Janeway Foundation’s 2022 Research Awards
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Monday 18th, July 2022
External Deadline: Thursday 21st, July 2022
Description
The Janeway Research Advisory Committee (JRAC) is pleased to announce that it is now
accepting applications for the Janeway Foundation’s 2022 Research Awards. These awards
support research which has the potential to improve children’s health care in Newfoundland and
Labrador.
This year’s research grants will be awarded in the following three categories.
• Independent Investigators (eligible for awards up to $15,000)
• Medical residents, masters level graduate students, and undergraduate students (eligible
for awards up to $6000)
• Doctoral level graduate students (eligible for awards up to $8000)
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, Thursday, July 21, 2022
Due date for RGCS general application in MUN Researcher Portal is Friday, July 18, 2022.
Please check with your faculty/unit for their internal deadlines.
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.
All grant applications must be submitted via the MUN Researcher Portal for both faculty
level and institutional level approval by RGCS prior to submission to the Janeway
Foundation Grant competition. Each application should be submitted as a single PDF file,
with the completed cover page scanned into the application and an institutional approval
from the RGCS. This PDF file should be sent to JF.Awards@mun.ca.
See attached documents for more information.