Together, we make more possible
We are proud to provide essential funding for everything from basic lab research to clinical trials to studies in lung disease prevention. And thanks to our close relationships with leading health-care companies and organizations, we are able to make an even greater impact.
Unfortunately, only a small percentage of the applications are lucky enough to receive funding each year. Grant applications are put under the microscope and subject to a strict national review process designed to ensure that only the most promising and relevant research receives support. With your donation, we could explore hundreds of other possibilities and speed up the pace of discovery.
Thank you to our research funding partners
Canadian Institutes for Health Research – Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH)
Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN)
Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation (CAAIF)
Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada
Boehringer Ingelheim
What kind of funding do we provide?
Fellowships
Fellowship awards build Canadian research capacity that contributes to the field of respiratory health in Canada. The fellowship competitions are open to post-doctoral or MD Fellows who are conducting respiratory research at a Canadian university. Studentships support individuals completing research related to basic, clinical, or translational studies using quantitative or qualitative methodologies. The project must align with the vision and mission of the Canadian Lung Association.
Studentships
Studentship awards build Canadian research capacity that contributes to the field of respiratory health in Canada. The studentship competition is open to PhD or MD trainees in the first three years of their program who are conducting respiratory research at a Canadian university. Studentships support individuals completing research related to basic, clinical, or translational studies using quantitative or qualitative methodologies. The project must align with the vision and mission of the Canadian Lung Association.
Allied health research awards
The Canadian Lung Association funds patient-centred or clinically focused research carried out by respiratory health professionals from a recognized clinically based discipline, including registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physiotherapists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, cardio-pulmonary technologists, polysomnographic technologists, kinesiologists, dieticians occupational therapists, social workers or psychologists. MDs are not eligible.
The research can be related to an applied or clinical question using quantitative or qualitative methodologies and may include a basic science component, but the primary research questions must be patient-centred or clinically focused. Allied health research grants or operating grants are open to eligible allied health professionals. Recipients of an allied health fellowship must be enrolled in a Masters or Doctoral level program.
Other research awards funded by CLA
Early Career Researcher Awards in Asthma
Early Career Investigator Award in Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
Emerging Clinician-Scientist Awards
CIHR Team Grants in Lung Health
COPD Catalyst Grants
Respiratory Health Effects of Long COVID Operating Grants
Travel awards