LevMax-Health: Tri-agency Spring 2026

Eligibility

Principal Investigators (Applicant Representatives)

• Must have an eligible appointment with an Alberta-based post-secondary institution.
• PIs who have previously held a LevMax-Health grant or currently hold any grants from Alberta Innovates are strongly encouraged to contact the LevMax-Health program lead, Casey Rusin (Casey.Rusin@albertainnovates.ca).
• The competition is not open to individual scholarship or fellowship applications submitted by graduate students or postdoctoral fellows.

Projects

• Must have received written scores and individual peer review comments from a Tri-agency (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) competition from February 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026 but were not funded.
• Must align with one of the priority areas below:
  • Research Commercialization
  • Clinical Trials
  • Health System Transformation

Summary

The LevMax-Health program strengthens Alberta's Health and Life Sciences ecosystem by advancing high-quality research and innovation and aligning with provincial priorities. This opportunity focuses on applications that have been submitted to a Tri-agency competition, undergone rigorous national peer review, achieved fundable scores, but were not supported. Leveraging these scientific merit assessments, Alberta Innovates conducts a second review to identify projects with strong relevance and impact potential in Alberta.

Please refer to the LevMax-Health program page for the program guide and additional details.

A complete application must include:

• original tri-agency application
• reviewer scores
• reviewer comments
• Tri-agency Notice of Decision

Submission Process

Do not submit the application to the funding sponsor until you have received final institutional approval from Research Services.

1. Applications must be submitted to Research Services (RSO) for institutional approval and mandatory administrative review through the Research Management System (RMS) by August 25, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
2. Complete a Pre-Award/Application record in RMS and 'Submit for academic approvals' (Under Save & Progress) in good time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the RSO internal deadline.
3. Upon review and approval, the PI may submit the application to the funding sponsor.

Overhead

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

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