Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/ministry/research/career_scientist.aspx
Sponsor/Award: ONT MIN HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE - CAREER SCIENTIST AWARD - 2010 WINTER COMPETITION

Grant Amount: $70K PA FOR FIVE YEARS
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Feb 05, 2010
Sponsor's: Feb 12, 2010

Subject Areas: Biomedical Research (multidisciplinary), Prevention And Health Promotion, Clinical Research or Studies, Organizational Structures, Rehabilitation or Therapy, Health Services Research, Access To Health Care, Health And Wellbeing, Lifestyle Behaviour, Population Studies, Health Research, Social Factors, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Disease, Treatment, Medical
Description:

The overall goal of the program is to support and develop health services research personnel in Ontario. Through the Career Scientist Awards, the ministry supports outstanding candidates in carrying out independent research in health services. By investing in health services researchers in Ontario, the ministry is working to ensure that the necessary human resources are present to provide the evidence required to make evidence-based decisions in policy, development, planning and delivery of health services and programs. Career Scientists' health services research examines the management, organization, and effectiveness of health services to inform decision-making about the important issues facing Ontario's health care system. The MOHLTC is particularly interested in research that contributes to effective knowledge transfer including networks, structures, tools and/or processes to facilitate dissemination and organizational uptake of research evidence in decision making.

The Career Scientist Program supports the training and early career development of health services researchers by providing salary support for outstanding candidates as Career Scientists. As a component of the application, candidates will need to identify a decision-making partner from within the MOHLTC and LHINs at the application stage. The decision-maker must be at the Director level or above, and will act as a 'twin'/mentor to the Career Scientist for the duration of the award. Guidelines for MOHLTC mentors are available in the Sponsor Guidelines.

Application Details:

These awards provide a salary subsidy for promising health researchers in the early stages of their careers. The subsidy enables award recipients to devote a minimum of 75% of their time to performing health services research, and thereby establish themselves in their field of research. The award is granted for five years, and the ministry's contribution to the scientist's salary is $70,000 per annum plus benefits. To further equip Career Scientists to build the evidence base for decision-making in MOHLTC and in the health system, Career Scientists are required to collaborate with decision-makers as part of the five year award.

Since mentorship can play an important role in the success of a Career Scientist Award recipient, candidates must identify both an academic mentor and a MOHLTC/ LHIN decision-making mentor. A senior faculty member can advise the Career Scientist on his/her career development as the academic mentor. The sponsoring university/department should assist in selecting and identifying this mentor for the candidate's application. The candidate must also identify a MOHLTC/ LHIN decision-making partner at the Director level or above who is prepared to sponsor the candidate's application. The mentor and partner will advise the successful Career Scientist on the policy implications of his/her program of research for the life of the award. Applications must be completed electronically, and one hard copy with original signatures must be mailed to the Sponsor by the deadline date.

INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM

NOTE: Letters of Intent and Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean signatures). Requests for Institutional signatures should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline.
Western Contacts:

Sponsor Contacts:

CHRISTY.PENTLAND@ONTARIO.CA
RESEARCH UNIT
Corporate Policy Branch
2nd Floor, 5700 Yonge St.
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada
416 327-8365