Grants available from the IPHRC - Deadline April 15

The Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre is proud to announce two new grants for communities and researchers. Please see the information below and visit our website for full competition details at:
http://iphrc.ca/researchers_communities.

Note: The deadline for both funding opportunities is April 15th, 2012 so apply now.

1. Community Network Research Grant ($15,000 maximum value)


Description: IPHRC’s Community Network Research (CNR) Grant provides funding to complete community-based research projects focusing on Indigenous health.  In response to feedback expressing the need for such a program, the CNR grant promotes the principles of OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession) and through direct community involvement, ensures relevant and appropriate research.


Eligibility: The funding is open to Aboriginal communities and health organizations in partnership with health –related researcher(s) with an academic or research appointment at a Saskatchewan university.  Both the researcher and community partner are equally co-principal applicants; however, the researcher would be the nominated principal applicant and, therefore, would assume administrative and financial responsibility for the grant.



Note: University of Regina applicants who have a solid plan to apply for national or SHRF grants will receive matching money from the Office of the Vice President - Research, University of Regina.


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2. New Investigator Grant ($5,000 maximum value - U of R faculty applicants will have their funding topped up by the Office of the VP
Research)


Description: The New Investigator Grant is intended to assist university faculty in establishing independent health research programs within the province and achieving the research productivity necessary for obtaining major funding from national and other external agencies.


Eligibility: To be eligible, the principal applicant must:

- hold a faculty appointment at a Saskatchewan university, with the expectation and opportunity to undertake research, the right to hold research grants at the university, and the responsibility to supervise graduate students;
- have held the above faculty appointment for no more than three years as of July 1 in the application year;
- may not simultaneously be a graduate student, research fellowship holder or holder of any other training award, or an employee of a for-profit business;
- may not have previously held a New Investigator Grant from any granting agency, including IPHRC.


Note:  If funds are available, investigators who have held a faculty appointment for more than three years as of July 1 in the application year but who are new to the Aboriginal health research field will be considered.