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Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025)
Supports youth health research in Canada
Funding available
Varies by project
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Canada
Overview
This funding opportunity is for Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) under the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and supports youth health research in Canada. It focuses on youth-led or youth-engaged research, including work on Indigenous youth health, equity-denied communities, circulatory and respiratory health, or type 1 diabetes and psychosocial health.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Conduct research or evaluation activities
Eligible Funding
- Varies by project
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Research that addresses at least two of the six priorities in Canada's Youth Policy and is relevant to IHDCYH's Empowered Youth Area of Focus.
- Research relevant to First Nations, Inuit or Métis Youth Health.
- Research relevant to Youth Health in Equity-Denied Communities.
- Research relevant to Circulatory and Respiratory Health in Youth.
- Research relevant to Type 1 Diabetes and Psychosocial Health in Youth.
Documents Needed
- Tri-agency CV
- Certificate of Completion
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Independent researchers
- Knowledge users
- Canadian postsecondary institutions and affiliated organizations
- Municipal, provincial, or territorial governments in Canada
- Indigenous non-governmental organizations in Canada
Eligible expenses
- Compensation for youth or patient partners.
- Salaries for paid grant team members.
- Community mobilization and engagement costs.
- Translation and preparation of public-facing materials.
- Accessibility supports for the NPA or team members.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Observational and epidemiological research.
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada
Selection criteria
- Meaningful youth leadership and engagement.
- Interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach.
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion in the research process.
- Capacity building for youth-engaged research.
- Knowledge mobilization potential.
How to apply
- Step 1: Prepare your team and CVs
- Gather the required participants and complete the tri-agency CV.
- Complete the required sex- and gender-based analysis training.
- Step 2: Complete the ResearchNet registration
- Enter participant and proposal information.
- Apply to the appropriate funding pool, if relevant.
- Preview and submit the registration by the deadline.
- Step 3: Complete the full application
- Prepare the research proposal and related materials in ResearchNet.
- Complete the budget and other required application tasks.
- Attach all required files and review the full application.
- Step 4: Submit the application
- Use ResearchNet to submit the final application before the deadline.
- Keep the submission confirmation for your records.
Processing and Agreement
- CIHR will be hosting webinar(s) to support participants with the requirements of this funding opportunity and to answer questions on how to apply.
Additional information
- CIHR will host a webinar to support participants and answer questions.
- The funding opportunity uses the tri-agency CV.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) Program
What is the Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025)?
This funding opportunity is for Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) under the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and supports youth health research in Canada. It focuses on youth-led or youth-engaged research, including work on Indigenous youth health, equity-denied communities, circulatory and respiratory health, or type 1 diabetes and psychosocial health.
Who is eligible for the Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) program?
To be eligible for the Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) program, you must:
The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
The applicant team must include an independent researcher, a knowledge user, and a youth with lived or living experience.
The team must include an Early Career Researcher (ECR) or a Mid-career Researcher (MCR) in a principal role.
What expenses are eligible under Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025)?
Research that addresses at least two of the six priorities in Canada's Youth Policy and is relevant to IHDCYH's Empowered Youth Area of Focus.
Research relevant to First Nations, Inuit or Métis Youth Health.
Research relevant to Youth Health in Equity-Denied Communities.
Research relevant to Circulatory and Respiratory Health in Youth.
Research relevant to Type 1 Diabetes and Psychosocial Health in Youth.
Who can I contact for more information about the Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025)?
You can contact Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Where is the Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) available?
The Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) program is available across Canada.
Is the Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) is a Grant and Funding
Who are the financial supporters of the Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025)?
Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025) is funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)