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 - REPRODUCTIVE & CHILD HEALTH - 2010 SUMMER COMPETITION

Grant Amount: $10K FOR UP TO ONE YEAR
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jun 08, 2010
Sponsor's: Jun 15, 2010

Subject Areas: Child or Adolescent Mental Health, Aboriginal Women And Children, Maternal And Fetal Nutrition, Reproductive Biology, Child Maltreatment, Healthy Lifestyles, Preterm Delivery, Chronic Illness, Fetal Growth, Congenital Abnormalities, Physico-Chemical Environment
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 .

CIHR-IHDCYH's mandate is to ensure the best start in life for all Canadians and the achievement of their potential for optimal growth and development. IHDCYH promotes health research in the areas of reproductive biology, pregnancy and developmental biology, birth and neonatology, and the health and development of children, youth, and their families. IHDCYH will provide support or partial support towards workshops or small meetings of investigators, which have direct relevance to the Institute's mandate and research priorities. IHDCYH defines a workshop or a small meeting of investigators as a meeting of a limited number of persons (usually less than 30 people) individually invited to attend. The majority of participants should hold academic/research appointments in Canada.

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.

To complete your Application, follow the steps identified in the Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grants - ResearchNet "Application" Phase Instructions. Your Application will be submitted using ResearchNet. Scan and upload the signed signature pages including the routing slip in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet prior to submitting your application. In order to be considered for funding, applicants must apply and state the relevance of their proposal to the "Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Reproductive and Child Health" funding opportunity.

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: 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