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1 Research Office for Administration, Development and Support (ROADS) CIHR Webinars and Funding Opportunities September 27, 2013 Issue Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR): SPOR Foundations of Integrated Health Care Innovations Network Information Webinar October 1, 2013 CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research and CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health: New Investigator Salary Awards and Applied Public Health Chairs Information Webinar October 2, 2013 Chair: Applied Public Health Letter of Intent deadline October 30, 2013 New Investigator Salary Award: Application deadline December 2, 2013 (notify ROADS of your intent to apply as soon as possible) Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR): SPOR Foundations of Integrated Health Care Innovations Network Information Webinar CIHR is pleased to pre-announce the SPOR Foundations of Integrated Health Care Innovations Network. The SPOR Foundations of Integrated Health Care Innovations Network is a key initiative of SPOR ( and is led in partnership with CIHR's Institutes of Population and Public Health, Health Services and Policy Research, Aging, Human Development, Child and Youth Health and in collaboration with the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes. The SPOR Foundations of Integrated Health Care Innovations Network is a network of networks that builds on provincial, territorial, federal networks and national assets in integrated health care. The Network will: foster a new alliance between research, policy and practice to create dynamic and responsive learning networks; develop, evaluate and scale up new approaches in the delivery of integrated and cost-effective services across and beyond sectors of health care; and Page 1

2 contribute to improved clinical, population health, health equity and health system outcomes. The Network combines essential elements of the Signature Initiative in Community-based Primary Health Care (CBPHC) and the Signature Initiative in Integrated Research and Health Services (in development). The Network s priority focus is on integrated health service delivery, while building on foundations in CBPHC research and service delivery models. The Network will initially focus on new approaches to the delivery of integrated health care both horizontally and vertically across the care continuum (including prevention, primary health care, acute care, tertiary care, home and long-term care) and other sectors that affect health (housing, education, social services), for high system users with complex care needs (including older adults with multiple chronic conditions) and for children. Additional information regarding a SPOR Network can be found at Webinar(s): The Institute co-leads are hosting a series of information webinars regarding the Network. The first webinar is scheduled October 1, 2013 from 11:00am to 12:00pm (EDT). Register now or select: Please contact Meghan McMahon, Assistant Director, CIHR-Institute of Health Services and Policy Research at mmcmahon.ihspr@mcgill.ca or Erica Di Ruggiero, Associate Director, CIHR-Institute of Population and Public Health at e.diruggiero@utoronto.ca for additional information regarding the Network, and how it relates to the Signature Initiative in CBPHC. A Network Development Grants competition will be launched this Fall to help interested provincial, territorial, federal and jurisdictional networks prepare for success. The official announcement is to follow. CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research and CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health: New Investigator Salary Awards and Applied Public Health Chairs Information Webinar CIHR s Institutes of Health Services and Policy Research and of Population and Public Health are funding New Investigator Salary Awards and Applied Public Health Chairs through the Signature Initiative in Community-based Primary Health Care (CBPHC). Additional information regarding CBPHC can be found at The CBPHC Signature Initiative is dedicated to supporting the training, mentoring and career progression of trainees and scientists dedicated to CBPHC research. To this end, the purpose of the New Investigator Salary Award and Applied Public Health Chair funding opportunities is to support Page 2

3 highly rated applications in the area of CBPHC, that have a primary focus on innovative models for chronic disease prevention and management in CBPHC and/or improving access to appropriate CBPHC for vulnerable populations. Eligibility: A New Investigator is defined as a researcher who has held a full time research appointment for a period of 0 to 60 months as of the competition deadline. Please review the full announcement below. An Applied Public Health Chair is defined as a mid-career population and public health researcher with 6 to 12 years of experience past their last qualifying degree at the time of application. Please review the full announcement below. Webinar: A CBPHC information webinar is scheduled October 2, 2013 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm (EDT) to detail the New Investigator Salary Award and Applied Public Health Chair in CBPHC funding opportunities. Please register online or select: The presentation will be in English, followed by a bilingual Q&A period. Slides will be available in both languages following the webinar. Please contact Emma Cohen at ecohen@uottawa.ca for additional details regarding the webinar. Chair: Applied Public Health The CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH) and the Public Health Agency of Canada are re-launching the Applied Public Health Chairs Program. The Program will target specific population and public health research priorities that align with other strategic initiatives (e.g., CIHR Signature Initiatives, partner priorities, evidence needs of policy makers) to maximize synergies and impact. The specific objectives are: to support high quality programs of population health intervention research that contribute to new knowledge to improve health and health equity across the life course (a program of research outlines multiple research projects that are conceptually linked and implemented over several years, based on an analysis of gaps in current knowledge in the field, especially gaps of importance to knowledge users engaged in relevant policies and programs in public health and other sectors); to stimulate the application of innovative theories, methods and approaches in research and knowledge translation that promote reciprocal learning within and between countries (this includes low-, middle- and/or high-income countries; Page 3

4 to catalyze interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral collaborations between researchers and knowledge users that contribute to evidence-informed decision-making and use of knowledge by public health and other sectors; and to mentor the current and next generation of population and public health researchers (in particular post-doctoral fellows and early career researchers), practitioners and policy makers from a range of disciplines and sectors. The CIHR IPPH and the Public Health Agency of Canada in partnership with the CIHR-Institutes of Aging; Gender and Health; Health Services and Policy Research; Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis; Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction; Alberta Innovates Health Solutions; the Fonds de recherche du Québec Santé; and the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation will provide funding for applications that are determined to be relevant to one or more of the following research areas: All applications must focus on programs of population health intervention research to promote health and health equity. Population health interventions can include policy, programmatic and resource distribution approaches. These interventions are often complex and operate within and outside of the health sector (e.g., education, housing, built environment). Additional research areas of interest to the partners are: Community-Based Primary Health Care Pathways to Health Equity for Aboriginal Peoples Environments and Health Population and Public Health Economics Boys and Men s Health Mental Health Promotion across the Life Course with a Focus on Children, Youth and Families Healthy Aging Healthy Weights E-Health Innovations Details regarding the additional research areas of interest can be found at t=25&sort=program&all=1&masterlist=true#objective. Eligibility: For your application to be eligible: 1. The Nominated Principal Applicant must be an independent researcher. 2. The Nominated Principal Applicant must be appointed at an eligible institution. Institutional Eligibility Requirements can be found at 3. The Nominated Principal Applicant must identify a decision-maker as a collaborator who will be directly engaged in their research program. 4. Applicants must be mid-career population and public health researchers with 6 to 12 years of experience past their last qualifying degree, at the time of application. 5. For individuals not presently employed by a university, there should be a commitment for integration as a full time faculty. Page 4

5 6. Applicants must demonstrate at the Letter of Intent stage that they have confirmation of a commitment from their institution/organization (in the form of a letter of support). 7. Applicants who are in a non-tenure track position must include confirmation from their institution that they will be able to apply for a tenure track position in their department or faculty, during or following the five year award period. Applicants may not hold concurrently a CIHR salary award and another federally funded salary award, and can not have held an inaugural Applied Public Health Chair award. Additional information regarding eligibility can be found at t=25&sort=program&all=1&masterlist=true#eligibility. Value: The maximum amount per award is $185,000 per year for up to 5 years (i.e., salary contribution: up to $100,000 including fringe benefits; research, mentoring and KT allowance: up to $85,000 per year). The funding is non-renewable. Application process: This funding opportunity has a two-step application process: the Letter of Intent (LOI) and the invitied Application. If you intend to submit an LOI, please contact Bart Hettinga, Senior Advisor, at hettinbp@mcmaster.ca or extension 24519, as soon as possible. Letters of Intent must be submitted to CIHR using ResearchNet by October 30, 2013, by 4:00pm. Only Letters of Intent that have passed the initial screening process will be invited to submit a full application by May 1, More information: Additional information regarding the Applied Public Health Chair can be found on the Canadian Institutes of Health Research website at: t=25&sort=program&all=1&masterlist=true. New Investigator Salary Award: The objective of the New Investigator Salary Award program is to provide outstanding new investigators with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their independence in initiating and conducting health research through provision of a contribution to their salary. The New Investigator Salary Award is a non-entitlement, competitive program, and will provide salary funds to new investigators based on: Page 5

6 the research environment and support at the host institution; the applicant s independent research program; and the track record of the applicant. Eligibility: Eligibility criteria for all CIHR research funding programs apply. For your application to be eligible: the Nominated Principal Applicant must be an independent researcher; the Nominated Principal Applicant must have an academic or research appointment at an eligible institution. Institutional Eligibility Requirements can be found at Applicants may not receive more than a total of five years of salary award funding through CIHR New Investigator funding opportunities. This includes funding through CIHR s Priority Announcements. At the time of application, applicants must meet all the following eligibility criteria: have obtained a full time professional degree (MD, DVM, etc.) or PhD degree within the last 10 years - individuals that fall outside of the 10-year eligibility period due to career interruptions must submit a justification to explain why they feel they should be considered eligible; the Nominated Principal Applicant must have a full-time academic or research appointment, or a formal commitment to a full-time academic or research appointment at an eligible institution; hold a full-time appointment as an independent researcher (e.g., faculty appointment providing eligibility to apply for grants and/or supervise trainees) for a period of 0 to 60 months. If the applicant does not yet meet this condition, the applicant needs to have a formal commitment from the Institution to a full-time appointment as an independent researcher, with an effective start date as of the commencement of the award. Note 1: All time spent in research appointments will be taken into consideration when determining eligibility. Should an applicant hold or have held a part time appointment, CIHR will count that time as 50% (e.g., a one-year part-time appointment will count for 6 months towards the 60 month maximum). Note 2: Leaves of absence, as indicated in the Leaves of Absence section under Employment of your Academic Common CV, will not count towards the 60-month maximum. have a written commitment from the Institution to protect a minimum of 75% of the applicant's time for research for the duration of the award; hold peer-reviewed operating funds as a Nominated Principal Applicant or Principal Applicant as of the earliest possible start date for the New Investigator award (i.e., July 1 following the December application deadline). If the applicant does not meet this condition, the applicant must seek competitive peer-reviewed operating support from CIHR or another research funding organization as a Nominated Principal Applicant or Principal Applicant, in order to meet all conditions of funding. This must be demonstrated in the Research Funding History section of the Academic Common CV. Page 6

7 Conditions of Funding In addition to CIHR standard guidelines and requirements, the following special requirements shall apply: the award must be accepted within 15 working days of the date of offer or the award will be cancelled and offered to the next highest ranked and fundable applicant; award recipients must commence the award on the first day of any month between July 1 following the application deadline and March 1 of the following year; the award is conditional on the success of the applicant in securing competitive peerreviewed operating support from CIHR, or another research funding organization, as a Nominated Principal Applicant or Principal Applicant; award recipients must devote a minimum of 75% of their time to research - this represents no less than 30 hours per week. They may engage in teaching and/or clinical practice to a limited extent and there is no restriction on the time they spend in the supervision of research trainees. Time spent within the 75% of protected time on clinical practice should be related to the award recipient's research and be undertaken with the agreement of the Head of the Department and the Dean of Faculty or Research Director. award recipients must hold a full-time appointment as an independent investigator at the time of taking up the award, and throughout the term of the award, at an eligible institution; award recipients must not be registered for a higher degree during the tenure of the award; award recipients must read and agree to the communication requirements. Value: The maximum amount per award is $60,000 per annum for up to 5 years. This award will fund salaries only, and will not fund the purchase of equipment. Funds are also available to encourage and support applications in specific research priority areas: Community-Based Primary Health Care Inflammatory Bowel Disease Knowledge Translation HIV Transfusion science Additional information regarding the specific research areas and the maximum amounts per award can be found at Two prizes are available in the specific research priority areas: Monique Bégin KT New Investigator Salary Award Supplement; and Prize of Excellence in Research on Aging. Additional information regarding the two prizes can be found at Page 7

8 Application Process: If you intend to submit an application, please contact Bart Hettinga, Senior Advisor, at or extension 24519, as soon as possible. Applicants are encouraged to work with Departments as soon as possible to facilitate the process of gathering the appropriate paperwork and letters of support. New Investigator Awards are contingent on obtaining secured operating funds. Applicants who do not hold operating funds should consider CIHR s Open Operating Grant Program, or other peerreviewed operating support, and must apply as the primary applicant. The registration deadline for the Open Operating Grant Program is August 15, A brief description of the Open Operating Grant Program: is above; additional information can be found at &resultcount=25&sort=program&all=1&masterlist=true. Applicants must submit draft materials to their Department by October 21, Materials to submit should include: Draft support letter; Draft Proposal for NI submission; NI Candidate Inventory Checklist (to be completed and signed by the Dept. Chair); GAAP or MILO Checklist. Applicants must submit final drafts of the application materials to Bart Hettinga, Senior Advisor, for internal review by November 18, Applications must be submitted to CIHR using ResearchNet by December 2, 2013, by 4:00pm. More information: Additional information regarding the New Investigator Salary Award: can be found on the Canadian Institutes of Health Research website at: &resultcount=25&sort=program&all=1&masterlist=true. Page 8