Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/search.do?fodAgency=CIHR
Sponsor/Award: CANADIAN INSTITUTES HEALTH RESEARCH - MEETINGS, PLANNING AND DISSEMINATIONS GRANT - NEUROSCIENCES, MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION - 2010 FALL COMP

Grant Amount: $10,000 MAX FOR ONE YEAR
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Oct 08, 2010
Sponsor's: Oct 15, 2010

Subject Areas: Neurological Disorders, Mental Disorders, Brain Disorders, Mental Health, Neurosciences, Addictions, Addiction, Neurology
Description:

Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grants are intended to provide support for meetings, planning and/or dissemination activities consistent with the mandate of CIHR and relevant to CIHR Institutes, Initiatives, or Branches. Eligible Activities : Scientific meetings; Gatherings of health researchers, non-researchers, and/or users of health research; Opportunities for knowledge exchange and Knowledge translation activities at the end of a CIHR grant when it is appropriate to disseminate the results .

The vision of the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA) is that innovative research will provide new knowledge of the biological and socio-cultural processes underlying neurological, mental and addictive disorders. As such, the INMHA's mission is to foster excellence in innovative, ethically responsible research in Canada that aims to increase our knowledge of the functioning and disorders of the brain and the mind, the spinal cord, the sensory and motor systems, as well as mental health, mental illness and all forms of addiction. The INMHA intends to support initiatives that mobilize and link researchers or researchers/clinicians/users of health research in innovative collaborative programs across these research domains. The INMHA seeks to translate research knowledge into a better quality of life for all Canadians through improved outcomes, health promotion and health care services.

Application Details:

Applicants affiliated with Canadian non-governmental not-for-profit organizations (including community or charitable organizations) with a research or knowledge translation mandate consistent with the mandate of CIHR may be eligible to apply for funds through the CIHR Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant program. Applicants should review the Use of Grant Funds section of the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) Financial Administration Guide for a complete listing and description of allowable costs and activities.

The application process for this funding opportunity is comprised of one step: Application. Your Application will be submitted using ResearchNet. Scan and upload the signed signature pages including the routing slipin the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet prior to submitting your application. Applicants must apply and state the relevance of their proposal to the "Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction" funding opportunity.

INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT 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.
Western Contacts: Pocock,Katy
Russelo,Theresa M

Sponsor Contacts:

MDP-SRPD@CIHR-IRSC.GC.CA
160 Elgin Street, 9th Floor
Address Locator 4809A
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
613 941-2672