Funder’s Website
The funder’s website can be found HERE.
Funding Value and Duration
Up to $68,000 for one (1) year. The maximum amount per grant varies by the sponsoring Institute and Initiative.
Overview
The Planning and Dissemination Grants are intended to provide support for planning and/or dissemination activities (either virtual or in-person) consistent with the mandate of CIHR and relevant to CIHR Institutes and Initiatives. Proposals must outline measures for how organizers of planning and dissemination events and activities will meaningfully engage members of groups underrepresented in science.
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:
- to support planning activities, partnership development and to increase understanding of the health research landscape that will contribute to the advancement of research consistent with the mandate of CIHR; and
- to support dissemination events and activities that focus on the communication of health research evidence to the appropriate researcher or knowledge-user audiences, tailoring the message and medium as appropriate.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility to Apply
For an application to be eligible:
- The Nominated Principal Applicant must be one of the following:
- An independent researcher
- A knowledge user
- A trainee
- An individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
- A Canadian non-governmental, not-for-profit organization (including community or charitable organizations).
- An Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
If an organization or institution is uncertain about its eligibility for funding through this funding opportunity, it is encouraged to seek clarification from the CIHR Contact Centre.
- At the time of application, individuals applying as Nominated Principal Applicants (as defined in 1a-d above) must be affiliated with one of the following institution types (see the CIHR Application Administration Guide – Part 4 for eligibility process and associated timelines):
- Canadian post-secondary institutions or their affiliated institutions including hospitals and research institutes;
- Canadian non-federal government departments or agencies, including regional health authorities when specific programs of those departments or agencies do not fund the activity that forms the subject matter of the grant; or
- An Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
- The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
- The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds before the funding can be released (see Administration of Funds).
- Activities/events starting or taking place before the funding start date are not eligible for funding through this opportunity.
- Applicants are not eligible to apply for additional funding for an activity or event that has been previously funded by CIHR.
- Multiple applications for the same activity or event submitted by either the same, or different Nominated Principal Applicant are not allowable. In such cases, the first application submitted through ResearchNet will be considered and reviewed. Any subsequent applications will automatically be withdrawn.
- The Nominated Principal Applicant must have successfully completed one of the sex- and gender-based analysis online training modules through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and submit a Certificate of Completion (see How to Apply section). Please select and complete the training module most applicable to your planning or dissemination event or activity. Other applicants are encouraged to complete a training module; however, this is not a mandatory eligibility requirement. For additional information on sex, gender and health research, applicants are encouraged to review the “How to integrate sex and gender in research” section on the CIHR website.
- Any applications involving Indigenous Peoples must include an applicant who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) or provides evidence of having meaningful and culturally-safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples and must submit a one (1) page attachment describing how they meet this requirement (see How to Apply section).
- For all sponsor funding where funds are reserved for Early Career Researchers (ECR), the NPI must be an ECR by the funding start date. Please see the How to Apply section for further instructions.
Note: There may be additional eligibility criteria for an Institute or Initiative outlined in the Sponsor Description section.
Internal Contacts
Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.
Deadlines
| Faculty Deadline | Consult your Faculty Research Facilitator. |
| OVPRI Deadline (Approval Form and Application) | July 18, 2023 |
| Submission to Sponsor | July 25, 2023 |
Submitting Your Application
- Step 1) Submit an internal Carleton Approval Form
Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database CUResearch:
https://ovpri.research.carleton.ca/Romeo.Researcher/Administrator/Default.aspx
For a user’s guide on submitting an Approval Form, click HERE. - Step 2) Submit an external application to the granting agency
Submit an external application to the corresponding grant or award agency. To navigate to the funder’s website, click HERE