Category Archives: Knowledge Translation

**Notice: Upcoming Webinar** Interested applicants are invited to participate in a webinar on this opportunity on December 2, 2016 (English 3:30-4:30 pm ET; French 2:00-3:00pm ET). To register, email inmd.comms@sickkids.ca. Only registered participants will be sent a WebEx invite prior to the webinar.

Application Deadline: January 17 2016
Funding Start Date: April 1, 2017
Grant amount: Maximum amount per grant is $150,000/year for up to 2 yrs. (Total of $300K)

How to Apply: The application is comprised of one step, “Application” and will be submitted via ResearchNet

Canadian Common CV: The application requires each participant (except collaborators) to create a CIHR Academic CV or the Knowledge User CV, as appropriate. The Nominated Principal Applicant must upload an Academic Common CV.

Objectives
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to support policy relevant research and generate evidence regarding:

The unique health effects of dietary sugars, particularly sugars from different sources.
Population level interventions to reduce free sugars consumption.

Relevant Research Areas
The CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism & Diabetes (INMD) in partnership with Health Canada will provide funding for applications that address the objectives of this funding opportunity and that are deemed relevant to the research areas described below.

Applicants are asked to align their application with only one of the following funding pools:

Sugars and Health Funding Pool

Health impacts of free sugars in solid foods compared to beverages.
Health effects and intermediary effects on overall diet of free sugars reduction through replacement with non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) compared to sugars reduction without replacement of sweeteners / sweet taste.
Effective interventions that could shift preferences for sweet taste away from high free sugars in children and youth over time.
Health effects of shifting high sugar diets and the impact on gut microbiota and metabolomics.

Population Approaches to Reduce Free Sugar Consumption Funding Pool

Studies on population level interventions² to reduce free sugars consumption (for example, by influencing price, product, placement, and promotion) within overall context of healthy eating to inform what works, in what context, and differential impacts across sub-populations (studies on children and youth are particularly encouraged). Studies that consider a systems approach³ are particularly encouraged.
Studies that demonstrate potential impact in Canada of promising free sugars policy interventions that have been implemented in other countries. This could include simulation modelling or, when possible, inter-jurisdictional comparisons of actual interventions.
Studies on substitution effects and/or compensatory behaviour at the population level and within the food supply and overall impact on free sugars consumption and eating behaviour.

The following are not eligible for this funding opportunity:

Studies focused solely on behaviour change at the individual level, within clinical settings and/or focused on treatment of disease.
Basic science using animal models.
Food science research that pertains to product reformulation.
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

For complete details on this opportunity, please see the full description:

https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=2554&view=currentOpps&type=EXACT&resultCount=25&sort=program&all=1&masterList=true

SSHRC Connection Grant–Changes to Application

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SSHRC is making some changes to the Connection Grants funding opportunity description and the application form, in an effort to streamline the application process. As a result, the form will be unavailable from 8:01 p.m. ET on November 1, 2016 to November 7, 2016.

All Connection Grants applications that are in progress will be again available on November 7, 2016. The following changes will be implemented as of November 7, 2016:

Funding opportunity description:

The description of events has been clarified;
Ineligible activities have been clarified;
Instructions for matching funds and letters of support have been clarified.

Application form:

The Research-Creation Support Material module has been moved up in the application form to avoid confusion with the applicant’s CV.

Please note that after each deadline the application server will be offline for 48 hours and will not be able to accept any additional applications.

CIHR Online Learning Sessions – Fall 2016 Foundation & Project Grant Webinars

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CIHR Foundation Grant: 2016 Stage 1 and Project Grant 2016 Fall Applications Webinars

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is holding a series of Question & Answer webinars on the Foundation Grant: 2016 stage 1 application and the Project Grant Fall 2016 application starting the end of September 2016. These webinars allow both applicants and research administrators the opportunity to ask any outstanding questions they may have about the stage 1 application and a Project Grant application. In advance of the webinar, participants are invited to consult the Foundation Grant Program and Project Grant Fall 2016 web pages, which include updated supporting material and resources to help applicants successfully complete the applications.

Click here to access CIHR’s Facilitated Online Learning Session page to learn more about registering for these webinars, presented in English and French.

CIHR Project Grant – 2nd Live Pilot 2016

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CIHR Project Grant (Scheme) – 2nd Live Pilot (Fall 2016)

Note: See update from CIHR concerning application deadlines and other information on this opportunity

The Project Scheme is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advances health-related knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes. It supports projects with a specific purpose and a defined endpoint. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches. The Project Scheme is expected to:

Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation projects at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization;
Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors;
Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge.

Grant Amounts: Project grant values are commensurate with the requirements of the project proposed and will vary depending on the field, proposed approach and scope of activities. There is currently no cap on Project Scheme grant budgets. CIHR anticipates that Project grants will reflect the wide variety of projects presently funded in various Open grant programs with values ranging from approximately $50,000 to $750,000 per year.

Grant duration: Ranging from 1- 5 years.

Eligibility: CIHR will support a diverse range of projects in all areas of health-related research. Eligible applicants will include one or more independent researchers and/or knowledge users affiliated with an eligible institution. The Project Scheme is accessible to eligible applicants working independently or in teams.

The following timelines are subject to change:

Expected Registration Period: After Sept 1st, 2016 (expected)

CIHR Full Application Deadline: TBD

The Project Scheme Registration and the Full application are submitted on ResearchNet

Applicants will also need to register with CIHR to receive a PIN before submitting an application.

A CIHR Common CV is also required. Visit the CCV site to create your CIHR Common CV. The type of CIHR CV will be listed in the application instructions (when available).

More information on the 2016 Project Scheme 2nd Live Pilot will be posted soon and those details will be added here when they become available.

Get a Handle on New Scholarly Communication Tools

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Since 2013, many scholarly communication tools have come flooding in like an open source tidal wave. In the following blog post from LSE Impact Blog: 101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication: How researchers are getting to grip with the myriad of new tools, the authors discuss the sheer number of scholarly communication tools that have surfaced over the past few years and provide flowcharts and analysis (based on their own survey-based research) to attempt to deduce how researchers are taking advantage of these resources. The authors suggest, “the push for new tools comes from funders (e.g. demanding data archiving of Open Access) but also from researchers themselves that want to capitalize on the possibilities of the internet in collaborating.” The blog post also includes a database of the authors’ findings, which outlines in detail the functions and features of these communication tools.

Information Session–CIHR 2016 Project Grant (1st Live Pilot)

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Western University will be hosting an information session on the upcoming CIHR 2016 Project Scheme, 1st Live Pilot opportunity.

The information session is for any Western and affiliated faculty who are interested in applying for this opportunity.

Date: Thursday, December 10th
Time: 10:00 – 11:00am
Location: Medical Sciences Building, Western Univ. campus, Room 148

Topics covered will include:

Eligibility
Registration and Application processes
- Content overview
- Restrictions and changes
- CV requirements
- Application submission procedures
CIHR adjudication process
Faculty/Departmental, Western and CIHR deadlines
Support and resources

For more information on this funding opportunity, please visit:

CIHR Project Scheme 2016 1st Live Pilot Opportunity

CIHR Project Scheme Registration Deadline: January 18, 2016
Full Application Deadline: March 1, 2016

CIHR Project Scheme 2016-1st Live Pilot Competition

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Scheme Competition (2016 1st Live Pilot) (see below for objectives of this opportunity)

Deadlines:
Brescia Research Officer: 1 week before agency deadline (allow for 2 weeks before if you wish to receive feedback on your application, and/or if you require additional materials or signatures)
CIHR Registration Period: November 16, 2015 through January 18, 2016
Application Deadline: March 1, 2016
Anticipated Notice of Decision: July 15, 2016

All registration and application materials are submitted via ResearchNet

Click here for Project Scheme Registration Instructions

Note:

The list of all participants must remain unchanged between registration and application; CIHR will not allow participants to be added or removed or roles to be changed once a registration is submitted. This is required to ensure a high quality of reviews, enabling CIHR to secure reviewers with the appropriate expertise for applications within the competition timelines. The list of participants will enable potential reviewers to declare any conflicts of interest.
The Complete Summary must remain unchanged between registration and application. The summary of your research proposal will enable CIHR to match applications to reviewers with the appropriate expertise.

Common CV Requirements:

Nominated Principal Applicants, Principal Applicants and Co-Applicants are required to complete a Canadian Common CV (CCV). If you have previously completed a CCV template, please take the time to update your CV information using the new templates in theCanadian Common CV (CCV) or create a new CCV if this is your first application to CIHR.

The roles you select when identifying participants in ResearchNet (Task 1) will determine which CV type is required for each participant:

The Nominated Principal Applicant and all Principal Applicants are required to submit a “CIHR Project Biosketch” CV, whether they are an Independent Researcher or Knowledge User.
All Co-Applicants are required to submit a “Project Scheme Co-Applicant CV”, whether they are an Independent Researcher, Knowledge User or a Trainee.
A CV is not requested for Collaborators.

Objectives of the Project Scheme
The Project Scheme is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes. It supports projects with a specific purpose and a defined endpoint. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches.

The Project Scheme is expected to:

Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation projects at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization;
Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge;
Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors.

Partnered/Integrated Knowledge Translation (iKT) projects: Special consideration
One of the expectations of the Project Scheme is to support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation projects at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization. To support this expectation CIHR will establish a minimum threshold of funded knowledge translation and commercialization projects that include a partnered/iKT approach. Competition processes and peer review for these projects will be fully integrated within the competition as a whole with no additional steps being required on the part of the applicant outside of identifying their application as a partnered/iKT and commercialization project (details can be found in Project Scheme: 2016 1st Live Pilot – Registration Instructions and Project Scheme: 2016 1st Live Pilot – Application Instructions (link to come)).

Funds Available
CIHR’s financial contributions for the Project Scheme are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR funding levels not be available, or be decreased due to unforeseen circumstances.

The combined total amount available for CIHR’s 2015-16 Open Grant Programs (Foundation Scheme: 2015 2nd Live Pilot, Project Scheme: 2016 1st Live Pilot and Project Scheme: 2016 2nd Live Pilot) is approximately $500M.
The number of grants expected to be funded for this Project Scheme competition will depend on the application pressure, requested grant amount and duration and peer review recommendations.
Based on historical modeling, it is expected that most Project grant budget requests will fall within a range of $50K to $750K per annum and the grant durations will range between approximately 1 to 5 years. Project grant funding levels will be commensurate with need, which is expected to vary by research field, research approach, and scope of project activities.

Partner Participation
The Project Scheme has no formal requirements for partnering, however, depending on the nature of the research project a commitment (cash or in-kind) from interested or engaged knowledge user(s) or other partners may be reasonably expected by peer reviewers.

Research Areas
The Project Scheme is open to applicants in all areas of health research that are aligned with the CIHR mandate: “To excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system”.

Brescia Research Grant Workshop–Focus on Knowledge Mobilization & Translation

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You’re invited to attend a Brescia research grant workshop with a special focus on knowledge mobilization (KMb) and knowledge translation (KT). KMb and/or KT strategies (ideas, activities, partners, plans, etc.) are often required to be developed during the research grant proposal stage (for example, SSHRC and CIHR applications), as well as through the lifecycle of a research project (integrated, and end-of-grant). Kmb/KT strategies are key components of engaged research.

When: Tuesday, November 17^th, 2015Time: 11:30 – 1:00pm
Where: Brescia UC, Mother St. James Bldg, Room 136

Areas of focus in this workshop include:

Gaining a better understanding of KMb and KT concepts and strategies;
Incorporating KMb / KT into the research grant process (integrated and end-of-grant);
KMb / KT related funding opportunities; and
Success stories: KMb/KT research grant case studies/examples.

Questions about this session can be directed to Elizabeth Russell-Minda, Research Officer: elizabeth.minda[at]uwo.ca

Getting the Research Out There – Knowledge Mobilization, Translation and Dissemination

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All Tri-Council granting agencies (SSHRC, CIHR and NSERC) require applicants to include knowledge dissemination plans within their applications for research funding. Other non-Tri-Council sponsors may also require knowledge dissemination plans to be included in the application. Knowledge dissemination takes on various forms: Knowledge mobilization (KMb) is the standard term used by SSHRC, Knowledge Translation (KT) is commonly used by CIHR, and NSERC has been known to use both terms interchangeably. Differences do exist between KD concepts, but all have a common goal in moving research from the “lab” to the social sphere through direct communication and exchange between researchers and the public. KMb/KT/KD is typically carried out through reports, policies, practice, meetings, and conferences. But research findings can be communicated and disseminated in many other creative and non-traditional ways. Internet-based communications and social media channels have created additional (and immediate) avenues for getting research findings out to a wider audience.

Examples of KMb/KT include:

publications (e.g., journal articles, books);
events such as workshops and conferences;
teaching curricula; and/or
various forms of knowledge synthesis and networking.

If feasible, research results should be made available to the public through websites, databases, or institutional repositories in accordance with many Tri-Council Open Access policies.

KT/KMb/KD plans do not have to be formulaic. They can be integrated as a part of the proposed research study, and as part of an “end of study” dissemination plan, or both.