The Women and Childrenâs Health Research Institute (WCHRI) supports research excellence dedicated to improving the health and lives of women and children. WCHRI is the only research institute in Canada to focus on both womenâs and childrenâs health, including perinatal health.
WCHRI is a partnership between the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, with core funding from the Stollery Childrenâs Hospital Foundation and the Alberta Womenâs Health Foundation. Thanks to our fundersâ generosity, WCHRI is able to support a broad range of research programs focused on improving health for women and children. Support is offered through grant competitions, start-up costs, ongoing research funding and expert research services. WCHRI also invests in the next generation of researchers through graduate and summer studentships, and research and travel grants.
Our membership is made up of over 430 leading researchers.