Funding, News and Announcements

CAAIF has just released the Call for applications for the following awards:

• Graduate Student Awards in Asthma (four PhD awards and three MSc awards)
• Fellowship in Immunodeficiency
• Research Grant in Hereditary Angioedema
• Research Grant in Upper Airway Allergic Disease
• Studentship & Fellowship in Asthma and Immunology

Graduate Student Awards in Asthma

Application deadline: April 17, 2023 at 11:59 pm in the time zone of the applicant

The objective of the Graduate Student Awards in Asthma is to create value-added opportunities for the training, education and professional development of graduate students, to ensure continued understanding of causes, mechanisms, improvement of asthma treatments and progress towards finding a cure for asthma. 

There are four (4) awards for PhD students valued at $30,000 each and three (3) awards for MSc students valued at $15,000 each. 

This award is supported by Asthma Canada, CAAIF and CIHR-ICRH.

Click here for more information, eligibility and to apply online.

CAAIF Research Grant in Immunodeficiency supported by Takeda Canada

Application deadline: April 17, 2023 at 11:59 pm in the time zone of the applicant

The objective of the CAAIF Research Fellowship in Immunodeficiency is to:

• Increase Canadian research capacity in the area of Immunodeficiency,
• Support the research career of promising researchers, and
• Produce high-quality research in Immunodeficiency.

There is one Award available in the amount of $50,000. 

Click here for more information, eligibility and to apply online.

CAAIF-Miravo Healthcare Research Grant in Upper Airway Allergic Disease

Application deadline: May 1, 2023 at 11:59 pm in the time zone of the applicant

The objective of the CAAIF-Miravo Healthcare Research Grant in Upper Airway Allergic Disease is to fund a research grant focused on the area of upper airway allergic disease. 

There is one Award available in the amount of $50,000. 

Click here for more information, eligibility and to apply online.

CASP-CAAIF Research Grant in Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

Application deadline: May 1, 2023 at 11:59 pm in the time zone of the applicant

The objective of the CASP-CAAIF-Biocryst Research Grant in Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is to fund a research grant focused on the area of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). 

There is one Award available in the amount of $50,000. 

This research grant initiative was supported by BioCryst Canada through an unrestricted educational grant.

Click here for more information, eligibility and to apply online.

Studentship & Fellowship in Asthma and Immunolgy

Registration Deadline: April 5, 2023
Applications Deadline: April 26, 2023 

In partnership with the Canadian Lung Association, one (1) Studentship and one (1) post-doctoral/clinical Fellowship will be funded if a highly ranked project’s theme investigates new and better treatments that improves the lives of Canadians living with asthma and immunologic diseases.

Click here for more information, eligibility and to apply.

Internal Deadlines

Ten business day internal deadline (for final deadlines in the case of those with a registration phase). Contact the grants facilitator for your faculty. For additional resources, click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.