CRA (CIORA)-AS Clinician Investigator Award
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with Unit
Memorial Deadline: Wednesday 9th, May 2018
External Deadline: Monday 14th, May 2018
Description
Due to the terms of the program, interested applicants must contact their Associate Deans or Grant Facilitators prior to initiating an application. A letter of support from the applicant’s institution is required, detailing the following: any “top up” funds for salary; confirmation that the applicant will spend at least 70% of their time in research activities; the extent to which the applicant will be exempted from teaching or clinical responsibilities (“protected time”); and office and lab space, as well as any other institutional resources to be provided. The letter of support should also confirm at least an additional 2 year commitment to the applicant beyond the two years provided by this award.
The CRA (CIORA)-AS Clinician Investigator Award is intended to provide new clinician investigators, within 5 years of a full time clinical faculty appointment, with what would usually be their first opportunity, upon completion of post graduate training, to demonstrate their ability to initiate and carry out independent research of clear relevance to arthritis, before becoming involved in carrying out the full clinical, teaching and research duties expected of a regular member of the university staff.
Awardees are expected to complete a research project during the term of this salary award. The proposed project must be of clear relevance to rheumatic diseases and be aligned with one or more of the research pillars under the Canadian Initiative for Outcomes in Rheumatology Care (CIORA) grant program.
- Awareness/Advocacy/Education
- Health Economics/Sustainability of Health Care/Quality Improvement
- Early Access for rheumatic diseases Patients
- Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams
Please visit the CRA website for a full description of this award. The deadline date is May 14, 2018 at 5:00 pm EST.