The Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) Research Challenge is designed to support Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) point-of-care staff who do not have research experience to consider a practice area that might be improved and create a research project to discover how best to improve it.
The Research Challenge will:
- Provide information, mentorship and funding for you
- Help you to learn about research and conduct your own clinical practice project
- Answer a question you have about your clinical practice
Eligibility
Each team must include at least one point-of-care staff member. All team leaders must be 0.5 or greater FTE at VCH for at least one year (full-time or part-time).
Deadlines
Registration and applications must be submitted through the Survey Monkey Apply portal. All applicants will be required to register for a Survey Monkey Apply account to complete this application.
Deadlines are below:
- Registration deadline: Monday, November 10, 2025 by 4:00pm (PT)
- Application deadline: Monday, February 23, 2026 by 4:00pm (PT)
Registration is mandatory for this competition and is a two-step process. All applicants must register for a Survey Monkey Apply account (or use a CWL to login), then complete the registration form. Completed applications must be received via the online submission link by the times specified or they will not be accepted.
Applicants are encouraged to attend a one-on-one grant development session the week of December 8 to 12, 2025.
Forms and Guidelines
The following documents are available to support offline application development. Please note that these templates cannot be used for application submission. Applications must be submitted online through the Survey Monkey Apply portal.
*VCHRI is now using a biographical sketch for all internal award funding opportunities. See the instructions on how to complete this section of the application.
Funding Partners
VCHRI partners with VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, Richmond Hospital Foundation, Lions Gate Hospital Foundation and Organ Donation and Transplant Research Foundation of British Columbia on the Research Challenge.