CIHR participates in six programs, each with a separate agreement, which are intended to foster collaboration between independent investigators in Canada and those in Argentina, Brazil, China, France and Italy. These programs are:
Each Memorandum of Understanding provides that each agency should make available to the other an annual quota of a specific number of research-months. Canadian scientists visiting the foreign country agency will receive a living allowance from that agency and a travel allowance from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to cover return economy airfare between their city of residence in Canada and the city in which the host laboratory is located. Foreign scientists visiting Canada will receive a living allowance from CIHR and a travel allowance from their country's agency.
Application forms for these programs are available on CIHR's website, except for the CIHR/NNSFC (China) program which is available upon request. The name of the agreement under which support is sought should be typed prominently at the top of each page. For all programs, the deadline for applications is October 1 and decisions from CIHR are available the following January. If approved by CIHR, the application will then be submitted to the foreign agency. Please note that some agencies may take up to three months to approve an application.
