Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CTCRI)

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Former Funding Opportunities

Former Funding opportunities

New Applicants: No further applications will be accepted.

Current Grantees: Awarded research will continue as scheduled. Please consult the current contacts list for all the inquires.

These grant programs were available through the Strategic Initiative "Advancing the Science to Reduce Tobacco Abuse and Nicotine Addiction" (130 Kb), which supported priorities identified at the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Summit.

Research Grant Program
Idea Grant to encourage unique or original research that has the potential to advance knowledge in tobacco control	Up to $50,000 for one year
Policy Research Grant (regular stream) to stimulate research that will influence, guide or have a direct impact on policy decisions in tobacco control	Up to $80,000 total for research to be completed within two years
Policy Research Grant (Fast Track) to stimulate research that will influence, guide or have a direct impact on policy decisions in tobacco control	Up to $80,000 total for research to be completed within one years
Knowledge Synthesis Grant to support interdisciplinary teams of researchers and practioners/decision-makers to conduct collaborative reviews of evidence for particular tobacco control interventions	Up to $120,000 for one year
Research Planning Grant to bring together new, multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary research teams to construct research proposals for submission to traditional open funding competitions	Up to $15,000 for one year
Researcher Travel Grant to provide opportunities for graduate and post-doctoral students and individuals affiliated with non-governmental organizations/community groups to attend conferences/meetings related to tobacco abuse and nicotine addiction	Up to $3,000
Student Research Grant to provide opportunities for graduate and post-doctoral students to undertake tobacco abuse and nicotine addiction research	Up to $10,000 for one year
Workshop and Learning Opportunities Grant to support workshops, meetings and other events to build research capacity	Up to $15,000

These grant programs were administered by the CTCRI and funded in a partnership with:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Institutes of: Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction, Cancer Research, Aboriginal Peoples' Health, Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Gender and Health, Human Development Child and Youth Health
Canadian Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute of Canada
Health Canada
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Canadian Lung Association in partnership with l’Association pulmonaire du Québec

For information on early CTCRI grant programs, see Early Funding Opportunities.