Current Priority Announcements - By:
Fall 2004 Priority Announcements
Priority Announcements fund highly rated research applications submitted to CIHR's open competition programs that:
Consult the Fall Competition 2004 Priority Announcements listed below for details specific to each announcement, including the open competitions available and specific instructions on how to apply. Note that in some cases you will be required to complete a "Responsiveness Form." Questions related to open competition programs and how to apply should be directed to the "programs contacts" listed for each announcement.
Responsiveness to the Priority Announcement will be judged relative to the priorities or mandate(s) as indicated. For those applications determined to be responsive, funding will be provided from the top down in order of ranking. Peer review committees will NOT be advised of applications submitted for funding through the Priority Announcement process, and participating Institutes and offices will NOT receive the names of applicants or their research institutions.
Applications rated below 3.5 will not be considered for funding. Priority Announcement funding is contingent upon the availability of funds. Applicants to research priority announcement competitions will be notified by CIHR only if they will be receiving funding.
A maximum of three (3) responses will be considered per application.
Research Priorities
Funding is available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
The CIHR Ethics Office (EO) will use a portion of a recently-created CIHR fund designated specifically for research on ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) to support operating grants and fellowship awards related to one of four strategic areas (presented in no particular order):
Please see the Ethics Office page for more details.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Ethics (E) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application, page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ] and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships competition) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ], or on the equivalent Webform pages.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Operating Grants:
Alex Lamontagne
Program Officer, Multidisciplinary Research
Tel: (613) 954-6054
Fax: (613) 954-1800
E-mail: ALamontagne@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Awards - Fellowships:
Annik Pilon
Program Delivery Officer
Research Capacity Development
Tel: (613) 954-1963
E mail: apilon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Ethics Office:
Tel: (613) 946-4773
Fax: (613) 946-0885
E-mail: ethics-ethique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Funding is available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
An important part of CIHR's mandate is to translate knowledge into improved health for Canadians. In order to help build capacity in this area, CIHR is hereby signaling its intent to prioritize research proposals in the area of knowledge translation in the Fall 2004 open competition. A portion of CIHR funds may be designated specially for research and support in knowledge translation to top rated proposals for operating grants and fellowship awards deemed fundable (i.e. 3.5 or higher).
The CIHR Knowledge Translation Branch is interested in supporting research projects and fellowships that lead to:
Please see the Knowledge Translation page for more details and our priority areas.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Knowledge Translation (KT) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application, page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) ) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ] and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships competition) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ], or on the equivalent Webform pages.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Operating Grants:
Alex Lamontagne
Program Officer, Multidisciplinary Research
Tel: (613) 954-6054
Fax: (613) 954-1800
E-mail: ALamontagne@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Awards - Fellowships:
Annik Pilon
Program Delivery Officer
Research Capacity Development
Tel: (613) 954-1963
E mail: apilon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Knowledge Translation contact:
Danielle Arsenault
Knowledge Translation Branch
Tel: (613) 941-4437
E-mail: darsenault@cihr.gc.ca
Natural Health Products Directorate - Health Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Partnership Program
Funding is available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
While applications are sought in all research areas related to Natural Health Products, particular interest exists in subjects that lead to supporting Health Canada's role as a responsible, effective and innovative regulator of Natural Health Products.
The subjects may include:
In addition, particular interest exists in building research capacity in specific sectors of the community. These include Aboriginal people's, complementary and alternative health care providers and researchers working in the area of cultural medicines.
While acknowledging the potential importance and relevance of all alternative and complementary health therapies, this agreement will be limited to Natural Health Products. For the purposes of this initiative N.H.Ps are defined to include plant or plant materials such as herbal products, isolates extracted from plant materials, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, essential fatty acids and homeopathic products that are used to diagnose, treat and/or prevent disease, restore or correct function or maintain or promote health.
More information about the Natural Health Products Research Program can be found on the Health Canada website.
How to Apply
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement must be indicated by selecting Knowledge Translation (KT) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships and Doctoral Research Awards competitions) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ], or on the equivalent Webform pages. Important: Select "Knowledge Translation (KT)", even though this opportunity is offered under the Natural Health Products Directorate - Health Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Partnership Program.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Programs contact
Awards - Fellowships, Doctoral Research Awards
Annik Pilon
Program Delivery Officer
Research Capacity Development
Tel: (613) 954-1963
E mail: apilon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Partnerships and Knowledge Translation Contact
Paula Kirton
Partnership Specialist
Partnerships and Knowledge Translation
Tel: (613)941-0199
E-mail: pkirton@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Institute Research Priorities
Funding is available for the following Open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
The Institute of Aging (IA) will consider for funding applications that are considered relevant to the following areas.
1. Healthy and successful aging
Research is needed on the determinants of healthy and successful aging, including: positive health behaviours and lifestyles, physical activity, nutrition; population health, population aging; aging in rural and remote areas; housing, transportation, living arrangements; social support, isolation, loneliness; life course transitions; participation of seniors in society; family and intergenerational relationships, family structure and processes; economic issues, retirement; leisure / recreation; quality of life; wisdom; resilience; mental heath (prevention of depression, anxiety, and suicide); maintenance of cognitive abilities; death and dying with dignity; prevention of substance abuse and addictions (tobacco, alcohol, gambling); secure aging (prevention of elder abuse and violence).
2. Biological mechanisms of aging
Research in this area should target: cell and tissue senescence; apoptosis; stress and longevity genes; telomeres and telomerase; reproductive aging; neurobiology of aging; DNA maintenance and repair; free radicals and antioxidants; genetic animal models of aging; age-related changes in tissue; systems and functions
3. Cognitive impairment in aging
The Institute is leading the development of a National Research Strategy on Cognitive Impairment in Aging encompassing cognitive impairment as a continuum, including Alzheimer Disease and other dementias, such as vascular dementia. Areas of research include: biomolecular basis of disease; neuropsychological aspects; genetics and environmental influences; social, psychological and lifestyle influences; normal vs abnormal changes in cognitive function; diagnosis; epidemiology; treatment and prevention (pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention); caregiving; health services and rehabilitation; safety issues (car driving, fire prevention); ethics; and quality of life.
In relation to this Priority, the Institute of Aging has partnered on other funding opportunities:
4. Aging and maintenance of functional autonomy
The focus of the Institute of Aging is primarily on the functional limitations as the consequences of diseases rather than on the diseases themselves, as these are addressed by other CIHR institutes: frailty and functional decline; motor disabilities, gait and posture, falls; communication (speech, language) and sensory disabilities (hearing, vision); incontinence; aids and adaptation; rehabilitation, geriatric services; home and institutional care and caregiving; major causes of disabilities (stroke, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, osteoarthritis, respiratory diseases).
5. Health services and policy relating to older people
The Institute of Aging will support research in the following areas: acute and long-term care; home care, community care; residential care (including assisted living, supportive housing and nursing homes); caregiving; nutritional services, dental services; geriatric services, nursing services, medical services (care gap); medication use; end-of-life and palliative care; integrated delivery systems; health and social services related policy analysis.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Aging (IA) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application, page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) ) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ] and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships, Clinician Scientist, New Investigator and Doctoral Research Awards competitions) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ].
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Operating Grants:
Suzette Dos Santos
Program Delivery Officer
Tel: (613) 941-0848
E-mail: Suzette.DosSantos@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Awards - Fellowships, Clinician Scientist, New Investigator, Doctoral Research Awards:
Krista Gorham
Head, Program Delivery Division
Tel: (613) 954-1961
E-mail: Krista.Gorham@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Linda Mealing, PhD
Assistant Director, Partnerships
Institute of Aging
Tel: (613) 952-4537
Funding is available for the following Open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is NOT required.
The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) will fund cancer randomized controlled trials (RCT) for the purpose of determining whether an innovative, non-cytotoxic intervention leads to improved health and quality of life. Trials may include behavioural, educational, lifestyle, psychosocial, preventive, complementary and alternative healthcare, natural health products, health services, population health, medical management strategies, surgical, non-antineoplastic, radiotherapy, and other non-cytotoxic therapeutic procedures. ICR will provide up to $250,000 per year for 3 years in support of this program. The Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance (CBCRA) and the Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) of Health Canada are exploring the possibility of joining ICR as partners on this initiative and may provide additional funds in support of applications of specific interest such as those relating to the primary prevention of breast cancer, and trials using natural health products for treatment/symptom control, respectively. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a study involving humans where at least two interventions are compared using random allocation for the purpose of determining whether an innovative intervention leads to improved health.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application and on page 7 of the Research Module [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ], or on the equivalent Webform pages.
Completion of the responsiveness form is NOT required. Responsiveness will be judged relative to the mandate. Funding will be awarded according to the ranking list provided after peer review. The peer review committees will not be aware that applications have been determined to be eligible for funding through the Priority Announcement process.
Registrations will be accepted for both the August 1st 2004 and October 1st 2004 deadlines.
Karmela Krleza-Jeric, M.D., M.Sc., D.Sc.
Randomized Controlled Trials
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9
Tel: (613) 957-6130
E-mail: kkrleza-jeric@cihr.gc.ca
Judith Bray, Ph.D
Assistant Director, Special Projects
Institute of Cancer Research
Institute of Infection and Immunity
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9
Tel: (613) 954-7223
Fax: (613) 941-1040
E-mail: jbray@cihr.gc.ca
Funding is available for the following Open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
The mandate of the Institute of Gender and Health is to support research to address how sex (biological factors) and gender (socio-cultural experiences) interact with other factors that influence health to create conditions and problems that are unique, more prevalent, more serious or different with respect to risk factors or effective interventions for women and girls, men and boys. The Institute fosters research about women's and girls' health, men's and boys' health, and gender and health. The Institute wishes to fund applications that are relevant to its five research priorities.
The Institute's research priorities are:
1. Access and equity for vulnerable populations
2. Promoting health in context of chronic conditions and disabilities
3. Gender and health across the life span
4. Promoting positive health behaviours and preventing addictions
5. Gender and the environment
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) on the Routing Slip of Registration / Application and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships and Doctoral Research Awards competitions) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ] or on the equivalent Webform pages.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Awards - Fellowships, Doctoral Research Awards
Annik Pilon
Program Delivery Officer
Research Capacity Development
Tel: (613) 954-1963
E mail: apilon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Dr. Ilana Kogan Gombos
Assistant Director
CIHR - Institute of Gender and Health
700 University Extension Centre
8303 - 112th Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2T4
Tel : (780) 492-3656
Fax : (780) 492-3689
E-mail : ikg@ualberta.ca
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is NOT required.
Any application where Institute of Genetics (IG) was indicated as the primary or secondary affiliated Institute and relates to the IG mandate will be considered for funding. Our mandate is to support research on the human and other genomes and on all aspects of genetics, basic biochemistry and cell biology related to health and disease, including the translation of knowledge into health policy and practice, and the societal implications of genetic discoveries.
Grants are offered as one-time, non-renewable, one-year bridging grants. These will be to a maximum of $100,000 per grant and will not include equipment. Grants are subject to the availability of funds.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Genetics (IG) as Primary or Second choice in the Suggested CIHR Institute(s) section of page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ], or on the equivalent Webform pages.
Completion of the responsiveness form is NOT required. Responsiveness will be judged relative to the mandate. Funding will be awarded according to the ranking list provided after peer review. The peer review committees will not be aware that applications have been determined to be eligible for funding through the Priority Announcement process.
Tina Lawton
Program Delivery Officer
Tel: (613) 941-1068
E-Mail: tlawton@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Milka Popov
Assistant Director
Institute of Genetics
Phone: (416) 813-7670
Fax: (416) 813-7673
Email: milkaig@sickkids.ca
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
This Institute wishes to fund applications which address ethical, legal and social issues relevant to the design and conduct of population-based genetic epidemiological research, including implications for future studies in Canada, the Institute of Genetics is interested in building capacity in the following areas:
1. Defining "Populations" in Population-Based Genetics Studies
2. Potential social Impact of Gene/Environment Research
3. Defining "Normalcy", "Health", and "Disease" in the Genomics Era
4. Rights and Responsibilities in Relation to Genomics Research and Databanks
The Institute of Genetics will be offering Doctoral Research Awards and Fellowships focused on these research areas for a maximum term of three years.
For reference, a listing of potential research questions can be found in the "Facing our Future" Development Grant RFA.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Genetics (IG) on the Routing Slip of Registration / Application and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships and Doctoral Research Awards competitions) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ], or on the equivalent Webform pages.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Krista Gorham
Head, Program Delivery Division
Tel: (613) 954-1961
E-Mail: kgorham@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Jennifer Jennings
Project Manager
Institute of Genetics
Tel: (416) 813-7400
E-mail: jennig@sickkids.ca
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
The Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) will consider for funding applications that are considered relevant to the following areas.
1. Advancing Theories, Frameworks, Methods and Measurement
Outstanding health services and policy research requires continuous enhancement of the theories, frameworks, methods and measurement tools that guide and support such research and its translation. Moreover, the available empirical data are only useful to the extent that they correspond to constructs, variables or instruments that have been developed, tested and validated.
IHSPR will provide support for research projects likely to lead to new breakthroughs in advancing theory, conceptual theories or frameworks, research methods or measurement approaches (qualitative or quantitative) that have broad application to health services, systems and policy research, or to understanding the translation of research into a strengthened Canadian health care system.
For detailed information on this priority theme, we invite you to consult the Advancing Theories Request for Applications, launched in 2002. In addition, a list of grants funded under this initiative is available for review.
2. Timely access to health care
This theme relates to improving the timeliness of access to publicly funded necessary and appropriate health care services, as well as inconsistencies or challenges in accessibility experienced by particular sub-populations. Examples of special populations include official language minority communities, people living in rural/ remote/northern areas, those with mental health problems or addictions, aboriginal peoples, ethnic minority groups, and low income Canadians. Priority issues include: measuring population health needs, demand for care, and unmet need; morbidity patterns among people on waitlists; and the identification of effective strategies to measure and manage waiting times.
3. Managing for quality and safety
This theme relates to the need to identify effective strategies to ensure safe delivery of high quality services. During national consultations in 2004 regarding health services and policy research priorities, there was an expressed interest in research designed to identify management strategies to improve quality at an affordable cost, and to support more extensive use of performance indicators, population-based and institution-specific evaluation of patient outcomes, and technology assessment. The importance of learning from best practice approaches was also expressed, as was the need to better understand how to use knowledge gained from research to improve the quality of care
4. Sustainable financing, funding and resource allocation in health care: Options, impacts and public expectations
During national consultations in 2004 regarding health services and policy research priorities, concern focused on raising adequate revenue for health care, defining the services to be covered by public funding, and the identification of areas for improved service efficiency in order to free up resources to increase service levels. Interest was expressed in finding ways to embed informed public input into resource allocation decisions, both across envelopes within the health care sector, and within envelopes. Particular interest was voiced around processes that elicit public values and preferences at national, regional, and local levels to determine public coverage and service availability. For detailed information on this priority theme, we invite you to consult the Sustainable Financing, Funding and Resource Allocation RFA for new and emerging teams that was launched in June 2004.
5. Strengthening the interface between public health and health care
Canada is moving quickly to substantially enhance its public health capacity for health promotion and disease prevention, surveillance, communicable disease control and response to emerging or sudden threats. When public health and health care officials at all levels work collaboratively, disease outbreak management strategies (including surge and special capacity strategies in Canada's acute care facilities) can be quickly and effectively mobilized to respond to public health threats. Such collaborative endeavours will ensure appropriate treatment for those affected by any outbreak while minimizing untoward effects of such threats on health care professionals and staff at care facilities, as well as on society at large. They must, of necessity, involve considerable 'upstream' adjustments, both in planning of health care facilities, and in considerations of mix, deployment, and training of a wide range of health care professionals. As well, optimal prevention and control of many common diseases, such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes, requires coordination of both community-based public health programs to shift upstream cultural factors that determine our eating, smoking, physical activity and other behaviours, as well as guidelines-based primary health care that ensures proper clinical management of identified cases. There is much room for better collaborative efforts between these two largely unlinked parts of Canada's health services system.
Given this future strategic direction, Canadians would benefit from efforts to strengthen the intersection between public health and health care systems and the collaborative activities that need to occur between public health and health care professionals to ensure effective prevention, control and containment strategies in response to emerging and ongoing threats to the public's health.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) on the Routing Slip of Registration / Application and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships and New Investigator Awards competitions) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ] or on the equivalent Webform pages.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Awards - Fellowships, New Investigator Awards:
Annik Pilon
Program Delivery Officer
Research Capacity Development
Tel: (613) 954-1963
E mail : apilon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Michèle O'Rourke
Associate, Strategic Initiatives
Institute of Population and Public Health/
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Tel : (613) 952-4539
E-mail : morourke@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Funding is available for the following Open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is NOT required.
Applicants should identify IHDCYH as Primary or Secondary Institute.
Grants are offered only to investigators with less than six years of experience as independent investigator since their first academic appointment, who have never held a CIHR grant as a Principal Investigator, and whose applications relate to the mandate of IHDCYH. For information on the mandate, see the IHDCYH website.
The maximum amount awarded will be $100,000 per grant for up to one year. These grants are non-renewable. If applicants are successful in obtaining funding in the next open grants competition, this grant will terminate at the start date of the new grant.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application and page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ], or on the equivalent Webform pages.
Completion of the responsiveness form is NOT required. Responsiveness will be judged relative to the mandate. Funding will be awarded according to the ranking list provided after peer review. The peer review committees will not be aware that applications have been determined to be eligible for funding through the Priority Announcement process.
Chaidwick Leneis
Program Delivery Coordinator
Tel: (613) 957-3118
Fax: (613) 941-4646
E-mail: cleneis@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Anne-Cécile Desfaits
Assistant Director
CIHR - IHDCYH
Tel: (514) 412-4400 Ext. 22016
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
III invites HIV/AIDS-related applications to the regular fall operating grants, doctoral research awards, fellowships and clinician-scientists competitions. CIHR and Health Canada have a collaborative initiative to fund meritorious research grants and research personnel awards across the entire spectrum of HIV/AIDS research. In keeping with the intent of the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS (CSHA), the HIV/AIDS Research Program promotes Canadian research, which provides the scientific base for the development of effective HIV/AIDS programs and policy.
The intent of this priority announcement is to encourage proposals in all areas of HIV/AIDS research. To be eligible for funding, the major scientific focus of the application must be on HIV/AIDS.
The regular competition deadline dates and application procedures apply. Applicants must indicate their interest in being considered for funding under this initiative using the Responsiveness form for Institute Priorities. Please indicate whether your application is primarily within the themes of Biomedical/Clinical research or Health Services/Population Health research.
The regular competition deadline dates and application procedures apply.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Infection and Immunity (III) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application, page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ] and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Doctoral Research Awards, Fellowships and Clinician Scientist competitions) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ] or on the equivalent Webform pages.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. Please indicate whether your application is primarily within the themes of Biomedical/Clinical research or Health Services / Population Health research. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Operating Grants:
Erika Levis
Program Delivery Coordinator
Tel: (613) 954-6000
Fax: (613) 941-4646
E-mail: elevis@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Awards - Doctoral Research Awards, Fellowships, Clinician-Scientists:
Krista Gorham
Head, Program Delivery Unit
Tel: (613) 954-1961
Fax: (613) 941-4646
E-mail: kgorham@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Jennifer Gunning
Team Lead, HIV/AIDS Research Program
Institute of Infection and Immunity
Tel: (613) 941-4483
Fax: (613) 954-1800
E-mail: jgunning@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
IMHA is committed to supporting researchers in the areas of arthritis, bone, oral health, skeletal muscle, skin and MSK rehabilitation.
The Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) will consider for funding applications that are considered relevant to the following areas.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) on the Routing Slip of Registration / Application and on page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ] or on the equivalent Webform pages.
Funding is available through the Open Operating Grants Program Only. Applicants must indicate IMHA as the primary institute; Applications are funded for one year and are non-renewable. Researchers are eligible to receive only 1 grant through this program.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form. Applications rated below 3.5 will not be considered for funding.
Operating Grants
Jordan Kathnelson
Program Delivery Coordinator
Knowledge Creation Programs
Tel: (613) 954-5396
Email: jkathnelson@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Sophia Tsouros
Project Manager/Analyst
CIHR - IMHA
Tel: (613) 954-3469
Fax: (613) 941-1040
E-mail: Stsouros@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is NOT required.
This Institute wishes to fund any applications that relates to its mandate. For details see the INMHA website. Please indicate in the application form the suggested CIHR Institutes that are relevant to your applications (page 7 of application form).
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA) on the Routing Slip of Registration / Application and page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ] or on the equivalent Webform pages.
Completion of the responsiveness form is NOT required. Responsiveness will be judged relative to the mandate. Funding will be awarded according to the ranking list provided after peer review. The peer review committees will not be aware that applications have been determined to be eligible for funding through the Priority Announcement process.
Dominique Lalonde
Program Delivery Officer
Tel: (613) 941-1090
Fax: (613) 954-1800
E-mail: dlalonde@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Richard Brière
Assistant Director,
Tel: (514) 761 6131 ext. 3930
E-mail: richard.briere@douglas.mcgill.ca
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
The Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) will consider funding highly ranked applications submitted to the CIHR operating grants competition that fall below the cut off of the open competition and are considered relevant to the strategic initiative Excellence, Innovation and Advancement in the Study of Obesity and Healthy Body Weight.
The objectives of the INMD strategic initiative are to:
INMD's contribution to a single grant will be based on peer review committee recommendations, but will not exceed $200,000. Operating grants will be funded for a period of up to 3 years.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) on the Routing Slip of Registration / Application and on page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ] or on the equivalent Webform pages.
On page 7 of the Research Module, select Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) under "Sponsoring Institute/Office," and then insert Excellence, Innovation and Advancement in the Study of Obesity and Healthy Body Weight: Operating Grant in the corresponding free-text box marked "Priority/Mandate." Applications that do not provide this indication will not be considered for funding under the strategic initiative.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form. Applications rated below 3.5 will not be considered for funding.
Janet Lemoine
Program Delivery Coordinator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9
Tel: (613) 952-0916
E-mail: jlemoine@cihr.gc.ca
Paul Bélanger
Assistant Director-Ottawa
Institute of Nutrition Metabolism and Diabetes
Tel: (613) 941-6465
Email: pbelanger@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
The Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) will consider for funding highly ranked applications in the following areas.
1.Understanding and Addressing the Impacts of Physical and Social Environments on Health
As individuals pass through life's stages, their health is affected by a sequence of "macro- and micro- environments" or "contexts" - both physical and social - such as home/family, daycare/school, workplace/recreation, neighbourhood/ community, region, society or nation-state levels. Numerous public, private and voluntary sector policies and programs are intended to improve the quality of these environments, but the effects are not always optimal in terms of human health.
IPPH will provide support for research projects that: will seek to understand these impacts and/or study policy or program interventions that would benefit the health of populations. Examples include but are not limited to: addressing the health effects of poor housing conditions; understanding neighbourhood-level impacts of socioeconomic factors on children's learning outcomes; studying health (including mental health) and economic effects of novel occupational health and safety interventions in the workplace.
For more information, please refer to IPPH's Strategic Plan.
2. Global Health Research:
The advent of the "global village" is associated with a number of potential health hazards. These include the more rapid spread of infectious diseases, some of which are increasingly resistant to treatment; and the increased adoption of unhealthy "Western" lifestyles by larger numbers of people. Canada's health status is increasingly affected, like that of many countries, by global ecological, technological, economic, political and socio-cultural forces. Understanding these "upstream" forces, and their health impacts on vulnerable populations in low, middle and high-income countries - is critical to the future health of all global citizens.
Examples include but are not limited to: addressing the health implications of global climate change and ecological degradation; studying the effectiveness of world-trade and related policy interventions to increase access to generic medicines in low and middle-income country settings; and, studying the effectiveness of implementing community-level health interventions through the strengthened national public health infrastructure.
This funding opportunity is in alignment with the CIHR cross-cutting - Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI). For more information on this initiative, please visit our website.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application, page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ] and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships and Doctoral Research Awards competitions) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ] or on the equivalent Webform pages.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Operating Grants:
Jordan Kathnelson
Program Delivery Coordinator
Knowledge Creation Programs
Tel: (613) 954-5396
Email: jkathnelson@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Bourses de recherche - Fellowships and Doctoral Research Awards:
Annik Pilon
Program Delivery Officer
Research Capacity Development
Tel: (613) 954-1963
E mail: apilon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Michèle O'Rourke
Associate, Strategic Initiatives
Institute of Population and Public Health/
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Tel : (613) 952-4539
E-mail : morourke@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Joint Research Priorities
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
The Ethics Office and IHSPR will provide support for grants and awards that address issues related to collection, use and disclosure of personal information for health research purposes, with a view to:
More specifically, the Ethics Office and IHSPR will consider applications that relates to the following themes:
This opportunity builds on the July 2003 launch of the Request for Applications: Request for Applications: Compelling Values: Privacy, Access to Data and Health Research. A list of grants funded under this RFA along with other relevant initiatives are also available for review.
Following are the two specific eligible research priorities:
1. Promoting Meaningful Development and Application of Health Privacy Policy:
In keeping with our societal values, the development and application of public policy about privacy, access to data and health research should be an open and inclusive process, involving many stakeholders. This includes members of the general public whose personal information might be used for research purposes. Yet, involving multiple stakeholders in the development of privacy policy and engaging their commitment to apply those policies in practice are a real challenge. There are examples of privacy policies or other analogous public policies that have been developed and applied in the past, some more or less successfully than others. What are some of the critical factors that have led to success or failure? How can these lessons help inform health policy-makers currently working in the area of privacy? This Priority Announcement seeks to support initiatives designed to identify and evaluate strategies for involving stakeholders more meaningfully in the development of policies regarding the use of personal information for health research purposes, and for effectively engaging them in applying those policies in practice.
2. Supporting a Robust System of Review and Oversight:
Critical to public confidence in the health research enterprise is the assurance that there are effect`tive oversight mechanisms in place to protect their privacy interests. Although there is a growing number of Research Ethics Boards, Data Custodians, Data Access Committees and Privacy Commissioners, to date there has been little systematic evaluation of their respective roles regarding privacy protection, the expertise they have, the perspectives they hold, the resources at their disposal, the interests they protect, etc. Less still is understood about their own systems of accountability and the relationships that exist between these various bodies. Systematic analyses and evaluations of these issues may assist in the development of policies and practices that complement one another and provide more robust systems of protection. Therefore, this Priority Announcement seeks to support initiatives designed to evaluate existing governance frameworks in Canada for review and oversight of privacy protection in health research, including the respective roles and relationships among the Research Ethics Boards, Data Custodians, Data Access Committees and Privacy Commissioners.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Ethics (E) / Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application, page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ] and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships and Doctoral Research Awards competitions) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ] or on the equivalent Webform pages.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Operating Grants:
Lynne Côté
Program Delivery Officer
Knowledge Creation Programs
Tel: (613) 957-6119
E-mail: lcote@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Awards - Fellowships:
Annik Pilon
Program Delivery Officer
Research Capacity Development
Tel: (613) 954-1963
E mail: apilon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Michèle O'Rourke
Associate, Strategic Initiatives
Institute of Population and Public Health/
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Tel : (613) 952-4539
E-mail : morourke@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
The Institute of Genetics and Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) will consider for funding highly ranked applications in the following area:
Population Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology of Complex Diseases
Complex diseases are multifactorial in nature and result from the combined effects of variation at multiple genetic loci and environmental influences manifested over the life course. The elucidation of interactions between an individual's genetic endowment and the complex sequence of environmental exposures - physical, chemical, biological, developmental and social - that occur over the life-course are expected to provide the greatest insight into our understanding of the etiology of human disease. IG and IPPH will provide support for investigators in this developing area of research, through jointly funded awards.
This opportunity aligns with the Canadian LifeLong Health Initiative (CLHI), which will provide the research platform for a series of subsequent substudies, requiring the involvement of a variety of disciplines such as population geneticists and genetic epidemiologists.
Examples include but are not limited to:
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Genetics (IG) / Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application and on page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships and Doctoral Research Awards competitions) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ] or on the equivalent Webform pages.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Awards - Fellowships and Doctoral Awards:
Annik Pilon
Program Delivery Officer
Research Capacity Development
Tel: (613) 954-1963
E mail: apilon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Milka Popov
Assistant Director
Institute of Genetics
Phone: (416) 813-7670
Fax: (416) 813-7673
Email: milkaig@sickkids.ca
Funding available for the following open competition programs:
Completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ].
The Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) and the Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) will jointly consider for funding applications in the following area:
Analyzing and Reducing Health Disparities
The health status of virtually all populations varies widely across subgroups, which are defined by factors such as socio-economic status, gender, race/ethnicity, and geography. In Canada, many of these disparities in health status are poorly characterized and documented. Other disparities, while documented, have remained largely unchanged over many years.
IGH and IPPH will provide support for research projects, through jointly funded grants and awards that will describe, investigate and/or reduce such disparities through program and policy interventions. Research projects will need to utilize a trans-disciplinary approach that acknowledges the many possible origins of health disparities, including differences in the biological, socio-economic, physical, and cultural characteristics of populations and their environments, as affected by local practices, policies and programs that impact on health.
Examples of research projects may include, but are not limited to:
This funding opportunity is in alignment with the CIHR cross-cutting strategic Initiative - Reducing Health Disparities and Promoting Equity for Vulnerable Populations.
Intent to respond to this Priority Announcement MUST be indicated by selecting Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) / Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) on the Routing Slip of Registration/Application, page 7 of the Research Module (for the Operating Grants competition) [ PDF (fillable, 320 KB) | PDF (94.5 KB) | Help ] and page 3 of the Training Module (for the Fellowships and Doctoral Research Awards competitions) [ PDF (fillable, 757 KB) | PDF (88.6 KB) | Help ] or on the equivalent Webform pages.
In addition, completion of the responsiveness form is required [ PDF (fillable, 97.8 KB) | PDF (57.4 KB) | Help ]. A responsiveness review will be done for each application in relation to each research priority. This evaluation will be separate from the scientific review of the full applications, which will continue to be carried out by the CIHR peer review committees. The peer review committee members will not receive the Responsiveness Form.
Operating Grants:
Suzette Dos Santos
Program Delivery Officer
Knowledge Creation Programs
Tel: (613) 941-0848
E-mail: sdossantos@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Awards - Fellowships and Doctoral Awards:
Annik Pilon
Program Delivery Officer
Research Capacity Development
Tel: (613) 954-1963
E mail: mailto:aapilon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Michèle O'Rourke
Associate, Strategic Initiatives
Institute of Population and Public Health/
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Tel : (613) 952-4539
E-mail : morourke@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
