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Cystic Fibrosis Canada will be resuming a regular annual schedule for its research Grants & Awards competition. The table below details the Grants & Awards available and the approximate deadlines for 2022, and this is anticipated to remain the timeline in future years.
Type of Grant or Award
Application Deadline
Forms Available
Notification of Funding
Letter of Intent (LOI) to apply for a Basic or Clinical Research Grant
Application Deadline: August 1, 2022
Forms Available: Applications to open on ProposalCentral June 1st
Notification of Funding: NA — approval to proceed to full application after deadline
Basic and Clinical Research Grants - Full Application
Application Deadline: October 1, 2022
Forms Available: Approved LOIs will be invited to complete a full application on ProposalCentral
Notification of Funding: Mid-March, 2023
Application form for accessing Canadian CF Registry data
Notification of Funding: Notification of approval 6-8 weeks
NEW: Research Seed Grants
Application Deadline: Anticipated Approx. April 1, 2023
Forms Available: Anticipated to launch on ProposalCentral late fall 2022/early winter 2023
Notification of Funding: Early June, 2023
NEW: Letter of Intent (LOI)to apply for anEarly Career Investigator Award
Application Deadline: August 1, 2022
Forms Available: Applications to open on ProposalCentral June 1st
Notification of Funding: NA — approval to proceed to full application after deadline
Early Career Investigator Awards – Full Application
NEW: For 2022 ECI awards are now for up to 3 years
Application Deadline:
October 1, 2022
Forms Available: Approved LOIs will be invited to complete a full application on ProposalCentral
Notification of Funding:
Mid-March, 2023
Research Fellowship Awards
NEW: For 2022 Research Fellowship Awards will include a research/travel stipend
Application Deadline:
October 1, 2022
Forms Available: Applications anticipated to open on ProposalCentral approx. June 30th
Notification of Funding:
Mid-March, 2023
Special Travel Allowances for Fellows and Students
Application Deadline:
No longer available
Beginning with the 2022 competition, Research Fellowship Awards will include a research/travel stipend instead
Forms Available:
Notification of Funding:
Doctoral & Masters Studentship awards
Application Deadline:
Deferred until further notice
Forms Available:
Notification of Funding:
Summer Studentship awards
Application Deadline:
Deferred until further notice
Forms Available:
Notification of Funding:
Clinical Fellowships
Application Deadline: October 1, 2022
Forms Available: Applications anticipated to open on ProposalCentral approx. June 30th
Notification of Funding:
Mid-March, 2023
Clinic Incentive Grants Clinic Incentive grants are intended to enhance CF clinical care by promoting on-going professional development through attendance at CF-related meetings and conferences, and by supporting entry of data into the Canadian CF Registry.
Application Deadline: No application process is necessary to receive these funds.
Forms Available: Details of award amounts – based on the number of CF patients served at each clinic – will be available in ProposalCentral in the fall of each year, for payments to begin the following year.
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