BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

Foundations, Institutes, and Societies

Vancouver Foundation

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation

SickKids Foundation

Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon

The Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation

National Cancer Institute

The Arthritis Society

Federal Government

Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)

National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

Health Canada and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

Provincial Nongovernmental Organizations

Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)

Canadian Lung Association

WorkSafeBC

Health of Population Networks – Funded by MSFHR until March 31, 2010

BC Child & Youth Health Research Network (BCCYHRN)

BC Environmental & Occupational Health Research Network (BCEOHRN)

BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Network (BCMHARN)

BC Network for Aging Research (BCNAR)

BC Rural & Remote Health Research Network (BCRRHRN)

Network Environments for Aboriginal Research BC (NEARBC)

Women’s Health Research Network (WHRN)

Funding for Women in Science

Minerva Foundation

Grants for Women in Science

Graduate Women in Science

International Funding

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Office of the Vice President - Research

Check your institution’s Office of the Vice President - Research (e.g., at UBC)

When considering where to search for funding, also take a look at who funded the studies you included in your literature review (they are usually given in the acknowledgements).

Need assistance? Contact Dr. Tanya Wahbe, Research Capacity Development Officer.

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