Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities

Partnership

Lung Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) have renewed their partnership and will be investing another $1 million in respiratory research over the next five years!

Lung Saskatchewan and SHRF have built a strong relationship over the years with a common objective of supporting health research in Saskatchewan, and this investment will be dedicated to furthering research in lung health!

To read the full announcement of this renewed partnership visit Lung Sask and SHRF Research Partnership

SHRF Solutions Program - 2026-2027 Competition - Now Open!

Program Purpose

The purpose of the SHRF Solutions Program is to support collaborative and engaged research for the development and implementation of innovations to address timely Saskatchewan health needs and create a sustainable impact in a focused area. ​

Grant Objectives

​Grants offered as part of the Solutions program support interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teams including knowledge users. 

Considering the stage and goals of the proposed research, applicants select the appropriate grant opportunity according to the following objectives:  

  • Innovation Grant
    • Catalyzing new ideas and approaches to support innovative solutions that respond to focus area needs.
  • Impact Grant
    • Advancing the translation of innovative solutions, supported by preliminary data, into real-world and practical applications that respond to focus area needs.

Funding Details

  • Amount and Term
    • Innovation Grant - up to $50,000 for 1 year
    • Impact Grant - up to $150,000 for 2 years

Lung Health Areas of Focus

  • Lung Saskatchewan and SHRF have funding available for Innovation Grant applications addressing research into one or more of the following areas related to lung health:
    • Priority lung diseases in Saskatchewan, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, self-management, and care for COPD, sleep apnea, and interstitial lung disease.
    • Threats to lung health and opportunities for prevention, including commercial tobacco, vaping, nicotine pouches and other emerging nicotine products, radon exposure in homes, schools, and workplaces, and other preventable risks relevant to Saskatchewan.
    • Child, youth, and family lung health, including research focused on reducing early exposure to lung health risks, preventing nicotine addiction, supporting healthy development, and
    • Community-informed lung health education, prevention, and support, including culturally responsive research, public awareness, risk reduction, self-management, knowledge translation, and tools or approaches that help patients, caregivers, communities, and health care professionals access and use evidence-based lung health information.
  • Lung Saskatchewan and SHRF have funding available for up to one Impact Grant application focused on:
    • Improving equitable access to lung health prevention, diagnosis, education, and support for underserved people and communities in Saskatchewan, including rural, remote, northern, and Indigenous communities.
    • Applications may address priority lung diseases such as COPD, sleep apnea, interstitial lung disease, and other priority lung diseases relevant to Saskatchewan, or threats to lung health such as nicotine addiction, vaping, radon, and other preventable risks.
    • Projects should demonstrate strong potential for practical application, community benefit, and translation into programs, services, policy, education, or care pathways in Saskatchewan.

Important Dates

  • Eligibility Cut-off - September 10, 2026 - 4:30pm CST
  • Application Deadline - November 5, 2026 - 4:30pm CST
  • Funding Decisions - March 4, 2027
  • Funding Start Date - March 1, 2027

For more information about this competition, including eligibility and how to apply visit Solutions Program 2026-2027.

SHRF

Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) has a number of funding programs and opportunities that foster collaboration, innovation, and impact for the health of Saskatchewan people.

Whether it be to support and facilitate the sharing of health research knowledge, support early-career researchers, or support transdisciplinary teams to advance the translation of research into real world settings, SHRF grants continue to strengthen research capacity in Saskatchewan.

SHRF Programs

Respiratory Research Centre

The University of Saskatchewan's (UofS) Respiratory Research Centre (RRC) has a mission is to:

  • build knowledge and understanding of respiratory health and well-being across the life span and within at-risk groups, using patient/person, family, population-health, and ‘One Health’ focused approaches;
  • enable and undertake interdisciplinary and intersectoral research in the respiratory field addressing chronic respiratory conditions, including their prevention;
  • develop and evaluate innovative approaches to health care design and delivery for persons with respiratory illness and disease that also optimize health and well-being, are attentive to healthcare system expenditure and value, support quality improvement, and acknowledge public and professional educational needs and perspectives; and
  • ensure meaningful application of research findings using an integrated knowledge translation approach, utilizing and coordinating the activities of the RRC with UofS students and faculty, other universities/institutions, government, private industry, health regions and care delivery systems, the Saskatchewan Health Quality Council, First Nations, national and international professional societies, and others. 

For information regarding membership to the RRC and eligibility for funding opportunities visit RRC Membership and Internal Opportunities.

University of Saskatchewan

The University of Saskatchewan is one of Canada's top research Universities and home to some ground breaking and innovative research. For information and links to various competitions and deadlines visit University of Saskatchewan - Funding Opportunities.

Canadian Lung Association

The Canadian Lung Association funds research and research training at the national level. For information about various competitions and deadlines visit Canadian Lung Association - Research Funding.

Cystic Fibrosis Canada

To support its mission to help people with cystic fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Canada funds research towards the goal of a cure or control for CF. It provides scientific grants and awards to researchers and fellows in over 15 universities and research institutes across Canada and abroad.

For more information for researchers about funding opportunities, application forms, and deadlines visit Information for Researchers - Cystic Fibrosis Canada.