Team Grant: Healthy Youth (2025)

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 or a knowledge user, 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 translation);
     OR
   • a researcher or scholar working in a municipal, provincial or territorial government in Canada where the activity which forms the subject matter of the funding is not being funded by specific programs of those municipal, provincial and territorial governments;
     OR
   • an individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research or knowledge mobilization mandate;
     OR
   • an Indigenous or other non-governmental organization in Canada with a research or knowledge mobilization 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 NPA* must have successfully completed one of the sex- and gender- based analysis online training modules through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and submitted a Certificate of Completion (see How to Apply). Please select and complete the training module most applicable to your research project.
   *Organizations as NPAs: For organizations applying as the NPA, a representative of the organization must complete the training module on the organization's behalf.
5. The applicant team must include each of the following in a Principal (Nominated Principal Applicant, Principal Applicant or Principal Knowledge User) role. Please note that the leadership team must comprise a minimum of three individuals;
   • An independent researcher;
   • A knowledge user (either a public health authority, health system decision-maker, health professional, policy-maker, Indigenous community-based organization or community leader); and
   • A youth with lived or living experience of the research focus area (see How to Apply).
6. The team must include an Early Career Researcher (ECR) or a Mid-career Researcher (MCR) in a principal role. ECR/MCR eligibility status must be met by the full application deadline date. Refer to How to Apply to provide ECR/MCR status. Note: The ECR/MCR may hold other roles including one of the above leadership roles.
7. One member of the applicant team must be designated as the Knowledge Mobilization Champion.
8. For research involving First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth:
   • the applicant team must include at least one participant who self-identifies as First Nations, Inuit or Métis and/or can provide evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples (see How to Apply)
     • If Indigenous youth research is the sole focus of the grant, the participant must be identified in either a Principal Applicant or a Principal Knowledge User role
     • If Indigenous youth research is not the sole focus of the grant, the participant can be identified in any applicant or knowledge user role.
   • the applicant team must include an Indigenous Elder and/or an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper in any role, including collaborator.
9. For applications involving research with historically excluded or underrepresented groups at least one member of the applicant team in any role, must provide evidence of meaningful experience, necessary knowledge and expertise to work with that group while incorporating EDI considerations and applying EDI best practices (see How to Apply).

Summary

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support youth-engaged research teams to generate evidence for at least two of the six priorities of Canada's Youth Policy with the ultimate goal of improving youth health and well-being. The six priority areas are: Leadership and Impact; Health and Wellness; Innovation, Skills and Learning; Employment; Truth and Reconciliation; Environment and Climate Action.

This funding opportunity is a direct response to calls for Canada to do better when it comes to youth health and wellness, particularly with historically excluded or underrepresented youth^1,2,3, and to put diverse youth and youth voices at the centre of multi-dimensional solutions to youth-identified priorities^4,5.

These Healthy Youth Team Grants are part of the Healthy Youth Initiative that strives to bring research evidence to policy to make meaningful change in youth health and wellness. This funding opportunity builds on two rounds of Planning and Dissemination Grants (Summer 2022, Winter 2022), two rounds of Healthy Youth Catalyst Grants (Fall 2022, Fall 2023), and one round of Healthy Youth Team Grants (2024). A Healthy Youth Summit (Summer 2023) brought together youth and youth health researchers with other interested parties to identify gaps and opportunities in youth health research. Applicants are encouraged to review the Healthy Youth Summit webpage, including key findings and youth-led reports.

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.

When: Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM MT | Join
Duration: 90 minutes

NOTE: This funding opportunity uses the tri-agency CV (TCV). For opportunities requiring the Tri-Agency CV, a Research Contributions attachment, or a Most Significant Contributions statement, applicants can refer to the Narrative CV Support webpage. 

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