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SSHRC is joining CIHR and NSERC in the next competition of the Collaborative Health Research Projects initiative (CHRP) with a Special Call on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Health and Society.

Special Call – AI, Health and Society: Building on an established record of collaboration between NSERC and CIHR and SSHRC, the granting agencies will use the CHRP funding opportunity to pilot a Tri-Agency collaboration intended to support multi-disciplinary collaborations amongst researchers from natural sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences and humanities. The research intersection chosen for this Special Call is Artificial Intelligence, Health and Society.

Successful projects will bring together researchers from natural sciences and engineering, health sciences and social sciences and humanities to collaborate on innovative artificial intelligence research applied to health and to investigate ethical, legal, and/or societal impacts associated with the development, scale, and spread of AI in the health sector. 

Anticipated timelines

Program Launch: April 2018
LOI application Deadline: May 2018
Full application Deadline: October 2018
Notice of Decision: March 2019
Funding Start Date: April 2019

Funds available

The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $21.15 million. Of this amount, up to $2.25 million is available to fund applications relevant to the Special Call: Artificial Intelligence, Health and Society. This amount may increase if additional funding partners participate. The maximum duration of support for any one grant is three years.

More information will be made available in the near future, as the details and timelines are being confirmed for this initiative.