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Multi-step: Registration deadline Sep 15, 2026; UBC internal RPIF signature deadline Oct 12, 2026; UBC internal submission to ORS Oct 13, 2026; Final application deadline (CIHR) Oct 20, 2026.
CIHR Operating Grant: Early Career Researchers in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2026) is sponsored by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This funding opportunity aims to build research capacity, generate new knowledge, and support knowledge mobilization in human development, child and youth health by funding operating grants to early career researchers.
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CIHR Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2026) | Office of Research in Education | ORE Faculty of Education Office of Research in Education Faculty of Education Internal Research Grants Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative Research Infrastructure Support Services Program Chairs and Professorships Faculty of Education / Home / CIHR Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2026) CIHR Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2026) Research and Awards Funding Template Funding Opportunity Title: CIHR Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (2026) https://www.
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all=1&masterList=true&next=1&org=CIHR&prog=4480&resultCount=25&sort=program&type=EXACT&view=currentOpps&language=E&utm_campaign=20260318&utm_content=link&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Courrielleur Canadian Institutes of Health Research The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $1,950,000, enough to fund approximately thirteen (13) grants. This amount may increase if additional funding partners participate.
The maximum amount per grant is $50,000 per year for up to three (3) years, for a total of $150,000 per grant. This funding opportunity is led by IHDCYH, in partnership with the CIHR Institutes of Indigenous Peoples Health (IIPH), Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA), and Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD).
The goal of this funding opportunity is to build research capacity, generate new knowledge, and support knowledge mobilization in human development, child and youth health by funding operating grants to early career researchers.
In addition to supporting projects relevant to human development, child and youth health in IHDCYH’s areas of focus , separate funding pools will support the following priority areas: Indigenous Human Development, Child and Youth Health* : In partnership with the Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health, this funding pool will support distinctions-based research that aligns with the objectives of this funding opportunity and focuses on human development, child and youth health in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and/or communities.
Human Development, Child and Youth Health for Equity-Denied Groups* : This funding pool will support research that aligns with the objectives of the funding opportunity and focuses on human development, child and youth health in equity-denied groups. Equity-denied groups include, but are not limited to, women/girls, persons with disabilities, racialized people and members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities.
Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction: This funding pool will support research that aligns with the objectives of this funding opportunity and focuses on child (0-12 years old) mental and brain health, in line with the INMHA’s Mandate and Strategic Priorities , including on Indigenous Children and Equity-Denied Groups.
Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes: This funding pool will support research that aligns with the objectives of this funding opportunity and in which the objectives and aims are determined to be largely and directly relevant to the INMD mandate . See procedure #4 below. You may continue to work on your online application after you have submitted your application package to ORS.
While ORS makes every effort to submit all applications on time and to facilitate support for our research community, applications submitted after the UBC internal application deadline are not guaranteed to receive an administrative review from ORS, which includes confirmation of the application’s completeness. Deadline to submit signed RPIF to ORE ORE internal signature deadline for RPIFs.
Applicants please email Nandini Maharaj your signed (applicant and department head) RPIF + a pdf of your application. OSE applicants please contact UBC-O’s Office of Research Services for internal deadlines Deadline to submit RPIF to ORS Please email signed (applicant, department head, and ADR) RPIF along with a pdf of your application to ORS (ors@ors. ubc.
ca). You may continue to work on the narrative sections of the application until the deadline to hit “Submit” online. However, please note that budget totals must not be changed from the submitted RPIF.
To avoid system and other issues which may cause a delay in the submission process, you are strongly encouraged to submit your application to ORS by the UBC internal e-submission deadline. Nandini Maharaj nandini. maharaj@ubc.
ca
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Early career researchers at UBC applying through four funding pools: Indigenous human development research, equity-denied groups research, child mental health and neurosciences, and nutrition/metabolism/diabetes research. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $50,000 per year for up to 3 years, for a total of $150,000 per grant Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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