$50,000 Health System Impact Doctoral Fellowship
- Organization: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: Canada
- Deadline: January 12, 2027
- Funding: Fully Funded
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) pays PhD students in health services and policy research, or a related field, to spend a year embedded in a health system organisation such as a hospital, health authority, ministry of health, public health agency or health charity. Fellows spend at least 60 percent of their time on a research project the host organisation actually needs, co-supervised by a senior leader there and by their own PhD supervisor. They also join a pan-Canadian cohort for professional development and an annual national retreat. **What you get:** - Up to CAD $50,000 for one year: a $45,000 stipend plus a $5,000 professional development training and research allowance - CIHR (with Health Research BC for some awards) pays 70 percent of the award and the host organisation pays the other 30 percent in cash - A possible $5,000 supplement for fellows funded in the Northern Canada pool - Co-supervision and mentorship from an executive-level health system leader and your academic supervisor - Professional development in the HSI enriched core competencies through the Health System Impact Training Platform, including the annual National Cohort Retreat **What you'll do:** - Work embedded in your host health system organisation for 60 to 100 percent of your time on an impact-oriented research project of direct relevance to that organisation - Use any remaining time for your own doctoral programme commitments, such as coursework, comprehensive exams or your dissertation - Target at least three enriched core competencies (for example leadership or project management) for development - Attend a virtual orientation at the start of the award and the annual HSI conference, and complete competency self-assessments and a final impact report **Key dates:** - Funding opportunity launched September 24, 2026 - Information session for prospective applicants, host organisations and universities: November 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET - Full application due on ResearchNet January 12, 2027 (CIHR's standard receipt time is 8 p.m. ET); there is no separate registration stage listed - Anticipated notice of decision: August 11, 2027 - Funding start date: September 1, 2027 (no deferrals) **More information:** - The funding opportunity lists 16 research area pools (for example Primary Health Care, Northern, Eastern, Indigenous Peoples' Health, Sex Gender and Health, Population and Public Health, Pandemic Preparedness, Patient-Oriented Research); every application must also fit the General pool - CIHR runs a Partner Linkage Tool listing health system organisations that want to host a fellow; using it is optional and gives no advantage in review - ResearchNB and the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation may cover the 30 percent host contribution for some New Brunswick and Saskatchewan placements - The doctoral stream pays for a one-year fellowship; a separate two-year postdoctoral stream (up to $155,000) is not covered by this listing - Application instructions and FAQ are on the CIHR website
