This website is meant to serve as a repository of websites and resources related to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Competition.
The Project Grant is designed to capture ideas with the 成人大片 potential for important advances in fundamental or applied health-related knowledge, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes by supporting projects of research proposed and conducted by individual researchers or groups of researchers in all areas of health.
Updates
- The Fall 2024 CIHR Project Grant competition has launched on . Please see the Important Dates section below for internal deadlines.
- Review the for additional sources of funding for highly rated applications which are relevant to specific research areas. See the for more info
- Spring 2024 Project Grant results timeline:
- Notice of Recommendation: July 3, 2024
- Notice of Decision: July 17, 2024
The following table is a summary of key CIHR / Queen's deadlines. Please see the note on Queen鈥檚 Research Services' (QRS) internal processes below.
| Event | Date |
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| CIHR Registration Deadline | August 14, 2024 |
| QRS Internal Review Deadlines | August 21, 2024 (Full review) September 4, 2024 (Mini-review) * Please note that these are the guaranteed review deadlines; grant proposals received after this date will be reviewed as time permits. |
| TRAQ DSS Deadlines | August 21, 2024 (Hospital-based research) September 4, 2024 (Non-hospital based research) |
| CIHR Application Deadline | September 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM (noon) |
| Notice of Recommendation | January 15, 2025 |
| Anticipated Notice of Decision | January 29, 2025 |
| Funding Start Date | April 1, 2025 |
Full Application Review
Queen's Research Services (QRS) offers FULL APPLICATION REVIEWS. Note that the administrative review is not a scientific review. Instead, a Research Projects Advisor will provide detailed editing feedback to help ensure that your application matches CIHR guidelines, help improve clarity of the written content, flow, etc.
To request an internal review please email a Research Projects Advisor a draft of your proposal in Word format by the QRS Full Review Internal Deadline. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For applicants in the Faculty of Health Sciences, this non-scientific administrative review is mandatory for NEW applications that has that have not previously received an internal review. Administrative reviews of resubmissions are not required; however, a review of a modified proposal is available upon request. The Faculty of Health Sciences expects that all applications receive a detailed scientific review, either within Queen鈥檚 or at other institutions, and can assist in organizing scientific reviews.
For applicants in all other faculties, application reviews are optional, but recommended.
'Mini' Application Review
University Research Services also offers 'MINI' APPLICATION REVIEWS. The 'mini review' will verify that your application matches CIHR guidelines and that all required components of your application are complete. Please note that detailed editing suggestions will not be provided.
To request a 'mini' review by University Research Services, please: 1) enter all of your application information in ResearchNet, 2) generate a PDF of the full application and, 3) send the PDF document to a Research Projects Advisor by the QRS Mini-Review Internal Deadline. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Your application must be submitted using .
- This funding opportunity participates in the . This means that when the applicant submits their application using ResearchNet, it will be electronically directed to the University Research Services for review and approval. Once the applications are reviewed and approved, the administrators at University Research Services will submit the applications electronically to CIHR on behalf of the applicant.
- PIs must submit a for this funding opportunity before applications are forwarded to CIHR by Queen's Research Services. Researchers must submit their TRAQ DSS by the TRAQ DSS Deadlines for hospital-based and non-hospital-based research.
- All TRAQ DSS files must include a DRAFT copy of the proposal and budget/budget justification. TRAQ DSS files for Hospital-based research must also include the Hospital Departmental Information & Impact Form . For more information, please see the TRAQ resources section below.
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Application
- CCV Instructions:
- - CIHR overview of the Biosketch CCV for Nominated Principal Applicants (PIs), Principal Applicants (co-PIs), and co-applicants.
Queen's Net ID required to access.
A set of 3 help files: i) suggested structure & common application issues; ii) application checklist; iii) Biosketch CV checklist. The help files synthesize key information from CIHR instructions, the peer review manual, and best practices for this competition.- CIHR Panel Discussion Summary (PDF 594 KB) - Summary of a panel discussion that took place in early 2019. Panelists provided advice on proposal development, crafting strong applications, resubmissions, and advice for new investigators.
Additional Resources
- Knowledge Translation at CIHR - Queen's Research Services Summary (PDF 410 KB): This summary document created by Queen's Research Services is based primarily on the . The summary defines key KT terms, provides 1-page summaries of both integrated KT and end-of-grant KT, and includes an extensive list of end-of-grant KT examples (Queen's internal document). For more KT resources, see Researcher Resources page.
- provides a useful quick reference guide.
Completing the TRAQ DSS for Hospital-Based Research
- View the TRAQ DSS form Hospital-based Research Checklist page for step-by-step -by-step explanation for how to complete the TRAQ DSS Form for hospital-based research.
- A Hospital Departmental Impact & Information Form is required for all hospital-based research conducted at KGH, HDH, and Providence Care. View the Hospital Departmental Impact & Information Form & Tips page on the TRAQ website to download the Hospital Impact form and helpful tips to completing it.
- To view FAQs for hospital-based research, including the definition of hospital-based research please consult 鈥Hospital-based Research Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 鈥 on the website.
Completing the TRAQ DSS for Research that is not Hospital-Based
- View the TRAQ DSS form General Checklist page for step-by-step instructions for how to complete the TRAQ DSS Form for research that is not hospital-based.
Contact Information
| Jennifer Robinson, Ph.D. | Dora Baczyk |
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Research Projects Advisor (Health Sciences) Phone: 613-533-6000 ext. 32944 |
Research Projects Advisor (Health Sciences) Phone: 613-533-6000 ext. 77315 |