The Newfoundland and Labrador Health Research Fund (NLHRF) is a fund provided by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and administered by the Faculty of Medicine that aims to build a comprehensive multi-disciplinary health research ecosystem in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The 2026 NLHRF competition will feature up to nine Innovation grants as described below.

Deadlines
The Registration deadline for Innovation Grants will be: July 10^th, 2026  (submitted to NLHRF@mun.ca)
The Application deadline for the Innovation Grants will be: August 31^st, 2026

The 2026 NLHRF competition will include the following awards:

Innovation Grants

• Up to eight Innovation Grants will be awarded.
• Each grant will be for a total amount of up to $100,000.
  • There will be three priority streams available (please see application guidelines linked below for full details)
    • Top-ranked clinician-led application
    • Top-ranked early career investigator
    • Top-ranked application with a focus on patient-oriented research (matched award with NL-Support/Quality of Care)
  • these awards offer one year of funding with a one-year automatic extension to the authority to use funds.
• In addition to these eight awards, a ninth award will be offered to the top-ranked application in the competition and will be distinguished by raising the total amount of the grant to $150,000.
  • one year of funding with a one-year automatic extension to the authority to use funds
• Eligibility: Any investigator affiliated with an academic research institution or provincial health authority in NL with a responsibility to conduct research. This includes but is not limited to the following units/disciplines: medicine, pharmacy, nursing, social work, science, and engineering.
  • Both full-time and part-time faculty members are eligible so long as the position spans the term of the award
• Application package will consist of the following:
  • NLHRF Cover page
  • 5-page Proposal (references do not count towards this page max)
  • 2-page Budget and Budget justification
    • Please note that priority will be given to those who allocate a portion of their budget to the salary/stipend of graduate students, post-graduate medical residents, and post-doctoral fellows.
  • Research Proposal Supplementary pages (no page limit however only the below are eligible)
    • List of cited references
    • letters of support (if needed)
    • previous review comments (if applicable)
  • 5-page Biosketch Curriculum Vitae
    • NLHRF template CV or other similar biosketch template
  • 1-page Response to Previous Reviews (if applicable)
• Please review guidelines linked below for full details.

NLHRF Registration Form

NLHRF Application Guidelines

NLHRF Application Form