Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Project Grant 2026

The Project Grant program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental or applied knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes. It supports research projects proposed and conducted by individual researchers or groups of researchers, at any career stage, in all areas of health. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry; or knowledge translation approaches.

The Project Grant program will:

• Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation projects at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization;
• Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors; and,
• Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge.

The Project Grant program recognizes the importance of specialized research areas and welcomes and encourages applications:

• focused on global health, or which include international collaborations,
• with a central focus on carrying out meaningful and culturally safe research involving, Indigenous Peoples with the intent to promote health through research that is in keeping with Indigenous values and traditions and follows the TCPS 2 - Chapter 9 Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada guidelines,
• involving a randomized controlled trial (RCT) where appropriate based on scientific and methodological grounds,
• related to commercialization,
• involving interdisciplinary research,
• aligning with specific research areas as outlined in competition-specific Priority Announcements.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 12, 2026
• Study LevelGrants , Undergraduate
• SponsorCanadian Institutes of Health Research
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

CIHR and partner(s) financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR or partner(s) funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR and partner(s) reserve the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions to grants received as a result of this funding opportunity.

The total amount available for the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Project Grant Competitions is $650M.

Requirements

The Project Grant program has no formal requirements for partnering; however, depending on the nature of the research proposal, a commitment from interested or engaged knowledge user(s) or other partners may be reasonably expected by peer reviewers.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For More Information, Visit Canadian Institutes of Health Research Webpage