and Coordination Beyond Healthcare Systems)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Implementation research for multisectoral NCD strategies
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports youth health research in Canada
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Team Grant: National Evidence Platform: Youth Mental Health (National Platform for Evidence-based Programs and Practices for Youth Mental Health)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Youth mental health evidence platform
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 2,450,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Team Grant: Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
National clinical trial consortium coordination
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 39,000,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Team Grants: Strengthening Resilient & Equitable Public Health Systems (STEPS)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Monthly tax-free support for eligible families
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 750,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)InnovationDigital Transformation
Timeline
Closing date : January 14, 2026
BC, Quebec, Canada
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Team Grants: Supporting Interdisciplinary Research on Avian Influenza
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Interdisciplinary avian influenza research funding
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 750,000 $
Eligible Industries
Professional, scientific and technical services
Health care and social assistance
Public administration
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
Canada
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Training Grant: DSEN Training Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
National training for drug safety research capacity
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 1,375,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Training Grant: Genetic Epidemiology
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Builds capacity in genetic epidemiology research
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 325,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Training Grant: Indigenous Mentorship Network Program
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports Indigenous health research mentorship and capacity building
Eligible Funding
Varies by project
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant 2025-2026
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Knowledge mobilization support for voluntary-sector aging groups
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 15,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Timeline
Open Date : October 27, 2025
Closing date : December 22, 2025
Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Yukon Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) Centre Operating Grant Funding Opportunity: Directed Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Support for Indigenous health research capacity in Yukon
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 2,400,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Timeline
Closing date : April 1, 2026
Yukon, Canada
Grant and FundingArchived
CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Recognition for excellence in Canadian health research
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 100,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Timeline
Closing date : October 10, 2018
Canada
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Embedded research careers in health systems
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 155,000 $
Up to 70% of project cost
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovationDigital Transformation
Timeline
Closing date : July 3, 2025
Canada
Grant and FundingArchived
Operating Grant: Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research ARCHIVED (Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) – Development Grants)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports Indigenous health research centres
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 75,000 $
Eligible Industries
All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Operating Grant: New Investigator Research Grants in Child and Youth Health (2026)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Funding for early-career child health research
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 100,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Timeline
Closing date : April 20, 2026
Ontario, Canada
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Team Grant: Avian Influenza Coordination and Knowledge Mobilization Hub
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports coordinated avian influenza research across sectors
Eligible Funding
Maximum amount : 750,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
Timeline
Closing date : July 14, 2026
BC, Ontario, Canada
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Training and Career Support Program
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Supports training and career development in Canadian health research
Eligible Funding
Varies by project
Eligible Industries
Professional, scientific and technical services
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Human ResourcesInnovation
Canada

Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

New Frontiers in Research Fund — Transformation Stream

Notice of upcoming funding opportunity: The Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium

One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Research Network

Operating Grant — Aging in the Community

Operating Grant: Aging in the Community

Operating Grant: COVID-19 Outpatient Therapeutic Study

Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts (2026)

Operating Grant: Evaluation & Implementation Science: Youth Mental Health

Operating Grant: Human Frontier Science Program - Research Grants

Operating Grant: Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders and Addictions Program

Operating Grant: Population Health Intervention Research

Operating Grant: TRANSCAN-4 (TRANSCAN-4 JTC 2026 in Translational Research on Cancer Metabolism: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Diagnosis and Treatment)

Operating Grants: Knowledge Mobilization in Diabetes Prevention and Treatment

Pan-Canadian Single Research Ethics Review Initiative

Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Planning Grants — Winter 2012 Competition

Planning and Dissemination Grants – Institute/Initiative Community Support (ICS)

Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine)

Team Grant – GACD 2026: Implementation science to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Maximizing collaboration and coordination with and beyond the healthcare system

Team Grant: Beyond Treatment – Advancing Cancer Survivorship

Team Grant: ERDERA Joint Transnational Call 2026

Team Grant: Early origins of addiction in children and youth (Canada - Finland)

Team Grant: GACD 2026: NCD Multi Sectors (Implementation Science to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases: Maximizing Collaboration and Coordination Beyond Healthcare Systems)

Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025)

Team Grant: National Evidence Platform: Youth Mental Health (National Platform for Evidence-based Programs and Practices for Youth Mental Health)

Team Grant: Pan-Canadian Clinical Trials Consortium

Team Grants: Strengthening Resilient & Equitable Public Health Systems (STEPS)

Team Grants: Supporting Interdisciplinary Research on Avian Influenza

Training Grant: DSEN Training Grant

Training Grant: Genetic Epidemiology

Training Grant: Indigenous Mentorship Network Program

Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant 2025-2026

Yukon Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) Centre Operating Grant Funding Opportunity: Directed Grant

CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes

Health System Impact (HSI) Fellowship

Operating Grant: Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research ARCHIVED (Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) – Development Grants)

Operating Grant: New Investigator Research Grants in Child and Youth Health (2026)

Team Grant: Avian Influenza Coordination and Knowledge Mobilization Hub

Training and Career Support Program