Leverage Funding Programs for Active Members of the Network

Funding for Major Grant Applications

Purpose :

• To provide funding for the preparation of applications for major grants (e.g. CIHR Team Grants).

Eligibility requirements :

• The applicants must be researchers who are active members of the Network at the time that they submit their application for this funding,
• The notice of acceptance of the letter of intent by the granting agency (if required),
• The research project for which the major grant application is being submitted must be multidisciplinary and involve more than one academic institution; it may also involve multiple research settings and researchers from multiple provinces and/or countries,
• The research project must be in the field of aging and must be consistent with the objectives and orientations of the Network’s 2008-2012 Scientific Program,
• The research project must be recommended for approval by the Co-ordinator of an RQRV Thematic Group, Common Research Platform, or Consortium.

Value :

• Maximum $15 000 per application.

Application procedure :

• Submit as a single PDF document a completed application to the Network’s Scientific Director at info@rqrv.com, including:
  • A copy of the approval of your letter of intent, if one was required,
  • A summary of your major grant application,
  • The names and institutional affiliations of all the researchers involved,
  • A budget justification, linked to the timetable for submitting the major grant application,
  • A letter of recommendation from the Co-ordinator of an RQRV Thematic Group, Common Research Platform, or Consortium,
  • A concise explanation of the relationships between the major grant application and the Network’s research orientations and activities (half-page maximum).

Evaluation procedure :

• The RQRV Executive Committee determines eligibility and requests the opinion of at least two members of the RQRV Steering Committee, or of the Co-ordinator of an RQRV Thematic Group, Common Research Platform, or Consortium, or of an expert from outside the Network,
• Incomplete applications will be declared ineligible.

Recipient’s commitments :

• Acknowledge the Network’s support,
• Inform the Network of the granting agency’s decision on the major grant application,
• Return the Network support grant to the Network if the major grant application is not submitted to the granting agency.

Payment method :

• The funding will be paid to the recipients in a single instalment.

Application deadline :

• Open at all times.