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Funding Opportunities

Researchers at Vancouver Coastal Health Research have many opportunities to obtain funding from a variety of sources. 

VCH Research holds an annual internal funding competition for both individual investigators and teams of investigators. External funding opportunities are many, including federal and provincial granting organizations, disease specific organizations and various foundations. Researchers are encouraged to access as many of these sources as possible.

External Competitions

Funding Agencies and Deadlines

See UBC Office of Research Services (ORS) for an updated list of external funding agencies and deadlines. www.ors.ubc.ca/funding/deadlines.htm

This calendar lists the most commonly held grants at UBC and their associated deadlines. The listings are collaboratively maintained and updated by granting experts in ORS and across UBC.

CIHR Operating Grants 2013

This guide includes detailed instructions to apply for a CIHR Operating Grant (March 2013).

Other UBC Funding Support

UBC Office of Research Services (ORS) also provides the following assistance

Visit the pages in this section http://www.ors.ubc.ca/contents/funding learn more about the many resources available to researchers, including:

  1. A Calendar of Funding Deadlines maintained by ORS, which lists the current and upcoming funding opportunities that are most frequently applied to by UBC researchers;
  2. The Grant Facilitation Network, a network of granting experts distributed across the faculties who offer varying levels of support from accounting to grant writing to strategic planning;
  3. Proposal development support from staff in the Office of Research Services, Support Programs to Advance Research Capacity (SPARC) Office, and VP Research & International Office; and
  4. Regular funding workshops tailored to specific disciplines and funding opportunities.

Other Funding Opportunities

Related Research Links

Internal Competitions

Investigators Awards

The purpose of this competition is to promote excellence and build health research capacity through peer-reviewed salary support awards for investigators located at VGH, UBC Hospital and G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre.

Team Grants

This competition builds health research capacity at Vancouver Coastal Health by supporting practice-based research projects across VCH that are directly relevant to current health care issues within VCH and based on the collaboration between health care providers and experienced researchers.

Sidhoo Fund

The purpose of the Ajaib (Jab) and Nirmal (Munni) Sidhoo Charities Fund is to support and strengthen the training, continuing education, and collaborative work of young researchers working at VGH and UBC Hospital in the areas of Diabetes or Urology. As participation at scientific conferences is an important activity in the development of a research career, this competition will support VCH Research Institute research trainees to present at an international conference.

Clinical Research Unit Pilot Study Competition (Grant In-Kind Services)

VCH Research Institute’s Clinical Research Unit (CRU) is providing grant-in-kind clinical research services to assist with two studies through its Pilot Study Competition.

Research Challenge

The VCH Research Challenge is designed to support point-of-care staff who do not have research experience. It provides information, mentorship and funding to help new researchers and knowledge seekers learn how to conduct a clinical practice project that will improve care. Therefore eligible teams must include at least one member who is a point-of-care practitioner (DC-1 level for nursing; Grade 1 or 2 for allied health)

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