Parkinson Society Canada has partnered with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health & Addiction (INMHA) to make the most of our psychosocial research funding potential.
The objective of these awards is to:
- Increase interest in Parkinson's disease
- Encourage psychosocial research in Parkinson’s disease from other health disciplines, such as:
- Nursing
- Occupational therapy
- Speech language pathology
- Social work
Funding is being offered as a complement to the biomedical research that is currently being funded. Applications to this initiative MUST be psychosocial in focus.
Emphasis is placed on research directed toward:
- Improving quality of life
- Increasing understanding and treatment of non-motor and motor symptoms of Parkinson's
- Addressing issues pertaining to:
- Caregiving
- Supportive interventions
- Behavioural changes
- Cognitive changes
Research can address the full spectrum of the stages of Parkinson’s disease including end of life/ palliative care or ethical issues and can involve qualitative and /or quantitative methodologies.
Parkinson Society Canada is committed to:
- Advancing our research program to better serve Canadians with Parkinson’s
- Foster Canadian Parkinson’s research leadership internationally
- Support efforts to ease the burden and find a cure
NOTE: Applications are submitted through the CIHR Operating Grant: Priority Announcement (Specific Research Areas) competition.
| Important Dates |
| Competition |
201203MOP |
| Registration Deadline |
2012-02-01 |
| Application Deadline |
2012-03-01 |
| Application Notice of Decision |
2012-06-30 |
| Funding Start Date |
2012-10-01 |
Research Grant
- Two year duration, maximum $50,000 per annum
- This award is non-renewable
- Applications receiving a rating of less than 3.5 will not be considered for funding
HOW TO APPLY
Applications are submitted through the "201203MOP" competition of the CIHR Operating Grant: 2011-2012 funding opportunity. Click here to see the full RFA (doc).
Alternatively, the full announcement can also be viewed on the CIHR website.
For questions about this initiative, please contact:
Ivy Lim-Carter
Director, National Research & Clinical Programs
Parkinson Society Canada
Tel: 416-227-3382 or 1-800-565-3000, ext. 3382
Email: ivy.lim-carter@parkinson.ca
Asimina Saikaley, Project Officer
CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA)
Telephone: 613-941-0874
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: asimina.saikaley@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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