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 of CIHR's current suite of funding programs.
  • Supporting individuals,organizations and activities whose goals are consistent with CIHR's 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 Cancer Research (ICR) ICS Program

Under the framework of the ICS Program, ICR supports activities in two areas:

  • The ICR Travel Awards program supports research trainees (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) to travel to attend scientific meetings to present their own cancer-related research.
  • The ICR Publication Prizes program rewards excellence in cancer research done in Canada by graduate students and postdoctoral trainees.

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

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

The ICR Publication Prizes will continue to follow the current “paper-based” application process.

Funds Available

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

The total amount available for the ICS program for fiscal year year 2011-2012 is $50,0001. Although not anticipated at this time, additional funds may become available.

How to Apply

Applicants seeking funds from Institute of Cancer Research for community support activities need to follow the ICS program application process which is available on the ICS Program funding opportunity page

The following links include instructions that apply when seeking funds for:

Contact Information

For information on availability of funds or whether an activity could be funded under existing CIHR programs, please contact:

Diana Sarai
Institute of Cancer Research
Telephone: 514-398-5611
Fax: 514-398-8845
Email: diana.sarai@mcgill.ca

1From this $50,000, $38,000 will be allocated for this launch of the ICS program and $12,000 will be allocated for the Travel Awards competition to be launched on ResearchNet in early August 2011. Please visit the CIHR Funding Opportunities Database at that time for details (e.g. application deadline, application instructions) on the funding opportunity.