Institute Community Support (ICS) Program 2013-14

The ICS Program is designed to foster community development by providing grants and awards to individuals and organizations for the purposes of:

• Aiding research and knowledge translation activities where the circumstances fall outside of CIHR's current suite of funding programs.
• Supporting individuals and organizations goals are consistent with CIHR and its Institutes’ vision, mandate and strategic directions.

The ICS Program is not intended to support the direct cost of research (e.g., pilot projects, feasibility studies or operating grants), principal and co-investigator salaries or research equipment.

Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) ICS Program

Under the framework of the ICS Program, ICRH supports activities in four areas:

• The ICRH Top Publication Award for Young Investigator recognizes the excellence of research being done in Canada by graduate students (MA, MSc, and PhD) and postdoctoral fellows in the areas relevant to ICRH's mandate.
• The ICRH Travel Awards: Skill Development program supports Doctoral and Postdoctoral fellows to attend a meeting/conference/workshop that will enable the acquisition of specialized skills or research experience related to the Institute's mandate.

For those seeking workshop and symposium support, please refer to the Planning Grants and Dissemination Events Grants funding opportunities in the CIHR Funding Opportunities Database.

Please note that the Canadian Sleep Society (CSS)/Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) Travel Awards will be administered through ResearchNet. Please visit the CIHR Funding Opportunities Database in December 2013 for details (e.g. application deadline, application instructions) on this funding opportunity.

The ICRH Top Publication Award for Young Investigator and the ICRH Travel Awards: Skills Development will continue to follow the current "paper-based" application process.

Funds Available

The Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health's contribution to the amount available for this program is subject to availability of funds voted annually to CIHR by parliamentary appropriations, and the conditions that may be attached to them.

The total amount available for this program for fiscal year 2013-14 is $10,000¹. Although not anticipated at this time, additional funds may become available.

How to Apply

The following links include instructions that apply when seeking funds for:

• ICRH Top Publication Award for Young Investigator
• ICRH Travel Awards: Skill Development

Contact Information

For information on availability of funds or whether an activity could be funded under existing CIHR programs, please contact:

Jennifer Ralph
Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health
Telephone: 613-941-0086
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: jennifer.ralph@cihr-irsc.gc.ca