ENRICH New Investigator Clinical Researcher Salary Award

Eligibility

Location of Tenure: The award must be held at a Canadian Academic Institution, and/or child health research institute affiliated with a Canadian University.

Timing: Candidates should be within 5 years of their first research appointment and actively pursuing a clinician researcher career.  Any interruption in a candidate’s clinical and/or research training will be considered in determining eligibility and should be addressed within the CIHR Biosketch Common CV. 

Active Salary Awards: Applicants who already have a multi-year salary/stipend award from a local, provincial, or national organization/institution are ineligible for this award. Please apply to the REACH Award. 

Protected time: Candidates must have 50% protected research time.

Citizenship: This program is open to Canadians and permanent residents of Canada.

Licensure: Applicants must (a) have a license to practice their clinical specialty in Canada and/or within the Province from which they are applying, or (b) be registered in a combined clinical and research program, in which their license will be attained upon graduation.

Degrees: Candidates may apply from any health profession and/or discipline that meets the requirements of an appropriate licensing body to practice as a child health professional in Canada. These professions include but are not limited to: medicine, surgery, pharmacy, nursing, psychology, nutrition, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, audiology, speech language pathology, sports medicine rehabilitation, respiratory therapy, optometry, and midwifery.

Regional Leaders are available to help you: Sixteen Canadian Pediatric Academic Centres have a Regional Leader. Please contact the Regional Leader closest to your academic institution. They are knowledgeable about the ENRICH program and competition processes.  You do not need their sign-off to submit an application.  Please contact them well in advance of the application deadlines (45-60 days) to make sure that they have enough time to help you.  A list of our Regional leaders can be found HERE. 

Summary

New Investigator Clinician Researcher Salary Award

These awards are intended for candidates who wish to pursue a career conducting research in the field of perinatal/child health and wellbeing. Successful candidates will receive an annual stipend, plus access to a scientist development curriculum and a network of mentors. Learners will enhance their skills ranging from research methods, to managing multi-site teams, to personal wellness, and other relevant topics for early career researchers. For a complete overview of the curriculum, please visit the curriculum tab of our website.   

This award will provide $40,000 of salary support each year (payable to your host institution) for up to 4 years maximum.

All awards are provided without benefits. Successful awardees are expected to organize their own benefits with the host institution. 

Deadline to apply:

A letter of Intent will be due on November 1st each year at 5 pm PST (6 PM MST).  Candidates will be informed within 1-2 weeks if they are invited to proceed to the full application stage.

A Full application will be due on January 10th of each year at 5 pm PST (6 PM MST). Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. If the application competition date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, applications will be due on the first business day following at 5 pm PST).

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.

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.

Pre-Award Submissions:

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award LOI
RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application