Seed Grant: Mobility, Mobility in Aging, Physical Activity (Planning and Development Grants - Mobility in Aging and Physical Activity, Mobility and Health)

CIHR's Institute of Aging (IA) and the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) are pleased to announce the results of the competition (see table below) under the strategic initiative "Mobility, Mobility in Aging, Physical Activity". This year, the Institute of Aging and the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis have committed $420,000 towards this Seed Grant Competition.

The strategic theme for this initiative is Mobility in Aging and Physical Activity which includes the following: research projects related to lifespan; aging and/or the aged in one or more of the following relevant areas of inquiry:

  • biological and physiological factors
  • behavioral and psychosocial factors
  • biomedical, clinical and technological innovations
  • prevention, rehabilitation and management
  • environmental factors - social, economic, policy and physical

Within or across any of the above areas, eligible activities also include addressing ethical issues/impact of the research, research translation and research outcomes.

Click on the PDF file in the table below to view the list of applications that have been approved for funding through this competition:

IA + IMHA
Strategic Initiative		 Applications Received Applications Approved Success Rate (%)
Seed Grant: Mobility, Mobility in Aging, Physical Activity: [ HTML | PDF (83.8 KB) | Help ] 21 5 24%

For further information about this competition, please contact:

Rob Cornforth
Program Delivery Coordinator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Address Locator 4809A
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0W9
Telephone: (613) 941-0989
Fax: (613) 954-1800

For questions about this initiative and research objectives contact:

For the Institute of Aging:

Susan Crawford
Assistant Director, Institute of Aging
The University of British Columbia
2080 West Mall, Room 038
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Telephone: (604) 822-9075
Fax: (604) 822-9304
Email: susanmc@interchange.ubc.ca

For the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis:

Sophia Tsouros
Project Manager / Analyst
Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Address Locator 4809A
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0W9
Telephone: (613) 954-3469
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: sophia.tsouros@cihr-irsc.gc.ca