Epilepsy Canada New Investigator Award

Eligibility

Applicant must be a new investigator, as defined below, at the date of the application deadline.
New investigator is defined as:

Holding an appointment to a Canadian University or Hospital Institution and within five years of their first academic appointment. Academic appointment is defined as an appointment that allows an individual to apply for research grants as an independent investigator.

Researchers may contact us with questions regarding eligibility at epilepsy@epilepsy.ca or 1-877-734-0873.

Summary

Epilepsy Canada seeks to promote the careers of new investigators to foster the growth of epilepsy research in Canada. This grant is intended to provide funding to allow more junior investigators to become competitive with more senior investigators in future granting opportunities. Researchers may propose basic or clinical studies, but this award mechanism is not intended to support clinical trials. Research that involves collaboration and a multidisciplinary approach is desirable. We encourage studies that will provide new directions for epilepsy therapy, prevention and, ultimately, a cure and that will allow applicants to collect the data necessary to support grant applications to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research or similar granting agency. Requests may be made for up to $75,000 CDN for one year.

Pre-application deadlines

RSO internal deadline

Pre-application program deadline

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.

Applications to Epilepsy Canada are via proposalCENTRAL.

LOI Stage:

1. Visit https://proposalcentral.com/default.asp
2. Login, or create a new account for first-time users.
3. Select the “Grant Opportunities” tab.
4. Filter the list by grant maker: “Epilepsy Canada”.
5. Find the appropriate program on the list and click “Apply Now”.
6. The system will take you through the application steps. Clicking “next” will save the previous section’s entry.
7. Please note the application instructions in the light blue boxes on each page of the application.
8. Upload all necessary documents.
9. Upload a copy of your final and complete LOI application to the RMS Application record, and submit for academic approvals.  Please ensure that you allow enough time for academic approvals prior to the Research Services (RSO) final internal deadline of NOON, January 6, 2023.
10. RMS will notify you that institutional approval has been provided and provide you with the completed signature page. You may now submit on or before January 9, 2023 at 9:59PM Mountain time.

For Full Application:

1. Complete your application according to the agency guidelines
2. To initiate internal approvals, complete the Pre-Award/Application record in RMS (https://research.ucalgary.ca/conduct-research/additional-resources/resea...), attach 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 March 28, 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 Proposal Central on March 31, 2023 by 9:59PM Mountain Time.