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Funding

As a faculty member or researcher at Max Rady College of Medicine, you have access to various funding opportunities to support your research.

The following grant and funding resources can be found on the Rady Faculty intranet site:

  • Grant submission process
  • Grant signing process
  • Grant guidelines and forms
  • CIHR Internal Review Process
  • Letters of support
  • External granting agencies

Research funding databases

Find funding opportunities from internal, Canadian and international sources.

  • ORS database

    Find upcoming major funding competitions from local, provincial, national and international sources on the University of Manitoba Office of Research Services (ORS) database. The database is updated weekly.

    Search ORS database

  • SPIN funding database

    Search the SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) database for thousands of Canadian and international funding opportunities.
    You need a valid UM email address to access SPIN.

    Search SPIN database

Resources and supports

There are various tools and resources available to support the journey to discovery.

Research development

The Max Rady College of Medicine sees value in creating an environment that results in increased competitive grant funding for basic and clinical faculty members.

With opportunity to foster collaborative research among basic and clinical faculty we can identify clusters of common activities for enhanced translational research and synergy among faculty programs. As this initiative grows and continues to take shape, we've identified preliminary areas of focus and objectives listed in the tabs below.

Areas of focus

  • Research basic and clinical
  • Collaboration
  • Mentorship and development of faculty
  • Externally funded grant support

Program objectives

  • Promoting and enhancing research activities throughout the Max Rady College of Medicine
  • Building linkages to enhance synergy and cohesion among basic science and clinical faculty
  • Mentorship of new and early career investigators
  • Develop networks and collaborative programs locally and internationally

Contact

Lorrie Kirshenbaum
Director, research development
204-235-3661
lorrie@sbrc.ca

Research facilitator

Connect with a Rady Faculty appointed research facilitator for Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and other medical science funding agencies at UM.

Research facilitation services

  • Assist researchers to develop competitive research grant applications, proposals, and clinical trial protocols that support research in the medical sciences
  • Copyedit support and review of grant applications and proposals to provide feedback on:
    • study design, methodology, feasibility, budget and other proposal components
    • addressing comments from previous reviewers
    • adherence to grant application guidelines
    • writing clarity, logic and flow of the document
  • Provide support and assistance for nominations and Canada Research Chair (CRC) applications

Contact

The research facilitator (dentistry, medicine, pharmacy) role is currently vacant. If you have questions, please contact radyresearch@umanitoba.ca.

 

Trainee opportunities

We want to see our trainees thrive. There are many resources, awards and opportunities available to undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF)

This annual event offers a venue for the networking, research exposure and recognition of Canada's most promising research trainees in the health sciences. Each year we invite universities to nominate their top PhD students in health sciences to participate in the forum.

  • A student presenting a research poster to judges.
  • Among some of the notable highlights of this forum is a judged oral (research poster) presentation, awards of excellence, and opportunities for students to network with other participants in their research area.

    More about the Canadian Student Health Research Forum

UM opportunities and support

Through the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International), undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows have many supports and opportunities while they work and learn under the formal supervision of independent researchers.

Network and facilities

Our aim is to support and elevate your research through a wide range of centers, services, platforms and a neuroscience network. We provide access to cutting-edge laboratory equipment and spaces, along with expertise in clinical trials, data science, knowledge translation, and evaluation. Plus, we house Manitoba's largest repository of health and population data, offering invaluable computational and statistical resources for your research.

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ASSOCIATE DEAN (RESEARCH) Contact us

Our office

Office of the Associate Dean (Research)
A203 Chown Building
753 McDermot Avenue (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T6 Canada

204-789-3375