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 offer a number of competitive funding programs throughout the year. The following application deadlines are intended to support current and upcoming WCHRI funding programs. 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 | Program information session (noon to 1pm) | Application deadline (forms due at 4 p.m.) | Outcomes (available at 3 p.m.) |
| Academic Membership – Membership renewal | June 1, 2027 | June 30, 2027 | July 9, 2027 Renewed Members will be posted to the Find a Researcher webpage. | |
| Academic Membership – New membership applications | July 10, 2026 | March 31, 2027 | 60 days from satisfactory application submission | |
| Graduate Studentship Award Program | February 1, 2027 | February 19, 2027 | Application access request form: February 26, 2027 Application form: March 31, 2027 | Results posting: July 2, 2027 Formal notification and feedback: July 9, 2027 |
| Grant Review Support Program CIHR Fall Project Grant Competition (PJT202609) | May 4, 2026 | Program access request form: July 9, 2026 Proposed research project and NOD submission deadline: July 17, 2026 Scientific advisory committee meetings: August 17-21, 2026 | Bridge access: January 28, 2027 Bridge request deadline: February 13, 2027 Bridge Grant outcome: February 26, 2027 | |
| Grant Review Support Program for CIHR Spring Project Grant Competition (PJT202703) | November 2, 2026 | Program access request form: December 11, 2026 Proposed research project and NOR submission deadline: January 15, 2027 Scientific advisory committee meetings: February 8-12, 2027 | Bridge access: July 21, 2027 Bridge request deadline: July 30, 2027 Bridge Grant outcome: August 13, 2027 | |
| Grant Review Support Program for CIHR Fall Project Grant Competition (PJT202709) | May 5, 2027 | Program access request form (required): July 7, 2027 Proposed research project form (provided through program access request form): July 14, 2027 Scientific advisory committee meetings: August 9-19, 2027 | Bridge access: February 4, 2028 Bridge request deadline: February 18, 2028 Bridge Grant outcome: February 29, 2028 | |
| Innovation Grant Program | April 1, 2027 | May 7, 2027 | May 14, 2027 | Results posting: July 2, 2027 Formal notification and feedback: July 9, 2027 |
| Patient and Community Engagement Training (PaCET) | February 1, 2027 PaCET is offered through the WCHRI Graduate studentship program. | Refer to the WCHRI Graduate studentship program for details. | Refer to the WCHRI Graduate studentship program for details. | |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Program | October 1, 2026 | October 23, 2026 | Application access request form: October 30, 2026 Application form: November 30, 2026 | Results posting: N/A Formal notification and feedback: February 19, 2027 |
| Resident/Clinical Fellow Trainee Research Grants | Contact department representative | Contact department representative | Contact department representative | |
| Scientific Knowledge Exchange Program (SKEP) | Open | 60 days prior to the event start date | 30 days after satisfactory application submission | |
| Summer Studentship Award Program | December 1, 2026 | December 17, 2026 | Application access request form: January 8, 2027 Application form: January 29, 2027 | Results posting: March 19, 2027 Outcome notification: March 25, 2027 |
| Trainee Outcome Presentation Program (TOPP) | Open | no later than 30 days from the formal acceptance of the research outcome | 30 days after satisfactory application submission |
Updated July 2026
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.