Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.psifoundation.org/ForApplicants/HealthResearchFundingGuidelines.pdf
Sponsor/Award: PHYSICIANS SERVICES INC FOUNDATION - HEALTH RESEARCH GRANT - 2015 COMPETITION

Grant Amount: $85,000 PA FOR 2 YEARS
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: N/A
Sponsor's: N/A

Subject Areas: Health of Underserved Populations, Health Care For The Elderly, Curriculum And Instruction, Patient-centred Care, Preventive Medicine, Clinical Research, Medical Education, Health Systems
Description:

The Foundation's granting interests are in two areas: education of practising physicians and health research with an emphasis on research relevant to patient care. The Foundation's support of health research is offered in the following areas, in order of priority: 1. Clinical Research 2. Medical Education Research & Development at the post M.D. level. 3. Health Systems Research.

The total amount of requested funding may not exceed $85,000 per year and $170,000 over two years. The proposed budget must include a detailed budget narrative within the application (including quantities and rates/prices) to explain how amounts were determined. Ineligible or unjustified budget items will be removed from the budget.

Application Details:

The principal investigator/applicant for a research grant must be either: A practising physician having direct patient care responsibilities and an academic appointment and therefore eligible to apply for her/his own research grants as an independent investigator. OR ii. As a fellow who is a practicing physician having direct patient care responsibilities and who has a supervising co-Principal Investigator for the research project. The Foundation will consider and support only one project per Principal Investigator at any given time. New Investigators: in establishing priorities among applications submitted, when scientific merit and clinical relevance are equal, preference will be given to the new investigator over the established investigator.

Email a PDF file format attachment of the complete application to psif@psifoundation.org. The file attachment must not be a scanned copy. Please note the file attachment in PDF format must be less than 5 MB in size. PSI no longer requires a hard copy of the application; therefore, please include all signatures in the PDF. You may need to email the signature page separately, if dictated by file size.

INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT LEVIED ON THIS PROGRAM.

NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Kilianski,Louise

Sponsor Contacts:

PSIF@PSIFOUNDATION.ORG
5160 YONGE STREET
SUITE 1006
NORTH YORK, Ontario, Canada
416 226-6323