Catalyst Grant : SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with Unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 8th, November 2018
External Deadline: Wednesday 14th, November 2018
Description
The Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) is a national coalition of federal, provincial and territorial partners (patients and informal caregivers, provincial health authorities, academic health centres, charities, philanthropic organizations, private sector, etc.) dedicated to the integration of research into care.
Clinical trials are one of the elements of SPOR that responds to its goals to strengthen organizational, regulatory and financial support for clinical studies in Canada, and enhance patient and clinician engagement in research. Under this element, the Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT) initiative aims to build capacity and increase the intensity of iCT research. iCTs use designs that are alternative to traditional Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) with application in areas ranging from product development to health system improvement.
Research Areas
CIHR will provide funding for innovative clinical trials that have a primary focus in the areas of:
- comparative effectiveness research; and/or
- implementation science research.
Working with other SPOR-funded entities
Applicants are encouraged to engage with other SPOR-funded entities to strengthen collaboration and maximize usage of available resources.
Funds Available
CIHR and partner(s) financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR or partner(s) funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR and partner(s) reserve the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions to grants received as a result of this funding opportunity.
- The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $1,000,000, enough to fund approximately ten (10) grants. The maximum amount per grant is $100,000 for up to one year.
- This funding opportunity does NOT require 1:1 matching of CIHR funds.
Additional program details are available on CIHR’s website.