CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 307: Week of Monday July 27, 2026 – Sunday August 2, 2026
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- Understanding NIH’s Unified Funding Strategy
August 14, 2026, 10:00am–11:00am - Thursday@3: AI Jam 4.0! Next-level innovation!
August 27, 2026, 3:00pm–4:00pm - CIHR Project Grant Applicant Webinars
French Session: August 18, 2026, 11:00am–12:00pm
English Session: August 18, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm
More Training & Events
- Ctrl+Alt+Include: Small fixes, big impact
August 6, 2026, 11:00am–12:00pm - Workshop series: Urban Data Analysis with Python
August 10, 2026, 9:15am–2:30pm - SSHRC Insight Grant: Strategies for Success
August 18, 2026, 10:30am–12:00pm - 2026 SSHRC Insight Grant
English Webinar: August 20, 2026, 10:00am–12:00pm
French Webinar: August 20, 2026, 1:00pm–3:00pm - CRAFT Ice Cream Social
August 27, 2026, 1:00pm–4:00pm - U of T Pride Pitch
August 27, 2026, 4:00pm–6:00pm - A World First: From Bench to Bedside Advancing Regenerative Medicine Through Compassionate Access and Clinical Research
September 15, 2026, 11:00am–12:00pm - Equity Guiding Questions tool
September 15, 2026, 12:00pm–1:00pm - NSERC Discovery Grant: Strategies for Success
September 16, 2026, 10:30am–12:00pm
MORE RESOURCES
From Insight to Action: Tools that Support Implementation
Original Communication – KT Canada Newsletter: September 15, 2026
Want to explore tools that can help you navigate your implementation challenges? The Center for Implementation has a free series of 6 one-hour virtual session on practical ways to use implementation tools in real-world settings. Each event spotlights one tool, offering a guided walkthrough, real examples, and time for interactive activities, discussion, and Q&A. Register to get access to recordings of all the sessions.
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
Announcements
Update on the Fall 2026 Project Grant competition
Original Communication – CIHR Access Newsletter: July 30, 2026
CIHR has made targeted changes to strengthen peer review, clarify committee mandates and support the growing research community. CIHR is also reinforcing the expectation that successful applicants participate in peer review when invited.
Funding Calls & Program Changes
IHDCYH Talks
Original Communication – CIHR Access Newsletter: July 30, 2026
U of T – University of Illinois Call for Expressions of Interest: Quantum Science and Technology
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 30, 2026
Research in Health: Funding Opportunities to Collaborate with Inserm (France) – First Step
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 30, 2026
Research in Health: Funding Opportunities to Collaborate with Inserm (France) – International Research Projects (IRP)
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 30, 2026
NSERC: Canada–G7–Nordic call for proposals on quantum technologies
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 30, 2026
Gates Foundation’s Global Grand Challenges: Requests for Proposals
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 29, 2026
Acceleration Consortium Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiate Grants – Call for Applications
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 29, 2026
Rally Foundation: Pediatric Cancer Research Grants
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 28, 2026
Schmidt Sciences: Scaling AI Safety for a Multi-Agent World
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 27, 2026
Schmidt Sciences: VESRI Climate Modeling Challenge: Accelerating Development Cycles for Coupled Climate Models – Call for Expressions of Intent (EOIs) Phase I
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 27, 2026
Ontario Pork Call for Letters of Intent – 2027
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 27, 2026
New Funding Opportunities Released within the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 27, 2026
T-CAIREM–C-AIM Collaborative Innovation Grants for AI in Healthcare
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 27, 2026
Schmidt Sciences: Virtual Institute for the Carbon Cycle (VICC) – Phase 2 Request for EOIs
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 27, 2026
NIH Funding Strategy: Consultation on Research Grant Caps and Upcoming Webinar
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 27, 2026
Reminder: NSERC Discovery and SAP Discovery Grants NOI Deadline Approaching (August 4, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. ET)
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 27, 2026
News, Information & Updates
News
Strengthening Canada’s nuclear talent pipeline: U of T joins Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ Academic Partnership Program
Original Communication – Engineering Wrap-Up: July 31, 2026
On July 27, officials from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and U of T gathered at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus to launch a joint initiative that will nurture the next generation of nuclear science and engineering talent and expand collaboration in research and innovation.