Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=789
Sponsor/Award: CANADIAN INSTITUTE HEALTH RESEARCH - DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARDS - HIV/AIDS (COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH) - 2009 FALL COMPETITION

Grant Amount: MAX $22K PA FOR UP TO 3 YEARS
Deadline: Dean's: Oct 19, 2009
Internal: Oct 26, 2009
Sponsor's: Nov 02, 2009

Subject Areas: Community-based Research, Aboriginal Health, HIV Prevention, HIV/AIDS
Description:

Doctoral Research Awards are intended to provide special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a PhD or doctoral degree in a health-related field in Canada or abroad. These candidates are expected to have an exceptionally high potential for future research achievement and productivity.

The HIV/AIDS Community-based Research (CBR) Program assists community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations and institutions in developing the knowledge necessary to carry out their HIV/AIDS work in the most effective manner, and in creating the expertise within these communities to conduct their own research. Community-based research involves community members in all stages of the research process from the definition of the research question to ensure relevance to the community, to capacity-building and integration of community members in conducting the research. It also promotes the active participation of communities in the development and implementation of knowledge dissemination strategies. In addition to these principles, CBR espouses the same values of methodological rigour and ethical review as other research approaches.

Application Details:

Funds are available for this competition to support Doctoral Research Award applications in specific research areas. Please see CIHR guidelines. Reminder to applicants: Please ensure that your application is complete (including all required signatures) and submitted on time to CIHR. Effective September 1, 2008, CIHR will assume no responsibility in following-up with applicants who submit an incomplete application. Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted into the competition.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are: To help ensure a reliable supply of highly qualified personnel to develop knowledge in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic through community-based research; To provide recognition and support to students who are pursuing a Doctoral degree in a community-based research field related to HIV/AIDS in Canada. Eligibility criteria for all CIHR research funding programs apply. This funding opportunity requires the use of CIHR Web Forms to apply for funding. A CBR Principles Summary (additionnal attachment) is mandatory and must demonstrate, in a maximum of one page, the level of partnership with relevant community stakeholders as well as a clear description of community involvement in the identification of the research question, development, implementation and knowledge dissemination activities of the project.

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:

Sponsor Contacts:

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