Please Note: This opportunity is expected to be re-launched in 2007-2008.
| Important Dates | |
| Opportunity Launched | October 2006 |
| Content Last Updated | October 24, 2006 (Appendix) |
| October 15, 2006 | Full applications must be courier stamped by this date. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. |
| April 15, 2007 | Anticipated notification of decision. |
| May 1, 2007 | Earliest start date. |
| Funds Available | |
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CIHR's contribution to the amount available for this initiative is subject to availability of funds voted annually to CIHR by parliamentary appropriations, and the conditions that may be attached to them. The maximum amount awarded for a single award is $27,000 for up to 3 years:
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| Summary | |
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Doctoral Research Awards are intended to provide special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a PhD degree in a health-related field in Canada or abroad. These candidates are expected to have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity. The top ranked Doctoral Research Award (DRA) applicants pursuing doctoral research training in Canada may be eligible for a Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Doctoral Award. Please refer to the Graduate Training Award - Doctoral: Canada Graduate Scholarships program description. Candidates interested in a CGS Doctoral Award must apply for a DRA; all DRA candidates will be automatically considered for a CGS based on CGS eligibility requirements and ranking in the DRA competition. If you already hold, or have held, any federally-funded doctoral award, you are not eligible for a CGS Doctoral Award, unless the term of the doctoral award awarded was less than the maximum allowed and you continue to meet the eligibility requirements for a DRA described below. | |
Objectives
Eligibility
Allowable Costs
Review Process and Evaluation Criteria
General CIHR Guidelines
Conditions of Funding
Communications Requirements
Monitoring, Performance Measurement and Evaluation
How to Apply
Contact Information
Appendix
The specific objectives of this request for application are:
Eligibility criteria for all CIHR research funding programs apply. The business office of the institution of an eligible Nominated Principal Applicant generally administers CIHR funds. Please refer to the Eligibility Requirements for CIHR Grants and Awards regarding the eligibility requirements for individuals and institutions.
Specific to CIHR training awards, please refer to the General Guidelines for Training Programs.
Specific Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility requirements specific to this Request for Applications include the following:
The program is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada at the time of application.
Only those students engaged in full-time research training in a graduate school are eligible for support. At the time of application, all candidates must have completed at least 12 months of graduate study at the Master's or PhD level.
In addition, at the time of application:
Awards will take effect only after the recipient has registered in a full-time PhD program.
The research for which support is being sought should be under the supervision of a researcher who holds research funds obtained through a recognized competitive peer review process. These awards are normally held at Canadian institutions, but applications may be made for awards to be held outside of Canada.
A candidate may not hold more than three years of federal award funding (in total from SSHRC, NSERC or CIHR, or a combination thereof) to undertake and/or complete a PhD degree. The maximum duration of award funding from all federal sources to undertake graduate studies is four years. The only exception to this is in the case of a Health Professional funded through the CIHR Fellowship award program. Individuals already holding a doctoral award from a federal source for a term of three years are not eligible to apply.
Individuals with a health professional degree who seek support for doctoral research training are eligible to apply, but should also consult the guidelines for the CIHR Fellowship award program. Those eligible for both have the option of applying to either program but not to both in the same year (i.e., September through August). Please note that a person holding a health professional degree would receive a higher stipend only through the CIHR Fellowship award program.
A recipient of a Doctoral Research Award (DRA) with a health professional degree may apply to the Fellowship program no earlier than during the last year of their DRA. If a recipient of a DRA with a health professional degree applies to the Fellowship program for PhD support before the last year of the DRA, funding for the currently-held DRA will be cancelled as of the first potential effective date of the Fellowship award, even if the application is not successful through the Fellowship program.
Students pursuing a combined MD/PhD program are eligible to apply, but are encouraged to review the guidelines of the Graduate Training Award - MD/PhD Students program.
Awards must be taken up within 12 months of the date of offer and must start January 1, May 1 or September 1 following the offer of award.
The awards consist of a stipend and a research allowance.
For the research allowance, awardees should review the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) financial administration guidelines, Use of Grant Funds section for a complete listing and description of allowable costs and activities.
CIHR peer review committees will evaluate the full applications. Committees are created specifically for this Request for Applications. Committee members are selected based on suggestions from many sources including the institute(s) / portfolio(s) and partner(s), following CIHR's Policy on Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest and Privacy Issues in Peer and Relevance Review (CCIP). Doctoral Research Awards are reviewed in accordance with the Peer Review Guide for Master's and Doctoral Research Awards Applications.
The following general criteria for evaluating Doctoral Research Award applications will be used:
This Request for Applications will follow the CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate the use of Gender and Sex-Based Analysis in applications.
All conditions specified in CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies shall apply to applications funded through this Request for Applications. Conditions cover areas such as Applicant and Institutional Responsibilities, Ethics, Official language policy, Access to Information and Privacy Acts, and Acknowledgement of CIHR Support. Successful applicants will be informed of any special financial conditions prior to the release of funds or when they receive CIHR's Authorization for Funding (AFF) document.
Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
All personal information collected by CIHR about applicants is used to review applications, to recruit reviewers, to administer and monitor grants and awards, to compile statistics, and to promote and support health research in Canada. Consistent with these purposes, applicants should also expect that information collected by CIHR may be shared as described in Use and Disclosure of Personal Information Provided to CIHR for Peer Review.
CIHR as a federal entity is subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, therefore the requirements of these two statutes will apply to all information located in CIHR's premises including, without limitation, cost-sharing agreements related to this Request for Applications and all matters pertaining thereto.
While respecting the application of the Privacy Act to federal entities, all signing parties involved in a collaborative agreement will also be bound by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). All personal information (as identified by the PIPEDA) collected, used or disclosed in the course of any commercial activity under collaborative agreements related to the Request for Applications will be collected, used and disclosed in compliance with the PIPEDA.
Award recipients are required to acknowledge CIHR, its institutes and partners in any communication or publication related to the project. See CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies, Public Communication and Acknowledgement of CIHR's Support for details on CIHR's communication requirements. The contributing institutes / partners will be identified on the Authorization for Funding and decision letter.
CIHR is committed to demonstrating results to Canadians for the money invested in health research. Therefore, processes for monitoring progress and appropriate use of funds, as well as for performance measurement and program evaluation are in place. As a result, funding recipients must:
The application process is comprised of one step: Submission of full application.
Review the application instructions provided in How to Apply for Funding.
Select "Doctoral Research Awards - Application" from the Training Programs Application Packages.
Additional instructions must be followed for this RFA.
A complete application consists of:
Only the original application and attachments are required.
Send the completed application package by courier to:
RE: "Doctoral Research Awards"
Research Capacity Development
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9
For questions on CIHR funding guidelines, how to apply, and the peer review process contact:
CIHR Doctoral Research Awards Program Delivery Coordinator
Research Capacity Development Branch
Telephone: (613) 954-1963
Fax: (613) 954-1800
E-mail: DRA@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
(Updated: 2006-10-24)
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