CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

For an application to be eligible, all the requirements stated below must be met:

• The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be:
  • An independent researcher who is an Early-or Mid-Career Researcher (ECR or MCR), affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and/or knowledge translation);
    OR
  • An individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate;
    OR
  • An Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
• The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
• The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds by the funding start date.
• The applicant(s) must submit their application based on a completed research project.
• As the NPA, an individual or individuals can apply to any of the six (6) research pools but they:
  • cannot submit more than two applications. If the NPA submits more than two applications, CIHR will only review the first two application(s) submitted based on time-stamp of submission.
  • cannot submit more than one application per Research Pool. If the NPA submits more than one application per pool, CIHR will only review the first application submitted based on time-stamp of submission.
• Applications in the pool of Indigenous Health Research must include at least one applicant who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) and/or can provide evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples. Submission of a completed standardized form comprised of answering one question and/or filling out a paragraph describing how this requirement is met must be submitted as an “Other” attachment (see How to Apply for more details).
• Upcoming Research Projects—no matter how promising—will not be considered. The term “completed” is used to underscore that this is not a call for applicants to propose future research.
• Winners from the 2023 and 2024 Prizes Competition are not eligible to submit the same application to this competition but may submit new applications.