Team Grant: Beyond Treatment – Advancing Cancer Survivorship (2026)

Eligibility

For an application to be eligible, all the requirements stated below must be met:

1. The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be one of the following:
   • An independent researcher affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and/or knowledge mobilization).
     OR
   • An individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
     OR
   • An Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
2. The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
3. The Institution Paid receives and administers the funds on behalf of the NPA and therefore must be authorized by CIHR before the funds can be released. If the Institution Paid is not on the List of CIHR Eligible Institutions, they are encouraged to contact the Contact Centre, in advance, to enquire about the authorization process and timelines.
4. The research team must be interdisciplinary, and at a minimum, must include each of the two (2) participant types listed below. Note that an individual can fulfill multiple participant types.
   • An Early Career Researcher (ECR) as NPA, Principal Applicant (PA), or Co-Applicant. ECR eligibility status must be met by the full application deadline date.
   • A knowledge user (including but not limited to PWLLE, practitioners, decision makers, policy makers, community leaders).
5. For any research applications involving First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis populations, research teams must include at least one applicant who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis) and/or provides evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples (see How to Apply for more details) in order to:
   • Prioritize First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples and communities in leading research and/or knowledge mobilization mandates;
   • Promote cultural safety and appropriate engagements by researchers working with Indigenous Peoples in meaningful ways to ensure that respectful relations are established;
   • Add value to the research through the use of culturally relevant, theoretical, conceptual, and/or practical frameworks, including culturally appropriate methodologies and practices; and
   • Promote equity and development of trainees, researchers and knowledge users who are of Indigenous ancestry.
6. The NPA and all PAs must have successfully completed one of the Sex and Gender Training Modules available online through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and submit a Certificate of Completion by the full application deadline (see How to Apply for more details).
7. An individual cannot submit more than one (1) application to this funding opportunity as an NPA. If the NPA submits more than one application, CIHR will automatically withdraw the subsequent application(s) submitted based on timestamp of submission.

Summary

The Beyond Treatment: Advancing Cancer Survivorship Team Grants aims to unite interdisciplinary research teams to advance the understanding of the risks and development of late and long-term toxicities associated with cancer treatments, as well as strategies to improve survivorship care post-treatment, in relation to host, lifestyle, environmental, social, and other intersectional factors. Collaborations between existing cancer survivorship researchers (e.g., population and public health researchers, epidemiologists, psychosocial researchers) and experts from other disciplines new to the field (e.g., cardiology, endocrinology, musculoskeletal, neuroscience, reproductive and sexual health) are strongly encouraged. Collectively, these research teams will develop and disseminate evidence-based insights and solutions to enable improvements in cancer survivorship at the individual and/or population level.

Out of Scope

The following research areas are NOT eligible for support through this funding opportunity:

• Side effects, challenges, and care associated with the acute phase of cancer survivorship.
• Diagnosis or development of new cancer(s) after the completion of initial (primary) cancer treatment.
• Recurrence of cancer (local, regional, and distant/metastasis) after completing initial (primary) cancer treatment.
• Basic discovery research without applicability to the extended and permanent phases of cancer survivorship.

Overhead

N/A

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.

Submission Process:

Registration due directly to CIHR via ResearchNet by 6:00PM Calgary time on February 24, 2026. No RMS needed for this step.

Full application, plus approvals in RMS, will be required by RSO by noon on May 14, 2026. Please be sure to select "Submitted for approvals" (Under Save & Progress) in RMS in enough time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the internal RSO deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines.

Do not submit through ResearchNet until RSO's signature has been granted!! 

Once institutional signature has been obtained, a copy of the CIHR signature page will be available via the RMS record, under Documents. Upload the CIHR signature page and routing slip in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet by 6:00PM Calgary time on May 20, 2026.

WEBINAR

CIHR will be hosting the following webinars to support participants with the requirements of this funding opportunity and to answer questions on how to apply.

Duration: 90 minutes
When: Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM MT | Register
When: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM MT | Register

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 Application