Research at the Lung Health Foundation
Following a strategic pause to re-envision our research program, we are excited to be launching new funding opportunities for researchers.
Current funding opportunities
There are no open calls at this time. To ensure you’re the first to know when new opportunities drop, check out our Research Hub community!
Past funding opportunities
2024/25 Better Breathing Rapid-Fire Thesis Competition
Objective: To support professional development among graduate students conducting lung health research. This rapid-fire competition challenges student researchers to communicate a compelling story about the impact of their research project to an interdisciplinary audience — in just three minutes. If selected through this application process, the Lung Health Foundation will reimburse up to $1,300 CAD in travel expenses towards attending the Better Breathing Week conference, happening in-person January 24 and 25, 2025.
Important Dates
- Sunday October 6, 2024 by 4:00 p.m. ET – Application deadline
- Thursday October 31, 2024 by 4:00 p.m. ET – Notification of decision
- Friday January 10, 2025 – Presentation slide submission deadline
- Friday January 24, 2025 – Better Breathing Rapid-Fire Thesis Competition
- Monday February 24, 2025 – Deadline for presenters to submit receipts for travel, accommodation, and in-transit meal expenses
View the grant guidelines to see detailed eligibility criteria
Research on First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Lung Health
Through a partnership with the Canadians Institutes for Health Research, Canada’s federal funding agency for health research, the Lung Health Foundation is proud to announce $100,000 in funding for one impactful research project exploring one of the following:
- Prevalence and determinants of lung disease in Indigenous communities
- Environmental, social, and cultural factors influencing lung health disparities
- Culturally adapted interventions for prevention, management, and education
- Respiratory health promotion through Indigenous knowledge systems
- Examining structural barriers impacting Indigenous access to respiratory care
For full funding opportunity details, including eligibility and application procedures, please view this Fall 2024 Priority Announcement’s entry on ResearchNet.
Important Dates
- Funding Opportunity Launch — July 4, 2024
- Registration Deadline — August 14, 2024
- Full Application Deadline — September 11, 2024
- Notification of Decision — January 29, 2025
- Funding Start Date — April 2025
Recherche sur la santé pulmonaire des Premières Nations, des Inuits et/ou des Métis
Dans le cadre d’un partenariat avec les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, l’organisme du gouvernement du Canada chargé d’investir dans la recherche en santé, la Fondation pour la santé pulmonaire est fière d’annoncer un financement de 100 000 $ pour un projet de recherche percutant portant sur l’un des sujets suivants :
- Prévalence et déterminants des maladies pulmonaires dans les communautés autochtones;
- Facteurs environnementaux, sociaux et culturels influant sur les disparités en santé pulmonaire;
- Interventions de prévention, de prise en charge et de sensibilisation adaptées sur le plan culturel;
- Promotion de la santé respiratoire au moyen des systèmes de connaissances autochtones;
- Étude des barrières structurelles entravant l’accès des Autochtones aux soins respiratoires.
Pour de plus amples renseignements sur les possibilités de financement, y compris les critères d’admissibilité et les procédures de demande, veuillez consulter la rubrique suivante de l’annonce de priorités de l’automne 2024 sur RechercheNet.
Dates importantes
- Lancement de la possibilité de financement : 4 juillet 2024
- Date limite d’inscription : 14 août 2024
- Date limite de présentation des demandes complètes : 11 septembre 2024
- Date de l’avis de décision : 29 janvier 2025
- Date de début du financement : avril 2025
Hope Innovation Research Grants – Calls Open!
- In honour of the generosity of Llyod Alexander Hope, the Lung Health Foundation (LHF) Hope Innovation Research Grant has been established to support innovative, transformative, ground-breaking research, and creative problem solving in lung health research.
- The goal of the Hope Innovation Research Grant is to support novel, high-risk/high-reward, unconventional approaches or methodologies to address lung health issues related to LHF’s current topical areas of focus (Asthma, COPD, Lung Cancer, Infectious Respiratory Disease/Immunization, Youth Smoking/Vaping prevention and cessation).
- Up to $100,000/project
- 5 grants available
- View the grant guidelines to see detailed eligibility criteria
Important Dates
- Wednesday June 19, 2024 — Funding Opportunity Launch
- Sunday July 28, 2024 — Intent to Apply deadline
- Tuesday October 1, 2024 — Full Application deadline
- Spring 2025 — Notification of decision
Improving the care and outcomes of residents of Canada living with metastatic NSCLC – Call closed
- The Lung Health Foundation, Pfizer, Lung Cancer Canada, and the Quebec Lung Association are collaborating to provide funding to support projects focused on improving the care of outcomes of residents of Canada living with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a special focus on addressing health inequities.
- Up to $100,000/project
- The estimated total available budget related to this grant opportunity is $200,000
- View the Request for Proposals (RFP)
Important Dates
- Feb 27, 2024 – RFP Release Date
- April 30, 2024 – Proposal Deadline
- Aug 1, 2024 – Anticipated award notification
Career Establishment Research Award – Call closed
- Objective: To assist mid-career investigators with the operating support needed to carry out independent research of relevance to lung health.
- Up to $75,000/project
- 3 grants available
Important Dates
- Jan 19, 2024 – Call for applications goes out
- Fall 2024 – Funding Starts
Better Breathing Student Travel Awards – Call closed
- Objective: To promote research capacity among graduate students conducting lung health research. This award challenges student researchers to communicate a compelling story about the impact of their research to an interdisciplinary audience without using jargon in three (3) minutes. Award recipients will be funded to attend the Lung Health Foundation’s Better Breathing Week 2024 and participate in a thesis competition
- Up to $1,300/project
- 18 awards available
Important Dates
- Nov 1, 2023 – Call for applications goes out
- Dec 15, 2023 – Finalists notified
- Jan 19, 2024 – Finalists’ presentations
Emerging Scholar Research Award – Call closed
- Objective: To support promising investigators, early in their careers, with the operating support needed to carry out independent research of relevance to lung health.
- Up to $50,000/project
- 4 grants available
Important Dates
- Oct 12, 2023 – Call for applications goes out
- Nov 1, 2023 – Letter of Intent Deadline
- Dec 15, 2023 – Full Application Deadline
- Spring 2024 – Funding Starts
Research at the Lung Health Foundation
The Lung Health Foundation is currently redeveloping its research program to ensure alignment with a national focus and a new strategic plan.
We feel it is important to take the time needed to engage with research stakeholders, healthcare professionals, people with lived experience and decision makers to fully:
•Understand gaps in lung health research
• Expand the scope of the research program
• Develop sound program processes
• Develop a sustainable funding model, and
•Ensure alignment with a national lung health agenda
Over 2023, we will roll out funding opportunities to support our priority research areas in the respiratory field. They will be listed below as they become available.
If you would like to receive immediate notice of new grants and training bursaries as they become available, we encourage you to join our Lung Health Foundation Collaborative.
If you are interested in getting involved with our participatory approach with the respiratory research community, please contact our Research and Impact Team at researchadmin@lunghealth.ca.
Current Opportunities
We have no current funding opportunities at this time. Please check back periodically, or join the Research Hub of our Lung Health Foundation Collaborative to receive updates directly in your inbox.