Barer-Flood Senior Career Prize in Health Services and Policy Research

Timeline and Funding

Application deadline The application deadline and NOD will align with the Fall CIHR Project Grant competition. Please check the CIHR Project Grant page for the application deadline and notice of decision (NOD), which may change year-to-year.
Funding per award One $25,000 award is granted annually

Description

The Barer-Flood Prize is named in honor of the leadership, vision and innovative contributions of the first two IHSPR Scientific Directors, Drs. Morris Barer and Colleen Flood. In their roles as Scientific Directors, Dr. Barer and Dr. Flood made tremendous contributions towards advancing the field of health services and policy research in Canada, building a community of world-class researchers, and designing innovative new programs that foster evidence-informed decision making and improved health and health care for Canadians.

The Barer-Flood Prize is intended to recognize and support the research excellence of Canadian Senior-Career Investigators, and will be given to a highly ranked senior-career investigator in CIHR’s Fall Project Grant competition whose application aligns with the Priority Announcement for the Barer-Flood Senior Career Prize in Health Services and Policy Research. This prize is a supplemental grant to support research and/or knowledge mobilization.

Funds Available

  • The total amount available for this prize is $25,000, enough to fund one prize for one year. The maximum amount per prize is $25,000 per annum for one year.
  • The recipient may be invited by IHSPR to present their research at a national conference and must set aside $5,000 of funds for this purpose.

Eligibility and How to Apply

The prize will be considered eligible and determined through the following process:

  • This award is administered through the Fall Project Grant competition. The award will be given to the highest ranked senior-career investigator who is the recipient of a grant through the Fall CIHR Project Grant competition; whose project aligns with the Priority Announcement (Specific Research Areas) for the Barer-Flood Senior Career Prize in for Health Services and Policy Research.
  • The candidate must be a senior-career investigator at the time of the application deadline of the Project Grant competition.
  • Application Deadline and Notice of Decision (NOD): As this award is through CIHR’s Fall Project Grant competition, the application deadline and NOD will align with that competition. Please check the CIHR Project Grant page for the application deadline and NOD, which may change year-to-year.

For further details on eligibility requirements and how to apply, please visit the CIHR ResearchNet page and verify the latest Project Grant Priority Announcements (Specific Research Areas) for the Barer-Flood Senior Career Prize in for Health Services and Policy Research Priority Areas.

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