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 INSTITUTE HEALTH RESEARCH - MEETINGS, PLANNING AND DISSEMINATIONS GRANT - DISSEMINATION EVENTS - 2010 WINTER COMPETITION

Grant Amount: UP TO 25,000 FOR ONE YEAR
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jan 25, 2010
Sponsor's: Feb 01, 2010

Subject Areas: Dissemination
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 .

To support events that contribute to the dissemination, exchange and uptake of research evidence. Funds are also available for the current competition to support Planning Grant applications in specific research areas. See the Priority Announcements for this competition on the CIHR website

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.

Activities/Events starting or taking place before the funding start date or one year after the funding start date are not eligible to apply to this opportunity. The following costs are not eligible for support through this Funding Opportunity: ?Stipend/salary support for investigators, research trainees or technical assistants (other than for aforementioned purposes); ?Purchase or maintenance of equipment; ?Operating costs of research projects.

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