Graduate Training Award - Master’s Priority Announcement: Disability Prevention (Archived)
CIHR - Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
CIHR Partnership Branch
In partnership with
Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability
Request for Applications
Priority Announcements fund highly rated research applications that are determined to be relevant to specific CIHR research priority areas and do not receive funding through CIHR's regular competitions.
| Important Dates | |
| Opportunity Launched | December 2006 |
| Content Last Updated | (No updates since launch) |
| February 1, 2007 | Full applications must be courier stamped by this date. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. |
| July 1, 2007 | Anticipated notification of decision. |
| September 1, 2007 | Earliest start date. |
| Additional Information | Applications are submitted through the February 2007 - Graduate Training Award - Master's competition |
| 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 $17,500 for up to one (1) year:
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| Summary | |
| Many industries and organizations have developed disability prevention programs which have strong indicators of demonstrated success in improving business and employee health. The purpose of this award is to provide opportunities to more rigorously evaluate program successes and failures and share implementation tools and resources. This announcement is to announce funding of up to eight (8) Master's Awards in this area. | |
Table of Contents
Partners
Objectives
Eligibility
Review Process and Evaluation Criteria
General CIHR Guidelines
Conditions of Funding
How to Apply
Contact Information
Description of Partners
Partners
The Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis is dedicated to identifying and developing collaborations with other CIHR institute(s), branch(es) or office(s), funding organizations and stakeholders to enhance the availability of funding in their strategic research priority areas and to create, where appropriate, opportunities for knowledge exchange and translation related to the scope of these priority areas. Applicants are invited to visit the Descriptions of Partners to find a list of partners and their respective mandates and/or strategic interests. The specific research foci and requirements for each partner are outlined in the section "Relevant Research Areas".
Objectives
The focus of these awards is to investigate primary prevention programs and their interplay with secondary and tertiary prevention programs, and impact on workplace culture, innovation and productivity.
- Primary prevention in this context is the creation of a work environment that reduces risk of injury or illness before an incident occurs.
- Once an injury has occurred, secondary prevention aims to reduce unnecessary disability by early identification of factors contributing to the injury, taking remedial action to mitigate re-injury, and the application of appropriate early intervention disability management strategies.
- Tertiary prevention involves preventing further disability and restoring a higher level of functioning in someone who has sustained a chronic disability.
Relevant Research Areas
The CIHR Partnerships Branch along with the Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability will fund applications that are determined to be relevant to the research priority areas of:
- Health services research, rehabilitation, population health, disability prevention.
Relevance of the applications to the research priorities will be determined in the following manner.
Prior to peer review, the Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability along with the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis will review applications to determine the relevance, or alignment, of the research proposed to the research priority areas described above.
To conduct relevance review, these representatives will have access to the completed relevance form (see "How to Apply"), anonymized project titles and summaries, provided that applicants have indicated their consent on the "Applicant Consent Form for Use and Disclosure of Personal Information Provided to CIHR for Peer Review," which is included in the application forms.
Upon completion of peer review, the Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability will receive the ratings, rankings and peer review committee recommendations on funding level and award term for those applications that 1) are found to be relevant to the specific objectives of the research initiative and the research priority areas described under "Relevant Research Areas"; and 2) are rated within the CIHR fundable range but are not funded through the regular CIHR competition to which they were submitted. These applications will be funded from the top down in order of ranking as far as budgets will allow. Applications that receive a ranking below 3.5 will not be funded.
The relevance review occurs apart from the peer review (scientific review) and has no relationship to the results of peer review. Peer review committees will not be informed of applications submitted for funding through this announcement.
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 training awards, please refer to the General Guidelines for Training Programs as well as the Graduate Training Award - Master's program description.
Review Process and Evaluation Criteria
A CIHR peer review committee will evaluate the full applications. The peer review 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.
General CIHR Guidelines
This Priority Announcement 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 Priority Announcement. 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.
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 priority announcement 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 priority announcement will be collected, used and disclosed in compliance with the PIPEDA.
How to Apply
Applicants are advised to review CIHR's grants and awards policies and guidelines outlined in the CIHR Grants and Awards Guide.
Applications are submitted through the February 2007 - Graduate Training Award - Master's competition by including a mandatory Relevance Form (see Lists of Forms and Guidelines for Completion) with your regular Master's application. To select the appropriate application forms, follow the links beside Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Master's Awards from the list of Application Packages.
Additional Instructions for this Priority Announcement:
- Within the Research Funding Program section of the application web form, select "Priority Announcement," then enter the relevant research area(s) that relate(s) to your application and the title of this Priority Announcement in the spaces provided.
- Complete the Applicant Consent Form for Use and Disclosure of Personal Information Provided to CIHR for Peer Review, which is included in the application form.
- Complete one Relevance Form for each research area identified. Detailed instructions are provided on the Relevance Form (see Lists of Forms and Guidelines for Completion).
Contact Information
For questions about the objectives and relevant research areas:
Dr. Marc White
Executive Director
Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability
Telephone: 1-800-872-3105
Fax: 1-604-684-6247
Email: marc.white@cirpd.org
Sophia Tsouros
Project Manager / Analyst
CIHR - Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
97 - 160 Elgin St Address Locator 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9
Telephone: (613)954-3469
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: stsouros@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
For questions related to specific CIHR competitions and programs, including CIHR funding guidelines, how to apply, and the peer review process contact:
Adrian Mota
Program Delivery Coordinator
Research Capacity Development
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: (613) 946-0088
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: amota@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Description of Partners: CIHR Institutes and Partner Organizations
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
CIHR is Canada's major federal funding agency for health research. Its objective is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened Canadian health care system.
CIHR - Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA)
IMHA supports research to enhance active living, mobility and movement, and oral health; and addresses causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, support systems, and palliation for a wide range of conditions related to bones, joints, muscles, connective tissue, skin and teeth. To achieve its vision, IMHA focuses on three strategic research priorities: Physical Activity, Mobility and Health Tissue Injury, Repair and Replacement Pain, Disability and Chronic Disease
Partners
The Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability
The Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability (CIRPD) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the reduction of disability and impairment from soft tissue injuries. CIRPD works with all stakeholders to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care for people with musculoskeletal concerns and facilitates collaborative research, education and strategic planning activities.
