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2010 Research Possible Funding Sources
Click on the menu items listed below to review funding possibilities for each 2010 research topic:
Traffic-related Air Pollution
Effect of Olympic Years on Physical Activity across Canada and North America
Olympic Games Impact
Lower Mainland Health Care Surge Capacity
Excitement, Concern and Opportunity: The Effects of the 2010 Olympics on the Lives of BC Youth
Traffic-related Air Pollution
EcoAction Community Funding – Research Grant
- Maximum funding available = $100,000 for one year
- > 50% of total project value must come from sources other than the federal government
- Funding priorities: clean air – reducing air emissions that contribute to smog and air toxics issues; climate change – reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change
- Deadline = Nov 1, 2009
Catalyst Grant: Health Equity – Seed Funding
- Maximum funding available = $75,000 for one year
- Seed funding available to support health research activities that represent a first step towards the pursuit of a more comprehensive funding opportunity (e.g., operating grant, team grant)
- Special interest in population health intervention research; scientific methods to produce knowledge about policy and program interventions and have potential to impact health at the population level; use of a range of disciplines (e.g., sociology, anthropology, health sciences)
- Deadline = Registration: Sep 2, 2009; Application: Oct 2, 2009; Start Date: Mar 1, 2010
Research Capacity Development Funding
- Maximum funding available = $10,000
- Inviting applications from research projects related to the 2010 Games
- Development of new research teams and nationally competitive research proposals
- Deadline = June 29, 2009
Feasibility Study Funding
- Maximum funding available = $5,000
- Funding covers the development of research ideas relevant to CHER research themes for funding proposals destined for provincial, federal, or international funding agencies
- Deadlines = 1st and 15th of every month
Seed Funding
- Provides funding for: research team development that links academic and/or community-based researchers to prepare an application for research funding; exploratory work to test research questions/methods or pilot data to support an application for research funding
- Maximum funding available = $4,999 for 1 year
- Deadline = any time (ongoing)
Working Group Initiative Funding
- Provides funding for activities including writing research proposals, grants, developing research agendas, and analyzing research results related to rural health
- Maximum funding available = $2,000 for 1 year
- Deadline = any time (ongoing)
Seed Funding
- Funding for grant application development focused on gender, girls’ and women’s health in BC
- Maximum funding available = $4,000 for 1 year
- Deadline = TBA (check website early fall)
Community-based Research Funding
- Funding to community-based research teams or individuals in the early stages of developing a research proposal focused on women’s health and gender and health
- Maximum funding available = $4,000 for teams; $1,000 for individuals; for up to 1 year
- Deadline = TBA (check website in early fall)
Seed and Networking/Development Funding
- Maximum funding available = $4,900
- Interdisciplinary research teams and development of research projects addressing the development of children/youth, and improving health and well-being of children/youth
- Networking/Development funds cover: development of collaborative, multidisciplinary research teams; development of an application for funding; and reviews of evidence for best practice.
- Seed Grants cover: foundational or exploratory work to develop rationales for research; preliminary testing of methods or hypotheses; collection of pilot data to determine feasibility of new research directions; development of knowledge transfer partnerships with policymakers, health authorities and community organizations to advance child and youth health in BC
- Deadline = expected in Fall 2009
Effect of Olympic Years on Physical Activity across Canada and North America
Sport Participation Research Grants
- Maximum funding available = $100,000/year; up to 3 years
- Policy-relevant research about sport participation in Canada; must address > 1 of these objectives: identifying and overcoming barriers to sport participation; training of participants, volunteers, coaches, administrators in sport; development, monitoring and evaluation of policies designed to enhance sport participation; development of capacity and infrastructure that enhances sport participation; and, identifying/assessing benefits/outcomes of sport participation
- Deadline = Oct 15, 2009 (results announced May 2010)
Research Capacity Development Funding
- Maximum funding available = $10,000
- Inviting applications from research projects related to the 2010 Games
- Development of new research teams and nationally competitive research proposals
- Deadline = June 29, 2009
Seed Funding
- Provides funding for: research team development that links academic and/or community-based researchers to prepare an application for research funding; exploratory work to test research questions/methods or pilot data to support an application for research funding
- Maximum funding available = $4,999 for 1 year
- Deadline = any time (ongoing)
Working Group Initiative Funding
- Provides funding for activities including writing research proposals, grants, developing research agendas, and analyzing research results related to rural health
- Maximum funding available = $2,000 for 1 year
- Deadline = any time (ongoing)
Seed Funding
- Funding for grant application development focused on gender, girls’ and women’s health in BC
- Maximum funding available = $4,000 for 1 year
- Deadline = TBA (check website early fall)
Community-based Research Funding
- Funding to community-based research teams or individuals in the early stages of developing a research proposal focused on women’s health and gender and health
- Maximum funding available = $4,000 for teams; $1,000 for individuals; for up to 1 year
- Deadline = TBA (check website in early fall)
Seed and Networking/Development Funding
- Maximum funding available = $4,900
- Interdisciplinary research teams and development of research projects addressing the development of children/youth, and improving health and well-being of children/youth
- Networking/Development funds cover: development of collaborative, multidisciplinary research teams; development of an application for funding; and reviews of evidence for best practice.
- Seed Grants cover: foundational or exploratory work to develop rationales for research; preliminary testing of methods or hypotheses; collection of pilot data to determine feasibility of new research directions; development of knowledge transfer partnerships with policymakers, health authorities and community organizations to advance child and youth health in BC
- Deadline = expected in Fall 2009
Olympic Games Impact
Catalyst Grant: Health Equity – Seed Funding
- Maximum funding available = $75,000 for one year
- Seed funding available to support health research activities that represent a first step towards the pursuit of a more comprehensive funding opportunity (e.g., operating grant, team grant)
- Special interest in population health intervention research; scientific methods to produce knowledge about policy and program interventions and have potential to impact health at the population level; use of a range of disciplines (e.g., sociology, anthropology, health sciences)
- Deadline = Registration: Sep 2, 2009; Application: Oct 2, 2009; Start Date: Mar 1, 2010
Research Capacity Development Funding
- Maximum funding available = $10,000
- Inviting applications from research projects related to the 2010 Games
- Development of new research teams and nationally competitive research proposals
- Deadline = Jun 29, 2009
Feasibility Study Funding
- Maximum funding available = $5,000
- Funding covers the development of research ideas relevant to CHER research themes for funding proposals destined for provincial, federal, or international funding agencies
- Deadlines = 1st and 15th of every month
Seed Funding
- Provides funding for: research team development that links academic and/or community-based researchers to prepare an application for research funding; exploratory work to test research questions/methods or pilot data to support an application for research funding
- Maximum funding available = $4,999 for 1 year
- Deadline = any time (ongoing)
Working Group Initiative Funding
- Provides funding for activities including writing research proposals, grants, developing research agendas, and analyzing research results related to rural health
- Maximum funding available = $2,000 for 1 year
- Deadline = any time (ongoing)
Seed Funding
- Funding for grant application development focused on gender, girls’ and women’s health in BC
- Maximum funding available = $4,000 for 1 year
- Deadline = TBA (check website early fall)
Community-based Research Funding
- Funding to community-based research teams or individuals in the early stages of developing a research proposal focused on women’s health and gender and health
- Maximum funding available = $4,000 for teams; $1,000 for individuals; for up to 1 year
- Deadline = TBA (check website in early fall)
Seed and Networking/Development Funding
- Maximum funding available = $4,900
- Interdisciplinary research teams and development of research projects addressing the development of children/youth, and improving health and well-being of children/youth
- Networking/Development funds cover: development of collaborative, multidisciplinary research teams; development of an application for funding; and reviews of evidence for best practice.
- Seed Grants cover: foundational or exploratory work to develop rationales for research; preliminary testing of methods or hypotheses; collection of pilot data to determine feasibility of new research directions; development of knowledge transfer partnerships with policymakers, health authorities and community organizations to advance child and youth health in BC
- Deadline = expected in Fall 2009
Lower Mainland Health Care Surge Capacity
Catalyst Grant: Health Equity – Seed Funding
- Maximum funding available = $75,000 for one year
- Seed funding available to support health research activities that represent a first step towards the pursuit of a more comprehensive funding opportunity (e.g., operating grant, team grant)
- Special interest in population health intervention research; scientific methods to produce knowledge about policy and program interventions and have potential to impact health at the population level; use of a range of disciplines (e.g., sociology, anthropology, health sciences)
- Deadline = Registration: Sep 2, 2009; Application: Oct 2, 2009; Start Date: Mar 1, 2010
Operating Grants for Research Projects
- Five research priorities: occupational disease, injury and health services; intervention research; compensation, disability management, and return-to-work; changing nature of work and work environment; transferring research knowledge to the workplace
- No funding cap; up to 2 years
- Deadline = TBA (possibly Jan 2010: subscribe to e-news to receive announcement)
Development Funding
- Projects falling within WorkSafeBC’s mandate of occupational injury and disease prevention, fair compensation, successful rehabilitation and return-to-work; activities including: novel approaches to health and safety research; exploratory, pilot, or feasibility studies; development or testing of techniques or measurement tools; analyses of previously collected data (e.g., combining data from several studies to examine consistency or strength of observed associations); preparatory work for developing a full proposal
- Maximum funding available = $30,000 for one year
- Deadline = TBA (possibly Jan 2010: subscribe to e-news to receive announcement)
Research Capacity Development Funding
- Maximum funding available = $10,000
- Inviting applications from research projects related to the 2010 Games
- Development of new research teams and nationally competitive research proposals
- Deadline = Jun 29, 2009
Feasibility Funding
- Maximum funding available = $5,000
- Funding covers the development of research ideas relevant to CHER research themes for funding proposals destined for provincial, federal, or international funding agencies
- Deadlines = 1st and 15th of every month
Seed Funding
- Provides funding for: research team development that links academic and/or community-based researchers to prepare an application for research funding; exploratory work to test research questions/methods or pilot data to support an application for research funding
- Maximum funding available = $4,999 for 1 year
- Deadline = any time (ongoing)
Working Group Initiative Funding
- Provides funding for activities including writing research proposals, grants, developing research agendas, and analyzing research results related to rural health
- Maximum funding available = $2,000 for 1 year
- Deadline = any time (ongoing)
Seed Funding
- Funding for grant application development focused on gender, girls’ and women’s health in BC
- Maximum funding available = $4,000 for 1 year
- Deadline = TBA (check website early fall)
Community-based Research Funding
- Funding to community-based research teams or individuals in the early stages of developing a research proposal focused on women’s health and gender and health
- Maximum funding available = $4,000 for teams; $1,000 for individuals; for up to 1 year
- Deadline = TBA (check website in early fall)
Seed and Networking/Development Funding
- Maximum funding available = $4,900
- Interdisciplinary research teams and development of research projects addressing the development of children/youth, and improving health and well-being of children/youth
- Networking/Development funds cover: development of collaborative, multidisciplinary research teams; development of an application for funding; and reviews of evidence for best practice.
- Seed Grants cover: foundational/exploratory work to develop research rationales; preliminary testing of methods/hypotheses; collection of pilot data to determine feasibility; development of knowledge transfer partnerships with policymakers, health authorities and community organizations to advance child and youth health in BC
- Deadline = expected in Fall 2009
Excitement, Concern and Opportunity: The Effects of the 2010 Olympics on the Lives of BC Youth
Sport Participation Research Grants
- Maximum funding available = $100,000/year; up to 3 years
- Support to policy-relevant research about participation in sport in Canada; must address at least one of the following objectives: identifying and overcoming barriers to participation in sport; training of participants, volunteers, coaches and administrators in sport; development, monitoring and evaluation of policies designed to enhance participation in sport; development of capacity and infrastructure that will enhance participation in sport; and, identifying and assessing the benefits and outcomes of participation in sport.
- Deadline = Oct 15, 2009 (results announced May 2010)
Research Capacity Development Funding
- Maximum funding available = $10,000
- Inviting applications from research projects related to the 2010 Games
- Development of new research teams and nationally competitive research proposals
- Deadline = Jun 29, 2009
Seed and Networking/Development Funding
- Maximum funding available = $4,900
- Interdisciplinary research teams and development of research projects addressing the development of children/youth, and improving health and well-being of children/youth
- Networking/Development funds cover: development of collaborative, multidisciplinary research teams; development of an application for funding; and reviews of evidence for best practice.
- Seed Grants cover: foundational/exploratory work to develop research rationales; preliminary testing of methods/hypotheses; collection of pilot data to determine feasibility; development of knowledge transfer partnerships with policymakers, health authorities and community organizations to advance child and youth health in BC
- Deadline = expected in Fall 2009
Seed Funding
- Provides funding for: research team development that links academic and/or community-based researchers to prepare an application for research funding; exploratory work to test research questions/methods or pilot data to support an application for research funding
- Maximum funding available = $4,999 for 1 year
- Deadline = any time (ongoing)
Working Group Initiative Funding
- Provides funding for activities including writing research proposals, grants, developing research agendas, and analyzing research results related to rural health
- Maximum funding available = $2,000 for 1 year
- Deadline = any time (ongoing)
Seed Funding
- Funding for grant application development focused on gender, girls’ and women’s health in BC
- Maximum funding available = $4,000 for 1 year
- Deadline = TBA (check website early fall)
Community-based Research Funding
- Funding to community-based research teams or individuals in the early stages of developing a research proposal focused on women’s health and gender and health
- Maximum funding available = $4,000 for teams; $1,000 for individuals; for up to 1 year
- Deadline = TBA (check website in early fall)
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Last updated June 11, 2009
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