Janus Research Grant 

The Janus Research Grant supports academic and community-based family physician members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) in carrying out research projects that meet the changing needs of patients and communities in Canada.

In 2026 the Janus Research Grant Program is accepting proposals with a maximum budget amount of $40,000.

The Janus Research Grant supports research that is grounded in principles of equity and is based on the four principles of family medicine:

  1. The family physician must be a skilled clinician
  2. The patient-physician relationship is central to the role of the family physician
  3. Family medicine is a community-based discipline
  4. The family physician is a resource to a defined practice population

The Janus Research Grant aims to advance equity-seeking goals. To this end, funded projects may, for example, focus on underserved or equity-seeking populations and communities. Equity-seeking goals may also be advanced through support of research led by early-career and community-based investigators who are disproportionately challenged by access to research funding.

Eligibility criteria:

The primary investigator must be a CFPC member who has been in good standing for at least one year.

The project’s maximum budget can’t exceed $40,000.

Please visit our Guidelines for basic eligibility and additional considerations.

Resident or medical student research projects and projects submitted on behalf of residents or students are not eligible. Members are not eligible if they have received this grant in the past three years.

Various family medicine research activities are eligible for these grants, including:

    • Practice-based research projects
    • Observational studies/surveys
    • Participatory, community-based research
    • Program development and evaluation
    • Cohort studies
    • Meta-analyses
    • Secondary data analyses
    • Randomized controlled trials
    • Seed funding or pilot project funding leading to larger-scale research proposals

Application process:

Applications are due to the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on May 25, 2026.

Applications must be submitted online.

Please refer to the Application Guidelines for application requirements. for application requirements.

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Selection process:

The joint CFPC and the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM) Honours and Awards Committee uses the peer endorsements from a national review process to compile their recommendations to be approved by the CFPC and the FAFM Boards of Directors.

Applicants will be formally notified of results in August.

Taxable income:

Payments will be made in the name of the principal investigator unless indicated on the application that they are to be redirected to a registered charity.

Award funds received are taxable and are considered part of the funded investigators’ personal income in the fiscal year in which they are received. The CFPC will issue a statement of income (T4A information slip) at the end of the year for these amounts.

Recognition of support: 

This grant is made possible through the Associated Medical Services Endowment Fund and the Scotiabank Endowment Fund managed by the FAFM.