Sex as a Variable in Biomedical Research Catalyst Grant Competition

The Institutes of Gender and Health, Aging, Cancer Research, Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Infection and Immunity, and Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis will provide funding for applications that are determined to be relevant to the following research area:

Applications must propose to introduce a new research question that incorporates sex as a biological variable into a new or established research project.

Depending on the nature of the research question, the applicant may choose to address one or more of the below relevant research areas:

• Identify sex differences in the mechanism/disease/treatment under study (reporting null findings is also encouraged)
• Explain sex differences (i.e. what is the mechanism underlying observed differences?)
• Explain underlying pathways leading to a common phenotype
• Consider experimental conditions related to sex that need to be taken into account that might affect the study results (confounders or interactions)
• Promote the development and validation of new experimental methods to study sex differences in biomedical research

Funding Available

• The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $3,450,000, enough to fund approximately 23 grants.
• The maximum amount per grant is $75,000 per year for up to 2 years. This funding is non-renewable.

Important dates

• Application deadline: November 7, 2017
• Anticipated Notice of Decision: May 30, 2018
• Funding start date: May 1, 2018
• In-person meeting of successful applicants: Spring 2019 (Dates and location TBC)

The full request for applications can be viewed on the CIHI Website.

Contact information:

CIHR Contact Centre
613-954-1968 or support@cihr-irsc.gc.ca