James Kreppner Award

Eligibility

Applicant: The Applicant must be a legal or bioethics researcher affiliated with a Canadian academic program as a faculty member. Consideration may also be given to an applicant who is a health sciences researcher affiliated with a Canadian academic program as a faculty member who can demonstrate that their experience and/or research team composition is appropriate to conduct a legal and/or bioethics research project. The Applicant is responsible for submitting the Letter of Intent, the full application, delivering the project as approved, and reporting on project progress to Canadian Blood Services. Priority will be given to applicants that are not (at the time of application) employees of/or contracted to Canadian Blood Services, in the case of equally ranked applications.

Team composition: There is no restriction on the number of team members; however, all team members must have a defined role in the project, and their expertise must be clearly required to adequately address the project goals.

• While not mandatory, priority will be given to projects that are collaborative in nature and, when relevant, include team members from different disciplines: for example, teams including subject matter experts in transfusion, blood stem cell transplantation or organ/tissue transplantation, and in legal and/or bioethics research, as appropriate. Applicants are encouraged to identify research collaborations with Canadian Blood Services.
• The project must have a clear plan with defined goals and deliverables that will be completed within the one-year term of the award and that are aligned with the research priorities outlined in Section I.

Summary

In order to honour the contributions of James Kreppner to Canada’s blood system, the James Kreppner Award has been established in his name. The objective of the Canadian Blood Services James Kreppner Award Program is to support legal and bioethics research relevant to Canadian Blood Services’ priorities, as outlined below. The James Kreppner Award Program competition will support one (1) legal and/or bioethical research project with up to $50,000 for a period of one year. The James Kreppner Award Program competition is held on an annual basis. Research priorities for the James Kreppner Award include the legal, regulatory and/or ethical aspects of (a) donation, collection, storage, and use of blood, blood products, and novel uses of hematopoietic stem cells; and (b) organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

Submission Process

LOI:

1. Upload a copy of your final and complete LOI 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, October 26, 2022.
2. RMS will notify you that institutional approval has been provided. You may now submit to Canadian Blood Services by email at centreforinnovation@blood.ca no later than October 28, 2022.
3. Applicants invited to submit a full Proposal will receive instructions and reviewer feedback at the time of invitation.

Full Application (by invitation only):

1. Upload a copy of your final and complete 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 17, 2023. Please note this is a hard deadline. Exceptions will only be made with the approval of your faculty Associate Dean (Research).
2.  RSO will provide institutional sign-off on the application and internal approvals in RMS. RMS will notify you that institutional approval has been provided and to go ahead with the full submission.
3. Full Application Package must be submitted by email to centreforinnovation@blood.ca by January 20, 2023

Resources

• Program Guidelines - PDF
• Letter of Intent - PDF
• Application Form - Word

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.