2024 Lung Health Research Grants

Eligibility

• Principal Investigator (PI) must hold an appointment at a Canadian university. Post-doctoral fellows are eligible.
• To encourage new investigators (junior investigators), the particular consideration will be given to applications from PIs who have received their first faculty appointment within the past five years at the time of registration.
• Adjunct faculty members are ineligible to apply as principal investigators; however, they may be listed as co-investigators.
• Research associates are not eligible to apply as the PI, although they may apply as a co-principal investigator or co-investigator.

Summary

The Lung Health Research Grants (LHRG) is a peer-reviewed competition that supports pulmonary research or development projects. It offers grants for research operating costs, including laboratory supplies, technicians, and some equipment for one year. Both Alberta Lung and BC Lung manage the LHRG application and peer review process. The PI must apply to the provincial Lung organization in the province where they hold their faculty appointment.

In 2024, Alberta Lung will focus on a targeted team call for lung transplant research. This focus aligns with organizational priorities - a planned lung transplant recovery facility and is intended to encourage collaboration among Alberta’s lung transplant research field. While they will fund a single grant in 2024, there will be a pathway to expansion and opportunities for further funding in the future. For those the 2024 grant does not support, there is still opportunity to provide input into provincial research priorities through collaboration with Alberta Lung.

Submission Process

The Full Application, plus approval in the Research Management System (RMS) using a Pre-Award/Application record, must be submitted to RSO by June 26, 2024 at 12:00 pm. Please be sure to select 'Submitted for approval' (under Save & Progress) in RMS in good time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the RSO internal deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines.

Do not submit to the agency until RSO's approval has been granted in RMS. Once this institutional approval has been obtained, the Principal Investigator will receive an automated message from RMS to their @ucalgary email address. You can then proceed with submitting your application by July 2, 2024 at 6:00 pm (MT).

This application also requires a signed signature page from the RSO prior to submission (this document will be available for download in RMS).

Program Resources

• Lung Health Research Grants Guidelines

Overhead

Not applicable. Alberta Lung does not allow indirect costs and/or overhead.

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.

RESOURCES 

Support for projects involving Indigenous Research: 

Support with the development of your grant application is available through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST). Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage. 

Support for Knowledge Engagement: 

Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation, community partnerships, and responsible research assessment (DORA) is available through the Knowledge Engagement Team. Applicants can reach out by email to the KE team at knowledge.engagement@ucalgary.ca. For more information, please visit the KE team webpage. 

Support for Research Data Management: 

For information on research data management plans, processes, or best practices for your research program, please contact research.data@ucalgary.ca OR research.data@ucalgary.libanswers.com. 

Support for EDI in Research: 

RSO can provide resources and support to research teams on the integration of equitable and inclusive practices in research design and research practice. Contact Jaya.Dixit@ucalgary.ca for more information. 

Support for Research Security: 

The Research Security Division is available to assist researchers adhere to research security guidelines and policies, including the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP) and the new policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC). Visit the Research Security website to learn more or contact researchsecurity@ucalgary.ca.  

Reminder: The sooner the researcher engages with RSO units, the more help we can be! 

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application