Its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system Eligibility CBS and CIHR seek applications for research projects in the general area of blood utilization and conservation.
Conservation refers to strategies to reduce the use of donor-derived blood products.
The general CIHR eligibility criteria will apply. Please refer to CIHR's Grants and Awards Guide . Applications Applicants should review the guidelines for the CIHR Operating Grant Program as described in the CIHR Grants and Awards Guide . Applications are to be submitted to CIHR using the application package for CIHR operating grants. The maximum period of support for these grants is three years, and will be based on peer review recommendations.