Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is Canada's federal funding agency for health research. Composed of 13 Institutes, we collaborate with partners and researchers to support the discoveries and innovations that improve our health and strengthen our health care system. Learn more about us
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- Collaboration between CIHR and the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force [2020-05-13 12:00]
- CIHR seeking peer reviewers for the Operating Grant: COVID-19 May 2020 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity competition [2020-05-05 17:15]
- Knowledge Synthesis Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity in Mental Health and Substance Use [2020-05-04 10:15]
- Message from the President: Government of Canada announces two critical research funding programs [2020-04-23 15:10]
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