The 2023 competition CLOSED on October 10, 2023.
The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI), in partnership with the BC Women ‘s Hospital + Health Centre Foundation, is pleased to announce a Catalyst Grant competition for the advancement of knowledge in women’s health.
The 2023 competition CLOSED on September 8, 2023.
In 2020, the WHRI launched the Graduate and Fellowship Research Award in Women’s Health, a funding opportunity specific to our trainee community. This award is intended to provide salary support to WHRI-affiliated graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are engaged in women’s and/or newborn health research and who do not currently hold major competitive salary awards.
The WHRI has created a Trainee Travel Grant intended to support full-time research trainees for travel to national or international meetings. There are 10 grants available each year, valued at up to $1000 each. These grants will be offered twice a year (in May and November), with 5 grants offered at each timepoint.
The 2024 competition closed on February 13, 2024.
The WHRI Graduate Student Achievement Award seeks to recognize excellence amongst graduate students who are near completion or have completed their research project.
The 2023 competition CLOSED on March 1, 2023.
The Perinatal Research IMaging Evaluation (PRIME) Centre Awards supports studies in women’s
and/or newborn health research to be carried out, in whole or in part, within the PRIME Centre (i.e.,
making use of the equipment, facility features and personnel support available).
The 2023 competition CLOSED on September 1, 2023.
The Sue Harris Family Practice Research Grant supports research that contributes to women’s (cis and trans-inclusive) health within the discipline of family practice. The funding is intended to support new researchers (family practice residents and/or practitioners) to develop and carry out a pilot research project.
ROLLING – for Recipients of the Sue Harris Grant only.
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Funding Opportunity | Description | |
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May 12, 2024 | This award is part of the UBC Public Scholars Initiative which intends to build connections, community, and capacity for doctoral students who are interested in explicitly linking their doctoral work to an arena of public benefit. Up to $10K. | |
May 13, 2024 | IDRC Addressing neglected areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa (LOI) | The Initiative’s overall aim is to support greater realization of neglected sexual and reproductive health and rights for underserved populations, including women and girls, in sub-Saharan Africa. Up to $1.2M CAD over up to 36 months. |
May 13, 2024 | MSHRBC Convening & Collaborating (C2) Program
| Promotes knowledge exchange and meaningful collaboration by supporting researchers, trainees & research users to develop a research agenda, identify key research practice priorities or evaluate a peer support initiative. New for 2024: The maximum has been increased to $20K for an 18-month term. |
May 13, 2024 |
| Promotes KT activities by supporting researchers & research users in disseminating research evidence through co-developing events, activities or tools to “extend the reach” of their work. New for 2024: The maximum has been increased to $20K for an 18-month term. |
May 27, 2024 | For current and incoming UBC Masters and Doctoral students. $16-25K. | |
May 31, 2024 | CANTRAIN Postdoctoral & Graduate Trainee Studentships | Stipends for graduate students & PDFs conducting research related to various types of clinical trials, including the analysis of clinical trial samples/data, aligned with the mission of CANTRAIN & co-funders. Up to $17.5K for graduate trainees & up to $42.5K for PDFs for 1 year. |
June 1, 2024 (TBA) | BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) grants to improve the competitiveness of Indigenous early-career researchers in CIHR and other research competitions. Funds can be used for planning, pilot, and development activities. $15,000 for 1 year, or $20,000 for 1 year for a patient-oriented research stream. To be announced. | |
June 7, 2024 | To enhance understanding of diabetes (including gestational diabetes) and its prevention, treatment, management, and cure. NPA's must be independent researchers. $150K/year for 3 years. | |
June 7, 2024 | Diabetes Canada - 2024 Research Collaboration Support | To support researcher-led activities that foster sharing of ideas & development of new knowledge & solutions. These activities could include: meetings, networking events, lecture series, or training sessions that are diabetes focused (including gestational diabetes). $3-20K. |
June 7, 2024 | For PHSA staff to undertake research initiatives for improved primary, clinical and community care that support service delivery, innovative treatments, and continuous quality improvement. Possible areas of focus include chronic disease, virtual health, artificial intelligence (AI), and more. $50,000. | |
June 13, 2024 (LOI) | CIHR HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research (Development Grant) | Development grants of up to $100K available for successful applications at the LOI stage for the Team Grants in HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research. |
June 13, 2024 | An LOI is due on March 27, 2024. Several programs: Health equity (up to $100K USD/year for 2 years); collaborative research development-AI for health (up to $300K USD/year for 3 years); mentored investigator ($100K USD over 1-2 years); ECR (up to $150K USD/year for 3 years). | |
July 2025 (TBA) | CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grants
| Single grants to provide support for planning and/or dissemination activities (either virtual or in-person) relevant to various Institute/Initiative mandates, including gender and health. The NPA can be a trainee, knowledge user or independent researcher. Most range from $10-$25K for 1 year. Summer 2024 competition to be announced |
August 1, 2024 | To support bold projects and "out-of-the-box" ideas that, if successful, would lead to disruptions in current standards of care and replace the status quo in cancer prevention, detection and treatment. Up to $250,000 over 2 years. The LOI deadline is March 21, 2024. | |
August 1, 2024 | Grants to support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. Events: $7-25K; Outreach activities: $7-50K, higher amounts can be considered if well justified. | |
August 14, 2024 | CIHR Catalyst Grant: Community Based Research in Climate Change Priority Areas (Registration) | Supports the partnered work of communities & researchers in knowledge development & capacity-building initiatives of relevance to the differential health impacts of climate change. Priority areas include the health impacts of climate change on older adults alternative diagnoses of Lyme disease, and improving equitable outcomes through climate justice. $125K for 1 year. The full application deadline is Sept 12, 2024. |
August 27, 2024 | New Frontiers in Research Fund 2024 Exploration Competition (NOI) | To support high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research. Up to $125K/year for 2 years. Full application deadline: November 5, 2024. |
August, 2024 (TBA) | CIHR Project Grant Fall 2024 (Registration)
| This flagship CIHR program. typically launches in July, with a mid-August registration deadline. To be announced. |
September 9, 2024 | Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Registration) | For ECRs. To build research capacity, generate new knowledge, and support knowledge mobilization in human development, child and youth health. CIHR-IHDCYH's mandate includes reproduction, pregnancy & parent(s). $50K/year for up to 3 years. The full application deadline is September 24, 2024. |
September 10, 2024 | To support research projects that seek to advance cancer-related health equity, with a call for applications focused on breast cancer in specific underserved communities. Up to $450,000/annum for 3 years (or $150,000 for 1-year team building grants). The LOI deadline is March 26, 2024. | |
September 12, 2024 | CIHR Catalyst Grant: Community Based Research in Climate Change Priority Areas | Supports the partnered work of communities & researchers in knowledge development & capacity-building initiatives of relevance to the differential health impacts of climate change. Priority areas include the health impacts of climate change on older adults alternative diagnoses of Lyme disease, and improving equitable outcomes through climate justice. $125K for 1 year. Registration required by Aug 14, 2024. |
September 17, 2024 | Supports sexually transmitted & blood borne infections (STBBI) research across the cascade of care, from prevention to detection, to treatment & cure. Research areas are (i) Next-Generation Therapeutic Interventions & (ii) Next-Generation Prevention Technologies. Team grants: $400K/year for up to 5 years. Large team grants: $750K/year for up to 5 years. | |
September 17, 2024 | Tri-agency PDF awards. Applicants must complete their application in full collaboration with the proposed host institution. $70K/year for 2 years. | |
September 24, 2024 | Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health
| For ECRs. To build research capacity, generate new knowledge, and support knowledge mobilization in human development, child and youth health. CIHR-IHDCYH's mandate includes reproduction, pregnancy, & parent(s). $50K/year for up to 3 years. |
September 2024 (TBA) | CIHR Project Grant Fall 2024 | This flagship CIHR program. program typically launches in July, with a mid-September full application deadline. To be announced. |
Fall 2024 (TBA) | CIHR Catalyst Grants - Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health | To support interdisciplinary research on the structural drivers (e.g., legislation and policies, governance structures, ecological & commercial determinants) can create, maintain, or exacerbate health (in)equity and population health across sub-groups, regions, contexts and settings. Research areas include: Sex, Gender & Health Inequities; Patient-Oriented Research; Racism. Ageism, & more. Up to $125K for 1 year. |
October 1, 2024 (TBA) | BC NEIHR Research Development Grant | BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) grants to support Indigenous communities, collectives and organizations (ICCOs) health research development activities, including priority setting, partnership development, application development and submission. $15,000 for 1 year. To be announced. |
October 1, 2024 (TBA) | BC NEIHR Knowledge Sharing & Mobilization Grant | BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) grants to support Indigenous communities, collectives and organizations (ICCOs) who have completed ICCO-led research and wish to share the findings of their research in culturally and contextually relevant ways. $15K for 1 year. To be announced. |
October 15, 2024 | To build capacity in the current and next generation of Implementation Science researchers in human development, child, and youth health, as per IHDCYH's mandate. $200K/year (100K/year for salary support & $100K/year research allowance) for up to 5 years, for a total of $1M per award. | |
October 22, 2024 | CIHR Embracing Diversity to Achieve
| To fund new research that will achieve more equitable outcomes in metabolic health, chronic high burden diseases, HIV and sexually transmitted and blood borne diseases, across the life course of diverse groups. The LOI stage closed on February 1, 2024. Research Team grants are $400K/annum for up to 5 years for Research Teams. A KM Hub supplement is $150K/year for up for 5 years. |
October 2024 (TBA) | To catalyze research that integrates One Health approaches to better prevent, prepare for, & respond to current and future outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) & avian influenza viruses with pandemic potential A(H5Nx).$150K for 1 year. | |
November 1, 2024 (TBA) | BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) grants to assist in the training of Indigenous graduate students and PDFs at BC institutions. To be announced. | |
November 5, 2024 | To support high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research. Up to $125K/year for 2 years. An NOI is required by Aug 27, 2024. | |
Jan-Dec, 2024 (rolling) | The Health Research BC-Mitacs industry-based program supports graduate students & postdocs to gain experience working within BC’s life sciences sector. Masters/PhD: Up to $90K for up to 24 months; Postdoc: Up to 129K for up to 24 months. |
The CIHR-Institute of Gender & Health is hosting a webinar to provide interested applicants with information on the requirements of the National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Innovation
The CIHR-Institute of Musculoskeletal Health & Arthritis is hosting a webinar to provide interested applicants with information on the requirements of the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Network
The CIHR-Institute of Health Services and Policy Research is hosting an information session to provide interested applicants with information on the requirements of the Health System
