Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s new approach to research investments is a strategic move to ensure Canadian researchers are working to solve the issues affecting the Canadian CF community and bring those solutions to this community sooner.
Dr. Larry Lands, CF physician at McGill University Health Centre
and Chair of Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s Research Advisory Council
Achieving the next wave of impact for cystic fibrosis requires a comprehensive approach.
Team grants
$2 million over four years
Galvanize collaboration and speed up the pace of discovery by bringing together multiple research teams across the country to tackle a single topic of importance to the CF community.
Early career investigator awards and research fellowships
$300,000 over three years
Support rising stars in CF research to create the next generation of CF research talent in Canada.
Discovery Grants
$300,000 over three years
Yield the incremental gains that breakthroughs are built upon through laboratory and clinical research that responds to the CF community’s research priorities.
Seed funding
$50,000 over one year
Encourages out-of-the-box thinking by balancing higher-risk, more innovative work with lower budgets and shorter timeframes.
Healthier lives for all Canadians with CF
We refuse to lose the extraordinary momentum we’ve established in our work to improve and lengthen the lives of Canadians with CF.
Learn more about our vision for thoughtful and comprehensive research investment that will create the future we know is possible.
Join us in fueling
for research advances that will drive improvements in treatment and care for all with CF.
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