Funding
SHRF offers a suite of funding programs aimed at stimulating and developing health research activity and capacity in Saskatchewan, and working to fulfill our vision of "Building a Healthy Saskatchewan through Health Research".SHRFencourages and supports a broad range of human health research, including basic biomedical science, clinical research, health services and system research, and research into the cultural, social and environmental determinants of population health.
Our funding programs fall into two categories: SHRF Programs and Partnership Programs. We are the sole administrator of SHRF Programs, while Partnership Programs are collaborations with other funding agencies and organizations, and may be administered by SHRF or our funding partners.
SHRF programs are aligned with the provincial Health Research Strategy. Accordingly, funds in all our programs (50% in some programs and 100% in others – see program description) are protected for research in priority areas. To read descriptions of the five Provincial Health Research Priority Areas click here.
New for 2012
- The Establishment Grant program has undergone significant changes based on feedback from the research community. The revised program combines and replaces the New Investigator Establishment Grant and the Establishment Equipment Grant Programs. It provides the following changes: (1) a three-year term (compared to the former two-year term); (2) a slightly increased amount of funding – $120,000 total, compared to the $110,000 previously available from the two combined programs; and (3) more year-to-year flexibility in spending the total grant amount. Major, essential equipment can still be requested as part of establishment grant budgets.
- The amount of SHRF’s two-year Top-up Incentive Award for applicants successful in obtaining both a SHRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and a Tri-Agency Research Fellowship has been increased from $5,000/year to $10,000/year in salary for the award holder. Please see the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program description for details.
- SHRF’s Health Research Group Grant program (all three phases) return in 2012 (October 1st deadline), after a one-year hiatus due to SHRF’s budget cut.
- In 2011, the Government of Saskatchewan committed $1 million dollars for spinal cord injury (SCI) research in the province over the next 5 years. The first SCI Research Grant competition took place in 2011 and we expect the next one in 2013.
- SHRF is partnering with CIHR to support the Team Grant funding opportunity for CIHR’s Roadmap Signature Initiative in Community-Based Primary Health Care.
SHRF programs evolve as the research environment in Saskatchewan changes. We welcome suggestions from researchers and administrators that might help us improve our programs.
Below you will find links to important information about SHRF policies and processes for our funding programs.Please also refer to specific program pagesfor important information, including eligibility, dates, allowable expenses and criteria used for peer review. All forms are available for download from this website’s Library.
All applicants to SHRF funding programs are required to prepare a Canadian Common CV (CCV). SHRF uses information from the CCV in the peer review process. In addition, the information populates the Interprovincial Directory of Researchers, an online source of research expertise in Saskatchewan and Canada.
If you have questions about our funding programs, please contact SHRF’s Funding Programs Manager.
