CIHR – Operating Grant : Evaluation of Dementia Programs, Services, & Care Models

Eligibility Criteria

For an application to be eligible:

1. The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be:
   1. an independent researcher affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and/or knowledge translation) at the time of funding.
      OR
   2. an individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
      OR
   3. an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
      OR
2. The NPA (individual) must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
3. The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds before the funding can be released (for more information see Administration of Funds).
4. The Research Team must include each of the following roles. Note that an individual can fulfill multiple roles.
   1. An Early Career Researcher (ECR) as Principal Applicant (PA) or Co-Applicant. The ECR must be eligible at the time of the full application deadline date.
   2. A knowledge user (KU) as a PA or Co-Applicant.
   3. A PWLLE as a PA, Co-Applicant, or Collaborator.
   4. An EDI champion, where the EDI champion will foster EDI in research approaches and the research environment (e.g., promoting equitable access to research participation or inclusion of typically underrepresented population groups in decision making).
5. An applicant can only submit one application as an NPA but can participate in any number of applications in other applicant roles.
6. Any research applications in the Indigenous Health Research pool must include at least one applicant (NPA or PA) who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) and/or provides evidence of the capacity and experience to work with Indigenous Peoples and communities in a meaningful and culturally safe way. (see How to apply for more details).
7. The NPA must have successfully completed one of the sex- and gender-based analysis training modules available online through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and have submitted a Certificate of Completion (see How to Apply).
   • Organizations as NPAs: For organizations applying as the NPA, a representative of the organization must complete the training module on the organization’s behalf.

Applicants should encourage diversity and inclusivity within the research team composition and an equitable and accessible research environment.

• Elders and/or Indigenous Knowledge-Keepers may participate on an application in a Collaborator role without the need to secure a CIHR PIN. Elders and/or Indigenous Knowledge-Keeper’s contributions to the proposed activities and their meaningful engagement should be captured in the research proposal to address the points outlined in the evaluation criteria. Please note, names of Collaborators do not appear in CIHR funding decision databases and documents.

Internal Contacts

Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their Faculty Research Facilitator.

Deadlines

Submitting Your Application

• Step 1) Submit an internal Carleton Approval Form
  Submit an internal Approval Form through our central awards management database CUResearch:
  https://ovpri.research.carleton.ca/Romeo.Researcher/Administrator/Default.aspx
  For a user’s guide on submitting an Approval Form, click HERE.
• Step 2) Submit an external application to the granting agency
  Submit an external application to the corresponding grant or award agency. To navigate to the funder’s website, click HERE

Tuesday, October 10, 2023  |  Categories: Active and Recent Funding Opportunities, News
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