New Investigator Research Grant

New Investigator Research Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: SickKids Foundation
Amount: Up to C $300,000
Last Updated: March 05, 2026

Summary

The New Investigator Research Grant, sponsored by SickKids Foundation and CIHR, supports early-career researchers in child health. Offering up to $300,000 over three years, it aims to enhance their ability to compete for larger grants. This initiative fosters significant research in biomedical, clinical, and public health sectors, ultimately aiming to improve child health outcomes. By funding innovative projects, it strengthens Canada's research capacity to address pressing children's health challenges.

Overview

New Investigator Research Grants enable early-career researchers to make a meaningful contribution to the fight for children’s health. They are jointly sponsored by SickKids Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health. Grant recipients may obtain up to three years of support for research in the biomedical, clinical, health systems and services, population and public health sectors. This program provides support to child health researchers early in their careers so that they can compete with more senior investigators for research grants from other funders. We fund research that has the potential to have a significant impact on child health outcomes. Overview Through its National Grants program, The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation ("SickKids Foundation") seeks to strengthen Canada’s capacity and knowledge to respond to children’s health challenges and needs. To do so, we grant funds to research projects that have the potential for significant impact in areas of children’s health needs based on scientific excellence and relevance to child health. Funding Objectives New Investigator Research Grants provide important early career development support to child health researchers. It is intended this program will enhance the grant recipient’s ability to compete with more senior investigators for research grants from other funders. Through this grants program we are seeking to fund research carried out by new investigators across Canada who successfully lead, participate in, and translate outstanding child health research that will respond to children’s health challenges and needs. The New Investigator Research Grant Program is a jointly sponsored program of SickKids Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research ("CIHR") - Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH). Grant recipients may obtain up to three years' support for research in biomedical, clinical, health systems and services, and population and public health sectors. Funding for Research Operating Grant New investigator researchers may obtain up to a maximum of $100,000 annually for up to three years for a maximum of $300,000 for their research project. The research operating grant may be used for: Research costs – materials, services, salaries of staff including research assistant /technicians etc., knowledge translation or dissemination of results, travel, supplies, resources, animals.Equipment purchase or rental (including computers) required for the project. Funding is paid to a Canadian institution that is a registered Canadian charity that the Principal Investigator has a formal affiliation with and agrees to administer the grant funds (the "Eligible Institution").

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