2026 Grant Program
Published: December 23, 2025
Grant funding opportunity to support dental hygiene research and education
CFDHRE is pleased to launch our 2026 grant program!
Canada’s only charity dedicated exclusively to dental hygiene research and
education invites proposals for a one-year research project that will advance
the dental hygiene body of knowledge and, ultimately, enhance the oral health
and well-being of Canadians.
One (1) grant valued at up to $10,000 will be awarded.
Important dates
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5:00 pm ET on Monday, March 23, 2026 – Completed applications due. See
application form
for complete details.
- April 8, 2026 – Reviewer submissions due.
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Spring-Summer 2026 - Funding decisions, notifications, and grant
announcements.
How to Apply
Application Form
Terms and conditions
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The principal applicant must be a registered dental hygienist in Canada and
a
member
of the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA), except in the case
where s/he is conducting the research as a graduate student and will be the
co-applicant while her/his research advisor/supervisor will be the principal
applicant. In this case, the dental hygiene co-applicant must still be a
member of CDHA.
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The principal applicant’s organization/institution must meet the
requirements outlined by the Canada Revenue Agency, Income Tax Act,
in their definition of qualified donees.
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All proposals must align with the
CFDHRE’s mission statement.
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All proposals must indicate the domain within CDHA’s current
Dental Hygiene Research Agenda
it aligns with.
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All proposals must be founded on existing evidence-based oral health
research.
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Applicants and recipients must adhere to Tri-Council Policy Statements on
Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans and the framework for
Responsible Conduct of Research. These are set out by Canada’s three federal
research agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
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Knowledge translation is integral to CFDHRE’s mission. Grant recipients are
required to submit their completed research in the form of a research
article based on the study (or aspect of the study) supported by the grant
to the
Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene
for possible publication. For details on how to submit a manuscript to the
journal, please refer to the journal’s
guidelines for authors. Wide dissemination of the completed research is encouraged.
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Grant funds will be made available to the principal applicant’s
organization/institution in three installments.
How applications are assessed
Funded projects from CFDHRE involve the evaluation of applications by a group
of selected reviewers with a strong track record of research, grant proposal
development, and peer review experience.
Proposals will be assessed according to the criteria in the reviewers’
assessment guide. Applicants are encouraged to review the assessment criteria
that the 2025 Peer Review Committee will use to evaluate submissions.
Related Links
CIHR Guidebook for New Principal Investigators
Advice from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research on applying for a
grant, writing papers, setting up a research team and managing your time.
Contact Us
If you have questions about the program or application process, email us at
foundation@cfdhre.ca.