Cardiac Arrest Team Grants – Registration
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: RIS Review not required for Registration
External Deadline: Tuesday 16th, December 2025
Description
Heart & Stroke, in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH) and Brain Canada, is proud to announce a joint commitment of $5 million over five years to support the Cardiac Arrest Team Grants funding opportunity.
This bold initiative aims to significantly improve the prediction of cardiac arrest, the survival rates and quality of life for individuals and families affected by cardiac arrest across Canada.
Advancing research in cardiac arrest
The Cardiac Arrest Team Grants will support multidisciplinary research teams across three key areas:
- Prediction and early detection: Advancing ability to predict and detect cardiac arrest in the community or in hospital by deepening understanding of its causes and biological mechanisms.
- Accelerating response and increasing survival: Developing sustainable, evidence-informed approaches to improve emergency response and survival — both out-of-hospital and in-hospital.
- Optimizing brain recovery: Supporting survivors with evidence-based rehabilitation and recovery strategies that address physical, neurocognitive, and/or mental health needs. This includes support for families, caregivers, and communities.
- Evidence clearly shows that increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in research environments enhances excellence, innovation, and creativity. Brain Canada is committed to excellence through equity, and we encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds to apply to our funding opportunities, which will promote the expression of diverse perspectives, approaches, and experiences, including those of underrepresented groups.
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Registration deadline: December 16, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET
Deadline for receipt of Full Applications: March 17, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET
- For more information, or if you have any questions regarding the application process, please consult this FAQ document, or contact research@heartandstroke.ca.
Funding for the Cardiac Arrest Team Grants has been made possible by Heart & Stroke, Canada’s leading health charity devoted to heart disease and stroke, the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF), an innovative arrangement between the Government of Canada (through Health Canada) and Brain Canada Foundation, and Canada’s federal funding agency for health research, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health.