An Overview of CIHR
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CIHR: Overview
| CIHR Mandate “To excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system…” |
CIHR is:
- Government of Canada’s health research funding agency
- Supporting the work of more than 11,000 researchers and trainees in universities, teaching hospitals, and research institutes across Canada
- Developing high-quality people, excellent science and training the next generation of health researchers
- Funding research that improves Canadians’ health, health care system and quality of life
- Fostering commercialization, moving research discoveries from academic setting to the marketplace
- Allocating 94 cents of every dollar directly to fund Canadian health researchers
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CIHR
The Organization
- CIHR reports to Parliament through the Minister of Health
- CIHR President – Dr. Alain Beaudet
- Governing Council
- Voluntary body that oversees organization
- Chaired by CIHR’s President
- Comprised of 20 Canadians representing a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines who have been appointed by Order in Council to renewable three-year terms
- Deputy Minister of Health (ex-officio and non-voting member)
- 13 Scientific Directors lead each research Institute
- 4 Vice-Presidents report to President
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How CIHR Funds
Peer Review
- Peer review system ensures that CIHR’s funding process is fair and open, that taxpayers' money is spent wisely, and only the best and brightest researchers are funded:
- Each year CIHR receives thousands of funding applications from researchers at universities and teaching hospitals across Canada
- Each research application is evaluated by a peer review committee composed of a number of volunteer reviewers who write detailed reports on the proposal’s strengths and weaknesses
- Through a process of consensus seeking, the committee arrives at a numerical rating for each proposal
- Only those that meet internationally accepted standards of excellence are funded
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How CIHR Funds
- 70% of research funding is investigator-driven while 30% is reserved for strategic initiatives
- Investigator-Initiated (Open Competition)
- University-based researchers develop proposals and submit applications
- Successful applications based solely on peer-review
- Includes operating grants, salary awards, training awards, equipment grants, etc
- Regular competition cycle (September, January & March)
- Strategic Initiatives
- Targeted to address major health challenges
- Developed by Institutes
- Successful applications also based solely on peer-review
- Regular competition cycle (December and June)
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CIHR Expenditures
($ Millions)
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Reach: Institutions with CIHR funded Health Researchers
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CIHR Funding by Region
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CIHR Approach
Problem-based and Multidisciplinary
- CIHR takes a problem-based and multidisciplinary approach to the health challenges facing Canadians
- Multi-faceted approach encompasses research in four areas:
- Biomedical
- Clinical
- Health systems and services
- Population and public health
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CIHR Grants and Awards Funding: Research Themes
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CIHR Approach
13 Research Institutes
- CIHR’s 13 Institutes have become a meeting ground for Canada’s health research community
- Each Institute -- with its partners -- has developed a strategic plan to guide its research initiatives
- These plans build on existing knowledge, fill gaps, and help to fully realize Canadians' investment in health research by maximizing cooperation and minimizing duplication
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