CIHR-Randomized Controlled Trials Program
Important Dates | |
Opportunity Launched | July 2006 |
Content Last Updated | August 28, 2006 (Funds Available) |
January 15, 2007 | Registration Deadline - Registration packages must be courier stamped by this date. |
February 15, 2007 | Full applications must be courier stamped by this date. |
June 30, 2007 | Anticipated notification of decision. |
September 1, 2007 | Earliest start date. |
Funds Available | |
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 $ 160,000 for 2 years:
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Summary | |
The objective of this initiative is to develop future leaders in trials research who can direct the conception, design and implementation of randomized controlled trials. The goals will be realized by a mentoring program in which investigators will learn how to initiate and conduct high quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from experienced mentors in highly active trial centres. The immediate aim of this mentoring program is to enable the mentee to independently develop and submit to CIHR a randomized contolled trials OUTLINE or full application at the end of the mentoring program. |
Objectives
Eligibility
Funding Information
Peer Review Process and Evaluation Criteria
General CIHR Guidelines
Conditions of Funding
Communications Requirements
Monitoring, Performance Measurement and Evaluation
How to Apply
Contact Information
The objective of this initiative is to develop future leaders in trials research by enabling promising individuals to be mentored by prominent researchers.
In order to be eligible for this award, the candidates (a mentor and a mentee) must have developed the program jointly. The mentor and mentee need not originate from the same institution. They must also meet the following requirements:
a) Mentor
b) Mentee
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.
Please note that candidates to the RCT Mentoring Program are not allowed to apply to any other CIHR award/training or salary program within the same year i.e. September through August.
Awardees will receive an annual stipend of $70,000, in addition a yearly travel/research allowance of $10,000 will be provided. The stipend will be administered through the business office of the mentee's institution and the research allowance through mentor's institution. It is anticipated that up to five awards will be funded in this competition.
Mentees are expected to devote at least 75% of their time to research related activities. They may engage in teaching and consultation to a limited extent.
The CIHR's RCT peer review committee will evaluate the full applications. Committee members are selected based on suggestions from many sources following CIHR's policy on Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality and Privacy Issues in Peer Review. For information on CIHR's peer review process in general, see Peer Review.
Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
This Request for Applications will follow the CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies and the General Guidelines for Salary and Training Programs.
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.
In addition to CIHR standard guidelines and requirements, the following special conditions shall apply:
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, 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 two steps: Registration and Full Application.
A request for the RCT Mentoring Program must be submitted to CIHR's RCT Unit.
The mentor and mentee must apply together as a pair, and each mentor and mentee may submit only one application per year to CIHR.
Applicants (both mentor and mentee) must obtain a Personal Identification Number (PIN) from the CIHR Website prior to submitting their applications.
The following are the application guidelines for the RCT mentoring program:
Registration will consist of the following:
One original plus two copies of the registration package are required.
Send the complete registration package by courier to the following address:
"Randomized Controlled Trial Mentoring Program"
Randomized Controlled Trials Unit
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9
A full application will consist of:
One original plus five copies of the full application package are required. Send the complete application package by courier to the following address:
"Randomized Controlled Trial Mentoring Program"
Randomized Controlled Trials Unit
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9
For questions contact:
Randomized Controlled Trials Unit
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9
Iranga Odette Chikuru
Telephone: (613) 957-6137
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: ichikuru@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Toni Gasparini
Telephone: (613) 941-4438
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: tgasparini@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Irwin Schweitzer
Telephone: (613) 941-0718
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: ischweitzer@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Ginette Vallée
Telephone: (613) 957-8668
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: gvallee@cihr-irsc.gc.ca