These sheets, which are cumulative over the life of the program, are identified by the applicant's name and file number. They also contain information such as the title of the grant application, amount requested and funded or rejected. The Finance Section also keeps copies of notifications of awards, which contain the applicant's name, address, university, grant number and amount awarded. This information relates to investigators holding an academic appointment in a Canadian Health Science Faculty, and Research Trainees. This information is used to maintain a history of CIHR's financial support to individuals.
Consistent uses are to provide historical data which assist the peer review process.
Investigators holding an academic appointment in a Canadian School of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, nursing, optometry, or pharmacy. This bank is used to identify applicants and to constitute a history of CIHR support to individuals and organizations. Access to this bank will require name, address and date of birth. It is used to select candidates for Canadian Institutes of Health Research when vacancies arise. Records are retained for two years and then destroyed.