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Investigator Awards

The Investigator Awards promote excellence and build health research capacity by offering financial support to help clinician-scientist investigators reduce clinical commitments and focus on advancing their research programs.

Eligibility

There are two categories of Investigator Awards: Mentored Clinician-Scientist and Clinician-Scientist. These awards are aimed at clinician-scientists located at Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health Community, UBC Hospital or GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, who want to reduce their clinical practice commitments in order to continue developing their research careers as independent investigators.

Please see the Investigator Award Guidelines for detailed eligibility requirements.

Deadlines

Registration deadline: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 by 4:00pm (PT) 

Register

Application deadline: Monday, December 9, 2024 by 4:00pm (PT)

Submit Application

Registration is mandatory for this competition. Complete applications must be received by the time specified or they will not be accepted.

Applicants are encouraged to attend a one-on-one grant development session the week of November 18 to 22, 2024. 

Forms and Guidelines

  • Guidelines 
  • Application Instructions
  • Research Module 
  • Statement of Understanding
  • Mentorship Plan 
  • Biographical Sketch*

For applicants with a University of British Columbia (UBC) appointment: 

  • Please complete the UBC Research Project Information Form (RPIF). Instructions on how to complete the RPIF can be found here.
  • The applicant is responsible for obtaining the Academic Department Head and Faculty Dean’s signature. Please contact your Department to determine the turnaround time to obtain your Academic Head’s signature.
  • Please complete the UBC Request for Dean's Approval Form.
  • To obtain the Faculty of Medicine Dean’s signature, please send the RPIF and required supporting documents to fom.grantapprovals@ubc.ca; for all other non-signature related inquiries, please contact Evelina Tolstykh, research awards and funding officer at evelina.tolstykh@ubc.ca.

*Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is now using a Biographical Sketch for all internal award funding opportunities. See the instructions on how to complete this part of the application.

Funding Partners

VCHRI partners with the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation on the Investigator Awards.

Contact

Krista Glowacki

Research Awards Lead

krista.glowacki@vch.ca

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