Institute Community Support (ICS) Program (2011-12)

The ICS Program is designed to foster community development by providing grants and awards to individuals and organizations for the purposes of:

• Aiding research and knowledge translation activities where the circumstances fall outside CIHR's programs.
• Supporting individuals and organizations whose goals are consistent with CIHR and its Institutes' vision, mandate and strategic directions.

The ICS Program is not intended to support the direct cost of research (e.g., pilot projects, feasibility studies or operating grants), principal and co-investigator salaries or research equipment.

Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) ICS Programs

Under the framework of the ICS Program, IMHA has developed two (2) funding programs (continuous launch cycle) designed to encourage research and facilitate knowledge translation within its community:

• Travel Awards for Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows
  Three application deadlines per year*: May, September and January
• Community Outreach Program for Non-Governmental Organizations
  One application deadline date per year: April 30^th

* Please note that as of August 2011, the Travel Awards program will be administered through ResearchNet. Please visit the CIHR Funding Opportunities Database for complete details (e.g. application deadline, application instructions...) on the funding opportunity.

Funds Available

The Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis' contribution to the amount available for this program is subject to availability of funds voted annually to Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR by parliamentary appropriations, and the conditions that may be attached to them.

The total amount available for the ICS program for fiscal year 2011-12 is $100,000.

For those seeking workshop and symposium support, please refer to the Meeting, Planning and Dissemination Grants funding opportunity in the CIHR Funding Opportunities Database.