Janeway Foundation’s 2026 Research Awards
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Tuesday 7th, July 2026
External Deadline: Friday 10th, July 2026
Description
The Janeway Research Advisory Committee (JRAC) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the Janeway Foundation’s 2026 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 $30,000)
• Medical residents, masters level graduate students, and undergraduate students (eligible for awards up to $7,000)
• Doctoral level graduate students (eligible for awards up to $9,000)
Please see the committee’s terms of reference for more information about the awards (attached).
Important deadlines:
Complete and signed applications must be sent to JRAC@mun.ca and received by: 4:30 PM, Friday, July 10, 2026 (see further explanation below).
The due date for the required RIS general application in the MUN Researcher
Portal: 5pm, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
Please check with your faculty/unit for their internal deadlines which will be in advance of the above. The internal Faculty of Medicine deadline: 10am, Monday, July 6, 2026.
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 RIS 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 RIS. This PDF file should be sent to Dr. Paul Dancey, Chair, Janeway Research Advisory Committee, at JRAC@mun.ca.
Downloads
Janeway-Foundation-Trainee-Award-Cover-Page
Janeway-Foundation-Indepedent-Researcher-Award-Cover-Page