CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award 2025
Descriptions
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Eligibility
Please refer to the UCalgary REDI information webpage and to the CIHR funding opportunity description on ResearchNet for detailed information about eligibility criteria for this program. To further assess your eligibility for this opportunity, please consult the CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award Self-identification tool that CIHR has developed as a resource for the 2025 funding call.
Summary
Please refer to the UCalgary REDI information webpage for detailed information about this opportunity.
Overhead
Not applicable to tri-agency research training awards.
Deadlines
Pre-application deadlines
RSO internal deadline
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RSO detailed review deadline
RSO final internal review deadline
Program application deadline
Application deadlines
Draft Mentor Letters to RSO
Approvals
NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.
Postdocs, students, and trainees: REDI Phase 1 is administered as a research training award. 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.
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:
- REDI Applicant
- Principal Investigator (Primary Mentor/Supervisor)
- Department Head
- Faculty Associate Dean (Research) or Dean, as applicable
- 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
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:
REDI Stream B applicants or projects involving Indigenous Peoples:
Support with incorporating wise practices in Indigenous research, community engagement, and Indigenous data management is available through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST).
Applicants are welcome to 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.