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.
WCHRI grants timeline
WCHRI grants offers a number of competitive funding programs throughout the year. The following application deadlines are intended to support the 2021-22 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.
| Program type | Call for applications | Application deadline | Outcomes (available by 3:00pm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Grant Program | February 2, 2022 | March 4, 2022 | March 18, 2022 |
| Refer to CCHCSP | On hold | On hold | |
| Clinical/Community Research Integration Support Program (CRISP) | July 28, 2021 | Application access request form (required): August 16, 2021 Application (provided through application access request form): September 16, 2021 | November 24, 2021 |
| Graduate Studentship Award Program | February 16, 2022 | Application access request form (required): March 18, 2022 Application (provided through application access request form): April 14, 2022 | July 8, 2022 |
| Grant Review Support Program | May 4, 2022 | Program access request form (required): June 24, 2022 Proposed Research Project Form (provided through program access request form): July 5, 2022 | Scientific advisory committee meetings: August 2-15 2022 Access to bridge funding within 5 days of CIHR Fall PJT 2022 outcomes. |
| Innovation Grant Program | March 30, 2022 | Application access request form (required): April 22, 2022 Application (provided through the application access request form): May 20, 2022 | July 15, 2022 |
| Membership Renewal | June 1, 2022 | Membership Renewal application form sent directly to member (required): June 30, 2022 | |
| Patient and Community Engagement Training (PaCET) Award Program | February 23, 2022 | Application access request form (required): April 8, 2022 Application (provided through application access request form): May 6, 2022 | July 8, 2022 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Program | October 13, 2021 | Application access request form (required): Application (provided through application access request form): | February 25, 2022 |
| Resident/Clinical Fellow Trainee Research Grant Program | Contact department representative | Contact department representative | Contact department representative |
| Scientific Knowledge Exchange Program (SKEP) | Closed until further notice | Closed | Closed |
| Summer Studentship Award Program | December 1, 2021 | Application access request form (required): January 7, 2022 Application (provided through the application access request form): January 28, 2022 | April 1, 2022 |
| Open | Open | Open |
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 November 2021