National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition – Hubs

This funding opportunity will support the National Women's Health Research Initiative joint initiative between CIHR and Women and Gender Equality Canada announced as part of the 2021 federal budget and aims to advance a coordinated research program that addresses under-researched and high-priority areas of women's health and to ensure new evidence improves women's, girls' and gender-diverse people's care and health outcomes. It will also promote intersectional approaches to research. To integrate intersectionality, researchers need to consider: multiple intersecting identities, historically oppressed and marginalized populations, and the social-structural context of health. Intersectional approaches provide critical insights and guide actions to tackle persistent gaps for diverse women, including for Indigenous, Black, and racialized women, women with disabilities, women experiencing prejudice, discrimination and marginalization, and members of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and additional sexually and gender diverse (2ELGBTQI+) communities. The initiative aims to ensure that all people in Canada with lived and living experiences navigating women's health have access to gender-sensitive, culturally appropriate, trauma-informed, non-stigmatizing, evidence-based, high-quality healthcare across their life course that reflects and respects the intersection of their unique biological, social, and cultural identities. For a complete program description and application instructions, click here. The maximum per grant is up to $210,000/ year for up to 4 years.

Anticipated Notice of Decision: July 18, 2023

Funding Start Date: April 1, 2023

CIHR will be hosting a webinar to support participants with the requirement of this funding opportunity and to answer questions. To find out more information and to register, visit the Webinars page. Applicants to this funding opportunity are encouraged to attend the virtual Ideas Fair and Learning Circle event on October 25-26, 2022, from 12:00 - 4:00 pm EST. This knowledge exchange and collaboration forum will enable potential applicants to develop their ideas to identify and address community, regional and/or national challenges in women’s health and wellness. An information session on the funding opportunity will also be provided during the event. To register, please click here.