New Investigator Grant

Eligibility

Applicants must be within six (6) years of their first academic appointment and in a recognised Canadian institution at the application deadline date, and documentation must be provided from the institution to show that the applicant has been appointed to a salaried position that will continue for the duration of the grant. The six-year stipulation may be extended if the appointment was interrupted by a significant medical or maternity
leave of absence. Proposals are invited in all areas of research that are relevant to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Applications for the New Investigator Grant are not permitted to include co- investigators. Collaborators may be listed.

The ASRP will provide up to $200,000 for a period of up to four (4) years. These grants are not renewable. The grant is strictly to support the research project operating costs. Recipients of past ASRP Young/New Investigator grants are ineligible to apply for a New Investigator Operating Grant.

Summary

The New Investigator Operating Grant is a prestigious funding opportunity designed to help launch the careers of outstanding researchers who are entering their first phase of an academic appointment. The intent is to help the grantee establish his/her laboratory and generate enough preliminary data to support fully competitive research grant proposals in national and international funding competitions.

Submission Process

Submit your complete application, along with the fully approved RMS record by the final internal deadline of NOON, November 1. Please note this is a hard deadline. Exceptions will only be made with approval of your faculty Associate Dean (Research).

Once your application has been reviewed, and approved, RSO will return any required agency signature page(s) to you for submission to the agency through it's Online portal, by 5pm ET on November 4th, 2022 (3PM Mountain Time)

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.