Current Opportunities
Economic Analysis of the Consequences of Achieving a High-quality Primary Healthcare System in Canada
The overall aim is to inform the development of a pan-Canadian approach to primary healthcare research and policy by the Canadian Working Group for Primary Healthcare Improvement.
Application due: April 13, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. EST
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Patient and Client Safety in Home Care in Canada
Committed to supporting research that generates new knowledge and that contributes to improving the safety of services for Canadian home-care clients.
Application due: April 8, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. MT
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Commissioned Research
This program responds to the short (12- to 24-month) and mid-term (two to five years) research and synthesis needs of decision makers. Commissioned work is developed and funded by the Foundation in partnership with interested decision makers.
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Awards
Mythbusters Student Award
The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation is pleased to offer the 2009 Mythbusters Award. The award is designed to provide students with the opportunity to prepare a user-friendly summary of the research evidence behind some of today's major debates in Canadian health services management and policy.
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Past Competitions
Linking Evidence to Action on Decisions (LEAD) CompetitionThe new LEAD grants aim to generate new knowledge about the many factors that affect the successful implementation of research evidence in management and policy decision-making. Three LEAD initiatives will be funded in 2009, with a maximum CHSRF contribution to each of $250,000 over two years.
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Developed in consultation with researchers, decision makers, and funders across Canada, the REISS competition combines elements known to fuel collaborative, evidence-based support for the organization, management, and policies of the Canadian healthcare system. The result is a unique funding model that goes beyond traditional research funding to promote high-potential-impact research, high-quality capacity-building initiatives, and effective dissemination and implementation of results.
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Open Grants Competition
From 1998 to 2004, the Open Grants Competition served as the flagship research funding program of the Foundation. The Foundation has transferred the project portion of the Open Grants Competition to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, beginning with the 2005 competition.
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Note that all applicants must adhere to CHSRF's conflict of interest policy.
