Janeway Foundation’s 2019 Research Awards
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with Unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 11th, July 2019
External Deadline: Wednesday 17th, July 2019
Description
The Janeway Research Advisory Committee is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the Janeway Foundation’s 2018 Research Awards. These awards support research which has the potential to improve children’s health care in Newfoundland and Labrador. Clinical, epidemiologic, basic science, and translational projects are eligible.
This year’s research grants will be awarded in two categories: independent investigators are eligible for awards up to $15,000, and trainees (including medical residents, graduate students, and undergraduate students of Memorial University) are eligible for awards up to $6000.
Please see the committee’s terms of reference for more information about the awards (Attached).
Complete and signed applications must be received by:
4:30 PM, Wednesday, July 17th, 2018
Applications must include either the independent investigator cover page or the trainee cover page (attached), depending on the category of award being applied for, and complete contact information for the applicant (phone, mail address, and email address).
Applications from independent investigators must include a project proposal of no more than five pages (excluding references), a one page budget and justification, and a current CV from the principal applicant. The project proposal should include the following sections: A) Background and rationale; B) Research objectives; C) Experimental Design and Methods; D) Relevance to children’s health in Newfoundland and Labrador; E) Implications for future research; and F) Project timeline.
Applications from trainees must include a project proposal of no more than five pages (excluding references), a one page budget and justification, and a current CV from the trainee. The project proposal should include the following sections: A) Background and rationale; B) Research objectives; C) Experimental Design and Methods; D) Relevance to children’s health in Newfoundland and Labrador; E) Relevance to the applicant’s training; and F) Project timeline.
Each application should be submitted as a single PDF file, with the completed cover page scanned into the application. Files should be sent to Dr. Rana Aslanova, research manager for the Janeway Pediatric Research Unit, at Rana.Aslanova@med.mun.ca.
Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed for this year’s competitions.
The detailed information and forms can also be found at the Janeway Pediatric Research Unit’s website: http://www.med.mun.ca/JPRU/Janeway-Research-Advisory-Committee.aspx
Downloads
Janeway-Foundation - Indepedent Researcher Award Cover Page
Janeway-Foundation - Trainee Award Cover Page