TRIANGLE Early Career Researcher Award

Eligibility

Are you a GI and Liver Early Career Researcher (ECR) seeking to bridge the gap between training and independent research leadership? The TRIANGLE SECURE program addresses this critical need by offering innovative and targeted support mechanisms that complement existing institutional resources.

Summary

Designed to foster long-term success:

• Targeted Support: While your home institution provides salary support, TRIANGLE SECURE focuses on unique, tailored resources often unavailable within universities or research institutes, yet essential for career advancement.
• Bridging the Gap: Our program equips you with the necessary training and mentorship in strategic decision-making, team building and leadership, grant and paper writing, and more to confidently navigate the transition from trainee to successful laboratory leader or from ECR to mid-career faculty.
• Supercharging Collaboration: TRIANGLE SECURE funds travel to our annual face-to-face summit, offering unparalleled access to leading Canadian GI and Liver researchers for mentorship, knowledge exchange, collaboration, and network building.
• Leadership Development: The dedicated ECR leadership forum fosters the development of critical leadership skills through peer-to-peer learning and engagement with experts across the GI and Liver research landscape.
• Building Your Research Team: Priority access to TRIANGLE summer student, PhD, and research fellow stipend & training programs empower you to attract and retain top-tier talent o strengthen your research team.
• Patient Power: Through access to TRIANGLE's patient and family advisors and patient-oriented research seed funding, you'll gain access to crucial insights and supports to maximize your research impact in your field and to the people who need it most.

For full program details and eligibility, go to the TRIANGLE Program Guide.

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.

The complete application, plus approval in the Research Management System (RMS) (https://research.ucalgary.ca/conduct-research/additional-resources/research-management-system-rms), will be required by RSO by noon on May 28, 2024.  Please be sure to select "Submitted for approvals" (Under Save & Progress) in RMS in good time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the Research Services deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines. 

Once your RMS record has been approved by Research Services, submit to the agency by their deadline on May 31, 2024.