CIHR Spring 2025 PROJECT GRANT results
We're pleased to announce that the UBC Faculty of Medicine has had a 22.3% success rate in the Spring 2025 CIHR Project Grant cycle. Congratulations to all the recipients!
The national success rate for the competition was 15% in the 2025 Spring cycle. UBC secured a total of $47M in new grant funding, of which $39.7M was secured by FoM researchers.
A special congratulations are extended to 15 Faculty of Medicine researchers who received awards over $1M, including one with a $2M award!
Research Funding Opportunities
Call for Nominations
Events
UBC SPARC Insight Grant 2025 Writing/Revising Bootcamps NEW
Date: Aug. 17, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. PT
Location: Online (Zoom)
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Faculty of Medicine Research 101 Webinar NEW
Date: Aug. 27, 2025
Time: 10:00–11:00 a.m. PT
Location: Online (Zoom)
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UBC ORPA Faculty Research Awards Info Session NEW
Date: Aug.28, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PT
Location: Online (Zoom)
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Faculty of Medicine Graduate Student Welcome Day
Date: Sept. 4, 2025
Time: 4:00–5:30 p.m. PT
Location: Online (Zoom)
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2025 UBC Vancouver Campus as a Living Lab Fund Competition - General Information Session NEW
Date: Sept. 16, 2025
Time: 10:00–11:00 a.m. PT
Location: Online (Zoom)
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Innovation UBC 2025 Immersion Week NEW
Date: Sept. 23-24, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PT
Location: UBC Robson Square
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CIHR Project Grant Fall 2025
The SPARC Office is offering consultations for faculty members looking to submit applications for the upcoming CIHR Project Grant competition. For more information on the available SPARC support, please visit: https://sparc.ubc.ca/cihr-programs/cihr-project-grant
New Government of Canada security-related requirements for certain SSHRC grant applications NEW
SSHRC and Public Safety Canada recently released updated requirement regarding submissions for certain SSHRC grants (see below). The update is an expansion of the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships. Under the updated requirements, applicants who are working with private sector partners must complete risk assessments of their partners/projects and submit them as part of their complete grant application.
The risk assessment forms must be submitted to research.security@ubc.ca prior to grant submission, at least 3 business days prior to the ORS or internal faculty submission deadline.
Affected grants:
- SSHRC Partnership Grants (Stage 2); effective for Oct. 29, 2025 deadline
- SSHRC Partnership Development Grants; effective for Nov. 17, 2025 deadline
- SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants; effective for March 2026 deadline
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