Announcements + Updates

Join CIHR webinars in June on improving peer review quality in the Project Grant competition

CIHR has launched targeted consultations with the health research community to address challenges in the peer review system for the Project Grant competition. As part of this work, they are hosting a series of webinars open to anyone who would like to participate.Each session will provide an…

Making CIHR Project Grant Results More Transparent

Dear colleagues,In response to feedback from the research community, CIHR is introducing a new “not approved rank” in Notices of Decision for the Project Grant competition.If an application is not funded, applicants will now be able to see how it ranked relative to the funding cutoff in their…

Save the Date! UBC CIHR Townhall - Friday, May 29, 10am - 12pm

Get Informed and Share Your PerspectiveVPRI and SPARC, guided by a group of Faculty ADRs and faculty researchers who participate on CIHR peer review committees, are undertaking a Spring 2026 internal consultation process composed of a virtual townhall and an online survey. The goal is to generate a…

Access SPARC Support for CIHR One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Research Network Grant

Applications to the One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research Network competition are due on Tuesday, June 16. This competition will provide one $5.6M grant over 5 years to establish a national, interdisciplinary, and cross-sectoral network that advance One Health AMR research,…

Strengthening peer review together: Engaging the community to shape the future of the Project Grant program

Update on CIHR's transition to the Tri-Agency CV

CIHR has provided an update on its transition to the new tri‑agency narrative CV, confirming it will not be implemented for the Project Grant competition until Fall 2027 at the earliest and that the research community will receive at least a year’s notice before the change. The agency continues to…

2026/2027 NSERC CREATE – Important Changes and Competition Support

For the 2026/2027 CREATE competition, there are no limits to how many Letters of Intent (LOIs) universities can submit for the regular and international stream. Universities may also submit one (1) to the Quantum Call (this year only); please see key internal deadlines and internal selection…

French-language grant development support available through new Acfas partnership

UBC and Acfas (the French-Canadian organization for the advancement of science) have signed a three-year partnership agreement to provide UBC researchers with access to the French-Language Research Support Service (SARF) from Acfas.Researchers at either of UBC's campuses can access SARF's research…

SPARC Review of SSHRC Insight Grants 2025

Applicants are invited to submit their Insight Grant materials (both individual modules and full proposals are accepted) for review by members of the SPARC team by or before Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 12pmSPARC staff will endeavour to return feedback on the One Page Summary and Budget modules…

New data management plan templates available to help researchers planning projects