Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Research council, Ontario

Also known as CIHR, Canada Institutes of Health Research, IRSC

Canada 29 open calls

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Open calls 29

Given in 2025 CAD 42.5m

Typical grant CAD 100k Middle half CAD 27k to CAD 717k

New grantees in 2025 100% first grant from this funder

Open calls

Team Grant: Funding Research for Evidence in School Food and Health (FRESH) Closes 7 Oct 2026 0 days left Team Grant: National Evidence Platform: Youth Mental Health Closes 8 Oct 2026 1 day left Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2026) Closes 20 Oct 2026 13 days left Team Grant: GACD 2026: NCD Multi Sectors Closes 22 Oct 2026 Open Operating Grant: Evaluation & Implementation Science: Youth Mental Health Closes 5 Nov 2026 Open Other: Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS Closes 10 Nov 2026 Open Other: CIHR Institute Summer Programs – Travel Awards 2027 Closes 17 Nov 2026 Open Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Closes 23 Nov 2026 Open Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral Research Award : Fall 2026 Priority Announcement (Specific Research Areas) Closes 23 Nov 2026 Open Master's Award: Canada Graduate Research Scholarships — Master’s program Closes 1 Dec 2026 Open Other: Health System Impact Fellowship Closes 12 Jan 2027 Open Operating Grant: TRANSCAN-4 Closes 13 Jan 2027 Open Master's Award: CIHR Strategic Master’s Award Closes 14 Jan 2027 Open Undergraduate: Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) Closes 15 Jan 2027 Open Team Grant: National Cancer Data and Bio-Resource Coordinating Hub Closes 26 Jan 2027 Open Team Grant: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods Closes 26 Jan 2027 Open Chair: NIRA 2027 Closes 2 Feb 2027 Open Project Grant: Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 Closes 3 Mar 2027 Open Operating Grant: Human Frontier Science Program - Research Grants Rolling, no deadline Open Operating Grant: End Diabetes Award Rolling, no deadline Open Other: One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Research Network Rolling, no deadline Open Awards: New Investigator Rolling, no deadline Open Awards: Diabetes Investigator Rolling, no deadline Open Awards: Canadian Diabetes Association - Post-doctoral Fellowship Rolling, no deadline Open Other: Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Award Rolling, no deadline Open

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Giving by year

CAD 448k 2024 6

CAD 42.5m 2025 68

CAD 645.1m 2026 2,065

100% of 2025 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Ontario 794 grants · typical CAD 120k

Quebec 532 grants · typical CAD 120k

British Columbia 329 grants · typical CAD 109k

Alberta 245 grants · typical CAD 120k

Nova Scotia 60 grants · typical CAD 114k

Manitoba 47 grants · typical CAD 70k

Saskatchewan 39 grants · typical CAD 100k

Newfoundland and Labrador 25 grants · typical CAD 27k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Dallaire-Théroux, Caroline Fellowship - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program CAD 140k 1 Jun 2026

Dang, Derek Fellowship: Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards - Postdoctoral CAD 140k 1 Jun 2026

Singh, Sneha Fellowship - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program CAD 140k 1 Jun 2026

Connolly, Meghan G Fellowship - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program CAD 140k 1 Jun 2026

Ho, Margaret T United States Fellowship - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program CAD 140k 1 Jun 2026

Huang, Congcong Fellowship: Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards - Postdoctoral CAD 140k 1 Jun 2026

Ilacqua, Nicolo Fellowship - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program CAD 140k 1 Jun 2026

Warnaar, Robertus Fellowship: Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards - Postdoctoral CAD 140k 1 Jun 2026

Kamuyango, Asantesana Fellowship: Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards - Postdoctoral CAD 140k 1 Jun 2026

Marçal, Isabela R Fellowship - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program CAD 140k 1 Jun 2026