Women’s Heart and Brain Health Chair Awards – Full Application

Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery

Deadlines

Academic Unit: Inquire with Unit

Memorial Deadline: Tuesday 24th, April 2018

External Deadline: Friday 27th, April 2018

Description

Heart disease and stroke are a leading cause of death and disability among Canadian women. In fact, most Canadian women have at least one risk factor for heart disease and stroke – yet many women are not aware of this threat and do not know how to recognize the symptoms until it is too late. In comparison to non-Indigenous women, Indigenous women have a higher cardiovascular disease mortality rate. The Canadian Federal Budget 2016 provides for an investment of $5 million over five years to Heart & Stroke to support with its partners, targeted research on women’s heart and brain health and to promote collaboration between research institutions across the country.

Through this initiative, Heart & Stroke, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health and Institute of Gender and Health, and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF) will support up to four (4) investigators who demonstrate long-term commitment to women’s heart and brain health. Policies, programs and interventions that take into consideration the study of vulnerable populations and special populations are strongly encouraged. The Chairs are focused on Research Themes 3 (Health Services Research) and 4 (Social, Cultural, Environmental, and Population Health Research).
Up to four grants are available, one each to support a single:

– Chair in Indigenous Women’s Heart and Brain Health – (early career)
– Chair in Indigenous Women’s Heart and Brain Health – (mid-career)
– Chair in Women’s Heart and Brain Health – (early career)
– Chair in Women’s Heart and Brain Health – (mid-career)

Funds Available

Heart & Stroke and its partners will support successful applications with a maximum of $150,000 /year for up to five (5) years to undertake a program of research. The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $3.375 million dollars enough to fund up to four (4) Chairs.

Timelines

28 February 2018 (16:00 EST): Expression of Interest/Registration Submission Deadline
27 April 2018 (16:00 EDT): Full application submission deadline
June 2018: Announcement of Funding Decisions
01 July 2018: Funding Start Date

Expression of Interest Submission Deadline

In order to be considered for the 2018 Women’s Heart and Brain Health Chair Awards, a completed Expression of Interest, along with the Principal Investigator’s Common CV MUST be received by the Heart & Stroke by 16:00 ET on 28 February 2018 via email to research@heartandstroke.ca.

For further details surrounding this exciting new initiative, please visit the Heart & Stroke website