China-Canada Joint Health Research Initiative - Grants Program

The eight CIHR Institutes sponsoring the Program are the Institutes of Aging, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Institute of Gender and Health, Institute of Genetics, Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes, in partnership with the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

The program, established in 2005, is jointly managed and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Its aim is to promote the development of Canadian-Chinese scientific co-operation between universities, hospitals, research institutes or affiliated research organizations in Canada and China through the support of collaborative research grants.

A total of 68 applications were received, of which 18 were approved for funding.

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For further information, please contact:

Bryan Lemire
Program Delivery Coordinator
Targeted Initiatives Branch
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-957-6132
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: bryan.lemire@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For general questions about CIHR support for international collaboration, please contact:

Astrid Eberhart
Assistant Director, International Relations
Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction
Douglas Hospital Research Centre
McGill University
6875 LaSalle Blvd.
Verdun, Quebec
H4H 1R3
Telephone: 514-761-6131 ext. 3936
Fax: 514-888-4060
Email: Astrid.Eberhart@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

NSFC Representatives

Ms. Chen Huai
Division Director
Bureau of International Cooperation
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Telephone: 86 10 6232 7017
Fax: 86 10 6232 7004
Email: chenhuai@nsfc.gov.cn