Connections Program
SHRF Align Grant
Funding for responsive and collaborative research development and impact
Opportunity Overview
About The Funding Opportunity
The SHRF Connections Program provides short-term, streamlined funding with an overall goal of shaping research to align with real-world needs and embedding knowledge translation in the research process.
The Align Grant is designed to support projects and activities that will align research in Saskatchewan with real needs and position teams for impact including securing future funding, strengthening collaboration, implementing improvements in health, providing training opportunities and creating capacity for the province.
Objectives
The objective of the Align Grant is to support new opportunities for research funding and real-world impacts in Saskatchewan. Align Grants provide funding for teams to complete activities that will aid them in building momentum for novel ideas, approaches, collaborations and perspectives in order to successfully pursue their identified future research funding.
This funding can support research teams aiming to achieve goals such as:
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recruitment and engagement of non-academic team members and supporters
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embedding knowledge translation into the research process
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identifying gaps in current practice
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determining feasibility of interventions, models or protocols
This is not an exhaustive list of eligible activities. Contact the Program Manager with any questions about eligibility.
The Align Grant is not intended to provide continuous support or operating costs for ongoing research.
Focus Area
This is an open call. Applications may address any area of human health.
Funding Details
Amount
Up to $10,000.
Term
The grant provided is for up to one year.
Multiple Applications
The Principal Investigator can submit only one application at each deadline, but may be a co-principal investigator or co-investigator on other applications at the same submission deadline.
Successful Principal Investigators in Call #1 cannot submit a second Align Grant application in Call #2. They may submit a second Align Grant application in the next fiscal year.
Eligibility
Principal Applicant Requirements
The Principal Applicant is the individual who is responsible for the overall direction of the proposed activities, assumes administrative responsibility for the grant and receives all related correspondence from SHRF. The Principal Applicant is responsible for submitting the application by the deadline.
The Principal Applicant must meet the definition outlined in the SHRF Funding Guide.
Team Requirements
At least one Saskatchewan-based trainee must be named either as personnel or as a co-applicant and their roles and responsibilities adequately described.
Application Requirements
All applications should clearly address the grant objectives.
Applications must indicate intent to apply for at least one additional external research funding opportunity for the project within one year from their Align Grant funding end date (see the Future Funding Applications Section) to be eligible.
Information Webinar
Past Competition Results
How to Apply
Each application must be made online through SHRF’s Research Management System (SHRF RMS). All follow-up correspondence and documents will also be accessed there.
SHRF's Resources page has more information and technical support to help you throughout the application process.
You can also find helpful How-To videos on our YouTube page.
Click on 'Login to Apply' to access the system from any page on our website.
For help with the system, contact helpdesk@shrf.ca
Program Contacts
We're here to help!
For questions about the Align Grant, reach out to the program manager, Chelsea Cunningham ccunningham@shrf.ca
For questions about the SHRF RMS, reach out to Tanya Skorobohach helpdesk@shrf.ca
For questions about other funding opportunities, reach out to fundinginfo@shrf.ca
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