42-per-cent success rate in CIHR bids

Despite the drop in CIHR success rates, Concordians did remarkably well in this year’s competition. Concordia’s success rate was 42 per cent, the highest for any university submitting multiple applications. Three of our applicants were top-ranked in their fields.

Along with Michael Sacher, CIHR recipients are:

Michel Dugas (Psychology/APC/CRDH)
Project title: Cognitive-behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: Impact of cognitive processing on short- and long-term outcomes.

Andrew Ryder (Psychology) and Samuel Noh (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation).
Project title: Somatic and psychological symptom focus in Asian-Canadians: The role of cultural and individual differences in the psychopathology, assessment and treatment of depression.

Alex Schwartzman (Psychology, CRDH) and Paul Hastings (Psychology, CRDH)
Top-ranked application in the field of Psychosocial, Sociocultural and Behavioral Determinants of Health, B.
Project title: The bioecological dimensions of mental and physical health across three generations.

Carsten Wrosch (Psychology)
Top-ranked application in the field of Psychosocial, Sociocultural and Behavioral Determinants of Health, A.
Project title: Self-regulation on common age-related challenges: Benefits for older adults’ psychological and physical health.

The grants range from $50,000 to $128,000 per year over three to five years, with a total value of $2,113,155.