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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.wcb.mb.ca/research-and-workplace-innovation-program-0
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Sponsor/Award: |
WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD OF MANITOBA - RESEARCH AND WORKPLACE INNOVATION PROGRAM - SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS - 2011 SPRING COMPETITION - LOI |
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Grant Amount: |
$100K PA FOR 2 YEARS |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Apr 28, 2011
Sponsor's: May 05, 2011
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Subject Areas: |
Occupational Health and Safety, Injured Workers |
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Description: |
he WCB is now accepting applications for funding under the Research and Workplace Innovation Program. Qualified applicants should submit proposals for either scientific research on workplace injury, illness and disease or innovative, practical solutions to improve workplace health and safety and early and safe return to work. Qualified researchers, scholars and health professionals affiliated with Canadian post-secondary institutions including hospitals and research institutes, Canadian non-governmental organizations with an explicit research or knowledge translation mandate, or labour unions, industry or employer associations and their affiliates, representing Manitoba workers or employers who wish to apply for funding under the Research and Workplace Innovation Program scientific research stream, are expected to submit a Notice of Intent using the format provided in the Agency guidelines. |
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Application Details: |
The RWIP makes available $1 million each year through two streams of funding: workplace-based innovation projects that lead to improvements in workplace health and safety, and foster successful rehabilitation and productive and safe return to meaningful work, and high quality scientific research on significant issues related to workers compensation. In general, each project may be a maximum of two years in duration for a maximum $100,000 for each year. Please take note that proposals for funding under the scientific research stream of the Research and Workplace Innovation Program will be disqualified if a Notice of Intent is not submitted by the closing date: May 5, 2011.INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT LEVIED ON THIS PROGRAM |
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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. |
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Western Contacts: |
Pocock,Katy
Russelo,Theresa M
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Sponsor Contacts: |
BCIELEN@WCB.MB.CA
333 Broadway
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
204 954-4321
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