Allied Health Kidney Research Grants

Eligibility

The KFOC defines a Nominated Principal Applicant as an individual who:
• is an independent researcher
• is an allied health professional
• will be responsible for the direction of the proposed activities; and
• will assume the administrative and financial responsibility for the grant or award; and
• will receive all related correspondence from the KFOC.

The KFOC defines a Principal Applicant as an individual who shares responsibility for the direction of the proposed activities. Please note that all Principal applicants must be allied health professionals.

A (Nominated) Principal Applicant is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident (e.g., a person who has been granted admission to Canada as an immigrant) who is an independent researcher and allied health professional. Exception: Applicants with the necessary educational qualifications who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents may be (Nominated) Principal Applicants if they are employed or can provide evidence that they will be employed (at the time the grant begins,) by an eligible Canadian Institution (please see the CIHR list of eligible institutions: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/36374.html) in a position that permits them to engage in independent research activities for the duration of the grant. Note that an independent researcher is someone who is autonomous regarding their research activities (e.g., not a trainee, not a post-doctoral fellow, not a research assistant, and not under the supervision of another person who is directing the research).

Principal Applicants (NPA and any other principal applicant) must hold an appointment, usually an employment relationship, with an eligible institution (please see the CIHR list of eligible institutions: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/36374.html). This appointment:
• Is the major research appointment of the (Nominated) Principal Applicant;
• Allows the (Nominated) Principal Applicant to pursue the proposed research project, to
supervise trainees, and to publish the results of the research; and
• Obliges the (Nominated) Principal Applicant to conform to institutional policies concerning the conduct of research, the supervision of research trainees and the employment of staff paid from the KFOC grant.

(Nominated) Principal Applicants may not receive a salary, a stipend or an honorarium from a KFOC research grant.

Summary

The purpose of the Allied Health Kidney Research Grant is to encourage allied health professionals to pursue research relevant to the areas of nephrology and organ donation, including clinical, health services, social, cultural, environmental and population health research. To be eligible for this grant the principal applicant must be an allied health professional.

The grant can be awarded for up to two years. The project must have a clearly demonstrated relevance and outcome relevant to our mission, and the research must be carried out in Canada.

Overhead

Not applicable

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

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.

Submission Instructions

1. Complete Full Application on the Proposal Central system and download a preview copy as pdf
2. To initiate internal approvals, complete the Pre-Award/Application record in RMS (https://research.ucalgary.ca/conduct-research/additional-resources/resea...), attach the pdf preview of your completed Application, and submit for approvals from your department head and/or faculty Associate Dean (Research). *Important: when submitting in RMS, please ensure that you allow time for academic approvals prior to the Research Services review deadline of 12:00pm on October 27, 2023
3. Once these approvals are obtained, RMS will automatically forward the Application record to Research Services for institutional review and approval.
4. Research Services will review, provide feedback (by email) if necessary, and will provide the institutional approval. If digital or wet-ink signatures are required, we will provide the capping institutional signature and will advise when ready.
5. Full Applications, including any supplementary documentation, should be submitted to the agency via the portal on November 1, 2023 by 9:59PM Mountain Time