NL SUPPORT Clinician / Allied Health Professional-Led research grants

 
These guidelines are also available as a .pdf here

Details

Total Maximum Amount: $10,000
Duration: 12 months maximum
Grants available: 10 per fiscal year (1^st April to 31^st March)
FIVE more grants will be awarded this fall. Applications due by September 30.

Purpose & General Guidelines

NL SUPPORT underwent an external evaluation in Fall 2016, part of the feedback from this evaluation was that small grants should be made available to support clinician and allied health professional researchers across the province in undertaking small patient-oriented quality improvement, evaluation or research projects.  This fund has been set up to provide that support.

NL SUPPORT will award a maximum of $30,000 in 2016 – 2017 and $100,000 in 2017 – 2018, with a funding cap of $10,000 per grant.  The grant applications will be assessed by the Translational and Personalized Medicine Initiative (TPMI) Executive on a first come first served basis throughout the time period, 1^st January 2017 – 31^st March 2017 (Total $30,000 available) and 1^st April 2017 – 31^st March 2018 (total $100,000 available, $50,000 between 1^st April 2017 and 30^th September 2017 and $50,000 between 1^st October 2017 and 31^st March 2018). 

Applicants will be informed via email of the outcome of the assessment.

Grant funds will be released only upon the receipt of a letter of approval from the appropriate ethics review committee.  Once an application has been funded, major changes in the project design will require prior approval from the TPMI executive.  Grant funds will be issued by way of Letter of Agreement issued to the Host Institution.

An applicant may only apply for one clinician / allied health professional led grant per fiscal year.
 

Eligibility

Applicants must be a clinician or allied health professional employed within a research or health or community care institution in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Selection Criteria for POR Grants
 
Applications for clinician / allied health professional led research grants will be judged according to the following selection criteria:

• Incorporation of patients as partners rather than subjects throughout the project’s lifecycle;
• Expertise and research experience; and past contributions to patient-oriented research and related fields
• Merit of the proposal, based on:  potential for meaningful real world outcomes, quality and clarity of research question, originality, potential contribution to patient-oriented research, scalability of the proposed work , relevance to health-related decision-making, systems improvement or positive patient impacts, value to the healthcare system
• Clarity of presentation and appropriateness of design and research plan, feasibility of the proposed work and appropriateness and justification of the budget.

Eligible Costs

 
The funds are to be used for eligible expenses directly related to the research and in accordance with the Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide – Use of Grant Funds (http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/FinancialAdminGuide-GuideAdminFinancier/FundsUse-UtilisationSubventions_eng.asp). 
 

Role of NL SUPPORT

The NL SUPPORT team will make available to applicants and grant holders as needed support services in the areas of; patient engagement, biostatistics and methods development.
 

Host Institutions

Institutions that employ holders of clinician / allied health professional led research grants are called host institutions. Signatures are required from host institution representatives on all grant applications. By signing, host institutions agree to accept the responsibilities outlined below on behalf of their grant-holding employees:
 

• Acceptance of the terms and conditions as outlined in Awards Guide and Letter of Agreement
• The financial administration of the grants
• Reporting to NL SUPPORT any change in the funding recipient’s status that may affect the fulfillment of their research commitment, for example resignation or termination
• Submission of an annual financial statement (Form 300), (a copy of which will be included in the Letter of Agreement) with back up documentation (receipts etc.), covering the period from April 1 to March 31 for each award or grant; the statement(s) are due no later than May 1 of each year

 

Grantee – Reporting Requirements

In addition to providing the required financial reporting information, the successful grantees will be required to:
 

• Provide a 6 month progress report
• Provide an end of study report
• Present their research findings at the TPMI scientific or community day held in the Fall.

 

Required Information from applicants 

Applicants are requested to provide a three page summary maximum (letter size, single spaced, arial 10 font, 2cm margins) of their proposal using the following headings:
 

• Title
• Study lead
• Study team
• Project Summary
• Population
• Patient engagement
• Design
• Intervention
• Timeline
• Budget
• Budget justification

 
In addition to the above information applicants must provide confirmation that any required research clearance(s) are in place, or a timeline for submission to the appropriate committee for review.  Awards will not be released until applicable documentation has been received by NL Support.
           
The application must be signed by the study lead and a letter of support provided by the host institution confirming that they will accept the responsibilities outlined in the section role of host institutions.
 

Submission

Once complete the application should be submitted to Catherine Street, Director of NL SUPPORT at Catherine.street@med.mun.ca  the email should be titled Clinician / allied health professional led research grants application – name of study lead, date submitted