This webpage contains workshop materials, guidelines, tips, and templates for UBC researchers applying to CIHR competitions.
We respectfully request that these materials are not distributed beyond the UBC community.
CIHR Project Grant
SPARC Resources (last updated: August 31, 2023)
The documents below have been updated for the Fall 2023 competition.
Program Overview and FAQ
Application Components
- Application Component Checklist
- Research Summary & PRC Justification Guidelines
- Sex and Gender Considerations Textbox Guidelines
- Research Proposal Guidelines
- Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Guidelines
- Research Proposal Best Practice Examples
- Other Application Materials (Appendix) Guidelines
- Research Proposal Templates
- Research Proposal Template (for all submissions, except those containing RCTs and those submitted to CMZ)
- Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Research Proposal Template (for RCT projects submitted to the RCT committee as well as to discipline-specific committees)
- Commercialization (CMZ) Research Proposal Template (for submissions to the CMZ committee)
- Summary of Progress Guidelines
- Response to Previous Reviews Guidelines
- Most Significant Contributions Guidelines
- Reviewer Checklist Guidelines
Mock ResearchNet Materials (Updated for Fall 2023)
Sex and Gender Considerations
- "Sex and Gender Considerations" workshop slides
- Meeting CIHR's Sex and Gender Expectations
Knowledge Translation Considerations
- KT Plan for Biomedical Researchers
- Integrating the Wellcome Trust Statement on COVID-19 Data Sharing into KT Plans
Graphical Abstracts
- "Graphical Abstracts - A Grant at a Glance" workshop slides
CIHR Materials
- Reference & Learning Materials
- Integrating Sex As a Biological Variable in Basic Science Experiments
- Guiding questions for clinical or database researchers in evaluating sex and gender
- Resubmission Policy & Responding to Previous Reviews
- Acceptable Application Formats and PDF Attachments
- Writing Letters of Support
- Reviewer Pathway: Reviewer in Training (RiT) Program
CIHR Strategic Grants
SPARC Resources
Understanding the CIHR Strategic Grants Portfolio
- Strategic grant terminology [July 2020]
- Strategic grant competition categories [July 2020]
- Determining which Strategic competition to apply for [July 2020]
- How to find out about new Strategic competitions [July 2020]
Templates
- Capacity Building Plan
- Governance Plan
- Knowledge Mobilization and Dissemination Plan
- Data Management Plan
- Patient Engagement Plan
- Sex and Gender-Based Analysis Plan
- COI Considerations
- Applicant Partner COI Document
- Participant Table
- Letter of Collaboration (Generic)
- Letter of Support (Generic)
- Letter of Support (Partner)
- Harmonized CV
Planning and Dissemination Grants
- Planning and Dissemination Grant Guidebook [June 2023]
- Planning Grant template [June 2023]
- Dissemination Grant template [June 2023]
Knowledge Translation
- Integrating the Wellcome Trust Statement on COVID-19 Data Sharing into KT Plans [May 2020]
- KT Plan for Biomedical Researchers [Feb 2018]
Sex and Gender Considerations
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Plans
- SPARC-annotated Best Practices in EDI in Research - May 2023 update
- Use this resource, developed for the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) competitions, for the UBC-specific hyperlinks which provide useful prompts for concrete information which can be added to any EDI plan, including those requested in CIHR grants
Systematic Reviews and UBC Library Role
- Information sheet on systematic reviews and the librarian's role [March 2018]
- Developed by UBC librarian, Charlotte Beck
Strategic Grants Workshops
- Fundamentals Workshop - Overview of the CIHR Strategic Portfolio [May 2023]
- Graphical Abstracts - A Grant at a Glance [Aug 2018]
Applying to the Institute Advisory Boards (IABs)
Please contact Flora To-Miles to request any of these confidential materials.
- IAB guidance and advice on how to write the 3,000-character description of “the perspective you would bring to the work of the IAB of your choice” [Feb 2019]
- Sample Institute Advisory Board Applications
CIHR and Other Resources
Strategic Grant Application and Peer Review Materials
- CIHR Acceptable Application Formats and PDF Attachments [Oct 2019]
- The CIHR Review guidelines – Priority-driven initiatives [Nov 2019]
- CIHR Revised Grants Evaluation Criteria - Interpretation Guidelines [Dec 2009]
- Note: Applicable only for Catalyst, Operating, Team, and Emerging Team Grant applications
Knowledge Translation
- Melanie Barwick Consulting: Knowledge Translation Planning Template 2019
- Excellent for research in Themes 2-4; must fill out short form to download
- Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit: Introduction to evaluating knowledge translation activities
- Excellent for developing and reviewing your own KT plans
Sex and Gender Considerations
- CIHR Directives to Peer Reviewers on Sex and Gender (.html)
- Stanford University: Gendered Innovations Resources: Checklists for Health & Medicine (.html) and Methods for Designing Health & Biomedical Research (.html)
Letters of Support
CIHR Institute Advisory Board (IAB) Materials
For detailed sample grants, check out the Sample Grant Library on SharePoint.