CIHR Project Grant

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 CIHR Project Grant Program funds research in the health sciences. This program holds two competitions annually, with deadlines in September and March.

Value

The Spring 2024 average grant size and duration was $870,701 over 4.42 years. For more information, see the Project Grant: Spring 2024 results page.

Duration

1-5 years

Nearest deadlines

  • Registration deadline: February 5, 2025
  • Deadline for optional UTM editorial review*: February 12, 2025
  • UTM MRA deadline: TBA
  • RSO MRA deadline: TBA
  • Sponsor deadline:  March 5, 2025
  • Anticipated notice of decision: July 17, 2025
  • Funding start date: October 1, 2025

*Contact a.pogoutse@utoronto.ca or grants.ovpri.utm@utoronto.ca. Editorial review requests past the editorial review deadline will be accepted, but applicants will have less time to make revisions prior to the MRA and sponsor deadlines.

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