Funding Announcement

	Funding Opportunites - Research Further details regarding this announcement can be found at: http://www.psifoundation.org/resident_research.htm
Sponsor/Award:	PHYSICIANS SERVICES INC FOUNDATION - RESIDENT RESEARCH - 2010 WINTER COMPETITION

Grant Amount:	$20,000 FOR A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR
Deadline:	Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details. Internal: Feb 11, 2010 Sponsor's: Feb 18, 2010

Subject Areas:	Educational Research, Clinical Research, Health Research, Mental Health, Cancer, Heart, Stroke
Description:	Clinical research being undertaken by a resident will be considered if the project is supervised by a physician and this is best evidenced by the physician being shown on the application as the applicant, with the principal investigator being the resident. Projects must not extend beyond a twelve-month period and the maximum amount that will be provided per project is $20,000. Proposals within this category should be short term, concise projects, which have been largely developed by the resident. The majority of the work involved in completing the research must be done by the resident and the resident must append a letter to the application clearly describing what his or her role in the study will be. Applications must be delivered to the Foundation's offices by 4:30 p.m. on the submission deadline date. All applications will be funded on an equal weighting basis of scientific merit and clinical relevance. The majority of the work involved in completing the research must be done by the resident. The restriction whereby the Foundation will not consider applications for research within the areas of cancer, heart and stroke and mental health DOES NOT APPLY to resident research projects.

Application Details:	Salary for the resident must be provided by Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The individual must be in a recognized program leading to certification by The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons or The College of Family Physicians. Residents in Royal College programs by accreditation without certification are also eligible. Must be registered as a postgraduate student at the university where residency training is being taken. All requests for funding from PSI Foundation must be submitted by the deadline dates using the Foundation?s application package. Applications are to be submitted to the Foundation by 5:00 pm EST on the deadline date. The submission must be sent to the Foundation in two parts: Email a PDF format file of the complete application package to psif@psifoundation.org no later than 5:00 pm EST on the deadline date. Mail or courier one paper copy of the complete application package containing all required original signatures. This must be postmarked by Canada Post or courier date-stamped no later than 5:00 pm EST on the deadline date and delivered to the Foundation?s offices. INDIRECT COSTS MUST NOT BE LEVIED ON 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.
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Sponsor Contacts:	PSIF@PSIFOUNDATION.ORG 5160 YONGE STREET SUITE 1006 NORTH YORK, Ontario, Canada 416 226-6323