Description

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is a large, national, long-term study/platform that will follow approximately 50,000 men and women between the ages of 45 and 85 at study inclusion for at least 20 years. The CLSA collects information on the changing biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic aspects of people’s lives. These factors can be studied in order to understand how, individually and in combination, they have an impact in both maintaining health and in the development of disease and disability as people age. The ultimate aim of the CLSA is to find ways to improve the health of Canadians by better understanding the aging process and the factors that shape the way we age.

The CLSA has now completed the first wave of data collection with the participation of over 50,000 Canadians, and the alpha-numeric data are now ready and available for use by all researchers from different disciplines.

This funding opportunity is to provide funding to support research in any area related to health using the available alpha numeric CLSA data. Linkages between CLSA and other data from any other data sets (e.g. environmental data) are accepted. We also encourage the use of CLSA data to answer a population health intervention question and/or incorporate health equity analyses into research projects. In addition, this funding opportunity aims to support research incorporating sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA).

Objectives

The objective of this funding opportunity is to catalyze and support research efforts of Canadian researchers to use the available CLSA data (alpha numeric data only) in order to better understand how (individually and in combination) the biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic aspects of people’s lives have an impact in both maintaining health and in the development of disease and disability as people age.

Relevant Research Areas

Funding will be provided for applications using CLSA alpha numeric data in any health-related area.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount per grant is $70,000 for up to 1 year.
• Of the total funds available ($1,205,000):
  • $140,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the mandate of the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health’s (ICRH) and its research priority to “Enhance opportunities for clinical, population health and health services research through cohort linkage and data”.
  • $140,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the mandate of the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) which 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, skin and teeth. IMHA will provide funding for applications that are determined to be relevant to the following strategic priorities: Chronic Pain and Fatigue, Inflammation and Tissue Repair, and Disability, Mobility and Health.
  • $15,000 is available as a top-up to the highest ranked fundable application in the province of Quebec from the Réseau québécois de recherche sur le vieillissement (RQRV) in the general area of aging within the themes of cognitive and mental health, mobility, continuum of health care and services.
  • $910,000 is available to fund remaining applications in in any health-related area in rank order as far as the remaining budget will allow.

Partner and Internal Collaborator Participation

CIHR is dedicated to identifying and developing collaborations with other funding organizations and stakeholders to enhance the availability of funding for this strategic initiative, and to create, where appropriate, opportunities for knowledge exchange and translation related to the scope of this particular initiative. Applicants are invited to visit the Partner and Internal Collaborators Description sections to find a list of partners, internal collaborators and their respective mandates and/or strategic interests. The specific research foci and requirements for each partner and internal collaborator are outlined in the “Objectives” section.

Important Dates

• The application process for this funding opportunity is comprised of two steps: Registration and Application.

Submission Requirements

• Your Application must be submitted using ResearchNet. Scan and upload the signed signature pages including the routing slip in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet prior to submitting your application.

For more detailed information on this opportunity, visit the funding opportunity page.