New Investigator Salary Award: Industry Partnered (2006-2007) (Archived)
Please Note: This opportunity is expected to be re-launched in 2007-2008.
CIHR Research Translation Programs Branch - Innovation and Industry Programs
Request for Applications
| Important Dates | |
| Opportunity Launched | July 2006 |
| Content Last Updated | (No updates since launch) |
| A - August 15, 2006 B - February 1, 2007 |
Registration Deadline - Registration packages must be courier stamped by this date. |
| A - September 15, 2006 B - March 1, 2007 |
Full applications must be courier stamped by this date. |
| A - December 31, 2006 B - May 31, 2007 |
Peer review will be completed by this date. |
| A - January 31, 2007 B - June 30, 2007 |
Notification of decision will be completed by this date. |
| A - February 1, 2007 B - July 1, 2007 |
Earliest start date. |
| Additional Information |
This funding opportunity has two (2) competitions (A and B). To prevent duplicate reviews of the same application, applicants may not submit the same (or very similar) application to more than one funding opportunity simultaneously. |
| Funds Available | |
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CIHR's contribution to the amount available for this initiative is subject to availability of funds voted annually to CIHR by parliamentary appropriations, and the conditions that may be attached to them. The maximum amount awarded for a single award is $300,000 in total for up to five years:
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| Summary | |
| The CIHR Industry-Partnered New Investigators program is intended to give an Investigator a first opportunity, upon completion of training, to develop and demonstrate his/her ability to initiate and carry out independent health research, unhampered by the necessity of carrying out the full teaching duties expected of a regular member of the university staff. The applicant must secure the sponsorship of an eligible company before a registration can be submitted. | |
Table of Contents
Background
Partners
Objectives
Eligibility
Allowable Costs
Review Process and Evaluation Criteria
General CIHR Guidelines
Conditions of Funding
Communications Requirements
Monitoring, Performance Measurement and Evaluation
How to Apply
Contact Information
Background
CIHR's Innovation and Industry Programs are designed to help the academic community interact with Canadian companies with an interest in health research and development. The programs promote a wide variety of peer-reviewed research and training projects jointly funded by Canadian companies and CIHR. The research planned should be beneficial to both parties, while improving the quality of health of Canadians.
There are two main arms to CIHR's Innovation and Industry Programs: the CIHR/Rx&D Collaborative Research Program and the CIHR/SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) Research Program.
To learn more about industry-partnered programs you can visit the Innovation Programs web site.
Partners
The applicant must secure the sponsorship of an eligible company before a registration can be submitted.
A company is eligible provided that it:
- is federally or provincially incorporated in Canada (exceptions will be considered upon receipt of documentation that a researcher has been unable to develop a collaboration with a suitable federally or provincially incorporated company in Canada);
- demonstrates adequate resources to meet its commitment to a program; and
- has a demonstrable ability to apply the results of research and development itself or through agreements with other companies having the capacity to produce and market products and processes.
Objectives
The broad goals of the partnership include:
- encouraging and facilitating university-industry collaborations in health research;
- stimulating incremental Rx&D research activity in Canada;
- developing and training new scientists to meet the human resource needs of academia, industry, government, clinical and financial communities;
- stimulating jobs and growth in the Canadian economy;
- enhancing communications between senior management in industry and universities;
- creating attractive and stimulating jobs in Canada for the researchers who are being developed/trained in our universities;
- stimulating the health research programs of start-ups, university spin-offs and SMEs; and,
- facilitating the translational research objectives of CIHR, with particular interests in clinical research Clinical research combines discoveries from the basic science laboratory incorporating the observations and insights of health professionals (a key aspect of translational research). It is the creation of new health knowledge and the translation of that knowledge from the research setting into applications where it ultimately impacts on the health of Canadians.
Eligibility
Eligibility criteria for all CIHR research funding programs apply. The business office of the institution of an eligible Nominated Principal Applicant generally administers CIHR funds. Please refer to the Eligibility Requirements for CIHR Grants and Awards regarding the eligibility requirements for individuals and institutions.
Specific to CIHR industry-partnered programs, please refer to the 8">General Guidelines for Industry-Partnered Programs.
Specific to CIHR salary awards, please refer to the General Guidelines for Salary Programs.
Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) will not be considered under this RFA.
Specific Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility requirements specific to this Request for Applications include the following:
- The applicant must secure the sponsorship of an eligible company before a registration can be submitted.
- A candidate must hold a health professional degree or a PhD degree (or the equivalent), must have shown promise of attaining competence as an independent investigator, and must not be registered for a higher degree during the tenure of the award.
- Candidates must hold, or will hold, an appointment as an independent investigator to be eligible to apply for an award. Candidates still in training at the time of application must hold an appointment as an independent investigator at the time of taking up the award. Institutional support of a pending appointment as well as a commitment of a minimum of at least 75% protected research time for the duration of the award, should be stated in the letter from the Dean of Faculty or Research Director which accompanies the application.
- Candidates must have held a full time research appointment (e.g., faculty appointment providing eligibility to apply for grants and/or supervise trainees), for a period of less than 60 months before the competition deadline (i.e. September 15 or March 1 depending on the competition). Time spent in research appointments in a non-academic setting (e.g., industry, government) count towards the 60 month limit if the candidate has been actively engaged in research, as demonstrated by the candidate's publication record, and the candidate was not considered to be in training (e.g., as a student, or postdoctoral fellow).
- Candidates who do not hold research funds must apply for such funds through CIHR or another funding organization. It is expected that successful candidates will hold research funds at the time of taking up the award.
Allowable Costs
The awards consist of a salary contribution and fringe benefits.
Review Process and Evaluation Criteria
A CIHR peer review committee will evaluate the full applications. The committee may be drawn from one of CIHR's pre-existing University-Industry (UI) committee or may be created specifically for this Request for Applications. The UI committee is a multidisciplinary committee responsible for the adjudication of both open and strategic industry-partnered opportunities. Committee members are selected based on suggestions from many sources including the institute(s) / portfolio(s) and partner(s), following CIHR's Policy on Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest and Privacy Issues in Peer and Relevance Review (CCIP). For information on CIHR's peer review process in general, see Peer Review.
Peer review will be conducted in accordance with the CIHR Peer Review Process: Policies and Responsibilities of Salary and Clinician Scientist Awards Committee Members. The following general criteria for evaluating salary award applications will be used:
- Applicant Track Record
- Research Proposal
- Environment and Support
For additional information, please refer to the Guidelines for the Assessment of Applications for Salary Support.
General CIHR Guidelines
This Request for Applications will follow the CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate the use of gender and sex-based analysis in applications.
Conditions of Funding
All conditions specified in CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies shall apply to applications funded through this Request for Applications. Conditions cover areas such as Applicant and Institutional Responsibilities, Ethics, Official language policy, Access to Information and Privacy Acts, and Acknowledgement of CIHR Support. Successful applicants will be informed of any special financial conditions prior to the release of funds or when they receive CIHR's Authorization for Funding (AFF) document.
In addition to CIHR standard guidelines and requirements, the following special conditions shall apply:
- The contribution for funding support from the industry partner must be in cash and must meet the ratio of 1:1 (CIHR: Industry). It should be noted that CIHR funding cannot be levered against contributions provided in the past and/or for support of research that has already started or been completed.
- Candidate must devote at least 75% of their time to research. They may engage in teaching and consultation to a limited extent, and there is no restriction on the time they spend in the supervision of research trainees. Consultations in a clinical field should be related to the candidate's research and be undertaken with the agreement of the Head of the Department and the Dean of Faculty or Research Director.
- Awards can be taken up on the first of any month for up to 12 months. The 12-month period begins following receipt of the official Offer of Award.
Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
All personal information collected by CIHR about applicants is used to review applications, to recruit reviewers, to administer and monitor grants and awards, to compile statistics, and to promote and support health research in Canada. Consistent with these purposes, applicants should also expect that information collected by CIHR may be shared as described in Use and Disclosure of Personal Information Provided to CIHR for Peer Review.
CIHR as a federal entity is subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, therefore the requirements of these two statutes will apply to all information located in CIHR's premises including, without limitation, cost-sharing agreements related to this Request for Applications and all matters pertaining thereto.
While respecting the application of the Privacy Act to federal entities, all signing parties involved in a collaborative agreement will also be bound by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). All personal information (as identified by the PIPEDA) collected, used or disclosed in the course of any commercial activity under collaborative agreements related to the Request for Applications will be collected, used and disclosed in compliance with the PIPEDA.
Communications Requirements
Award recipients are required to acknowledge CIHR, its institutes and partners in any communication or publication related to the project. See CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies, Acknowledgement of CIHR's Support for details on CIHR's communication requirements. The contributing institutes / partners will be identified on the Authorization for Funding and decision letter.
Monitoring, Performance Measurement and Evaluation
CIHR is committed to demonstrating results to Canadians for the money invested in health research. Therefore, processes for monitoring progress and appropriate use of funds, as well as for performance measurement and program evaluation are in place. As a result, funding recipients must:
- contribute to the monitoring, review and evaluation of CIHR's programs, policies and processes by participating in evaluation studies, surveys, workshops, audits and providing data or reports as required for the purpose of collecting information to assess progress and results;
- encourage their associates, trainees and administration to participate in the monitoring, review and evaluation of CIHR's programs, policies and processes as required.
How to Apply
The application process is comprised of two steps: 1) Registration and 2) Full Application.
Review the application instructions provided in How to Apply for Funding.
Additional instructions must be followed for this RFA.
- Complete the Innovation and Industry Program identification page form [ PDF (220 KB) ] and include it on the top of your application package.
- In the Research Funding Program(s) section of the Research Module cover page, select "Rx&D" or "SME" under "New Investigator". Your selection will be dependent on the type of industrial partner involved. Reference "Who We Are" for more information.
- In the For Administrative Use Only section of the CIHR Research Module (page 7 when printed), select "Industrial Partner(s)" and enter the name(s) of the partner(s).
- Provide a paragraph (free letter form) on how the application will ultimately contribute to the improved health of Canadians. How does the proposed research address the translational research objectives of CIHR? How can the proposed research be incorporated, developed or integrated into clinical research? Clinical research combines discoveries from the basic science laboratory incorporating the observations and insights of health professionals (a key aspect of translational research). This may include basic research endeavours that have not yet reached the clinic, per se.
Send the completed registration and application packages by courier to:
RE: "New Investigator Awards - Industry-Partnered"
Research Translation Programs Branch
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9
Contact Information
For questions on this initiative, CIHR funding guidelines, how to apply, and the peer review process contact:
Jacqueline Jorge
Program Delivery Officer, Innovation and Industry Programs
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: (613) 952-5728
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: jjorge@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
