Grants and Contributions

• The CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (CIHR-IMHA) will fund applications that are determined to be relevant to its mandate and research priority areas as described below:
o IMHA Mandate:
¿ IMHA is mandated to provide research leadership related to: active living, mobility and the wide range of conditions related to bones, joints, muscles, connective tissue, skin as well as the mouth, teeth and craniofacial region.
o Research Priority Areas:
¿ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
¿ Pain
¿ Oral Health

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• Support the growth of emerging research foci and priorities that have the potential to advance the health and wellness of youth in Canada;
• Support the development of collaboration, both within the research community as well as with knowledge users, policy makers, youth, and other key partners, that will enhance interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches to research and knowledge mobilization; and
• Build capacity, both in terms of the researcher career pathway, and the engagement of youth throughout the research process to enhance youth health research.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• Support the growth of emerging research foci and priorities that have the potential to advance the health and wellness of youth in Canada;
• Support the development of collaboration, both within the research community as well as with knowledge users, policy makers, youth, and other key partners, that will enhance interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches to research and knowledge mobilization; and
• Build capacity, both in terms of the researcher career pathway, and the engagement of youth throughout the research process to enhance youth health research.

The Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies will provide multi-year funding for applications that have a primary research objective on preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from existing and future pandemics and other health emergencies. While all relevant research applications within this scope are eligible, projects that focus on the prevention of and/or recovery from pandemics and health emergencies are strongly encouraged.

In addition, projects that include at least one of the following topics/themes are also encouraged:

• Clinical, population health or health systems research
• Knowledge Mobilization
• Effect of social, cultural, environmental, structural and/or biological determinants of health or health equity on prevention and / or recovery
• Research priorities identified by First Nation, Inuit, Métis and/or Urban Indigenous communities
• Evaluation of effective science communications and/or knowledge mobilization activities related to prevention and/or recovery
• Evaluation of systems that enable effective and efficient prevention, and/or recovery

*For the purpose of this Priority Announcement, a health emergency is defined as:

A present or imminent event or phenomenon, of a temporary, acute nature, with actual or potential significant negative impacts on human health, resulting in a serious disruption of the functioning of a community; and/or the declaration of a state of emergency by a municipal, provincial/territorial, federal and/or Indigenous government, or international organization with a health research mandate, and which requires prompt research action to protect and strengthen human health

The Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies will provide multi-year funding for applications that have a primary research objective on preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from existing and future pandemics and other health emergencies. While all relevant research applications within this scope are eligible, projects that focus on the prevention of and/or recovery from pandemics and health emergencies are strongly encouraged.

In addition, projects that include at least one of the following topics/themes are also encouraged:

• Clinical, population health or health systems research
• Knowledge Mobilization
• Effect of social, cultural, environmental, structural and/or biological determinants of health or health equity on prevention and / or recovery
• Research priorities identified by First Nation, Inuit, Métis and/or Urban Indigenous communities
• Evaluation of effective science communications and/or knowledge mobilization activities related to prevention and/or recovery
• Evaluation of systems that enable effective and efficient prevention, and/or recovery

*For the purpose of this Priority Announcement, a health emergency is defined as:

A present or imminent event or phenomenon, of a temporary, acute nature, with actual or potential significant negative impacts on human health, resulting in a serious disruption of the functioning of a community; and/or the declaration of a state of emergency by a municipal, provincial/territorial, federal and/or Indigenous government, or international organization with a health research mandate, and which requires prompt research action to protect and strengthen human health

The Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies will provide multi-year funding for applications that have a primary research objective on preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from existing and future pandemics and other health emergencies. While all relevant research applications within this scope are eligible, projects that focus on the prevention of and/or recovery from pandemics and health emergencies are strongly encouraged.

In addition, projects that include at least one of the following topics/themes are also encouraged:

• Clinical, population health or health systems research
• Knowledge Mobilization
• Effect of social, cultural, environmental, structural and/or biological determinants of health or health equity on prevention and / or recovery
• Research priorities identified by First Nation, Inuit, Métis and/or Urban Indigenous communities
• Evaluation of effective science communications and/or knowledge mobilization activities related to prevention and/or recovery
• Evaluation of systems that enable effective and efficient prevention, and/or recovery

*For the purpose of this Priority Announcement, a health emergency is defined as:

A present or imminent event or phenomenon, of a temporary, acute nature, with actual or potential significant negative impacts on human health, resulting in a serious disruption of the functioning of a community; and/or the declaration of a state of emergency by a municipal, provincial/territorial, federal and/or Indigenous government, or international organization with a health research mandate, and which requires prompt research action to protect and strengthen human health

• This Priority Announcement will fund pediatric cancer research that can lead to better outcomes and healthier lives for pediatric cancer patients and their families. The aim is to support promising research projects with the greatest potential for advancing knowledge and improving outcomes.
• Projects must directly and primarily focus on pediatric cancer and pediatric populations (children, adolescents and young adults living with cancer and their families).

The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to:

• Create new knowledge through the analysis of existing cohorts, data platforms and/or administrative datasets specific to reproductive, maternal, child, and/or youth health, and in turn improve health outcomes and inform population and public health decision making.

The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to:

• Create new knowledge through the analysis of existing cohorts, data platforms and/or administrative datasets specific to reproductive, maternal, child, and/or youth health, and in turn improve health outcomes and inform population and public health decision making.

The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to:

• Create new knowledge through the analysis of existing cohorts, data platforms and/or administrative datasets specific to reproductive, maternal, child, and/or youth health, and in turn improve health outcomes and inform population and public health decision making.