CIHR Project Grant Competition - Fall 2026
Sponsor
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
For More Information
Please see CIHR's Fall 2026 Project Grant Competition [1] website for additional information:
- Program guidelines
- Eligibility
- How to Apply: Full application instructions
- Evaluation criteria
- Specific Research Areas Priority Announcement [2]
Note the key information regarding attachments that will no longer be accepted as part of the application package. CIHR is now more stringent in their format review and compliance requirements. Faculty should ensure all applications are formatted according to CIHR's guidelines [3].
Description
The Project Grant program is open to applicants in all areas of health research that are aligned with the CIHR mandate: "To excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system".
- Global Health
- Indigenous Health Research
- Randomized Controlled Trials
- Commercialization
- Interdisciplinary Research
Priority Announcements (PAs) offer additional sources of funding for highly rated applications that are relevant to specific research areas.
Funding Availability
0% per Tri-Agency funding guidelines
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
External Deadline | Registration Deadline. Note: Registration must be submitted in ResearchNet [4] portal to be eligible to submit a full application. | |
Internal Deadline | Deadline to submit full application and signed OR-5 to Research Services Office via: research.services@uoguelph.ca [5] | |
External Deadline | Deadline for Research Services Office to submit final application to sponsor. Applicants to complete submission in ResearchNet to RSO by noon for final RSO review, approval and submission. |