Funding, News and Announcements

CIHR has announced two funding opportunities for international collaboration on studies of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Through the Healthy Life Trajectory Initiative (HeLTI) Linked International Intervention Cohorts (LIICs), there are currently opportunities for Canadian researchers to partner with teams in South Africa or China.

Relevant research areas:

• Reduce prevalence of obesity, adiposity and metabolic markers indicating risk of future cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other NCDs.
• Interventions addressing other risk factors for NCDs will be considered in addition to obesity, adiposity and metabolic markers.

Canadian teams must include the following:

• Nominated Principal Investigator (NPI)
• Early Career Researcher Principal Applicant
• Mid Career Researcher Principal Applicant
• Principal Knowledge User
• Sex and Gender Champion

CIHR will provide funding for one project partnered with South Africa and one with China, each valued at up to $2.5M CAD (max $500k/year for five years).

If you are applying for one of these opportunities, please contact Erin Murphy (erin.murphy@dal.ca) in the Office of Research Services.

Deadlines

Internal: December 2, 2021 at 4:30pm. Click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.

Funder: December 9, 2021. Contact support-soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca