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CIHR is taking the necessary actions to support and address COVID-19 impacts on its operations. As you are aware, competition timelines will be modified since the priority right now is to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and ensure the health and safety of CIHR staff and the research community.

To follow up on a question received during yesterday’s University Delegates meeting, please find more information on the COVID-19 impacts to the Scholarship and Fellowship competitions:

• The release of the results of the in the Research Portal is postponed from April 1 to April 15, 2020.
• The launch of the is postponed until June 1, 2020. The application deadline is to be confirmed.
• The release of the results of the CIHR Fellowships competitions are postponed from March 31 to April 24, 2020. Currently, the launch of the CIHR Fellowships is scheduled as planned for the summer 2020.
• The following competition deadlines have not changed at this time:

In the coming weeks, timelines for all individual funding opportunities will be modified to reflect the required changes. In the meantime, it can be expected that competition and peer review activities will not take place before July 2020. As more information becomes available, please refer to a specific program or funding opportunity webpage on to learn how COVID-19 may impact Scholarships and Fellowships competition timelines.

CIHR continues to monitor the situation closely. For all information related to CIHR’s response to the pandemic, please consult .

For further information, please contact the CIHR Contact Centre (support@cihr-irsc.gc.ca).

Kind regards,

Marina Dubois
Project Officer, Business Solutions, Competition Management and Support  / Operations Support
Canadian Institutes of Health Research / Government of Canada
Marina.dubois@cihr-irsc.gc.ca / 613-948-2591