Do you seek funding for your research project?
WCHRI awards over $2 million every year through competitive funding programs. Funding programs are targeted to meet the research needs of our members (faculty and trainee) and to support the strategic goals of our funders, the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation.
2020-2021 WCHRI grants timeline
WCHRI grants offers a number of competitive funding programs throughout the year. The following application deadlines are intended to support the 2020-21 WCHRI competition/funding cycle. The dates provided below are anticipated only; application deadlines are confirmed only once the application call is posted on the relevant “research grant” program page. All notifications are also announced in our weekly bulletin. All program documentation, including program eligibility and guidelines, is updated annually and available on the research grant webpage at the time that the call for applications is announced.
| Grant type | Call for applications | Application deadline | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Studentship Award Program | January 13, 2021 | Application access request form (required): February 5, 2021 Application (provided through the application access request form): February 19, 2021 | April 2, 2021 |
| Bridge Grant Program | one month prior to deadline | March 12, 2021 | March 22, 2021 |
| Refer to CCHCSP | April 1 and November 1 (annually) | early/mid-July and February (annually) | |
| Innovation Grant Program | April 1, 2021 | Application access request form (required): April 30, 2021 Application (provided through the application access request form): May 31, 2021 | July 24, 2021 |
| Graduate Studentship Award Program | February 19, 2021 | Application access request form (required): March 19, 2021 Application (provided through application access request form): April 16, 2021 | July 5, 2021 |
| Clinical/Community Research Integration Support Program (CRISP) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Patient and Community Engagement Training (PaCET) Award Program | February 23, 2021 | Application access request form (required): April 16, 2021 Application (provided through application access request form): May 3, 2021 | July 16, 2021 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Program | October 14, 2020 | Registration (required): November 24, 2020 Application (provided through registration): December 1, 2020 | February 17, 2021 |
| Scientific Knowledge Exchange Program (SKEP) | closed until further notice | closed | |
| Resident/Clinical Fellow Trainee Research Grant Program | contact department representative | contact department representative | contact department representative |
| closed until further notice | closed | closed |
Acknowledgements
All research projects that receive funding must acknowledge WCHRI and the support of the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation and/or the Alberta Women’s Health Foundation in their research and public publications, presentations, posters and reports.
For further information
Contact WCHRI grants.
Updated February 2021