Background

Health research is undergoing a revolution, characterized by the convergence of mathematics, humanities, and the physical, social, biological, behavioral and clinical sciences. For Canada to truly be competitive in this revolution it will need to meet the growing demand for skilled and adaptable individuals and increase its research and development per capita to be amongst the five top countries in the world.

One way for Canada to compete in the fierce international struggle to attract new, bright, creative research talent is to ensure innovation and excellence in the next generation of Canadian health research training programs. To work towards achieving this objective CIHR created a new funding mechanism, the Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research (STIHR), through which it provides Strategic Training Program (STP) Grants