Chair: Industry Partnered (2007-2008)

Eligible expenses

• Salary support for the Chair holder.
• Operating funds for the research chair.
• Equipment grant component.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• CIHR contributions may not be used for an endowment fund for the Research Chair.
• CIHR funding cannot be levered against contributions provided in the past or for support of research that has already started or been completed.

• Applicant Track Record.
• Research Proposal.
• Environment and Support.

• The application process is comprised of two steps: Registration and Full Application.
• Submit your application using CIHR Web Forms and not through ResearchNet.
• Complete the Industry and Innovation Programs - Routing Slip and include it on the top of your application package.
• In the Research Funding Program(s) section of the Research Module cover page, select Rx&D or SME under Research Chair and enter the name(s) of the industrial partner(s).
• Provide a paragraph explaining how the application will contribute to improved health of Canadians and CIHR translational research objectives.
• Send the completed registration and application packages by courier to the Research Translation Programs Branch, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Room 97, 160 Elgin Street, Address locator: 4809A, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9.

• A CIHR peer review committee will evaluate the full applications.
• The committee may be drawn from a pre-existing University-Industry committee or created specifically for this funding opportunity.
• Successful applicants will be informed of any special financial conditions before the release of funds or when they receive the Authorization for Funding (AFF) document.
• Funding recipients must participate in monitoring, review, and evaluation activities, including studies, surveys, workshops, audits, and the provision of data or reports as required.
• Award recipients must acknowledge CIHR, its institutes, and partners in any communication or publication related to the project.

• The opportunity is archived.
• Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate the use of Gender and Sex-Based Analysis in applications.
• Applicants may not submit the same or very similar application to more than one funding opportunity and must wait until they are notified of the decision for one application before submitting to another.