Funding excellence
Heart & Stroke’s research strategy is founded on a commitment to excellence. We invest our donors’ dollars in the best science, as evaluated by competitive peer review.
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Heart & Stroke’s research strategy is founded on a commitment to excellence. We invest our donors’ dollars in the best science, as evaluated by competitive peer review.
Learn how Heart & Stroke donor dollars create heart and brain health breakthroughs.
Research we fund
From preventing disease to developing life-saving interventions to transforming recovery, our research is truly life changing.
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Priority focus: Women’s health
2/3 of all heart disease and stroke clinical research focuses on men. It’s time to close the research gap.
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Priority focus: Indigenous health
We’re working with Indigenous communities to address the health gap in Canada.
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Early-career researchers
Nurturing the next generation of researchers is key to building a strong and vibrant research community in Canada.
What we're doing
Partnering for impact
Partnerships help us advance knowledge and increase the impact of the research we fund.
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