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CIHR > Funding Health Research > CIHR Funding Policy

Summary of Changes

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CIHR announces the launch of the 2006-2007 Grants and Awards Guide. The following table is a synopsis of the changes.

Effective September 15, 2006
Section & Subsection(s) Nature of Changes
General

Effective September 15, 2006, CIHR will no longer incorporate information contained in the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC & SSHRC) Financial Guide into its Grants and Awards Guide. As a result, Sections 5 and 6 of the CIHR Grants and Award Guide have been deleted.

Any information previously contained in Section 5 that is not covered in the Tri-Agency Financial Guide has been moved to Section 2, 3 or 4.

Section 6 provided a link to the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC & SSHRC) Financial Guide; this document is now accessible via "Section 3: CIHR Guidelines for Grant Programs".

These changes will prevent discrepancies between the two documents, and deliver more consistent and coherent messages to the institutions that administer funds from federal granting agencies.

1-B9 Public Communication and Acknowledgement of CIHR's Support

Recipients of CIHR funding are expected to collaborate with CIHR on public communication initiatives related to research funding and findings. Please refer to "Public Communication and Acknowledgement of CIHR's Support" for more information.

Stipend and Research Allowance Amounts paid out of CIHR Awards Stipend and research allowance amounts are no longer found in the CIHR Grants and Awards Guide. Please refer to the description of the funding opportunity for applicable stipend and research allowance amounts.
2-A5 Eligible Expenses for Research Allowances Institutions and Recipients of research allowances should now refer to the subsection the subsection "Use of Grant Funds" in the Tri-Agency (CIHR; NSERC; SSHRC) Financial Guide.
2-A11.2 Other Paid Leaves of Absence (Training Programs only)

There are new time limits for other paid leaves of absence:

  • Illness of the award recipient - maximum of 6 months
  • Leave taken by the award recipient for a change of location during the tenure of an award - maximum of 1 month

There is a new circumstance where an award recipient may request a paid leave of absence:

  • Leave taken by the award recipient to provide care and support to an immediate family member who has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death occurring - maximum 2 months
3-A7 Progress Reports for Long-Term Grant Recipients (5 or more years) All long-term grants with terms of five years or more are subject to mid-term reviews. Progress reports should be sent by mail only.
Section 4: CIHR Partnerships Programs Guidelines "General Guidelines for Partnerships" have been added to the CIHR Grants and Awards Guide.
Created: 2004-05-26
Modified: 2006-09-15
Reviewed: 2006-09-15
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