Foundation Grant: 2016-2017 competition results
The Foundation Grant: 2016-2017 competition has approved 76 research grants, for a total investment of $199,659,488Footnote 1.
The 76 grants approved were awarded to 76 individual program leaders. Of the 76 grants, 13 were awarded to early career investigators, and 63 were awarded to mid-career and senior investigators.
The average grant size/duration is as follows:
Mid-career/senior investigators – 63 funded
- Average grant size: $ 2,942,229
- Median grant size: $2,928,765
- Grant duration: 7 years
Early career investigators – 13 funded
- Average grant size: $ 1,099,927
- Median grant size: $970,555
- Grant duration: 5 years
Geographic distribution
Geographic distribution long description
| Province | Applications submitted | Applications funded |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 92 applications submitted (15.3%) | 9 applications funded (11.8%) |
| Alberta | 57 applications submitted (9.5%) | 6 applications funded (7.9%) |
| Saskatchewan | 4 applications submitted (less than 1%) | 1 application funded (1.3%) |
| Manitoba | 9 applications submitted (1.5%) | 2 applications funded (2.6%) |
| Ontario | 259 applications submitted (43.2%) | 43 applications funded (56.6%) |
| Quebec | 162 applications submitted (27%) | 14 applications funded (18.4%) |
| New Brunswick | 0 applications submitted ( 0%) | 0 applications funded |
| Nova Scotia | 14 applications submitted (2.3%) | 1 application funded (1.3%) |
| Prince Edward Island | 0 applications submitted (0%) | 0 applications funded |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3 applications submitted (less than 1%) | 0 applications funded |
| Total | 600 applications submitted | 76 applications funded |
View full list of Foundation Grant competition recipients
Note: As some of the applications have been approved conditionally, these specific applications will not appear in the detailed funding decisions database until the conditions have been resolved.
Additional details
Due to the low number of applications in the early career investigators cohort, it was determined that those applications could not be adequately assessed as a separate cohort, as was originally planned. To achieve quality peer review, it is important that reviewers assess 8-12 applications in order to appropriately rank them against each other and establish a meaningful ranking list. Having reviewers with too few applications to rank against each other could disadvantage some early career applicants. The adjustment to the review process ensured a fairer process where every application was ranked against a sufficient number of other applications. In addition, CIHR maintained its commitment to award a minimum of 15% of grants to early career investigators.
Overall breakdown of competition results for the Foundation grant: 2016-2017 competition
A total of 600 applications were submitted, and 76 were funded.
Breakdown of competition results long description
| Application breakdown | Applications submitted | Applications funded |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 172 applications submitted (28.7%) | 22 applications funded (28.9%) |
| Indigenous health | 42 applications submitted (7%) | 4 applications funded (5.3%) |
| Submitted in French | 11 applications submitted (1.8%) | 2 applications funded (2.6%) |
| Pillar I – Biomedical research | 383 applications submitted (63.8%) | 56 applications funded (73.7%) |
| Pillar II – Clinical research | 96 applications submitted (16%) | 6 applications funded (7.9%) |
| Pillar III – Health systems / services research | 55 applications submitted (9.2%) | 7 applications funded (9.2%) |
| Pillar IV – Social / cultural / environmental / population health research | 66 applications submitted (11%) | 7 applications funded (9.2%) |
| Early career investigators | 116 applications submitted (19.33%) | 13 applications funded (17.11%) |
| Mid-career investigators | 198 applications submitted (33.00%) | 15 applications funded (19.74%) |
| Senior career investigators | 286 applications submitted (47.67%) | 48 applications funded (63.6%) |
Breakdown of competition results for early career investigator applications
A total of 116 applications were submitted by early career investigators, and 13 were funded.
Breakdown of competition results long description
| Application breakdown | Applications submitted | Applications funded |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 38 applications submitted (32.8%) | 4 applications funded (30.8%) |
| Indigenous health | 8 applications submitted (6.9%) | 1 application funded (7.7%) |
| Submitted in French | 3 applications submitted (2.6%) | 0 applications funded (0%) |
| Pillar I – Biomedical research | 58 applications submitted (50%) | 5 applications funded (38.5%) |
| Pillar II – Clinical research | 24 applications submitted (20.7%) | 1 application funded (7.7%) |
| Pillar III – Health systems / services research | 14 applications submitted (12.1%) | 3 applications funded (23.1%) |
| Pillar IV – Social / cultural / environmental / population health research | 20 applications submitted (17.2%) | 4 applications funded (30.8%) |
Breakdown of competition results for mid-career investigator applications
A total of 198 applications were submitted by mid-career investigators, and 15 were funded.
Breakdown of competition results long description
| Application breakdown | Applications submitted | Applications funded |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 70 applications submitted (35.3%) | 6 applications funded (40%) |
| Indigenous health | 15 applications submitted (7.6%) | 2 applications funded (13.3%) |
| Submitted in French | 3 applications submitted (1.5%) | 0 applications funded (0%) |
| Pillar I – Biomedical research | 115 applications submitted (58.1%) | 9 applications funded (60%) |
| Pillar II – Clinical research | 34 applications submitted (17.2%) | 1 application funded (6.7%) |
| Pillar III – Health systems / services research | 23 applications submitted (11.6%) | 3 applications funded (20%) |
| Pillar IV – Social / cultural / environmental / population health research | 26 applications submitted (13.1%) | 2 applications funded (13.3%) |
Breakdown of competition results for senior investigator applications
A total of 286 applications were submitted by senior investigators, and 48 were funded.
Breakdown of competition results long description
| Application breakdown | Applications submitted | Applications funded |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 64 applications submitted (22.4%) | 12 applications funded (25%) |
| Indigenous health | 19 applications submitted (6.6%) | 1 application funded (2.1%) |
| Submitted in French | 5 applications submitted (1.8%) | 2 applications funded (4.2%) |
| Pillar I – Biomedical research | 210 applications submitted (73.4%) | 42 applications funded (87.5%) |
| Pillar II – Clinical research | 38 applications submitted (13.3%) | 4 applications funded (8.3%) |
| Pillar III – Health systems / services research | 18 applications submitted (6.3%) | 1 application funded (2.1%) |
| Pillar IV – Social / cultural / environmental / population health research | 20 applications submitted (7%) | 1 application funded (2.1%) |
Peer Review Details
The Foundation Grant competition was supported by a three-stage competition and review process.
Stage 1
- A total of 245 individual reviewers participated in the peer review process, which was monitored by 45 Competition Chairs. All applications were assigned to 4 reviewers.
- The peer review process resulted in a total of 2,400 individual reviews.
- 234 applicants were successful at Stage 1 and were invited to submit a Stage 2 application.
Stage 2
- 229 applications were received and one was withdrawn, which meant that 228 Stage 2 applications were reviewed: 56 early career investigator applications, 172 mid-career/senior investigator applications.
- A total of 98 individual reviewers participated in the peer review process, which was monitored by 21 Competition Chairs. All Stage 2 applications were reviewed by 4 reviewers.
- The peer review process resulted in total of 912 individual reviews.
- 121 applications were successful at Stage 2.
- Based on Stage 2 results, CIHR identified the highest ranked applications to be considered for funding. These applications constituted the "green zone" and did not require further evaluation.
Final assessment stage
- The final assessment stage committee was comprised of 20 Competition Chairs from Stage 2, a Chair and a Scientific Officer.
- 87 applications with high consolidated rankings and significant variation in those rankings were reviewed.
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