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Application Form

SUBMISSION DEADLINE - November 1, 2025

New CIP Trainees and MOH-CIP Award

Please complete the Application Form (pdf) below, and attach all supporting documents listed in the application form and on the Application Checklist page. 

CIP Application 2026

Application Packages are to be emailed to the CIP Coordinator at uoft.cip@utoronto.ca

PLEASE NOTE: Your acceptance into CIP and/or for MOH-CIP Funding is conditional upon acceptance into your graduate unit.

Application Deadlines:

November 1 (annually) new CIP trainee Applications for January 1 enrollment. Applications are currently being accepted for this cycle.

Additional application deadlines (Please note, updated application forms are being developed and will be used for the January 2026 and May 2026 application cycles. Please stay tuned.):

  • January 15 (annually) for Ministry of Health-CIP Funding Competition and new CIP trainee Applications for July 1 enrollment
  • May 1 (annually) new CIP trainee Applications for July 1 enrollment 

If the deadline falls on a weekend, your application would be due the following Monday.

Note: Applicants who are NOT registering in a U of T graduate department or are pursuing a non-thesis degree (i.e. M.Ed) during their CIP training must submit a letter from their potential SGS-qualified supervisor attesting that he/she will be taking full responsibility for the trainee to receive a well-structured research experience. Applicants must contact the CIP office before applying.