Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Allied Health and Genetics │ 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 one of the following:
  • an independent researcher who is 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
  • a knowledge user who is an allied healthcare professional 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);
    • If the NPA is a knowledge user, there must be at least one Principal Applicant who is an independent researcher.

    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 receives and administers the funds on behalf of the NPA and therefore must be authorized by CIHR before the funds can be released. If the Institution Paid is not on the List of CIHR Eligible Institutions, they are encouraged to contact the Contact Centre, in advance, to enquire about the authorization process and timelines.
• The NPA must have successfully completed at least one of the sex-and gender-based analysis online training modules available online through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and submit a Certificate of Completion (see How to Apply section).
• The NPA must have completed all four of the Patient Engagement Training modules available online through the CIHR-INMHA website and submit a Certificate of Completion for each (see How to Apply section).
• The applicant team must include at least one (1) of each of the following:
  • A knowledge user who is an allied healthcare professional
    • If the NPA is a knowledge user, an additional knowledge user is not required
  • An independent researcher if the NPA is a knowledge user and
    • If the NPA is an independent researcher, an additional independent researcher is not required
  • A patient partner*.
    *In the context of this funding opportunity, ‘patient’ is an overarching term inclusive of individuals with personal experience of a health issue and informal caregivers, including parents and family, friends, and members of support organizations (e.g., patients’ associations). It is strongly encouraged that patients or people with lived and/or living experience actively participate and contribute to the development of the study design, implementation, knowledge mobilization and/or other aspects of the research process, where appropriate.
• Any research involving Indigenous Peoples must include at least one applicant who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis) and/or provides evidence of the capacity and experience to work with Indigenous Peoples in a meaningful and culturally safe way (see How to Apply section for more details).
• An individual or organization cannot submit more than one application as an NPA. If the NPA submits more than one application, CIHR will automatically withdraw the last application(s) submitted based on timestamp of submission.