The Grant-in-Aid (GIA) program provides operating funds to support important, pertinent, novel research in the areas of heart disease and stroke. GIA funding promotes research discovery, exploration and innovation across all health research themes. Knowledge gained from scientific findings contributes to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health of Canadians through prevention, treatment and recovery. Research is supported across the four health research themes: Basic biomedical; Clinical; Health services/systems; and Social, cultural, environmental and population health. Researchers at all career stages are encouraged to apply to the GIA program. Principal Investigators (and Co-PIs) must have a full-time academic or faculty appointment (i.e., at minimum, at the Assistant or Clinical Assistant Professor level) in Canada at the time the application is submitted. Applicants holding lecturer/clinical scholar of similar university appointments that are of lower tier than Assistant Professor appointments are not eligible to apply as PI and co-PI. Applicants holding adjunct appointments at an academic institution must submit a letter from their dean/chair/division director to clarify that through their specific appointment they are accorded protected time for research. Applicants are required to attach a detailed research proposal. The research proposal must include the following: hypothesis to be tested; knowledge to date; methods to be used; anticipated results and conclusions; possible problems; and pertinent references. Please visit the award's website for more information.