Research funding opportunities

Purpose

The B.W. Fallis Parkinson’s Care Research Grant provides funding for both qualitative and/or quantitative research examining the physical and/or psychosocial aspects of Parkinson’s disease (PD). This includes but is not limited to projects aimed at improving quality of life and care for persons living with Parkinson’s and/or their families; examining ethical issues that arise during the care of people living with PD, increasing our understanding and treatment of non-motor and motor symptoms of PD; addressing issues related to family caregiving, and facilitating access to services and supports for people living with PD and their families. Research can focus on any phase of the illness trajectory of PD from early diagnosis to end-of-life care. Biomedical and/or bench research in PD is not eligible for this funding opportunity. There is one (1) award of $4,500 available for funding. Our thanks to the B.W. Fallis Parkinson’s Care Research Grant for providing funding. 

Eligibility criteria  

• Research must focus on PD, including improving quality of life and care, examining ethical issues, understanding, and treating symptoms, addressing family caregiving, and facilitating access to services and supports. Biomedical or bench research is not eligible.
• The Principal Investigator must hold one or more of the following appointments:
  • Research, professional or graduate student affiliate of the MCNHR and/or 
  • Primary salaried academic appointment in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. 
  • A current graduate student in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba whose supervisor holds a primary academic appointment in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
• Projects related to graduate student thesis or dissertation research are eligible, but the principal applicant must be the academic supervisor who holds a primary academic appointment with the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and the supervisor will have signing authority over grant funds.
• Have submitted the highest-rated grant proposal for research related to Parkinson’s care, as determined by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee. In cases where there is a tie in score for the highest ranked application, preference will be given to applications that are from a nurse (be it a graduate nursing student, nursing faculty member or nurse in practice).

Funding guidelines 

1. Start date of project 

• Research projects must be ready to start within three (3) months of receiving the grant. Thus, approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board and related approval certificates must be obtained three (3) months prior to the grant start date. See first item under Grant Administration.  

2. Budget information 

• Funding to a maximum of $4,500 will be provided over a two (2)-year period. Applications requesting more than $4,500 will not be considered.  
• Funding is to cover direct research costs only, which may include personnel, equipment, supplies, travel for data collection purposes, and travel to one conference (up to a maximum of $1,000 for graduate students, and $2,000 for research affiliate and professional affiliates of the MCNHR). Any equipment purchased is the property of the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba. No portion of the grant is to be used as salary for the principal investigator (or graduate student if applicable). Requests that are solely for the purpose of knowledge translation/mobilization activities (i.e., conference travel, open access publishing, development of knowledge translation products etc.) are not eligible.  
• Requests for full funding of a project will be given higher priority than requests for partial funding. If requests are for partial funding, the applicant must explain their plans to secure additional funding to ensure the projects will be successfully implemented. 

3. Grant administration 

• Receipt of funds is conditional upon approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board. Ethics (and/or animal /biosafety) approval certificates must be obtained within three (3) months of the award start date. A three (3)-month extension of this requirement will only be provided if applicant(s) have submitted their ethics (and/or animal/biosafety) application and are awaiting approval. Exceptions will only be made to this guideline in cases where ethics approval is not required for the project (i.e., when the proposed project activities does not involve any of the following: human participants, stem cells, animal, or biological samples) or in the case of exceptional extenuating circumstances to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If applicants are unable to obtain ethics approval within the timeframes mentioned above, they will be required to forfeit the funding.  
• Grant funds will be administered by the University of Manitoba. For applicants who do not hold salaried professorial rank appointments at the University of Manitoba, the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, will have signing authority over the grant. 
• Research grants must be used for the project and purposes described in the application. Grant-holders wanting to transfer funds from one budget category to another in response to changing research needs or to use funds for a new budget item must secure the prior written approval of the MCNHR.  
• The Principal Investigator may replace, add, remove, or promote individuals/team members on existing grants, provided that the rationale for replacing, adding, removing, or promoting individuals has been deemed justifiable by the MCNHR. If you are adding or promoting team members, please provide a brief explanation of their expertise and proposed contributions to the project.  
• If, at the end of two (2) years, the funds are not expended and the project is not completed, consideration will be given to the applicant’s request to extend the termination date for one (1) additional year. A request for extension of the grant must be made to the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, at least one (1) month prior to expiry of the grant. If funds are not expended or the project is terminated, all remaining funds must be returned to the MCNHR. 

4. End of grant activities 

• A final project report must be provided to the MCNHR at the end of the grant term.  
• Publications and presentations arising out of the research must acknowledge the funding support of the B.W. Fallis Parkinson’s Care Research Grant as per their award letter.  

Application process  

1. Research proposal 

Provide a description of the project, not to exceed five (5) typewritten, single-spaced pages (excluding appendices and references). Applicants must use 12-point font and a minimum 2-cm margin around all attached documents.  

It is recommended that applicants use the following headings in their five (5)-page research proposal:  

• Rationale and background for the study  
• Purpose/objectives  
• Literature review  
• Conceptual framework (if applicable)  
• Methods (Research design, site and sample selection, study procedures, data analysis plan)  
• Challenges and mitigation strategies  
• Knowledge translation/mobilization plan  
• Timeframe and feasibility (including the probability of securing ethics approval within three (3) months of receipt of funding 
• Significance of the project  
• Relevance/fit with the aims of the B.W. Fallis Parkinson’s Care Research Grant 
• For faculty/research affiliates:  
  • Fit of the project within the applicant’s program of research  
  • Plans for future funding
  • Team member(s) relevant research experience and contributions

2. References 

Applicants must use numbered referencing/citation style (e.g., Vancouver referencing or National Library of Medicine citation style). References are not included in the five (5) page limit of the research proposal.  

3. Budget justification and explanation section

Provide a clear and detailed justification for each budget item and relate it to the objectives and requirements of the proposed research (maximum two (2) pages). Please ensure this information is comprehensive and accurate. Please consult the MCNHR for current rates for research personnel. MCNHR will not provide additional funding for costs incurred above what is outlined in your budget.  

4. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and sex and gender based analysis (SGBA) considerations (optional) 

Please explain how EDI and SGBA considerations, if applicable, have been integrated into the project (maximum ½ page). Please note this ½ page is in addition to the five (5) page research proposal. 

Note: The MCNHR encourages applicants to integrate EDI and SGBA considerations into their projects. However, the integration of EDI and SGBA considerations in aspects such as the project’s research design, data analysis and knowledge translation/mobilization plan, are not mandatory components and will not be a formal evaluation criterion that will impact the applicant’s chances of success. Rather, this new requirement is in line with the Tri-Agency EDI Action Plan for 2018-2025, which highlights initiatives Canada’s federal funding agencies have undertaken to foster a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive research ecosystem in Canada. In addition, the new requirement is meant to help facilitate discussions in research teams in the CON and beyond to build capacity to address and integrate SGBA and EDI considerations meaningfully in research. 

Recommended EDI and SBGA resources:  

• Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research practice and design *New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 
• How to integrate sex and gender into research *Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHR)  

5. Appendices (optional) 

Additional pages may be used for appendices, which are limited to:  

• Conceptual framework figures/diagrams  
• Intervention summary (e.g., education module outline, study protocol diagram)  
• Study instruments (e.g., data collection forms, surveys, interview guides)  
• Ethics approval certificates  
• No other appendices are permitted and will be removed by MCNHR staff 

Reviewers are not required to read the appendices. Appendices, thus, should not be used to circumvent the five (5) page limit of the research proposal. All essential information should be included in the proposal.  

6. Grant submission 

Please conduct a final review of your application prior to submission, ensuring readability, clarity, editing, proof-reading, and completeness of the application according to the guidelines. A check list is provided at the end of the application to help research teams ensure all required components are included in the submission. 

One complete electronic copy of the online application is required and should be submitted through the online submission portal.

Online submission portal

Application deadline: April 15, annually. 

In the event that April 15th falls on a statutory holiday or weekend, the deadline will be extended to the next business day.  

Review process  

Applications will be reviewed by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee. Proposals will be assessed using the Grant Reviewer Evaluation Form (Student Affiliate).

All applicants will be notified of the results within 2 months of competition deadlines.

The Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR) is pleased to offer graduate student research grants through the generous support of both the College of Nursing Endowment Fund and the Kathleen and Winnifred Ruane Fund. Successful applicants will be awarded either a College of Nursing Endowment Fund Graduate Student Research Grant or a Kathleen and Winnifred Ruane Graduate Student Research Grant. The MCNHR anticipates being able to fund 2-3 grants per competition.  

Purpose  

The Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR) Graduate Student Research Grant provides funding to support the costs associated with thesis or dissertation research projects for graduate students being supervised by a College of Nursing faculty member. Master’s students are eligible to request up to $3,000 to support their thesis research projects and PhD students are eligible to request up to $5,000 to support their dissertation projects. Our thanks to the College of Nursing Endowment Fund and Kathleen and Winnifred Ruane Fund for providing funding for this grant. 

Eligibility criteria  

• Applicants must be enrolled as a full-time or part-time graduate student in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in either a Masters or Doctoral Program.
• The applicant’s primary academic supervisor must hold a salaried academic appointment in the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba.
• While it is not required that students have their proposal defended at the time of application, it should be noted that students must be ready to start their research projects within 3 months of receiving the award (see items 1 and 6 on funding guideline below for more detail) and are more likely to be competitive in this grant if their thesis/dissertation proposal has benefited from significant input from their advisor and thesis/dissertation committee. 

Funding guidelines 

1. Start date of project 

• Research projects must be ready to start within three (3) months of receiving the grant. Thus, approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board and related approval certificates must be obtained three (3) months prior to the grant start date. See first item under Grant Administration. 

2. Budget information 

• Funding to a maximum of $3,000 for Master’s students and $5,000 for PhD students will be provided over a 2 year-period. Applications requesting more than $3,000 for Masters’ students and $5,000 for PhD students will not be considered.
• Funding is to cover direct research costs only, which may include personnel, equipment, supplies, travel for data collection purposes, and travel to one conference (up to a maximum of $1,000). Any equipment purchased is the property of the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba. No portion of the grant is to be used as salary for the principal investigator (or graduate student if applicable). Requests that are solely for the purpose of knowledge translation/mobilization activities (i.e., conference travel, open access publishing, development of knowledge translation products etc.) are not eligible.
• Requests for full funding of a project will be given higher priority than requests for partial funding. If requests are for partial funding, the applicant must explain their plans to secure additional funding to ensure the projects will be successfully implemented. 

3. Grant administration 

• Receipt of funds is conditional upon approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board. Ethics (and/or animal /biosafety) approval certificates must be obtained within 3 months of the award start date. A three (3)-month extension of this requirement will only be provided if applicant(s) have submitted their ethics (and/or animal/biosafety) application and are awaiting approval. Exceptions will only be made to this guideline in cases where ethics approval is not required for the project (i.e., when the proposed project activities does not involve any of the following: human participants, stem cells, animal, or biological samples) or in the case of exceptional extenuating circumstances to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If applicants are unable to obtain ethics approval within the timeframes mentioned above, they will be required to forfeit the funding.
• Grant funds will be administered by the University of Manitoba. For applicants who do not hold salaried professorial rank appointments at the University of Manitoba, the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, will have signing authority over the grant.
• Research grants must be used for the project and purposes described in the application. Grant-holders wanting to transfer funds from one budget category to another in response to changing research needs or to use funds for a new budget item must secure the prior written approval of the MCNHR.
• The Principal Investigator may replace, add, remove, or promote individuals/team members on existing grants, provided that the rationale for replacing, adding, removing, or promoting individuals has been deemed justifiable by the MCNHR. If you are adding or promoting team members, please provide a brief explanation of their expertise and proposed contributions to the project.
• If, at the end of two (2) years, the funds are not expended and the project is not completed, consideration will be given to the applicant’s request to extend the termination date for one (1) additional year. A request for extension of the grant must be made to the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, at least one (1) month prior to expiry of the grant. If funds are not expended or the project is terminated, all remaining funds must be returned to the MCNHR. 

4. End of grant activities 

• A final project summary report must be provided to the MCNHR at the end of the grant term.  
• Publications and presentations arising out of the research must acknowledge the funding support of the College of Nursing Endowment Fund or the Kathleen and Winnifred Ruane Fund as per their award letter. 

Application process  

1. Research proposal 

Provide a description of the project, not to exceed five (5) typewritten, single-spaced pages (excluding appendices and references). Applicants must use 12-point font and a minimum 2-cm margin around all attached documents.  

It is recommended that applicants use the following headings in their five (5)-page research proposal:  

• Rationale and background for the study  
• Purpose/objectives  
• Literature review  
• Conceptual framework (if applicable)  
• Methods (Research design, site and sample selection, study procedures, data analysis plan)  
• Challenges and mitigation strategies  
• Knowledge translation/mobilization plan  
• Timeframe and feasibility (including the probability of securing ethics approval within three (3) months of receipt of funding 
• Significance of the project  
• Relevance/fit to the goals of this grant  
• For faculty/research affiliates:  
  • Fit of the project within the applicant’s program of research  
  • Plans for future funding
  • Team member(s) relevant research experience and contributions

2. References 

Applicants must use numbered referencing/citation style (e.g., Vancouver referencing or National Library of Medicine citation style). References are not included in the five (5) page limit of the research proposal.  

3. Budget justification and explanation section

Provide a clear and detailed justification for each budget item and relate it to the objectives and requirements of the proposed research (maximum two (2) pages). Please ensure this information is comprehensive and accurate. Please consult the MCNHR for current rates for research personnel. MCNHR will not provide additional funding for costs incurred above what is outlined in your budget.  

4. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and sex and gender based analysis (SGBA) considerations (optional) 

Please explain how EDI and SGBA considerations, if applicable, have been integrated into the project (maximum ½ page). Please note this ½ page is in addition to the five-page proposal.  

Note: The MCNHR encourages applicants to integrate EDI and SGBA considerations into their projects. However, the integration of EDI and SGBA considerations in aspects such as the project’s research design, data analysis and knowledge translation/mobilization plan, are not mandatory components and will not be a formal evaluation criterion that will impact the applicant’s chances of success. Rather, this new requirement is in line with the Tri-Agency EDI Action Plan for 2018-2025, which highlights initiatives Canada’s federal funding agencies have undertaken to foster a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive research ecosystem in Canada. In addition, the new requirement is meant to help facilitate discussions in research teams in the CON and beyond to build capacity to address and integrate SGBA and EDI considerations meaningfully in research. 

Recommended EDI and SBGA resources:  

• Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research practice and design *New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 
• How to integrate sex and gender into research *Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHR)  

5. Appendices (optional) 

Additional pages may be used for appendices, which are limited to:  

• Conceptual framework figures/diagrams  
• Intervention summary (e.g., education module outline, study protocol diagram)  
• Study instruments (e.g., data collection forms, surveys, interview guides)  
• Ethics approval certificates  
• No other appendices are permitted and will be removed by MCNHR staff 

Reviewers are not required to read the appendices. Appendices, thus, should not be used to circumvent the five (5) page limit of the research proposal. All essential information should be included in the proposal.  

6. Grant submission 

Please conduct a final review of your application prior to submission, ensuring readability, clarity, editing, proof-reading, and completeness of the application according to the guidelines. A check list is provided at the end of the application to help research teams ensure all required components are included in the submission. 

One complete electronic copy of the online application is required and should be submitted through the online submission portal. 

Online submission portal

Application deadline: November 1and April 15, annually. 

In the event that November 1or April 15 fall on a statutory holiday or weekend, the deadline will be extended to the next business day.  

Review process  

Applications will be reviewed by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee. Proposals will be assessed using the Grant Reviewer Evaluation Form (Student Affiliate).

All applicants will be notified of the results within 2 months of competition deadlines.

Purpose  

The Poppy Trust Fund Research Grant provides funding for research projects whose outcome(s) contribute to either enhancing care of veterans or their families or enhancing care for older adults in Manitoba. There is one (1) award available with funding up to a maximum of $3,000 each. Our sincere thanks to the Fort Garry Branch Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Trust Fund for their generous funding. 

Eligibility criteria

• Projects must directly contribute to enhancing care for veterans or their families or improving care for older adults in Manitoba. 
• Principal Investigator must be a research affiliate, professional affiliate, or postdoctoral fellow of the MCNHR. 
• Research team members do not have to be members of the MCNHR.  
• Projects related to graduate student thesis or dissertation research are eligible, but the principal applicant must be the academic supervisor, and the academic supervisor must hold a primary academic appointment with the College of Nursing in the University of Manitoba. 
• In cases of postdoctoral fellow applicants, their supervisor must be a Co-Principal Investigator on the application and the supervisor will have signing authority over grant funds. 

Funding guidelines 

1. Start date of project 

• Research projects must be ready to start within three (3) months of receiving the grant. Thus, approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board and related approval certificates must be obtained three (3) months prior to the grant start date. See first item under Grant Administration.  

2. Budget information 

• Funding to a maximum of $3,000 will be provided over a two (2)-year period. Applications requesting more than $7,500 will not be considered.  
• Funding is to cover direct research costs only, which may include personnel, equipment, supplies, travel for data collection purposes, and travel to one conference (up to a maximum of $1,000 for graduate students, and $2,000 for research affiliate, professional affiliate, or postdoctoral fellow of the MCNHR). Any equipment purchased is the property of the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba. No portion of the grant is to be used as salary for the principal investigator (or graduate student if applicable). Requests that are solely for the purpose of knowledge translation/mobilization activities (i.e., conference travel, open access publishing, development of knowledge translation products etc.) are not eligible.  
• Requests for full funding of a project will be given higher priority than requests for partial funding. If requests are for partial funding, the applicant must explain their plans to secure additional funding to ensure the projects will be successfully implemented. 

3. Grant administration 

• Receipt of funds is conditional upon approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board. Ethics (and/or animal /biosafety) approval certificates must be obtained within three (3) months of the award start date. A three (3)-month extension of this requirement will only be provided if applicant(s) have submitted their ethics (and/or animal/biosafety) application and are awaiting approval. Exceptions will only be made to this guideline in cases where ethics approval is not required for the project (i.e., when the proposed project activities does not involve any of the following: human participants, stem cells, animal, or biological samples) or in the case of exceptional extenuating circumstances to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If applicants are unable to obtain ethics approval within the timeframes mentioned above, they will be required to forfeit the funding.  
• Grant funds will be administered by the University of Manitoba. For applicants who do not hold salaried professorial rank appointments at the University of Manitoba, the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, will have signing authority over the grant. 
• Research grants must be used for the project and purposes described in the application. Grant-holders wanting to transfer funds from one budget category to another in response to changing research needs or to use funds for a new budget item must secure the prior written approval of the MCNHR.  
• The Principal Investigator may replace, add, remove, or promote individuals/team members on existing grants, provided that the rationale for replacing, adding, removing, or promoting individuals has been deemed justifiable by the MCNHR. If you are adding or promoting team members, please provide a brief explanation of their expertise and proposed contributions to the project.  
• If, at the end of two (2) years, the funds are not expended and the project is not completed, consideration will be given to the applicant’s request to extend the termination date for one (1) additional year. A request for extension of the grant must be made to the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, at least one (1) month prior to expiry of the grant. If funds are not expended or the project is terminated, all remaining funds must be returned to the Fort Garry Branch Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Trust Fund. 

4. End of grant activities 

• A final project summary report must be provided to the MCNHR at the end of the grant term.  
• Publications and presentations arising out of the research must acknowledge the funding support of the Fort Garry Branch Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Trust Fund as per their award letter.  

Application process  

1. Research proposal 

Provide a description of the project, not to exceed five (5) typewritten, single-spaced pages (excluding appendices and references). Applicants must use 12-point font and a minimum 2-cm margin around all attached documents.  

It is recommended that applicants use the following headings in their five (5)-page research proposal:  

• Rationale and background for the study  
• Purpose/objectives  
• Literature review  
• Conceptual framework (if applicable)  
• Methods (Research design, site and sample selection, study procedures, data analysis plan)  
• Challenges and mitigation strategies  
• Knowledge translation/mobilization plan  
• Timeframe and feasibility (including the probability of securing ethics approval within three (3) months of receipt of funding 
• Significance of the project  
• Relevance/fit to enhancing care of veterans, their families, or older adults in Manitoba 
• For faculty/research affiliates:  
  • Fit of the project within the applicant’s program of research  
  • Plans for future funding
  • Team member(s) relevant research experience and contributions

2. References 

Applicants must use numbered referencing/citation style (e.g., Vancouver referencing or National Library of Medicine citation style). References are not included in the five (5) page limit of the research proposal.  

3. Budget justification and explanation section  

Provide a clear and detailed justification for each budget item and relate it to the objectives and requirements of the proposed research (maximum two (2) pages). Please ensure this information is comprehensive and accurate. Please consult the MCNHR for current rates for research personnel. MCNHR will not provide additional funding for costs incurred above what is outlined in your budget.  

4. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and sex and gender based analysis (SGBA) considerations (optional) 

Please explain how EDI and SGBA considerations, if applicable, have been integrated into the project (maximum ½ page). Please note this ½ page is in addition to the five-page proposal.  

Note: The MCNHR encourages applicants to integrate EDI and SGBA considerations into their projects. However, the integration of EDI and SGBA considerations in aspects such as the project’s research design, data analysis and knowledge translation/mobilization plan, are not mandatory components and will not be a formal evaluation criterion that will impact the applicant’s chances of success. Rather, this new requirement is in line with the Tri-Agency EDI Action Plan for 2018-2025, which highlights initiatives Canada’s federal funding agencies have undertaken to foster a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive research ecosystem in Canada. In addition, the new requirement is meant to help facilitate discussions in research teams in the CON and beyond to build capacity to address and integrate SGBA and EDI considerations meaningfully in research. 

Recommended EDI and SBGA resources:  

• Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research practice and design *New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 
• How to integrate sex and gender into research *Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHR)  

5. Appendices (optional) 

Additional pages may be used for appendices, which are limited to:  

• Conceptual framework figures/diagrams  
• Intervention summary (e.g., education module outline, study protocol diagram)  
• Study instruments (e.g., data collection forms, surveys, interview guides)  
• Ethics approval certificates  
• No other appendices are permitted and will be removed by MCNHR staff 

Reviewers are not required to read the appendices. Appendices, thus, should not be used to circumvent the five (5) page limit of the research proposal. All essential information should be included in the proposal.  

6. Grant submission 

Please conduct a final review of your application prior to submission, ensuring readability, clarity, editing, proof-reading, and completeness of the application according to the guidelines. A check list is provided at the end of the application to help research teams ensure all required components are included in the submission. 

One complete electronic copy of the online application is required and should be submitted through the online submission portal. 

Online submission portal

Application deadline: April 15, annually.

In the event that April 15 falls on a statutory holiday or weekend, the deadline will be extended to the next business day.  

Review process  

Applications will be reviewed by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee. Proposals will be assessed using the Grant Reviewer Evaluation Form (Research/Professional Affiliate). 

All applicants will be notified of the results within 2 months of competition deadlines.  

Purpose  

The B.W. Fallis Parkinson’s Care Research Grant provides funding for both qualitative and/or quantitative research examining the physical and/or psychosocial aspects of Parkinson’s disease (PD). This includes but is not limited to projects aimed at improving quality of life and care for persons living with Parkinson’s and/or their families; examining ethical issues that arise during the care of people living with PD, increasing our understanding and treatment of non-motor and motor symptoms of PD; addressing issues related to family caregiving, and facilitating access to services and supports for people living with PD and their families. Research can focus on any phase of the illness trajectory of PD from early diagnosis to end-of-life care. Biomedical and/or bench research in PD is not eligible for this funding opportunity. There is one (1) award of $4,500 available for funding. Our thanks to the B.W. Fallis Parkinson’s Care Research Grant for providing funding. 

Eligibility criteria

Research must focus on PD, including improving quality of life and care, examining ethical issues, understanding, and treating symptoms, addressing family caregiving, and facilitating access to services and supports. Biomedical or bench research is not eligible. 

The Principal Investigator must hold one or more of the following appointments:  

• Research, professional or graduate student affiliate of the MCNHR and/or  
• Primary salaried academic appointment in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba.  
• A current graduate student in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba whose supervisor holds a primary academic appointment in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. 
• Projects related to graduate student thesis or dissertation research are eligible, but the principal applicant must be the academic supervisor who holds a primary academic appointment with the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and the supervisor will have signing authority over grant funds. 
• Have submitted the highest-rated grant proposal for research related to Parkinson’s care, as determined by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee. In cases where there is a tie in score for the highest ranked application, preference will be given to applications that are from a nurse (be it a graduate nursing student, nursing faculty member or nurse in practice). 

Funding guidelines 

1. Start date of project 

Research projects must be ready to start within three (3) months of receiving the grant. Thus, approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board and related approval certificates must be obtained three (3) months prior to the grant start date. See first item under Grant Administration.  

2. Budget information 

• Funding to a maximum of $4,500 will be provided over a two (2)-year period. Applications requesting more than $4,500 will not be considered.  
• Funding is to cover direct research costs only, which may include personnel, equipment, supplies, travel for data collection purposes, and travel to one conference (up to a maximum of $1,000 for graduate students, and $2,000 for research affiliate and professional affiliates of the MCNHR). Any equipment purchased is the property of the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba. No portion of the grant is to be used as salary for the principal investigator (or graduate student if applicable). Requests that are solely for the purpose of knowledge translation/mobilization activities (i.e., conference travel, open access publishing, development of knowledge translation products etc.) are not eligible. 
• Requests for full funding of a project will be given higher priority than requests for partial funding. If requests are for partial funding, the applicant must explain their plans to secure additional funding to ensure the projects will be successfully implemented. 

3. Grant administration 

• Receipt of funds is conditional upon approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board. Ethics (and/or animal /biosafety) approval certificates must be obtained within three (3) months of the award start date. A three (3)-month extension of this requirement will only be provided if applicant(s) have submitted their ethics (and/or animal/biosafety) application and are awaiting approval. Exceptions will only be made to this guideline in cases where ethics approval is not required for the project (i.e., when the proposed project activities does not involve any of the following: human participants, stem cells, animal, or biological samples) or in the case of exceptional extenuating circumstances to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If applicants are unable to obtain ethics approval within the timeframes mentioned above, they will be required to forfeit the funding.  
• Grant funds will be administered by the University of Manitoba. For applicants who do not hold salaried professorial rank appointments at the University of Manitoba, the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, will have signing authority over the grant. 
• Research grants must be used for the project and purposes described in the application. Grant-holders wanting to transfer funds from one budget category to another in response to changing research needs or to use funds for a new budget item must secure the prior written approval of the MCNHR.  
• The Principal Investigator may replace, add, remove, or promote individuals/team members on existing grants, provided that the rationale for replacing, adding, removing, or promoting individuals has been deemed justifiable by the MCNHR. If you are adding or promoting team members, please provide a brief explanation of their expertise and proposed contributions to the project.  
• If, at the end of two (2) years, the funds are not expended and the project is not completed, consideration will be given to the applicant’s request to extend the termination date for one (1) additional year. A request for extension of the grant must be made to the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, at least one (1) month prior to expiry of the grant. If funds are not expended or the project is terminated, all remaining funds must be returned to the MCNHR. 

4. End of grant activities 

• A final project report must be provided to the MCNHR at the end of the grant term.  
• Publications and presentations arising out of the research must acknowledge the funding support of the B.W. Fallis Parkinson’s Care Research Grant as per their award letter.  

Application process  

1. Research proposal 

Provide a description of the project, not to exceed five (5) typewritten, single-spaced pages (excluding appendices and references). Applicants must use 12-point font and a minimum 2-cm margin around all attached documents.  

It is recommended that applicants use the following headings in their five (5)-page research proposal:  

• Rationale and background for the study  
• Purpose/objectives  
• Literature review  
• Conceptual framework (if applicable)  
• Methods (Research design, site and sample selection, study procedures, data analysis plan)  
• Challenges and mitigation strategies  
• Knowledge translation/mobilization plan  
• Timeframe and feasibility (including the probability of securing ethics approval within three (3) months of receipt of funding 
• Significance of the project  
• Relevance/fit with the aims of the B.W. Fallis Parkinson’s Care Research Grant 
• For faculty/research affiliates:  
  • Fit of the project within the applicant’s program of research  
  • Plans for future funding
  • Team member(s) relevant research experience and contributions

2. References 

Applicants must use numbered referencing/citation style (e.g., Vancouver referencing or National Library of Medicine citation style). References are not included in the five (5) page limit of the research proposal.  

3. Budget justification and explanation section

Provide a clear and detailed justification for each budget item and relate it to the objectives and requirements of the proposed research (maximum two (2) pages). Please ensure this information is comprehensive and accurate. Please consult the MCNHR for current rates for research personnel. MCNHR will not provide additional funding for costs incurred above what is outlined in your budget.  

4. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and sex and gender based analysis (SGBA) considerations (optional) 

Please explain how EDI and SGBA considerations, if applicable, have been integrated into the project (maximum ½ page). Please note this ½ page is in addition to the five (5) page research proposal. 

Note: The MCNHR encourages applicants to integrate EDI and SGBA considerations into their projects. However, the integration of EDI and SGBA considerations in aspects such as the project’s research design, data analysis and knowledge translation/mobilization plan, are not mandatory components and will not be a formal evaluation criterion that will impact the applicant’s chances of success. Rather, this new requirement is in line with the Tri-Agency EDI Action Plan for 2018-2025, which highlights initiatives Canada’s federal funding agencies have undertaken to foster a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive research ecosystem in Canada. In addition, the new requirement is meant to help facilitate discussions in research teams in the CON and beyond to build capacity to address and integrate SGBA and EDI considerations meaningfully in research. 

Recommended EDI and SBGA resources:  

• Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research practice and design *New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)
• How to integrate sex and gender into research *Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHR)  

5. Appendices (optional) 

Additional pages may be used for appendices, which are limited to:  

• Conceptual framework figures/diagrams  
• Intervention summary (e.g., education module outline, study protocol diagram)  
• Study instruments (e.g., data collection forms, surveys, interview guides)  
• Ethics approval certificates  
• No other appendices are permitted and will be removed by MCNHR staff 

Reviewers are not required to read the appendices. Appendices, thus, should not be used to circumvent the five (5) page limit of the research proposal. All essential information should be included in the proposal.  

6. Grant submission 

Please conduct a final review of your application prior to submission, ensuring readability, clarity, editing, proof-reading, and completeness of the application according to the guidelines. A check list is provided at the end of the application to help research teams ensure all required components are included in the submission. 

One complete electronic copy of the online application is required and should be submitted through the online submission portal.

Online submission portal

Application deadline: April 15, annually,

In the event that April 15 falls on a statutory holiday or weekend, the deadline will be extended to the next business day.  

Review process  

Applications will be reviewed by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee. Proposals will be assessed using the grant reviewer evaluation form (research/professional affiliate).

All applicants will be notified of the results within two (2) months of competition deadlines.

Purpose  

This grant was established to support the development of collaborative research in the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba. This fund provides one (1) annual research grant in the amount of $7,500 to support research projects that involve collaborative teams. Our thanks to the MCNHR Collaborative Research Grant Fund for providing funding.  

Each year, one research grant will be offered to a faculty member who:  

• Holds a primary academic appointment in the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba.  
• Has submitted the highest rated grant proposal, as determined by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee.  

Eligibility criteria  

• Principal Investigator must hold a primary academic appointment in the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba.  
• Research team members do not have to be members of the MCNHR.  
• Projects related to graduate student thesis or dissertation research are not eligible for this grant. Graduate student research projects should be directed to the MCNHR Graduate Student Research Grant competition.  
• In cases of postdoctoral fellow applicants, their supervisor must be a Co-Principal Investigator on the application and the supervisor will have signing authority over grant funds.  
• A collaborative team is required. The nature of the team is flexible and can include interdisciplinary teams, teams of researchers and knowledge users (clinicians, decision-makers) or teams with researchers and patient representatives.  
• Preference will be given to projects that will position teams for success for external funding.  
• The Principal Investigator cannot hold more than one (1) MCNHR Research Grant or MCNHR Collaborative Grant concurrently.  
• The Principal Investigator also cannot hold both an MCNHR Research Grant and an MCNHR Collaborative Research Grant concurrently.  

Funding guidelines 

1. Start date of project 

Research projects must be ready to start within three (3) months of receiving the grant. Thus, approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board and related approval certificates must be obtained three (3) months prior to the grant start date. See first item under Grant Administration.  

2. Budget information 

• Funding to a maximum of $7,500 will be provided over a two (2)-year period. Applications requesting more than $7,500 will not be considered.  
• Funding is to cover direct research costs only, which may include personnel, equipment, supplies, travel for data collection purposes, and travel to one conference (up to a maximum of $2,000). Any equipment purchased is the property of the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba. No portion of the grant is to be used as salary for the principal investigator (or graduate student if applicable). Requests that are solely for the purpose of knowledge translation/mobilization activities (i.e., conference travel, open access publishing, development of knowledge translation products etc.) are not eligible.
• Requests for full funding of a project will be given higher priority than requests for partial funding. If requests are for partial funding, the applicant must explain their plans to secure additional funding to ensure the projects will be successfully implemented. 

3. Grant administration 

• Receipt of funds is conditional upon approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board. Ethics (and/or animal /biosafety) approval certificates must be obtained within 3 months of the award start date. A three (3)-month extension of this requirement will only be provided if applicant(s) have submitted their ethics (and/or animal/biosafety) application and are awaiting approval. Exceptions will only be made to this guideline in cases where ethics approval is not required for the project (i.e., when the proposed project activities does not involve any of the following: human participants, stem cells, animal, or biological samples) or in the case of exceptional extenuating circumstances to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If applicants are unable to obtain ethics approval within the timeframes mentioned above, they will be required to forfeit the funding.
• Grant funds will be administered by the University of Manitoba. For applicants who do not hold salaried professorial rank appointments at the University of Manitoba, the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, will have signing authority over the grant. 
• Research grants must be used for the project and purposes described in the application. Grant-holders wanting to transfer funds from one budget category to another in response to changing research needs or to use funds for a new budget item must secure the prior written approval of the MCNHR.  
• The Principal Investigator may replace, add, remove, or promote individuals/team members on existing grants, provided that the rationale for replacing, adding, removing, or promoting individuals has been deemed justifiable by the MCNHR. If you are adding or promoting team members, please provide a brief explanation of their expertise and proposed contributions to the project.  
• If, at the end of two (2) years, the funds are not expended and the project is not completed, consideration will be given to the applicant’s request to extend the termination date for one (1) additional year. A request for extension of the grant must be made to the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, at least one (1) month prior to expiry of the grant. If funds are not expended or the project is terminated, all remaining funds must be returned to the MCNHR. 

4. End of grant activities 

• A final project summary report must be provided to the MCNHR at the end of the grant term.  
• Publications and presentations arising out of the research must acknowledge the funding support of the MCNHR as per their award letter. 

Application process  

1. Research proposal 

Provide a description of the project, not to exceed five (5) typewritten, single-spaced pages (excluding appendices and references). Applicants must use 12-point font and a minimum 2-cm margin around all attached documents.  

It is recommended that applicants use the following headings in their five (5)-page research proposal:  

• Rationale and background for the study  
• Purpose/objectives  
• Literature review  
• Conceptual framework (if applicable)  
• Methods (Research design, site and sample selection, study procedures, data analysis plan)  
• Challenges and mitigation strategies  
• Knowledge translation/mobilization plan  
• Timeframe and feasibility (including the probability of securing ethics approval within three (3) months of receipt of funding 
• Significance of the project  
• Relevance/fit to the goals of this grant  
• For faculty/research affiliates:  
  • Fit of the project within the applicant’s program of research  
  • Plans for future funding  
  • Team member(s) relevant research experience and contributions

2. References

Applicants must use numbered referencing/citation style (e.g., Vancouver referencing or National Library of Medicine citation style). References are not included in the five (5) page limit of the research proposal.  

3. Budget justification and explanation section  

Provide a clear and detailed justification for each budget item and relate it to the objectives and requirements of the proposed research (maximum two (2) pages). Please ensure this information is comprehensive and accurate. Please consult the MCNHR for current rates for research personnel. MCNHR will not provide additional funding for costs incurred above what is outlined in your budget.  

4. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and sex and gender based analysis (SGBA) considerations (optional) 

Please explain how EDI and SGBA considerations, if applicable, have been integrated into the project (maximum ½ page). Please note this ½ page is in addition to the five (5) page research proposal. 

Note: The MCNHR encourages applicants to integrate EDI and SGBA considerations into their projects. However, the integration of EDI and SGBA considerations in aspects such as the project’s research design, data analysis and knowledge translation/mobilization plan, are not mandatory components and will not be a formal evaluation criterion that will impact the applicant’s chances of success. Rather, this new requirement is in line with the Tri-Agency EDI Action Plan for 2018-2025, which highlights initiatives Canada’s federal funding agencies have undertaken to foster a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive research ecosystem in Canada. In addition, the new requirement is meant to help facilitate discussions in research teams in the CON and beyond to build capacity to address and integrate SGBA and EDI considerations meaningfully in research. 

Recommended EDI and SBGA resources:  

• Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research practice and design *New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)
• How to integrate sex and gender into research *Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHR)  

5. Appendices (optional) 

Additional pages may be used for appendices, which are limited to:  

• Conceptual framework figures/diagrams  
• Intervention summary (e.g., education module outline, study protocol diagram)  
• Study instruments (e.g., data collection forms, surveys, interview guides) 
• Ethics approval certificates  
• No other appendices are permitted and will be removed by MCNHR staff 

Reviewers are not required to read the appendices. Appendices, thus, should not be used to circumvent the five (5) page limit of the research proposal. All essential information should be included in the proposal.  

6. Grant submission 

Please conduct a final review of your application prior to submission, ensuring readability, clarity, editing, proof-reading, and completeness of the application according to the guidelines. A check list is provided at the end of the application to help research teams ensure all required components are included in the submission. 

One complete electronic copy of the online application is required and should be submitted through the online submission portal.

Online submission portal

Application deadline: April 15, annually.

In the event that April 15 falls on a statutory holiday or weekend, the deadline will be extended to the next business day.  

Review process  

Applications will be reviewed by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee. Proposals will be assessed using the grant reviewer evaluation form (research/professional affiliate).

All applicants will be notified of the results within two (2) months of competition deadlines.

Purpose

The Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR) Research Grant provides funding for research projects. There are two (2) awards available with funding up to a maximum of $7,500 each. Our thanks to the Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research for providing funding for this grant. 

Eligibility criteria

• Principal Investigator must be a research affiliate, professional affiliate, or postdoctoral fellow of the MCNHR.  
• Research team members do not have to be members of the MCNHR.  
• Projects related to graduate student thesis or dissertation research are not eligible for this grant. Graduate student research projects should be directed to the MCNHR Graduate Student Research Grant competition.  
• In cases of postdoctoral fellow applicants, their supervisor must be a Co-Principal Investigator on the application and the supervisor will have signing authority over grant funds.  
• Teams of researchers and knowledge users (clinicians, decision-makers) are highly encouraged.  
• The Principal Investigator cannot hold more than one (1) MCNHR Research Grant or MCNHR Collaborative Grant concurrently.  
• The Principal Investigator also cannot hold both an MCNHR Research Grant and MCNHR Collaborative Research Grant concurrently. 

Funding guidelines

1. Start date of project 

Research projects must be ready to start within three (3) months of receiving the grant. Thus, approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board and related approval certificates must be obtained three (3) months prior to the grant start date. See first item under Grant Administration. 

2. Budget information 

• Funding to a maximum of $7,500 will be provided over a two (2)-year period. Applications requesting more than $7,500 will not be considered.  
• Funding is to cover direct research costs only, which may include personnel, equipment, supplies, travel for data collection purposes, and travel to one conference (up to a maximum of $2,000). Any equipment purchased is the property of the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba. No portion of the grant is to be used as salary for the principal investigator (or graduate student if applicable). Requests that are solely for the purpose of knowledge translation/mobilization activities (i.e., conference travel, open access publishing, development of knowledge translation products etc.) are not eligible.  
• Requests for full funding of a project will be given higher priority than requests for partial funding. If requests are for partial funding, the applicant must explain their plans to secure additional funding to ensure the projects will be successfully implemented. 

3. Grant administration 

• Receipt of funds is conditional upon approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board. Ethics (and/or animal /biosafety) approval certificates must be obtained within 3 months of the award start date. A three (3)-month extension of this requirement will only be provided if applicant(s) have submitted their ethics (and/or animal/biosafety) application and are awaiting approval. Exceptions will only be made to this guideline in cases where ethics approval is not required for the project (i.e., when the proposed project activities does not involve any of the following: human participants, stem cells, animal, or biological samples) or in the case of exceptional extenuating circumstances to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If applicants are unable to obtain ethics approval within the timeframes mentioned above, they will be required to forfeit the funding. 
• Grant funds will be administered by the University of Manitoba. For applicants who do not hold salaried professorial rank appointments at the University of Manitoba, the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, will have signing authority over the grant. 
• Research grants must be used for the project and purposes described in the application. Grant-holders wanting to transfer funds from one budget category to another in response to changing research needs or to use funds for a new budget item must secure the prior written approval of the MCNHR.  
• The Principal Investigator may replace, add, remove, or promote individuals/team members on existing grants, provided that the rationale for replacing, adding, removing, or promoting individuals has been deemed justifiable by the MCNHR. If you are adding or promoting team members, please provide a brief explanation of their expertise and proposed contributions to the project.  
• If, at the end of two (2) years, the funds are not expended and the project is not completed, consideration will be given to the applicant’s request to extend the termination date for one (1) additional year. A request for extension of the grant must be made to the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, at least one (1) month prior to expiry of the grant. If funds are not expended or the project is terminated, all remaining funds must be returned to the MCNHR. 

4. End of grant activities 

• A final project summary report must be provided to the MCNHR at the end of the grant term.  
• Publications and presentations arising out of the research must acknowledge the funding support of the MCNHR as per their award letter. 

Application process  

1. Research proposal 

Provide a description of the project, not to exceed five (5) typewritten, single-spaced pages (excluding appendices and references). Applicants must use 12-point font and a minimum 2-cm margin around all attached documents.  

It is recommended that applicants use the following headings in their five (5)-page research proposal:  

• Rationale and background for the study  
• Purpose/objectives  
• Literature review  
• Conceptual framework (if applicable)  
• Methods (Research design, site and sample selection, study procedures, data analysis plan)  
• Challenges and mitigation strategies  
• Knowledge translation/mobilization plan  
• Timeframe and feasibility (including the probability of securing ethics approval within three (3) months of receipt of funding 
• Significance of the project
• Relevance/fit to the goals of this grant  
• For faculty/research affiliates:  
  • Fit of the project within the applicant’s program of research
  • Plans for future funding
  • Team member(s) relevant research experience and contributions

2. References 

Applicants must use numbered referencing/citation style (e.g., Vancouver referencing or National Library of Medicine citation style). References are not included in the five (5) page limit of the research proposal.  

3. Budget justification and explanation section  

Provide a clear and detailed justification for each budget item and relate it to the objectives and requirements of the proposed research (maximum two (2) pages). Please ensure this information is comprehensive and accurate. Please consult the MCNHR for current rates for research personnel. MCNHR will not provide additional funding for costs incurred above what is outlined in your budget.  

4. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and sex and gender based analysis (SGBA) considerations (optional) 

Please explain how EDI and SGBA considerations, if applicable, have been integrated into the project (maximum ½ page). Please note this ½ page is in addition to the five-page proposal.  

Note: The MCNHR encourages applicants to integrate EDI and SGBA considerations into their projects. However, the integration of EDI and SGBA considerations in aspects such as the project’s research design, data analysis and knowledge translation/mobilization plan, are not mandatory components and will not be a formal evaluation criterion that will impact the applicant’s chances of success. Rather, this new requirement is in line with the Tri-Agency EDI Action Plan for 2018-2025, which highlights initiatives Canada’s federal funding agencies have undertaken to foster a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive research ecosystem in Canada. In addition, the new requirement is meant to help facilitate discuseassions in rerch teams in the CON and beyond to build capacity to address and integrate SGBA and EDI considerations meaningfully in research. 

Recommended EDI and SBGA resources:  

• Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research practice and design *New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)
• How to integrate sex and gender into research *Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHR)  

5. Appendices (optional) 

Additional pages may be used for appendices, which are limited to:  

• Conceptual framework figures/diagrams  
• Intervention summary (e.g., education module outline, study protocol diagram)  
• Study instruments (e.g., data collection forms, surveys, interview guides)  
• Ethics approval certificates  
• No other appendices are permitted and will be removed by MCNHR staff 

Reviewers are not required to read the appendices. Appendices, thus, should not be used to circumvent the five (5) page limit of the research proposal. All essential information should be included in the proposal.  

6. Grant submission 

Please conduct a final review of your application prior to submission, ensuring readability, clarity, editing, proof-reading, and completeness of the application according to the guidelines. A check list is provided at the end of the application to help research teams ensure all required components are included in the submission. 

One complete electronic copy of the online application is required and should be submitted through the online submission portal. 

Online submission portal

Application deadline: April 15, annually.

In the event that April 15 falls on a statutory holiday or weekend, the deadline will be extended to the next business day.

Review process  

Applications will be reviewed by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee. Proposals will be assessed using the grant reviewer evaluation form (research/professional affiliate).

All applicants will be notified of the results within two (2) months of competition deadlines.

Purpose

The Poppy Trust Fund Research Grant provides funding for research projects whose outcome(s) contribute to either enhancing care of veterans or their families or enhancing care for older adults in Manitoba. There is one (1) award available with funding up to a maximum of $3,000 each. Our sincere thanks to the Fort Garry Branch Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Trust Fund for their generous funding. 

Eligibility criteria

• Projects must directly contribute to enhancing care for veterans or their families or improving care for older adults in Manitoba. 
• Principal Investigator must be a research affiliate, professional affiliate, or postdoctoral fellow of the MCNHR. 
• Research team members do not have to be members of the MCNHR.  
• Projects related to graduate student thesis or dissertation research are eligible, but the principal applicant must be the academic supervisor, and the academic supervisor must hold a primary academic appointment with the College of Nursing in the University of Manitoba. 
• In cases of postdoctoral fellow applicants, their supervisor must be a Co-Principal Investigator on the application and the supervisor will have signing authority over grant funds. 

Funding guidelines

1. Start date of project 

Research projects must be ready to start within three (3) months of receiving the grant. Thus, approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board and related approval certificates must be obtained three (3) months prior to the grant start date. See first item under Grant Administration.  

2. Budget information 

• Funding to a maximum of $3,000 will be provided over a two (2)-year period. Applications requesting more than $7,500 will not be considered.
• Funding is to cover direct research costs only, which may include personnel, equipment, supplies, travel for data collection purposes, and travel to one conference (up to a maximum of $1,000 for graduate students, and $2,000 for research affiliate, professional affiliate, or postdoctoral fellow of the MCNHR). Any equipment purchased is the property of the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba. No portion of the grant is to be used as salary for the principal investigator (or graduate student if applicable). Requests that are solely for the purpose of knowledge translation/mobilization activities (i.e., conference travel, open access publishing, development of knowledge translation products etc.) are not eligible.
• Requests for full funding of a project will be given higher priority than requests for partial funding. If requests are for partial funding, the applicant must explain their plans to secure additional funding to ensure the projects will be successfully implemented. 

3. Grant administration

• Receipt of funds is conditional upon approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board. Ethics (and/or animal /biosafety) approval certificates must be obtained within three (3) months of the award start date. A three (3)-month extension of this requirement will only be provided if applicant(s) have submitted their ethics (and/or animal/biosafety) application and are awaiting approval. Exceptions will only be made to this guideline in cases where ethics approval is not required for the project (i.e., when the proposed project activities does not involve any of the following: human participants, stem cells, animal, or biological samples) or in the case of exceptional extenuating circumstances to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If applicants are unable to obtain ethics approval within the timeframes mentioned above, they will be required to forfeit the funding.
• Grant funds will be administered by the University of Manitoba. For applicants who do not hold salaried professorial rank appointments at the University of Manitoba, the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, will have signing authority over the grant.
• Research grants must be used for the project and purposes described in the application. Grant-holders wanting to transfer funds from one budget category to another in response to changing research needs or to use funds for a new budget item must secure the prior written approval of the MCNHR.
• The Principal Investigator may replace, add, remove, or promote individuals/team members on existing grants, provided that the rationale for replacing, adding, removing, or promoting individuals has been deemed justifiable by the MCNHR. If you are adding or promoting team members, please provide a brief explanation of their expertise and proposed contributions to the project.
• If, at the end of two (2) years, the funds are not expended and the project is not completed, consideration will be given to the applicant’s request to extend the termination date for one (1) additional year. A request for extension of the grant must be made to the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, at least one (1) month prior to expiry of the grant. If funds are not expended or the project is terminated, all remaining funds must be returned to the Fort Garry Branch Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Trust Fund. 

4. End of grant activities 

• A final project summary report must be provided to the MCNHR at the end of the grant term.
• Publications and presentations arising out of the research must acknowledge the funding support of the Fort Garry Branch Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Trust Fund as per their award letter.  

Application process  

1. Research proposal 

Provide a description of the project, not to exceed five (5) typewritten, single-spaced pages (excluding appendices and references). Applicants must use 12-point font and a minimum 2-cm margin around all attached documents.  

It is recommended that applicants use the following headings in their five (5)-page research proposal:  

• Rationale and background for the study  
• Purpose/objectives  
• Literature review  
• Conceptual framework (if applicable)  
• Methods (Research design, site and sample selection, study procedures, data analysis plan)  
• Challenges and mitigation strategies  
• Knowledge translation/mobilization plan  
• Timeframe and feasibility (including the probability of securing ethics approval within three (3) months of receipt of funding 
• Significance of the project  
• Relevance/fit to enhancing care of veterans, their families, or older adults in Manitoba
• For faculty/research affiliates:  
  • Fit of the project within the applicant’s program of research 
  • Plans for future funding
  • Team member(s) relevant research experience and contributions

2. References 

Applicants must use numbered referencing/citation style (e.g., Vancouver referencing or National Library of Medicine citation style). References are not included in the five (5) page limit of the research proposal.  

3. Budget justification and explanation section  

Provide a clear and detailed justification for each budget item and relate it to the objectives and requirements of the proposed research (maximum two (2) pages). Please ensure this information is comprehensive and accurate. Please consult the MCNHR for current rates for research personnel. MCNHR will not provide additional funding for costs incurred above what is outlined in your budget.  

4. Equity, Diversity and inclusion (EDI) and sex and gender based analysis (SGBA) considerations (optional) 

Please explain how EDI and SGBA considerations, if applicable, have been integrated into the project (maximum ½ page). Please note this ½ page is in addition to the five-page proposal.  

Note: The MCNHR encourages applicants to integrate EDI and SGBA considerations into their projects. However, the integration of EDI and SGBA considerations in aspects such as the project’s research design, data analysis and knowledge translation/mobilization plan, are not mandatory components and will not be a formal evaluation criterion that will impact the applicant’s chances of success. Rather, this new requirement is in line with the Tri-Agency EDI Action Plan for 2018-2025, which highlights initiatives Canada’s federal funding agencies have undertaken to foster a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive research ecosystem in Canada. In addition, the new requirement is meant to help facilitate discussions in research teams in the CON and beyond to build capacity to address and integrate SGBA and EDI considerations meaningfully in research. 

Recommended EDI and SBGA resources:  

• Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research practice and design *New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)
• How to integrate sex and gender into research *Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHR)  

5. Appendices (optional)

Additional pages may be used for appendices, which are limited to:  

• Conceptual framework figures/diagrams  
• Intervention summary (e.g., education module outline, study protocol diagram)  
• Study instruments (e.g., data collection forms, surveys, interview guides)  
• Ethics approval certificates
• No other appendices are permitted and will be removed by MCNHR staff 

Reviewers are not required to read the appendices. Appendices, thus, should not be used to circumvent the five (5) page limit of the research proposal. All essential information should be included in the proposal.  

6. Grant submission 

Please conduct a final review of your application prior to submission, ensuring readability, clarity, editing, proof-reading, and completeness of the application according to the guidelines. A check list is provided at the end of the application to help research teams ensure all required components are included in the submission. 

One complete electronic copy of the online application is required and should be submitted through the online submission portal. 

Online submission portal

Application deadline: April 15, annually.

In the event that April 15 falls on a statutory holiday or weekend, the deadline will be extended to the next business day.  

Review process  

Applications will be reviewed by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee. Proposals will be assessed using the grant reviewer evaluation form (research/professional affiliate).

All applicants will be notified of the results within two (2) months of competition deadlines.

Purpose

The Professional Foundation Research Grant provides small-scale funding for research into areas considered to be foundational of nursing as a profession. Professional foundations include topics such as history of nursing and nursing work-life, professional ethics, and nursing administration as well as topics critical to the College of Nursing, such as research into new, innovative approaches to nursing education and issues related to student life. There are two (2) awards available with funding up to a maximum of $7,500 each. Our thanks to the College of Nursing Endowment Fund for providing funding for this grant. 

Eligibility criteria

• The primary focus of the proposal must fit within the area of “Professional Foundations”. 
• Principal Investigator must hold a primary academic appointment in the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba. 
• Research team members do not have to be members of the College of Nursing.  
• Projects related to graduate student thesis or dissertation research are not eligible for this grant. Graduate student research projects should be directed to the MCNHR Graduate Student Research Grant competition.  
• In cases of postdoctoral fellow applicants who are not nurses, their supervisor must be a Co-Principal Investigator on the application and the supervisor will have signing authority over grant funds. 
• Applicants cannot submit the same or a similar proposal to the College of Nursing Endowment Fund Committee as the MCNHR receives a yearly allocation of funding from the College of Nursing Endowment Fund Committee to support faculty research through this Professional Foundations Grant. 
• The Principal Investigator can hold a Professional Foundation Grant and either a MCNHR or MCNHR Collaborative grant (for a different project) at the same time.  

Funding guidelines 

1. Start date of project 

Research projects must be ready to start within three (3) months of receiving the grant. Thus, approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board and related approval certificates must be obtained three (3) months prior to the grant start date. See first item under Grant Administration.  

2. Budget information 

• Funding to a maximum of $7,500 will be provided over a two (2)-year period. Applications requesting more than $7,500 will not be considered.  
• Funding is to cover direct research costs only, which may include personnel, equipment, supplies, travel for data collection purposes, and travel to one conference (up to a maximum of $2,000). Any equipment purchased is the property of the College of Nursing, University of Manitoba. No portion of the grant is to be used as salary for the principal investigator (or graduate student if applicable). Requests that are solely for the purpose of knowledge translation/mobilization activities (i.e., conference travel, open access publishing, development of knowledge translation products etc.) are not eligible.
• Requests for full funding of a project will be given higher priority than requests for partial funding. If requests are for partial funding, the applicant must explain their plans to secure additional funding to ensure the projects will be successfully implemented. 

3. Grant administration 

• Receipt of funds is conditional upon approval of the research proposal by an appropriate University of Manitoba Research Ethics and or Animal/Biosafety Board. Ethics (and/or animal /biosafety) approval certificates must be obtained within three (3) months of the award start date. A three (3)-month extension of this requirement will only be provided if applicant(s) have submitted their ethics (and/or animal/biosafety) application and are awaiting approval. Exceptions will only be made to this guideline in cases where ethics approval is not required for the project (i.e., when the proposed project activities does not involve any of the following: human participants, stem cells, animal, or biological samples) or in the case of exceptional extenuating circumstances to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If applicants are unable to obtain ethics approval within the timeframes mentioned above, they will be required to forfeit the funding.
• Grant funds will be administered by the University of Manitoba. For applicants who do not hold salaried professorial rank appointments at the University of Manitoba, the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, will have signing authority over the grant. 
• Research grants must be used for the project and purposes described in the application. Grant-holders wanting to transfer funds from one budget category to another in response to changing research needs or to use funds for a new budget item must secure the prior written approval of the MCNHR.  
• The Principal Investigator may replace, add, remove, or promote individuals/team members on existing grants, provided that the rationale for replacing, adding, removing, or promoting individuals has been deemed justifiable by the MCNHR. If you are adding or promoting team members, please provide a brief explanation of their expertise and proposed contributions to the project.  
• If, at the end of two (2) years, the funds are not expended and the project is not completed, consideration will be given to the applicant’s request to extend the termination date for one (1) additional year. A request for extension of the grant must be made to the Associate Dean Research, College of Nursing, at least one (1) month prior to expiry of the grant. If funds are not expended or the project is terminated, all retaining funds must be returned to the MCNHR. 

4. End of grant activities 

• A final project report and a statement of expenditures must be provided to the MCNHR at the end of the grant term.  
• Publications and presentations arising out of the research must acknowledge the funding support of the College of Nursing Endowment Fund Research Grant in Professional Foundations as per their award letter.  

Application process  

1. Research proposal 

Provide a description of the project, not to exceed five (5) typewritten, single-spaced pages (excluding appendices and references). Applicants must use 12-point font and a minimum 2-cm margin around all attached documents.  

It is recommended that applicants use the following headings in their five (5)-page research proposal:  

• Rationale and background for the study  
• Purpose/objectives  
• Literature review  
• Conceptual framework (if applicable)  
• Methods (Research design, site and sample selection, study procedures, data analysis plan)  
• Challenges and mitigation strategies  
• Knowledge translation/mobilization plan  
• Timeframe and feasibility (including the probability of securing ethics approval within three (3) months of receipt of funding 
• Significance of the project  
• Relevance/fit with the area of Professional Foundations 
• For faculty/research affiliates:  
  • Fit of the project within the applicant’s program of research
  • Plans for future funding
  • Team member(s) relevant research experience and contributions

2. References 

Applicants must use numbered referencing/citation style (e.g., Vancouver referencing or National Library of Medicine citation style). References are not included in the five (5) page limit of the research proposal.  

3. Budget justification and explanation section  

Provide a clear and detailed justification for each budget item and relate it to the objectives and requirements of the proposed research (maximum two (2) pages). Please ensure this information is comprehensive and accurate. Please consult the MCNHR for current rates for research personnel. MCNHR will not provide additional funding for costs incurred above what is outlined in your budget.  

4. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and sex and gender based analysis (SGBA) considerations (optional) 

Please explain how EDI and SGBA considerations, if applicable, have been integrated into the project (maximum ½ page). Please note this ½ page is in addition to the five-page proposal.  

Note: The MCNHR encourages applicants to integrate EDI and SGBA considerations into their projects. However, the integration of EDI and SGBA considerations in aspects such as the project’s research design, data analysis and knowledge translation/mobilization plan, are not mandatory components and will not be a formal evaluation criterion that will impact the applicant’s chances of success. Rather, this new requirement is in line with the Tri-Agency EDI Action Plan for 2018-2025, which highlights initiatives Canada’s federal funding agencies have undertaken to foster a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive research ecosystem in Canada. In addition, the new requirement is meant to help facilitate discussions in research teams in the CON and beyond to build capacity to address and integrate SGBA and EDI considerations meaningfully in research. 

Recommended EDI and SBGA resources:  

• Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research practice and design *New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)
• How to integrate sex and gender into research *Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHR)

5. Appendices (optional) 

Additional pages may be used for appendices, which are limited to:  

• Conceptual framework figures/diagrams  
• Intervention summary (e.g., education module outline, study protocol diagram)  
• Study instruments (e.g., data collection forms, surveys, interview guides)  
• Ethics approval certificates  
• No other appendices are permitted and will be removed by MCNHR staff 

Reviewers are not required to read the appendices. Appendices, thus, should not be used to circumvent the five (5) page limit of the research proposal. All essential information should be included in the proposal. Please note this ½ page is in addition to the five (5) page research proposal. 

6. Grant submission 

Please conduct a final review of your application prior to submission, ensuring readability, clarity, editing, proof-reading, and completeness of the application according to the guidelines. A check list is provided at the end of the application to help research teams ensure all required components are included in the submission.

One complete electronic copy of the online application is required and should be submitted through the online submission portal.

Online submission portal

Application deadline: April 15, annually,

In the event that April 15 falls on a statutory holiday or weekend, the deadline will be extended to the next business day.  

Review process  

Applications will be reviewed by the MCNHR Research Grant Review Committee. Proposals will be assessed using the grant reviewer evaluation form (research/professional affiliate).

All applicants will be notified of the results within two (2) months of competition deadlines.