INMD Early Career Researcher Partnership Prize (2022/2023)

Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery

Deadlines

Academic Unit: inquire with unit

Memorial Deadline: Thursday 27th, October 2022

External Deadline: Tuesday 1st, November 2022

Description

Applications accepted on an ongoing basis until November 1, 2022

INMD supports research to enhance health in relation to diet, digestion, excretion, and metabolism; and to address causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, support systems, and palliation for a wide range of conditions and problems associated with hormone, digestive system, kidney, and liver function. The INMD Early Career Researcher (ECR) Partnership Prize will support ECR Prizes awarded by Partner Organizations (voluntary health sector organizations such as non- profit organizations, professional organizations and registered charities) that recognize outstanding research relevant to the Institute’s mandate. INMD will fund a maximum amount for a single prize of $2,500 per Partner Organization. For information on INMD, please refer to the INMD website and INMD Strategic Plan 2021-2026.

Successful applicants (Partner Organizations, NOT individuals) will be notified within 9 weeks of application submissions. Funds will be released upon verification of awardees by the Partner Organization(s).

Eligibility

To be eligible for this competition, the ECR awardee must:

1. 1. Be engaged in health research relevant to the mandate of INMD;
2. 2. Meet the definition of an Early Career Researcher, as defined by CIHR¹ or the Partner organization.

The Partner Organization submitting the application package must:

1. 1. Be from the voluntary health sector (e.g., a health charity, professional organization, or non-profit organization).
2. 2. Submit only one nomination per fiscal year for an Early Career Researcher Partnership Prize.
3. 3. Run a fair competition with open and transparent criteria for selecting the recipient of the prize.
4. 4. Acknowledge CIHR-INMD in the title of the award (e.g. the “CIHR-INMD – (partner name) Early Career Researcher Partnership Prize”.
5. 5. Provide the entire amount of CIHR funding for this prize to the successful recipient.
7. For more information about this funding opportunity, please contact:

   Christine Dhara
   Business Officer
   CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
   christine.dhara@sickkids.ca

8. For more information click here.

Funding Sources

Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)