The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) Investigator Awards promote excellence and build health research capacity by offering compensation to help clinician-scientist investigators reduce clinical commitments and focus on advancing their research programs.
Eligibility
There are two categories of Investigator Awards: Mentored Clinician-Scientist and Clinician-Scientist. These awards are aimed at clinician-scientists located at Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health Community, University of British Columbia (UBC) Hospital or GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, who want to reduce their clinical practice commitments to continue developing their research careers as independent investigators.
Please see the Investigator Award Guidelines for detailed eligibility requirements.
Deadlines
Registration deadline: Monday, October 19, 2026 by 4:00pm (PT)
Application deadline: Monday, December 7, 2026 by 4:00pm (PT)
Registration is mandatory for this competition. Complete applications must be received by the time specified or they will not be accepted.
Forms and Guidelines
- Guidelines
- Application Instructions
- Research Module
- Research Module Signature Pages
- Statement of Understanding
- Mentorship Plan
- Biographical Sketch*
For applicants with a UBC appointment:
- Please complete the UBC Research Project Information Form (RPIF) in PDF format. Instructions on how to complete the RPIF can be found here.
- The applicant is responsible for obtaining the Academic Department Head and Faculty Dean’s signature. Please contact your Department to determine the turnaround time to obtain your Academic Head’s signature.
- Please complete the UBC Request for Dean's Approval Form, listed under required documents.
- To obtain the Faculty of Medicine Dean’s signature, please send the RPIF and required supporting documents to fom.grantapprovals@ubc.ca; for all other non-signature related inquiries, please contact Evelina Tolstykh, Research Awards and Funding Officer at evelina.tolstykh@ubc.ca.
*Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is now using a Biographical Sketch for all internal award funding opportunities. See the instructions on how to complete this part of the application.
Funding Partners
VCHRI partners with the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation on the Investigator Awards.