Requirements for External Grants
- Notice of Intent to Apply
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All Island Health employees or affiliates who plan to submit an external grant application must complete a Notice of Intent to Apply. Once we receive your notification, we can connect you with the right people and departments, help you develop your budget, and request letters of support on your behalf.
Notifications must be submitted as soon as possible and are requested at least:
- Two months in advance of the first deadline in the application process that requires approvals or letters from Island Health (whether pre-application, letter of intent, draft, or full application) for grants over $100,000
- One month in advance of the first deadline in the application process that requires approvals or letters from Island Health (whether pre-application, letter of intent, draft, or full application) for grants under $100,000.
- Requesting Letters of Support
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We can assist external researchers in requesting letters from Island Health to support grant applications aligned with our strategic priorities.
Requests must be made at least three weeks in advance of the application deadline. All notifications and requests must be submitted online through this form.
Current Funding Opportunities
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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- Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Allied Health and Genetics (Registration Deadline: Aug. 6, 2025; Application deadline: Oct. 8, 2025)
- Project Grant: Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
- Fall: Registration Deadline: Aug. 13, 2025; Application Deadline: Sept. 10, 2025
- Spring: Registration Deadline: Feb. 4, 2026; Application Deadline: Mar. 4, 2026
- Fall 2025 Priority Announcement (Specific Research Areas)
- Operating Grant: Indigenous Gender and Wellness – Knowledge Sharing (Registration Deadline: Sept. 3, 2025; Application Deadline: Oct. 1, 2025)
- Team Grant: Strengthening Resilient and Equitable Public Health Systems (STEPS) (Registration Deadline: Sept. 17, 2025; Application Deadline: Jan. 14, 2025)
- Applicant Webinar July 16, 2025, 1:00 to 2:30 PM EST | More information and to join
- Team Grant: Pan-Canadian Network: Emerging LHS in Perinatal Mental Health (Application Deadline: Oct. 1, 2025)
- Operating Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health (Registration Deadline: Nov. 18, 2025; Application Deadline: Dec. 16, 2025)
- Other CIHR funding opportunities
- Upcoming and archived CIHR webinars
- Vancouver Foundation
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- Convene Grant (Application Deadline: Aug. 5, 2025)
- Investigate Stage 1 (Application Deadline: Aug. 5, 2025)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
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- Indigenous Capacity and Leadership in Research Connection Grants (Application Deadline: Sept. 23, 2025)
- BioTalent Canada
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- Science Horizons Youth Internship Program
- a wage subsidy that helps graduates acquire work experience in an environment-related STEM field. It covers the cost of a participant’s salary by 80% up to a maximum of $25,000.
- Science Horizons Youth Internship Program
Contact
For a targeted grant search
Email: Isabel.Moore@islandhealth.ca
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