Operating Grant: Human Frontier Science Program - Research Grants
HFSP Research Grants fund international, interdisciplinary teams for high-risk, innovative basic research addressing fundamental questions at the frontiers of life sciences.
Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Due Dates: March 17, 2026 (LOI ID obtain deadline) | March 26, 2026 (Letter of Intent) | September 15, 2026 (Full proposal, invitation-only, approx.)
Funding Amounts: 3 years of support per award; fixed award size based on team size (2–4 members), typically up to $450,000–$550,000 USD per year per team.
Summary: Supports international, interdisciplinary teams for innovative, high-risk basic research at the frontiers of life sciences.
Key Information: Teams must be composed of 2–4 independent investigators in different countries; applied/clinical research is not eligible.
Description
The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Research Grants support international, interdisciplinary teams conducting innovative basic research at the frontiers of the life sciences. The program emphasizes novel collaborations that cross both national and disciplinary boundaries, enabling teams to tackle fundamental biological questions using high-risk, high-reward approaches. HFSP grants are designed to foster new lines of research that could not be achieved by individual laboratories, with a particular interest in integrating expertise from fields such as biophysics, chemistry, computational biology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, nanoscience, or physics. Two grant types are available: Early Career Grants (all team members within five years of independence) and Program Grants (any career stage).
