CIHR Project Grant Competition

This website is meant to serve as a repository of websites and resources related to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Competition.

The Project Grant is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential for important advances in fundamental or applied health-related knowledge, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes by supporting projects of research proposed and conducted by individual researchers or groups of researchers in all areas of health.

Updates

  • The Fall 2025 CIHR Project Grant competition has launched on  ResearchNet. Please see the Important Dates section below for internal deadlines.
  • Review the  Fall 2025 Priority Announcements  for additional sources of funding for highly rated applications which are relevant to specific research areas. See the  Priority Announcement FAQ for more info.
  • Spring 2025 Project Grant results timeline:
    • Notice of Recommendation: July 3, 2025
    • Notice of Decision: July 17, 2025

The following table is a summary of key CIHR / Queen's deadlines. Please see the note on Queen’s Research Services' (QRS) internal processes below.

Event Date
CIHR Registration Deadline August 13, 2025
QRS Internal Review Deadlines August 20, 2025 (Full review)
September 3, 2025 (Mini-review)

* Please note that these are the guaranteed review deadlines; grant proposals received after this date will be reviewed as time permits.
TRAQ DSS Deadlines August 20, 2025 (Hospital-based research)
September 3, 2025 (Non-hospital based research)
CIHR Application Deadline September 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM (noon)
   
Notice of Recommendation January 15, 2026
Anticipated Notice of Decision January 29, 2026
Funding Start Date April 1, 2026

Full Application Review

Queen's Research Services (QRS) offers full application reviews. A Research Projects Advisor will provide detailed editing feedback to help ensure that your application addresses CIHR review criteria, meets guidelines, and improve clarity of the written content, flow, etc. 

To request an internal review please email a Research Projects Advisor a draft of your proposal in Word format by the QRS Full Review Internal Deadline. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Full application reviews are not required, but highly recommended.

'Mini' Application Review

University Research Services also offers 'mini' application reviews. The 'mini review' will verify that your application matches CIHR guidelines and that all required components of your application are complete. Please note that detailed editing suggestions will not be provided. 

To request a 'mini' review by University Research Services, please: 1) enter all of your application information in ResearchNet, 2) generate a PDF of the full application and, 3) send the PDF document to a Research Projects Advisor by the QRS Mini-Review Internal Deadline. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

  • Your application must be submitted using ResearchNet .
  • This funding opportunity participates in the eApproval process . This means that when the applicant submits their application using ResearchNet, it will be electronically directed to the University Research Services for review and approval.  Once the applications are reviewed and approved, the administrators at University Research Services will submit the applications electronically to CIHR on behalf of the applicant.
  • PIs must submit a TRAQ DSS  for this funding opportunity before applications are forwarded to CIHR by Queen's Research Services. Researchers must submit their TRAQ DSS by the TRAQ DSS Deadlines for hospital-based and non-hospital-based research. 
  • All TRAQ DSS files must include a DRAFT copy of the proposal and budget/budget justification. TRAQ DSS files for Hospital-based research must also include the Hospital Departmental Information & Impact Form . For more information, please see the TRAQ resources section below.

About the Program

Application

Additional Resources

Completing the TRAQ DSS for Hospital-Based Research

Completing the TRAQ DSS for Research that is not Hospital-Based

Contact Information

 

Jennifer Robinson, Ph.D. Dora Baczyk

Research Projects Advisor (Health Sciences)


Phone: 613-533-6000 ext. 32944
Email j.robinson@queensu.ca

Research Projects Advisor (Health Sciences)


Phone: 613-533-6000 ext. 77315
Email d.baczyk@queensu.ca