The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) are federal granting agencies that support research, research training and innovation in Canadian postsecondary institutions. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is a federally funded organization that enables this research, training and innovation through investments in state-of-the-art infrastructure. Working in close collaboration, CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, and CFI invest in talented people, research excellence and infrastructure, and facilitate knowledge translation and mobilization to help foster a culture of social and commercial innovation.
Most requested
- Selecting the appropriate federal granting agency
- Supporting graduate students and postdoctoral researchers
- Tri-Agency Grants Management Solution
- Safeguarding Your Research
Contributors
Services and information
Co-operative Funding Programs
Find funding for students, faculty, institutions and collaborative research initiatives.
Policies and Guidelines
Find policies on open access, research ethics, data management and more.
Post-Award Administration and Finance Information
Find information on post-award policies and guidelines contained in the Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration.
Other Collaborative Activities
Find information about collaborative initiatives including the Canadian Common CV and Safeguarding Your Research.
Tri-Agency Grants Management Solution Initiative
Learn how the federal granting agencies are unrolling a modernized grants management system to better support applicants, administrators and reviewers.
Calendar of agency and interagency funding opportunities
Discover the principal funding opportunities offered by the four agencies, including agency-specific programs and ones that are jointly administered.
Canada Research Coordinating Committee
The CRCC advances coordination between the federal research funding agencies. Learn about its mandate, priorities, governance and activities.
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Find out what the agencies are doing to support a more equitable, diverse and inclusive research community.
Features
Discover the Canadian science and research community
The Dimensions program works with postsecondary institutions to increase equity, diversity and inclusion in the research community.
Strategic plan: Setting new directions to support Indigenous research and research training in Canada 2019 - 2026