Catalyst Grant: Pilot Projects in Aging
The CIHR's Institute of Aging (IA) is pleased to announce the results of the December 2007 competition of the Catalyst Grant: Pilot Projects in Aging (see table below).The purpose of the 'Catalyst Grant: Pilot Projects in Aging' Funding Opportunity is to encourage and stimulate new and established investigators to undertake new, high priority research challenges in the field of aging within the context of the Catalyst Grant program.
The specific objectives of this Funding Opportunity are:
- to support innovative ideas and projects within the IA's five priority topics for research on aging and health, in order to help researchers to subsequently obtain research grants from the regular programs;
- to build research capacity in aging by attracting researchers to the IA's five priority research topics; and
- to generate new knowledge regarding the IA's five priority research topics.
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 Strategic Initiative | Applications Received | Applications Approved | Success Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst Grant: Pilot Projects in Aging [ HTML | PDF (95 KB) | Help ] |
68 | 27 | 39.7% |
For further information about this competition, please contact:
Sophie Desjardins
Program Delivery Officer
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0W9
Telephone: 613-954-6054
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: sophie.desjardins@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
For further information on this initiative, please contact:
Sharon Nadeau
Associate, Strategic Initiatives
Institute of Aging
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Address Locator 4809A
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0W9
Telephone: 613-946-1270
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: sharon.nadeau@cihr-irsc.gc.ca