Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention
Descriptions
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Eligibility
For an application to be eligible, all the requirements stated below must be met:
- The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be 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 mobilization).
- The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
- The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds by the funding start date.
- The research team must be interdisciplinary, and at a minimum, must include each of four (4) participant types listed below. Note that an individual can fulfill multiple participant types.
- A NPA or Principal Applicant (PA) from CIHR Pillar 1.
- A NPA or PA from CIHR Pillar 2, Pillar 3 or Pillar 4.
- An Early Career Researcher (ECR) as NPA, PA, or Co-Applicant. ECR eligibility status must be met by the full application deadline date.
- A knowledge user (including but not limited to PWLLE, practitioners, decision makers, policy makers, community leaders).
- For any research applications involving First Nations, Inuit, and Métis populations, research teams must include at least one applicant who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis) or provides evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples (see How to Apply for more details).
- The NPA and all PAs must have successfully completed one of the Sex and Gender Training Modules available online through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and submit a Certificate of Completion by the full application deadline (see How to Apply for more details).
- An individual cannot submit more than one (1) application to this funding opportunity as an NPA. If the NPA submits more than one application, CIHR will automatically withdraw the subsequent application(s) submitted based on timestamp of submission.
- For the International Japan–Canada Geroscience Pool only:
- In addition to the requirements above, collaborative projects must include a co-lead from Japan. The Japan-based Principal Investigator (PI) must be listed as a Principal Applicant in ResearchNet.
AMED Eligibility (International Japan–Canada Geroscience Pool only)
- For additional eligibility requirements for the Japanese component of the application, refer to the AMED Call Supplemental Guidance for Japan-based applicants on the AMED website.
Summary
The Team Grants: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention aims to unite interdisciplinary research teams to advance the biological and mechanistic understanding of cancer etiology, genesis, and risk, linked with host, lifestyle, environmental, social, and other factors, to identify new targets and approaches for cancer prevention, risk reduction, and early detection. Collaborations between traditional cancer prevention researchers (e.g., population and public health researchers, epidemiologists, social scientists) and those from other disciplines (e.g., biologists, immunologists, geneticists, drug developers) or who are new to the field are strongly encouraged. Collectively, these research teams will develop and disseminate evidence-based solutions to enable improvements in cancer prevention, risk reduction, and early detection at the individual and/or population-level.
Please note that the focus of this funding opportunity is primary and secondary cancer prevention. The following areas will not be supported:
- Research related to tertiary cancer prevention or minimal residual disease.
- Research on preventing cancer progression or preventing/mitigating treatment side effects.
- Basic discovery research without applicability to cancer prevention, risk reduction, and/or early detection.
- Studies focused on epidemiological or behavioural approaches without incorporating a biological and/or mechanistic component.
- Late-stage intervention trials.
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N/A
Deadlines
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Approvals
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.
Additional Information
Submission Process:
Registration due directly to CIHR via ResearchNet by 6:00PM Calgary time on April 1, 2025. No RMS needed for this step.
Full application, plus approvals in RMS, will be required by RSO by noon on June 16, 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 June 19, 2025.
Webinar
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: January 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM MT | Register
When: February 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM MT | Register
Duration: 90 minutes
Language: English presentation followed by a period of questions and answers in both official languages, English and French.
RESOURCES
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.
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Keywords
Cancer Prevention
Team grant