The Office of Research in the FoMD maintains a list of national, provincial and local funding opportunities available here.
National Tri-agency Funding Opportunities
A full listing of all CIHR opportunities are available on ResearchNet.
CIHR Project Grant Spring 2020: Start your application now with the CIHR Project Grant Application Guide and complementary checklist to get your proposal started.
Registration deadline: February 5, 2020
Team Grant: Canada-EU Smart Living Environments – Transitions in Care.
The goal of this funding opportunity is to build a team of stakeholders in Europe and Canada in the research domain of smart living environments for ageing people. Research should focus on the development, integration and evaluation of eHealth innovations that addresses transition in care challenges and improve health outcomes. Application deadline: April 22, 2020
New Frontiers in Research Fund – Transformation Stream.
This stream is designed to support large-scale, Canadian-led interdisciplinary research projects that address a major challenge with the potential to realize real and lasting change. The value is between $2 million and $4 million per year for up to 6 years. NOI deadline: February 18, 2020: LOI deadline: April 15, 2020
Local Funding Opportunities
Kaye Competition
These grants are for $25K to $250K over two years. Eligibility for the competition requires that the lead or co-lead applicant have an appointment with the University of Alberta Hospital or Kaye Edmonton Clinic. LOI deadline: January 13, 2020
Respiratory Health SCN 2019/2020 Research and Innovation Seed Grant Competition
This opportunity is for a $10K grant over one year. Projects must align with the RHSCN Transformational Road Map and the prioritized research questions (see Appendix 4 in the RFP). Register by stating the project proposed title and PI name. See here for details and the attached application form.
Registration deadline: December 20, 2019 by emailing heather.sharpe@ahs.ca
Application deadline: January 15, 2020
eXtended Reality Health Economic Acceleration and Development (xR HEAD) Program
This program will fund virtual, mixed and augmented reality (xR) innovations that will enhance patient care. Priority areas for this project are technologies that will enhance patient care through training of health professionals or integration with care models. This opportunity is for $250K per project with 25% matching funds required. For more details see the program guide here.
Application deadline: January 31, 2020
Other Funding Opportunities
The Office of Research in the FoMD maintains a list of national, provincial and local funding opportunities available here.
Leadership in Patient-Oriented Research Pragmatic Clinical Trials Certificate: Registration is now open for the Fall 2019 cohort, running September 18, 2019 to January 23, 2020.
Highlighted Resource Opportunities
The Training and Consulting Centre in the Department of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences provides statistical support and consulting to the UofA community.
Free 30-minute consultations are available.
Grant Assist Program (Health Sciences): This program supports applicants submitting proposals to CIHR through the delivery of feedback processes (grant review), workshops, resources, editing and a monthly e-Bulletin (subscribe here). For more information, contact: Saad Salim at 780-492-1566 or saad.salim@ualberta.ca.
Call for Papers
PLOS ONE has issued a call for papers. Of particular interest are studies looking at interventions to reduce health inequities and disparities but not exclusively. Submission deadline is January 21, 2020.
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AHS Resources for Research Purposes
See this resource for information on patient recruitment, data access, operational approval, and research finance. For Connect Care Research Support there is a new Research Orders Guide and a tip sheet for Preparing for a CIU Visit. These are available through the AHS webpage and require AHS login.
Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit
This unit provides free services to researchers conducting patient-centered research by providing access to experts and knowledge. They offer services and expertise in: grant review, data feasibility and study design, data management, data analysis, quality assurance, knowledge synthesis, knowledge translation, implementation science, and patient engagement. Seek their help early in your project development. Apply for their services here.
Active Implementation Hub
This is a free, online learning environment for use by any stakeholder involved in active implementation and scaling up of programs and innovations. Reposted from the KT Alberta Newsletter.