Issue 224
Contents
1) Program Related Information
a) CIHR commits to Project Grant changes based on research community recommendations
b) Final update from Dr. Paul Kubes, Chair of the CIHR Peer Review Working Group
2) Funding Opportunities
a) Funding opportunities posted between August 31 and September 22, 2016 by CIHR and its partners
3) College of Reviewers
a) New appointment to the College of Reviewers
4) Peer Review
a) Interim Iterative Peer Review Process for Indigenous Health Research Applications in the Fall 2016 Project Grant Competition
b) List of peer reviewers for most recent Foundation Grant and Project Grant competitions now available
5) Upcoming Webinars
a) Reminder: Question and Answer webinars on the Fall 2016 Project Grant application and the 2016-2017 Foundation Grant stage 1 application
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1) Program Related Information
a) CIHR commits to Project Grant changes based on research community recommendations
CIHR is implementing changes to the Project Grant peer review process. The changes will reflect the recommendations of the Peer Review Working Group and discussions from the July 13 Working Meeting participants. CIHR is also implementing a new and distinct iterative peer review process for Indigenous health research applications, which is being designed with members of the Indigenous health research community. Read more
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b) Final update from Dr. Paul Kubes, Chair of the CIHR Peer Review Working Group
The CIHR Peer Review Working Group has held three two-hour teleconferences since my last update, and as our work wraps up, I wanted to provide the research community with an overview of the outcomes of our discussions … The majority of members have agreed to a key set of recommendations for improving the peer review process for the upcoming Project Grant competition. CIHR has committed to taking these recommendations under consideration and providing updates on their implementation. Read more
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a) Funding opportunities posted between August 31 and September 22, 2016 by CIHR and its partners
i) The following is a list of funding opportunities which CIHR and its partners posted between August 31 and September 22, 2016.
To view these opportunities, please use the CIHR Funding Opportunity Database.
Simply select the opportunity from the list which is sorted alphabetically.
* Master's Award: 2016-2017
* Operating Grant: CCHS – Nutrition Analysis
* Operating Grant: Health Effects of the Alberta Wildfires
* Operating Grant: Improved Immunization Coverage Initiative
* Operating Grant: PHSI for Cancer Control
* Other: Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants
ii) The funding opportunity listed below is located on CIHR’s website.
* Call for nominations for the CIHR-ICRH/CTS Distinguished Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences Award
Please refer to the Contact Information section of the funding opportunity if you have additional questions about the funding opportunity.
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a) New appointment to the College of Reviewers
CIHR is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Louise Potvin, Professor at the Université de Montréal, as a College Chair. She joins the fifteen other College Chairs appointed earlier this summer. Read more
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a) Interim Iterative Peer Review Process for Indigenous Health Research Applications in the Fall 2016 Project Grant Competition
CIHR is working with a Reference Group on Appropriate Review Practices for Indigenous Health Research to implement an interim iterative peer review process for applications relevant to Indigenous Health for the Fall 2016 Project Grant competition. Read more
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b) List of peer reviewers for most recent Foundation Grant and Project Grant competitions now available
Every year, thousands of research applications are evaluated by reviewers who are experts in the same field. Their recommendations are used by CIHR to make funding decisions. The list of reviewers who made the most recent Foundation Grant and the Project Grant competitions possible is now available. View list of Peer Review committee memberships
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a) Reminder: Question and Answer webinars on the Fall 2016 Project Grant application and the 2016-2017 Foundation Grant stage 1 application
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is holding a series of English and French Question and Answer webinars:
* Foundation Grant: 2016 stage 1 application (beginning Thursday, September 22)
* Project Grant: Fall 2016 application (beginning Monday, September 26)
These webinars afford both applicants and research administrators the opportunity to pose any outstanding questions they may have about the stage 1 application.
To see the complete webinar schedule for both programs, to register to a session and for more information, please visit the CIHR Learning activities and resources webinar page. Please note that additional French sessions were added.
For more information, please contact the CIHR Contact Centre at: support@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
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CIHR Wants to Hear from You
Absence does not make the heart grow fonder – CIHR wants to hear from you as much as possible. There is a wonderful story to tell about the results and benefits of health research in Canada, but we need your help to truly make this a page turner. And, we need to keep telling this story. So, we encourage you to let us know when you have or, better still, are close to publishing the results of research funded by CIHR. Please drop us a line at mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.
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Contact Information
CIHR welcomes your questions and feedback and is committed to responding to your requests promptly.
Please direct all inquiries to the CIHR Contact Centre. Officers are available Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET and until 8 p.m. ET on deadline days.
Contact Centre
Telephone: 613-954-1968
Toll Free: 1-888-603-4178
support@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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