The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the federal agency that supports university-based research and training in the health sciences.
For details on the CIHR Project Grant, see below. For all other CIHR funding opportunities, please see the U of T Research Funding Opportunities Database and CIHR's ResearchNet.
Please note that the Foundation Grant program has been discontinued.
Project Grant Program
Overview
The Project Grant Program is geared towards researchers in the health sciences. This program holds two competitions annually.
Value
The Fall 2022 average grant size and duration was approximately $825,970 over 4.46 years. For more information, see the Project Grant: Fall 2022 results page.
Duration
1-5 years
Nearest deadlines
- Registration deadline: August 14, 2024
- deadline for optional UTM editorial review: August 21, 2024
- UTM MRA deadline: September 2, 2024
- RSO MRA deadline: September 4, 2024
- External application deadline: September 11, 2024
- Anticipated notice of decision: January 29, 2025
- Funding start date: April 1, 2025
*Contact stefanie.bernaudo@utoronto.ca or a.pogoutse@utoronto.ca
**Only applications that have a corresponding, approved MRA will be eApproved by the University on ResearchNet. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all deadlines are met.
Links
- CIHR Project Grant program description
- U of T-specific application instructions for CIHR Project Grants
- ResearchNet Application Portal
- Registration Guidelines
- Application Instructions
- Peer Review Manual – Project
- Faculty of Arts and Science CIHR Summer Project Grant Writing Workshop Sessions
- Equity and Diversity Questionnaire – FAQ
- Equity and Diversity Questionnaire – How-to