Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Institutions to agency) | October 2027 (Direct applications)
Funding Amounts: $40,000 per year for up to three years
Summary: Additional doctoral funding for highly rated health research applications aligned with five CIHR priority areas.
Key Information: Apply through the CGRS D competition and request consideration for up to three priority areas.
Description
CIHR’s Doctoral Priority Announcements provide additional funding for highly rated Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS D) applications aligned with specific institute, initiative or partner mandates. The awards recognize students pursuing health-related PhD research who demonstrate exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity. Applications are submitted through the main CGRS D competition rather than as standalone priority-announcement applications.
The five areas are geroscience; bioinformatics, computational biology and health data science in genetics and genomics; Indigenous lung health; pandemic preparedness and health emergencies; and sex and gender in health research. Funding supports relevant applications within CIHR’s fundable range that do not receive funding through the regular competition.
