Institute of Infection and Immunity (III) – Team Grant: Clinical Autoimmunity

The CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity (III) in collaboration with the Institute of Aboriginal People's Health (IAPH),Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA), Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction(INMHA), Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD), and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada are pleased to announce the results (see table below) of the "Team Grant: Clinical Autoimmunity" competition.

The purpose of this Request for Applications was intended to support the creation or initial development of teams comprised of investigators undertaking collaborative, multidisciplinary research. In the case of this program, applications of single disease-focused research was also considered although preference was given to applications covering more than one single disease. The program was intended to promote the formation of new and previously non-existent research teams or the growth of small existing teams of researchers in the area of Clinical Autoimmunity Research.

The table below identifies the number of applications received and approved for funding through this competition.

Considering the constraints on CIHR's budget, the start date of these grants will be effective as of July 1, 2007.

Strategic Initiative	Applications Received	Applications Approved	Success Rate (%)
Team Grant: Clinical Autoimmunity [ HTML | PDF (86 KB) | Help ]	12	6	50%

For further information, please contact:

Lynne Côté
Program Delivery Officer
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-957-6119
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: Lynne.Cote@cihr-irsc.gc.ca