Canadian Institutes of Health Research — Project Grant : Fall 2025 and Spring 2026

• SGBA certificate.
• Letter of support from the dean of the faculty if the Nominated Principal Applicant has a pending appointment; the appointment must begin by the effective date of funding.
• Previous Peer Review Response, including all reviews received and Scientific Officer notes if provided, if resubmitting an unsuccessful application.

Who is eligible?

• Individual researchers or groups of researchers.
• Researchers at any career stage.
• Applicants in all areas of health research.

Who is not eligible

• Companies or organizations whose mandate does not cover health research or the application of knowledge in the field of health.
• Non-Canadian organizations that do not have adequate affiliation in Canada for the entire duration of the project.
• Organizations that are not authorized to administer CIHR funds at the time of signing the funding agreement.
• Individuals or companies wishing to submit more than two applications as a designated principal applicant during the same competition.
• Companies whose main activity consists of bundling projects solely for the purpose of long-term support and requesting an amount exceeding the limit set for large grants.

Eligible expenses

• Expenses related to knowledge translation, networking, commercialization (including patent costs specific to intellectual property), and community-based research, as justified in the research proposal.
• Costs respecting the culture and traditions of Indigenous peoples needed for meaningful research, including community mobilization and engagement, culturally relevant promotional items (such as tobacco, cloth, feasting, and gift giving for honouring ceremonies), and cash reimbursements to compensate community participation.
• Contracts and/or consultant fees for knowledge translation and communication activities with Indigenous Elders, community members, and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers involved in relevant activities.
• Translation and preparation of information/material intended for public consumption, including website content, information pamphlets, guidelines, and event-related material for stakeholder engagement.

Eligible geographic areas

• Applicants must be affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes, and other non-profit organizations with a health research and/or knowledge translation mandate) located in Canada.
• Indigenous non-governmental organizations in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate are eligible.

• Concept, including the significance and impact of the research.
• Feasibility, including the approaches and methods, timelines and deliverables, challenges and mitigation strategies, and the complement of expertise, experience and resources.

• Prepare, finalize, and submit your registration in ResearchNet.
• Preview all components of your registration to ensure it is complete.
• Complete the Consent and Submit section on or before the deadline posted on ResearchNet.
• After registration is submitted, complete the application in ResearchNet and submit it through the eApproval process.

• Applications are reviewed by peer review committees based on their expertise and the project’s fit with the committee mandate.
• Reviewers assess the application before the committee meeting, then discuss it and reach a final decision.
• Applicants receive reviewer comments, committee notes, a Notice of Recommendation, and a Notice of Decision.
• Successful applicants may be required to complete a funding agreement and final report.

• CIHR will be hosting webinar(s) to support participants with the requirements of this funding opportunity and to answer questions.
• There are two Project Grant competitions a year.
• Applicants submitting proposals for clinical trials and randomized controlled trials to the Spring 2026 funding opportunity should consult the Additional Considerations sub-section of the Guidelines section.