Announcements + Updates

  3. October 16, 2026

    Help shape the future of the CIHR Project Grant program

    October 14, 2026 CIHR updateCIHR is continuing the conversation about the long-term sustainability of the Project Grant program, and they want to hear from us. Their latest update shares what they heard from Project Grant peer review committee Chairs as they explored potential approaches to…

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  5. October 5, 2026

    Launch of the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications

    On Monday, October 5, 2026, the following message was shared to University Delegates:Canada’s three federal research funding agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities…

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  6. September 28, 2026

    SPARC Review for SSHRC PDG 2026

    Applicants are invited to submit their PDG materials (both individual modules and full proposals are accepted) for review by or before Monday, Nov 9th at 12pm.Feedbackwill be returned by Wednesday, Thursday 12th at 12pm, allowing time for incorporation of feedback prior to the internal e-submission…

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  9. July 15, 2026

    What the data say: Age trends in CIHR's research community

    Dear colleagues,CIHR is excited to share the second article in our What the data say series analyzing trends in CIHR funding and the research we support. Our latest article explores how the age of CIHR’s applicant pool evolved between 2005 and 2024. While the overall applicant pool is older,…

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  10. May 8, 2026

    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…

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