CIHR Grants and Awards Guide

Last updated: November 17, 2011
Summary of Changes

Introduction

Effective Date

Application

Policy Objective

Communication of Changes

Non-Compliance

Agency Requirements for the Funding of Research

• Access to Information Act
  
• Environmental Assessment
  
• Official Languages
  
• Privacy Act

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Section 1: Application Administration

• 1-A Selecting the Appropriate Federal Granting Agency
  • 1-A1 Collaborations
    • 1-A1.1 International Collaborations
  • 1-A2 Gender, Sex and Health Research
  • 1-A3 Global Health Research
  • 1-A4 Knowledge Translation
  • 1-A5 Themes
• 1-B New Applications
  
• 1-C Renewal Applications
  • 1-C1 Submitting an Early Renewal Application
  • 1-C2 Requests to Postpone the Renewal Date
  • 1-C3 Submitting a Late Application for Renewal
  • 1-C4 Evaluation of New vs. Renewal Applications
• 1-D Eligibility Requirements
  • 1-D1 Individual Eligibility Requirements
    • 1-D1.1 Nominated Principal Applicant
    • 1-D1.2 Principal Applicant (Grant Programs only)
    • 1-D1.3 Co-Applicant (Grant Programs only)
    • 1-D1.4 Collaborator (Grant and Salary Programs only)
  • 1-D2 Institutional Eligibility Requirements
    • 1-D2.1 Affiliated Institutions
  • 1-D3 Partner Eligibility Requirements (Partnered Programs only)
    • 1-D3.1 Eligible Companies (Industry-Partnered Programs only)
    • 1-D3.2 Non Exclusivity
• 1-E Application Limits (Grant & Training Award Programs)
  
• 1-F Required Signatures on Applications
  • 1-F1 Applications Submitted Electronically Through ResearchNet
    • 1-F1.1 Nominated Principal Applicant
    • 1-F1.2 Other Applicants and Project Participants
    • 1-F1.3 Appropriate Authorized Official at the Institution Paid
    • 1-F1.4 Appropriate Authorized Official at the Research Institution (Primary Location of Research) (Training Award Programs only)
    • 1-F1.5 Funding Partner(s)
  • 1-F2 Applications Not Submitted Electronically Through ResearchNet
    • 1-F2.1 Nominated Principal Applicant
    • 1-F2.2 Other Applicants and Project Participants
    • 1-F2.3 Appropriate Authorized Official at the Institution Paid
    • 1-F2.4 Appropriate Authorized Official at the Research Institution (Primary Location of Research) (Training Award Programs only)
    • 1-F2.5 Funding Partner(s)
  • 1-F3 Application Content
• 1-G Meaning of Signatures on Applications
  • 1-G1 Nominated Principal Applicant, Other Applicants and Project Participants
  • 1-G2 Appropriate Authorized Official at the Institution Paid
  • 1-G3 Appropriate Authorized Official at the Research Institution (Primary Location of Research) (Training Award Programs Only)
• 1-H Requests for Extensions to Application Deadline Dates
  
• 1-I Communication of Competition Results
  • 1-I1 Responsibilities of the Agency
  • 1-I2 Responsibilities of the Institution
• 1-J Time Frame for Accepting an Offer (Salary Award & Training Award Programs only)
  
• 1-K Insurance
  • 1-K1 Nominated Principal Applicants (Training Award Programs only)
  • 1-K2 Institution Paid

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Section 2: Grants and Awards Management

• 2-A General Administration
  • 2-A1 Payment Conditions
    • 2-A1.1 Institution Paid
  • 2-A2 Pending Grants and Awards
  • 2-A3 Overexpenditures
  • 2-A4 Payment Types
    • 2-A4.1 CIHR Annual Commitment Payments
    • 2-A4.2 CIHR Direct Payments
    • 2-A4.3 Partner Payments
  • 2-A5 Other Funding Sources
    • 2-A5.1 Grant Programs only
    • 2-A5.2 Salary Award Programs only
    • 2-A5.3 Training Award Programs only
  • 2-A6 Other Activities of Recipients during Tenure (Salary Award Programs only)
  • 2-A7 Eligibility of Partner Contributions
    • 2-A7.1 Cash Contributions
    • 2-A7.2 In-Kind Contributions
  • 2-A8 Eligibility of Expenses
    • 2-A8.1 Grant Programs, Partnered Grants and Research Allowances Paid from Awards only
    • 2-A8.2 Research Allowances (Salary Award & Training Award Programs only)
  • 2-A9 Continuing Individual Eligibility Requirements
  • 2-A10 Research Involving Trials
  • 2-A11 Ownership of Items Purchased with CIHR Funds
  • 2-A12 Ownership of Collections and Specimens
  • 2-A13 Requests for Supplementary Funds
  • 2-A14 Deferral of Instalment/Annual Commitment Payments (Grant & Training Award Programs only)
  • 2-A15 Extension Period for Use of Funds beyond a Funding Period (Grant Programs only)
  • 2-A16 Termination of Instalments/Annual Commitments
  • 2-A17 Residual Balances
  • 2-A18 General Income Tax and Benefits (Training Award Programs only)
    • 2-A18.1 Taxation
    • 2-A18.2 Child Tax Benefit
  • 2-A19 Financial Reporting
    • 2-A19.1 Financial Reporting Requirements (Grants & Research Allowances Paid from Awards only)
    • 2-A19.2 Financial Monitoring (Visits) of Accounts
  • 2-A20 Intellectual Property/Patents Requirements
  • 2-A21 Research Reporting
    • 2-A21.1 Final Reports (Grant Programs only)
    • 2-A21.2 Communication of Research Results
    • 2-A21.3 Archiving of Research Data
• 2-B Special Circumstances
  • 2-B1 Leaves of Absences
    • 2-B1.1 Family Medical Leave
    • 2-B1.2 Maternity and/or Parental Leave
    • 2-B1.3 Medical Leave
    • 2-B1.4 Relocation Leave (Training Award Programs only)
    • 2-B1.5 Sabbatical Leave (Grant & Salary Programs only)
    • 2-B1.6 Other Leaves (Training Award Programs only)
  • 2-B2 Deviation from Proposed Activities and/or Budget
    • 2-B2.1 Grant Programs only
    • 2-B2.2 Salary Award & Training Award Programs only
    • 2-B2.3 Training Award Programs only
  • 2-B3 Relocation of a Nominated Principal Applicant to an Eligible Canadian Institution
  • 2-B4 Moving Equipment
  • 2-B5 Replacement, Addition, Removal or Promotion of Principal Applicants and Co Applicants (Existing Grants)
    • 2-B5.1 Required Signatures on the Request to Replace, Add, Remove or Promote Individuals on Existing Grants
    • 2-B5.2 Meaning of Signatures on the Request to Replace, Add, Remove or Promote Individuals on Existing Grants
  • 2-B6 Replacement of Individuals (Existing Training Awards only)