NLCAHR Project Grants
Application Deadline: February 1, 2008
Grant Announcement: April 14, 2008
Total Maximum Amount: $40,000
Maximum Duration: 1 year
Grants per Funding Cycle: Variable
Purpose & General Guidelines
Project Grants will support an individual or a group of individuals
led by a Principal Investigator. The purpose of these grants is to
support small projects of high scientific quality that may not be
eligible for funding from external sources and are of direct
relevance to the mandate and priorities of the Centre.
An applicant may apply for more than one Project Grant but will be allowed to accept only one grant per competition as Principal Investigator or as Co-investigator.
A maximum of $40,000 will be awarded in Project Grants in
2007-2008. This total amount can be awarded either to one applicant
or to several applicants, depending on the merit of the proposals
submitted.
These grants are
designed to defray the normal direct costs of research including
personal costs, supplies and expendable materials, equipment,
computing costs, research travel (to a maximum of 20% of the total
budget), and dissemination and communications.
Grant funds will be released only upon the receipt of a letter of
approval from the appropriate ethics review committee (see Ethics).
Once a proposal has been funded, major changes in the project
design or major departures from the budget will require the prior
approval of the Centre.
Recipients of
either a Project Grant or a Development Grant from NLCAHR as a
Principal Investigator in the previous year are not eligible to
apply during the current cycle, but are eligible to act as
Co-Investigators. Applicants may apply for both a Project and
Development Grant during the same funding cycle, but cannot be
awarded both research grants concurrently in a given year.
- Relevance of the proposed research to the Centre's mandate and priority research themes
- Academic record and potential of the candidate(s), based on: expertise and research experience; and past contributions to applied health research and related fields.
- Merit of the proposal, based on: originality; potential contribution to applied health research; clarity of presentation and appropriateness of design and research plan; feasibility of the proposed work; and appropriateness and justification of the budget.
- Priority will be given to recently established researchers (within the first five years of a first full-time appointment) and researchers who do not currently hold a major grant from an external funding agency.