Over $600 million in funding will support health researchers seeking to improve disease prevention and treatment, and strengthen healthcare for Canadians
July 28, 2015 – Calgary, Alberta – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Top Canadian health researchers are receiving up to seven years of funding to tackle pressing health issues, such as cancer, autism, heart disease and dementia, thanks to an investment announced today by the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health.
Over $600 million is being awarded through 650 grants to researchers working at universities and hospitals across Canada. This includes the first 150 recipients of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Foundation Grants and recipients from the CIHR Open Operating Grants competition. Foundation Grants provide long-term support for Canada’s research leaders to undertake innovative and high impact programs of research. The Open Operating Grants invest in research and knowledge translation projects across the full spectrum of health.
Together, these two programs support the best ideas proposed by Canada’s health researchers. Recipients of these grants were selected through a rigorous peer-review process – the internationally accepted benchmark for ensuring quality and excellence in scientific research.
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Michael Bolkenius
Office of the Honourable Rona Ambrose
Minister of Health
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's health research investment agency. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to enable its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened health care system for Canadians. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 13,700 health researchers and trainees across Canada.
