FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Research or QI Projects
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Funding available: Varies
CIHR invests approximately $1 billion each year to support health research.
CIHR is comprised of 13 Institutes that set research priorities and support a broad spectrum of research in their respective areas. As the Government of Canada's health research investment agency, the CIHR supports excellence across all four pillars of health research: biomedical; clinical; health systems services; and population health.
Phone: 1-888-603-4178 (toll free)
Canadian Nurses Foundation
Funding available: $5,000 USD
The Canadian Nurses Foundation provides seed funding to support pilot studies and research projects on nursing care issues that build research capacity and improve patient or client outcomes.
- Sigma/Canadian Nurses Research Grant: supports research that advances the practice of nursing with an emphasis on nursing care issues. Nursing care research or clinical nursing research is defined as research that is practice-based or that will provide the groundwork for future practice-based research studies. Research funded through this grant must provide evidence that there is a potential impact on nursing practice, whether direct or indirect.
Phone: 1-844-204-0124 (toll free)
Email: info@cnf-fiic.ca
Eldercare Foundation
Eldercare’s mission to improve care and enhance quality of life for local seniors has never been more important, as the global pandemic has exposed several urgent needs for our elderly.
Grants for Staff and Students
- Staff Education Fund
- supports education sessions or projects that will benefit staff members or the facilities they work in. This award is specific to the facilities/ programs Eldercare directly supports in the Capital Regional District/Greater Victoria
- Ruth A. Gardner Research Award
- supports UVic graduate students who are undertaking a clinical or applied research project designed to enhance and advance care for individuals with chronic conditions who are aging
- educational program may exist within a wide range of departments including, but not limited to: Education, Engineering (Assistive Technologies), Health Information Science, Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work or Sociology
Contact the Eldercare Foundation
Phone: 250-370-5664
Email: Tania.Fritz@islandhealth.ca (Office Manager)
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
Funding available: awards vary in amount; $6 million in grants available
We push the boundaries of discovery and innovation to prevent, treat or better support those living with, or at risk of developing, heart conditions, stroke and related dementia. Heart & Stroke funds research across the four themes defined by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the federal research body: 1) basic biomedical, 2) clinical, 3) health services/systems research, and 4) social, cultural, environmental and population health research.
Phone: 1-888-473-4636 (general contact number)
Email: Use this contact form
Island Health
Funding available: awards vary in amount
Island Health’s research grant program aims to encourage new researchers, support current research, and raise awareness about research and knowledge translation across Island Health. Explore the new Seed and Catalyst Grants available for the 2022/23 fiscal year!
Email: Annie Moore at isabel.moore@islandhealth.ca
Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation - now CLEAR: Canadians for Leading Edge Alzheimer Research
Funding available: contact for info
Funding for Canadian researchers focusing on the cause, prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative dementias. Contact us to learn about our current and upcoming funding initiatives, what is required to qualify, and how to apply for grants.
Email: Contact Dr. B. Lynn Beattie to learn more
Parkinson Society of Canada
Funding available: $10,000 - $50,000
Our program invests in funding early-stage investigators to help launch a career in Parkinson’s research, clinical fellowships to increase access to care by growing the number of qualified specialists, and new and novel ideas which otherwise may not get their start. *Please note: new investigator awards and pilot project grants will not be offered in 2021-2023.
Phone: 1-800-565-3000 ext. 3382
Email: Julie Wysocki (Research Program and Partnerships)