CIHR Travel Awards – Institute Community Support

Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery

Deadlines

Academic Unit: Inquire with unit

Memorial Deadline: Thursday 13th, November 2025

External Deadline: Tuesday 18th, November 2025

Description

Through the Institute Community Support (ICS) Program, CIHR Institutes and Initiatives are launching the ICS Travel Awards competition for master’s and doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, early career researchers, and knowledge users to present their own research at national and international meetings, workshops, or conferences.

The specific objective of this funding opportunity is to:

• Provide travel funds to support individuals engaged in research and knowledge mobilization activities, presenting at national and international meetings, workshops or conferences, that align with the priorities of CIHR’s Initiatives or the vision, mandate, and strategic directions of CIHR’s Institutes.

Note that each of the participating Institutes/Initiatives have their own relevant Research Areas, Eligibility Requirements and Funding Levels, which are outlined in the Sponsor Description section of this funding opportunity.

Funds Available

CIHR and partner(s) financial contributions are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR or partner(s) funding levels not be available or decrease due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR and partner(s) reserve the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions to awards received as a result of this funding opportunity.

• The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $ 521,000 enough to fund approximately 234 awards. This amount may increase if additional funding partners participate. The value of the ICS Travel Award varies by Institute/Initiative funding pool. Please see the Sponsor Description section of this funding opportunity for details on funding levels specific to each participating Institute/Initiative funding pool.

See ResearchNet for more information.

Funding Sources

Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)