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CIHR Industry Partnered Research: the application questions

What Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s form asks you, word for word, with its length limits and what reviewers decide.

11 questions you answer3 written answers6 with a length limitSaved September 10, 2026

CIHR Industry Partnered Research asks you 11 questions, 3 of them written answers. 6 carry the funder’s own length limit, for example “Research proposal structure for the Commercialization (CMZ) committee” (10 pages) and “RAF Section 3: Risk Identification” (4,800 characters). It asks for 5 documents with the application. Every question below is quoted from Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s own documents, saved on September 10, 2026.

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Company staff and CV 1

1Applicant Profile CV (knowledge users and non-academics)Short answer3 pages
The form’s words
Each Applicant Profile CV (maximum three pages per applicant) must include 5-10 expertise keywords; and a summary of the applicant's education, current/past affiliations and employment/research experience with effective dates; and any other information pertinent to the participant's role on the application.Canadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 3 pages. The funder’s own limit.

Commercialization proposal 1

2Research proposal structure for the Commercialization (CMZ) committeeWritten answer10 pages
The form’s words
All research proposals submitted to the Commercialization panel must be structured according to the three main headings below.Canadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 10 pages. The funder’s own limit.

Research security screening 1

3Task 3: Identify Sensitive Technology Research AreasYes / no
The form’s words
Will the proposed research activities, supported by this grant, advance any of the listed sensitive technology research areas?Canadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026

Partner identification and budget 3

4Task 5: Identify application partners (optional)Table
The form’s words
Complete this task if there are partners involved in your application.Canadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026
5Signed letter of support from each contributing partnerShort answer
The form’s words
You must provide a signed letter of support from every partner providing cash and/or in-kind contributions at the time of application.Canadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026
6Complete the Partner Budget Details Subtask (optional)Table900 characters
The form’s words
List any funding from partners (cash and/or in-kind support) that you have secured or that you expect to secure.Canadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 900 characters (about 150 words). The funder’s own limit.

Risk Assessment Form 4

7RAF Section 2: Know Your Partner OrganizationChoice
The form’s words
Section 2: Know Your Partner OrganizationCanadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026
8RAF Section 3: Risk IdentificationWritten answer4,800 characters
The form’s words
For each “yes” or “unsure” response that you provided in the Know Your Research and Know Your Partner Organization sections, describe the resources you utilized and the key findings you gathered.Canadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 4,800 characters (about 800 words). The funder’s own limit.

9RAF Section 4: Risk Mitigation PlanWritten answer5,400 characters
The form’s words
When developing your risk mitigation plan, you must address all risk factors that you identified by answering “yes” or “unsure” to questions in the Know Your Research and Know Your Partner Organization sections.Canadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 5,400 characters (about 900 words). The funder’s own limit.

10RAF Section 5: Additional RequirementsChoice
The form’s words
By submitting this Risk Assessment Form, the applicant on behalf of all co-applicants agrees that, to the best of their knowledgeCanadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026

Letters of collaboration 1

11(optional)Short answer5 pages
The form’s words
Letters of collaboration to the NPA which outline a specific service to be provided such as access to equipment, provision of specific reagents, training in a specialized technique, statistical analysis, access to a patient population, etc.Canadian Institutes of Health Research · saved September 10, 2026

Limit: 5 pages. The funder’s own limit.

What the reviewers are deciding

  1. Is the idea creative and likely to matter?

    What to showOpen with the health problem the company has seen and say what new knowledge or use the project will produce.

  2. Are the methods good enough to deliver?
  3. Do these people and this institution deliver?
  4. Is the commercialization plan credible and funded?

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Where applications go wrong

  • Note: Any additional pages over the above-mentioned limit will be removed with no further notification to the Nominated Principal Applicant.
  • Hyperlinks, including links to documents hosted on a Google drive (or other similar drives) must not be included in any attachments within your application.

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Where these questions come from

Saved from Canadian Institutes of Health Research on September 10, 2026. Funders revise forms: open the current version before you submit. Eligibility, amounts and deadlines: CIHR Industry Partnered Research programme profile.

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What does the CIHR Industry Partnered Research application ask?

11 questions in total, including 3 written answers. The first ones: Applicant Profile CV (knowledge users and non-academics); Research proposal structure for the Commercialization (CMZ) committee; Task 3: Identify Sensitive Technology Research Areas. The full list, in the funder’s words, is on this page.

Is there a word or character limit?

6 questions carry a limit set by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, for example “Research proposal structure for the Commercialization (CMZ) committee” (10 pages) and “RAF Section 3: Risk Identification” (4,800 characters).

What documents does the application need?

Canadian Institutes of Health Research asks for 5 documents with the application. The list is in Premium, with the full form drafted for you.