CAGS 2026 Operating Grant

The Canadian General Surgery Foundation (CGSF) was founded in the early 1980’s to promote research performed by general surgeons and general surgery residents in both clinical and basic science. The CGSF currently funds one research project per year as well as sponsoring a Resident Research Retreat.

Applications are requested for Operating Grants from the Canadian General Surgery Foundation.

  • Two operating grants of $20,000 each
  • Applicants must be CAGS members.
  • Applicants must be licensed general surgeons practicing in Canada.
  • Applicants must have a full-time appointment at a Canadian institution which could support the administration of the grant funds (questions of eligibility should be directed to cags@cags-accg.ca)
  • Applicants must be new investigators within their first 5 years of practice, not including interruptions, such as medical/family/parental leaves, relocation, or extenuating clinical service requirements.
  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 11:59pm ET January 26, 2026

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All the items in this checklist must be submitted in a single merged PDF file labelled the following way: “last name of PI, CAGS-Operating-Grant 2026”. Please note that incomplete applications will be rejected.











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