Research Syntheses launched in July 2005
CIHR's Knowledge Translation Branch, the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, the Institute of Population and Public Health, and the Institute of Genetics are pleased to announce the results of the Request for Applications (see table below) under the strategic initiative "Research Syntheses".
The objectives of this initiative are to:
- Make scoping reviews available to the health research community, including CIHR, to inform them of specific areas of priority for primary research.
- Increase the number of timely and relevant scoping reviews and systematic reviews in selected areas of high priority.
- Increase the degree to which explicit communications and knowledge translation activities are undertaken to make scoping and systematic reviews readily available for use by citizens, clinicians, healthcare managers, public policy-makers, researchers, NGO's and research funding organizations in Canada to inform their decision-making processes.
Click on the PDF file in the table below to view the list of applications that have been approved for funding through this competition.
| All CIHR Institutes Strategic Initiative |
Applications Received |
Applications Approved |
Success Rate (%) |
| Knowledge Translation - Research Syntheses [ HTML | PDF (86 KB) | Help ] |
16 |
8 |
50% |
For questions on CIHR funding guidelines, how to apply, and the peer review process contact:
Susan Birbeck
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: (613) 954-1970
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: sbirbeck@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
For questions about this initiative and research objectives contact:
Liz Stirling
KT Sector Specialist
Knowledge Translation and Major Initiatives
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: (613) 941-1072
Fax: (613) 941-0568
Email: lstirling@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
