Operating Grant: Summer Program in Aging – Planning Grant │Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Applicants are advised to consult the Use of Grant Funds section of the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA) to determine if an expenditure is an appropriate use of grant funds.

• Of the $150,000 available for this funding opportunity:
• $130,000 is available to organize SPA 2026. This includes site rental, trainee and speaker/mentor accommodations, all meals and activities during the program, and any transfers to and from the airport to the location of the program. Up to $10,000 of this amount, can be dedicated to hire up to four local trainees who will help with program planning. These local trainees will attend the SPA program and perform onsite tasks as needed.
• $20,000 is dedicated funding to organize a twentieth anniversary CIHR-IA Summer Program in Aging Symposium, entitled Impact of CIHR-IA SPA and the evolution of research on aging in Canada.
  • The following costs are not eligible for support:
    • Stipend/salary support for investigators, research trainees or technical assistants (other than for aforementioned purposes);
    • Purchase or maintenance of equipment;
    • Operating costs of research projects, including clinical trials.
• The Tri-Council Policy Statement 2 (TCPS 2 – Chapter 9 Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada) recognizes the importance of respecting the culture and traditions of Indigenous Peoples and acknowledges the necessity to incur expenditures in that regard in the conduct of research. As such, the Agency considers these expenditures eligible for payment from the grant holder’s grant funds (with appropriate backup documentation);
  • Costs related to community mobilization and engagement, including culturally relevant promotional items such as, tobacco, cloth, feasting and gift giving for honoring ceremonies, and cash reimbursements (in a method acceptable to the individual or community being reimbursed) to compensate community participation; and
  • Contracts and/or consultant fees for knowledge translation and communication activities for Indigenous Elders, community members, and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers involved in activities related to the Indigenous community.