Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Eligibility

For an application to be eligible, all the requirements stated below must be met:

1. The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be one of the following:
   1. an independent researcher affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and/or knowledge translation).
      OR
   2. an individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
      OR
   3. an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
2. The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
3. The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds by the funding start date.
4. The applicant team must include individuals from the following categories in either Principal Applicant (PA) or Co-Applicant (Co-A) roles. Note that an individual can fulfill multiple categories.
   1. An Early Career Researcher (ECR). The ECR must be eligible at the time of the full application deadline.
   2. A knowledge user (KU), who can be, but is not limited to, a practitioner, policy maker, educator, decision maker, health care administrator, community leader, or an individual in a health charity, patient group, for example.
   3. An EDI champion, where the EDI champion will foster EDI in research approaches and the research environment (e.g., promoting equitable access to research participation or inclusion of typically underrepresented population groups in decision making).
   4. A Sex and Gender champion, who possesses or acquires expertise in the study of sex as a biological variable and/or gender as a social determinant of health.
   5. A PWLLE – Note that this individual can participate in either the PA, Co-A or Collaborator roles.
5. For the International Australia-Canada Indigenous Health Research (IHR) Funding Pool only:
   1. Eligibility for NHMRC funding support for the Australia component of the application is defined in the 2024 NHMRC-CIHR CCNA Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
      1. The CIHR ResearchNet application must name the Australia-based Chief Investigator A (CIA) as a Principal Applicant.
      2. The Canada-based Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) of the CIHR collaborating project must be listed in the research team as the Chief Investigator B (CIB) in the application to NHMRC.
      3. Other Australia-based researchers listed on the CIHR application must be identified as Chief Investigators (CIs) (CIC-CIJ) or Associate Investigators (AIs) in the application to NHMRC.
      4. The CIA and the Administering Institution must ensure applications and grants meet all eligibility requirements as set out in the 2024 NHMRC-CIHR CCNA Grant Opportunity Guidelines.
      5. NHMRC applications will only be accepted from NHMRC Administering Institutions. A list of NHMRC Administering Institutions is available on the NHMRC website.
6. Any research involving Indigenous Health Research must have an NPA who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) and/or provides evidence of meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples (see "How to Apply" for more details).
7. An applicant can only submit one application as an NPA but can participate in any number of applications in other applicant roles.
8. The NPA and Sex and Gender champion must have successfully completed one of the sex- and gender-based analysis training modules available online through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and have submitted a Certificate of Completion (see "How to Apply" for more details).
   1. Organizations as NPAs: For organizations applying as the NPA, a representative of the organization must complete the training module on the organization's behalf.

Applicants should take measures to encourage diversity and inclusivity within the research team composition and an equitable and accessible research environment.

Note: Elders and/or Indigenous Knowledge-Holders may participate on an application in a Collaborator role without the need to secure a CIHR PIN. Elders and/or Indigenous Knowledge-Holder's contributions to the proposed activities and their meaningful engagement should be captured in the research proposal to address the points outlined in the evaluation criteria. Please note, names of Collaborators do not appear in CIHR funding decision databases and documents.

Summary

The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) is the national consortium for research involving neurodegenerative diseases that affect cognition in aging, including Alzheimer's disease. CCNA was established in 2014 (Phase I) and developed the infrastructure and support to facilitate collaboration amongst dementia researchers and clinicians across Canada. Phase III of the CCNA (2024-2029) includes a refreshed design and scoped strategic priorities based on feedback and recommendations from advisory, oversight and governance committees in Phase II. 

This funding opportunity (FO) is open to the diverse neurodegenerative diseases research community to carry out research projects that align with the NDS and the three CCNA research themes (primary prevention, secondary prevention and treatment, quality of life).

Overhead

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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.

Submission Process:

Registration due directly to CIHR via ResearchNet by 6:00PM Calgary time on November 6, 2024. No RMS needed for this step.

Full application, plus approvals in RMS, will be required by RSO by noon on December 6, 2024. Please be sure to select "Submitted for approvals" (Under Save & Progress) in RMS in enough time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the internal RSO deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines.

Do not submit through ResearchNet until RSO's signature has been granted!! 

Once institutional signature has been obtained, a copy of the CIHR signature page will be available via the RMS record, under Documents. Upload the CIHR signature page and routing slip in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet by 6:00PM Calgary time on December 11, 2024.

Webinar:

CIHR will be hosting two webinars to support interested applicants with the requirements of this funding opportunity. The webinars will help applicants in the development of applications, and to answer questions related to the "CCNA Operations Centre", such as, the planned central research support available to CCNA Research Teams, the availability of data on CCNA's research platforms, and the availability of biological samples.

Attendance to at least one of these webinars is strongly encouraged.

Webinar 1: September 10, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT | Join
Duration: 90 minutes

Webinar 2: September 24, 2024, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT | Join
Duration: 120 minutes - the last thirty minutes of Webinar 2 will be focused on answering questions about the "International Australia-Canada Indigenous Health Research" Funding Pool.

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 Erin.OToole@ucalgary.ca for more information. 

Support for Research Security: 

The Research Security Division is available to offer guidance and support on safeguarding research and ensuring that principles of research security are upheld while conducting leading edge research. Learn more on their webpage 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