This grant funds health research feasibility and pilot studies up to $150,000, requiring collaboration between academic researchers and non-academic partners including private sector, government, or community organizations. Projects must have clear knowledge-to-practice translation pathways and involve meaningful contributions from all team members. Matching support from non-academic partners is required.
Principal Investigator must be a CIHR-eligible researcher at a Canadian post-secondary or affiliated institute. Requires formal engagement and matching support from a non-academic partner organization. Both academic and non-academic team members must contribute meaningfully.