CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grants – Institute/Initiative Community Support (Winter 2027 Competition)

Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery

Deadlines

Academic Unit: Inquire with unit

Memorial Deadline: Thursday 5th, November 2026

External Deadline: Tuesday 10th, November 2026

Description

CIHR’s mandate is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened health care system. As part of that mandate, since its inception, CIHR has helped shape the field of knowledge mobilization, build associated skills and capacity, and bridge knowledge-to-action gaps. CIHR integrates research through a unique interdisciplinary structure made up of virtual Institutes and Initiatives. The Institutes and Initiatives are networks of researchers and engagement partners/collaborators brought together to focus on important health problems, with each Institute and Initiative dedicated to a specific area of focus, linking and supporting researchers pursuing common goals.

One of the mechanisms for Institutes and Initiatives to achieve their mandates is by offering planning and/or dissemination grants within the Institute/Initiative Community Support (ICS) Program. These planning and dissemination grants are part of CIHR’s suite of Knowledge Mobilization Programs, designed to respond to pressing health, health care, and health system priorities in Canada. This program enables the mobilization of research into real-world impact by supporting activities that enhance relevance, uptake, and collaboration among diverse researchers, knowledge users, knowledge holders, communities, and partners. The Planning and Dissemination Grants are intended to provide support for planning and/or dissemination activities consistent with the mandate of CIHR and relevant to CIHR Institutes and Initiatives.

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Funding Sources

Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)