NL Support Health Professional-led Research/Evaluation Funding
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: RIS Review not required
External Deadline: Tuesday 20th, October 2026
Description
Applications from Units at Memorial University will follow a Unit Submitted Process within the Researcher Portal
The purpose of the Health Professional-led Research Funding is to develop patient-oriented research and evaluation capacity amongst health professionals and to enable the creation of learning cycles in health and social care in Newfoundland and Labrador. We anticipate running two competitions per financial year and up to five grants will be funded per annum.
Applications for Health Professional-led Research Funding will be judged according to the following selection criteria by a review committee comprised of NL SUPPORT/Quality of Care NL staff, health professionals and patient/public partners:
- * Incorporation of patients/members of the public as partners rather than subjects throughout the project’s lifecycle;
- * Expertise and research experience, and past contributions to patient-oriented research and related fields;
* Merit of the proposal, based on:
– Potential for meaningful real-world outcomes and application to a learning cycle component of the Learning Health and Social System in Newfoundland and Labrador
– Quality and clarity of research/evaluation question
– Originality
– Potential contribution to patient-oriented research
– Scalability of the proposed work
– Relevance to health-related decision-making
– Systems improvement or positive patient impacts
– Value to the health care systemConsiderations for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Sex and – Gender-Based Analysis Plus (EDI/SGBA+)
* Clarity of presentation and appropriateness of design and research/evaluation plan
* Feasibility of the proposed work
* Appropriateness and justification of the budget
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. Newfoundland Time on October 20th, 2026.
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