Catalyst Grant: Oral Health Data Analysis

Eligibility

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

1. The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be:
   1. An independent researcher or a knowledge user who is 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 who is 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. At least one (1) Early Career Researcher (ECR) OR Mid-Career Researcher (MCR) must be named as a Co-Applicant on the application at the time of registration.
4. The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds  by the funding start date.
5. Any research applications involving Indigenous Peoples must include at least one Principal Applicant or Co-Applicant who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) and/or provides evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples (see How to Apply section for more details).
6. The applicant team must include at least one knowledge user or patient or public partner as a Co-Applicant.
7. All research applications must include a letter of support from a Knowledge User.
8. The NPA must have completed at least one of the sex and gender-based analysis training modules available online through CIHR-IMHA and submit a Certificate of Completion for each (see How to Apply section).
9. The NPA must have completed all four modules for Patient Engagement available online through the CIHR-IMHA and have submitted their Certificates of Completions (see How to Apply section).
10. The NPA can submit a maximum of one (1) application under this funding opportunity.

Summary

This funding opportunity (FO) will fund targeted analysis of the Oral Health Component (OHC) of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Cycle 7 data. These grants are open to researchers of any career stage, and inclusion of a Knowledge User as a Co-applicant aligns with the Knowledge to Action Framework.

To support the objectives of CHMS Cycle 7 OHC, this FO is designed around ten research questions that were embedded across the methodology for CHMS Cycle 7. These 10 original research questions were developed by the Canadian oral health research community under the leadership of the Office of the Chief Dental Officer of Canada (OCDOC) and include:

1. What is the current clinical/measured oral health status of Canadians, and how has it changed since 2007?
2. What are Canada's at-risk populations in the domain of oral health status, and what are the levels and areas of disparity?
3. What is the status of access to oral health care for Canadians?
4. What is the link between lifestyle and oral health for Canadians?
5. How does poor oral health impact Canadians?
6. How is oral health associated with systemic health in Canadians?
7. What is the link between genome and oral health for Canadians?
8. What is the link between oral microbiome and health for Canadians?
9. What are the effects of dentistry biomaterials on the health of Canadians?
10. What are the effects of community water fluoridation on the health of Canadians?

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 April 15, 2025. No RMS needed for this step.

Full application, plus approvals in RMS, will be required by RSO by noon on May 8, 2025. 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 May 13, 2025.

RESOURCES

CIHR will be hosting a webinar to support interested applicants with the requirements of this funding opportunity and to answer questions related to the application process.

When: February 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM MT | Register
Duration: 60 minutes

Reminder: The sooner the researcher engages with Research Services, the more help we can be! 

 
Contact the following Research Service units for support with: 

 Projects Involving Indigenous Research: 

Support with incorporating wise practices in Indigenous research, community engagement, and Indigenous data management 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. 

Knowledge Mobilization, Research Impact Assessment, DORA:  
Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation, community partnerships, research impact, responsible research assessment (DORA), and open science, is available through the Knowledge to Impact team.  

Applicants can reach out by email to the KI team at knowledge.impact@ucalgary.ca.  
For more information and access to resource archives, please visit the KI team webpage. 

Research Data Management: 

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

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 edi.rso@ucalgary.ca for more information. 

Research Security: 

The Research Security Division is available to ensure researchers adhere to research security guidelines and policies, including the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships (NSGRP) and the policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC). 

Visit the Research Security website to learn more or contact researchsecurity@ucalgary.ca.  

Pre-Award Submissions: 

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application