Apply to Host a BBE

Canadian policy makers at the Provincial/Territorial or Federal levels are invited to submit an application to host a BBE on a health-related topic at any point in the year. While applicant teams must be led by a Canadian policy maker, BBE planning partners can include non-policy makers. Canadian policy makers may also choose to submit an application in partnership with policy makers from other countries on a shared topic of interest. Successful applicant teams will work with CIHR to plan and host the sessions.

Application Details

Eligibility

For an application to be eligible:

• The Principal Applicant must be a Federal or Provincial/Territorial policy maker;
• The application must be approved by the relevant Director General or equivalent;
• The BBE should occur within six months of the date of application;
• The topic of the BBE must be health-related.

In addition to an eligibility review, a feasibility assessment will also be conducted based on the timelines requested by applicants and taking into consideration the capacity of the CIHR planning team.

Applicants will be informed of the outcome of the review within 2-3 weeks of submitting their application.

For more information about the program, or to obtain an application form, please contact CIHR’s Best Brains Exchange Team: BBE-EMC@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.

Date modified:

2023-11-29