Cardiac Arrest Research Team Grants

Eligibility

For an application to be eligible: 

a. The NPA and PAs must be independent researchers2 at eligible Canadian institutions. Applicants can be NPA for one Research Team only; however, an NPA may be involved in different capacities in other Research Teams. 

b. The NPA may not change between the Registration and the full Application. 

c. The PAs must include early and mid-career researchers. An ‘early-career researcher’ (“ECR”) is within the first five (5) years of their first faculty appointment at the Assistant or Clinical Assistant Professor level, or equivalent, at the time of submission. A mid-career researcher is between 5 and 15 years since their first faculty appointment at the Assistant or Clinical Assistant Professor level, or equivalent, at the time of submission. 

d. At the time of full Application Deadline, the NPA and PAs must have successfully completed and submitted a Certificate of Completion in at least one CIHR Sex and Gender Training Module. As appropriate, the NPAs, PAs and CC Theme Leads are also encouraged to complete the CIHR Training Module on Research Involving First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples of Canada. 

e. The host institution/University (“Host Institution”) is the institution or organization that is responsible for receiving and administering the Team Grant on behalf of the Recipient. It will be the home institution of the NPA. Documentation of support for the NPA and the Application by the Host Institution shall be required as part of the full Application process

Summary

Heart & Stroke together with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH) and Brain Canada are collectively committing $5,000,000 over five (5) years to fund the Cardiac Arrest Research Team Grants (CA) funding opportunity.

This funding opportunity is coordinated with the American Heart Association (AHA) Cardiac Arrest funding opportunity to encourage collaboration and partnership of those funded to leverage, amplify and coordinate research activities where appropriate.

Every year, approximately 60,000 people in Canada will experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The survival rate for OHCA is around 10%. In other words, 9 out of 10 people who experience an OHCA will not survive. Data for in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is limited; however, it is believed that a similar number of individuals are affected annually and with marginally better survival rates (25%). Nevertheless, despite sustained efforts to improve cardiac arrest survival rates, the overall figures have predominantly remained unchanged for several decades. 

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to address the most urgent and emergent questions as well as current evidence gaps in cardiac arrest with the aim of improving prediction and early detection of cardiac arrest, increase survival rates, and optimize survivor health outcomes and quality of life (QoL) outcomes for all affected. 

To achieve this, the Research Teams will focus on one of three priority research areas: 

1. Prediction and Early Detection of Cardiac Arrest 

2. Accelerate Response and Increase Survival of Cardiac Arrest; or 

3. Optimize Brain Recovery After Cardiac Arrest. 

The Research Teams are expected to bring together multi-institutional, multi-sectoral, and multi-disciplinary health research teams (e.g., researchers, clinicians, health care providers, people with lived experience (PWLE) including equity-deserving groups, Indigenous community members, Elders and/or Knowledge Keepers, government, policy makers, not-for-profit organizations, and industry) to create and mobilize knowledge that will improve survival and optimize recovery of individuals who experience a cardiac arrest, their families and caregivers.

Full guidelines available here.

Submission Instructions:

Registration Phase

1. Complete Registration form on the Cardiac Arrest Research Team Grants Registration Platform prior to 1PM Mountain Time on December 16, 2025 (no submission to Research Services needed) 

Full Application Phase:

1. Following the administrative review of the submitted Registration Form, Applicants who are deemed eligible will receive a personalized, confidential link to a secure online ShareFile folder into which the NPA will upload the Application and all attachments as instructed by the sponsor
2. To initiate internal approvals, complete the Pre-Award/Application record in RMS (https://research.ucalgary.ca/conduct-research/additional-resources/resea...), attach your completed Application, and submit for approvals from your department head and/or faculty Associate Dean (Research). *Important: when submitting in RMS, please ensure that you allow time for academic approvals prior to the Research Services review deadline of 12:00pm on March 12, 2026.
3. Once these approvals are obtained, RMS will automatically forward the Application record to Research Services for institutional review and approval.
4. Research Services will review, provide feedback (by email) if necessary, and will provide the institutional approval. If digital or wet-ink signatures are required, we will provide the capping institutional signature and will advise when ready.
5. Full Applications, including any supplementary documentation, should be submitted to the agency by 1PM Mountain Time on March 17, 2026.

Overhead

Not applicable

Pre-application deadlines

Pre-application program deadline

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

RESOURCES

Reminder: The sooner the researcher engages with Research Services, the more help we can be!

Contact the following Research Service units for support with:

Projects Involving Indigenous Research:

Support with incorporating wise practices in Indigenous research, community engagement, and Indigenous data management is available through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST).

Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage.

Knowledge Mobilization, Research Impact Assessment, DORA:

Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation, community partnerships, research impact, responsible research assessment (DORA), and open science, is available through the Knowledge to Impact team.

Applicants can reach out by email to the KI team at knowledge.impact@ucalgary.ca.

For more information and access to resource archives, please visit the KI team webpage.

Research Data Management:

For information on research data management plans, processes, or best practices for your research program, please contact research.data@ucalgary.ca.

EDI in Research:

RSO can provide resources and support to research teams on the integration of equitable and inclusive practices in research design and research practice.

Contact edi.rso@ucalgary.ca for more information.

Research Security:

The Research Security Division is available to ensure researchers adhere to research security guidelines and policies, including the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP) and the policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC).

Visit the Research Security website to learn more or contact researchsecurity@ucalgary.ca.

Pre-Award Submissions:

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award LOI
RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application