Funding
Opportunity: Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant - Global Health
This program is
to assist Canadian researchers in exploring, developing and/or establishing new
collaborations with researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). These one-time
grants support Canadian participation in the initial (pre-research) stages of
cooperation and developmental activities designed to lead to new collaborations
in global health research and its application.
Please note that
this program does not support ongoing research projects.
Funder:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Value: $25,000
Allowable
Costs:
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.
The full
application must provide a detailed justification of all costs.
Expenses
eligible for support through the Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant
program include:
·
Costs associated with planning, publication, translation, and/or
dissemination;
·
Fees or honoraria for the preparation of background documents
(e.g., environmental scan).
For
meetings funded through the Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant program,
the following expenses are eligible for support:
·
Travel and accommodation for participants;
·
Meeting rooms and associated meeting costs (e.g., audio-visual
equipment, videoconferences);
·
Hospitality costs (non-alcoholic refreshments or meals);
·
Modest honoraria (up to $500 CAD) for guest experts.
The
following costs are not eligible for support through the Meetings,
Planning and Dissemination Grant program:
·
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.
Instructions & Application Form:
http://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/viewOpportunityDetails.do?prog=456&&view=currentOpps&org=CIHR&type=AND&resultCount=25&sort=program&all=1&masterList=true
Deadline:
October 1, 2008
For further information and
support please contact Deb Houston (Health
Research Facilitator, Email: deb.houston@usask.ca)
or Le Li (International Research Facilitator, Email: le.li@usask.ca)