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Identify Participants: Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) submits CIHR Registration CV. NPA remains unchanged between Registration and Full Application. No other participants mentioned.
Summary of Research Proposal: Condense research proposal into one page.
Peer Review Suggestions (optional): Suggest expert reviewers. CIHR reserves right to finalize selection. Avoid conflicted reviewers.
Apply to Priority Announcements/Funding Pools: No funding pools required.
Manage Access (optional): NPA can delegate to max. 5 individuals. Access doesn't carry across stages. Revoke access pre-Consent and Submit.
Identify Participants: List all participants. Follow eligibility guidelines. All must submit CVs (except collaborators). Canadian academics need CIHR Biosketch CV. Others choose CIHR Biosketch or Applicant Profile CV (max 3 pages). Attach CVs via CCV. Attach Applicant Profile CVs as PDFs.
Enter Proposal Information: Outline Research Proposal according to evaluation criteria. French proposals can exceed English page limits (6 for French, 5 for English). Attachments allowed for references, charts, tables, figures, photos.
Summary of Research Proposal: Summarize research proposal in one page for relevance review.
Enter Budget Information: Detail budget justification for activities. Include release time allowance request details.
Attach Other Application Materials: Attach "SGBA Certificate" for sex/gender-based analysis training. Include applicant partners COI document (if applicable), relationships with private industry document (if applicable), Indigenous experience description (if applicable). Attach Participant Table.
Complete Peer Review Administration Information (optional): Suggest suitable reviewers. CIHR makes final selections. Avoid suggesting conflicted reviewers.
Manage Access (optional): NPA can delegate to max. 5 individuals. Access doesn't carry across stages. Revoke access pre-Consent and Submit.
Print Signature Pages: NPA's signature not needed for ResearchNet submissions. All other applicants (except Collaborators) and authorized individuals must provide signatures. Scan and upload signed pages, including Routing Slip.

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Eligible Activities

Deadline to Apply

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88%

Approval rating across all Canadian funding programs

93%

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CanExport SMEs

Amount of Funding

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

CanExport SMEs

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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