2026 Operating Grant

Apply for funding to advance innovative research that improves lung health and air quality for Manitobans. You’ll receive support to explore new ideas, strengthen existing work, and generate evidence that can lead to larger-scale research and real-world impact.

This grant helps you:

  • Pilot new research ideas or expand existing projects
  • Generate evidence to support future funding applications
  • Contribute to improving lung health outcomes in Manitoba
  • Collaborate across disciplines and with community partners can lead to larger-scale research and real-world impact.

Eligibility For Grants

  • Independent researchers with a faculty appointment in any post-secondary education institution in Manitoba are eligible to apply for funding.  
  • Applicants may only submit one application as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator per year. 
  • At the time of registration and for the duration of the award, the principal investigator, co-principal investigator, co-investigator(s), and collaborator(s) are not eligible if they hold or have held funding, directly or indirectly within the last 5 years, from the tobacco and/or cannabis and/or vaping industry. 
  • If the research involves human subjects, grant funds will only be released when proof is received of approval from the Research Ethics Board of their institution.  
  • If the research involves the use of animals, grant funds will only be released when proof is received of approval from the Animal Care Committee of their institution. 

Funding Available  

Funding is for one year and is non-renewable.

The maximum amount of the grant is $15,000 and up to four (4) grants are available. 

Apply for Funding

To apply for funding: 

Manitoba Lung Association will administer the competition, and the Canadian Lung Association Award Review Committee will assess proposals and return competition scores to the Manitoba Lung Association.