National Child Health Transplant Team Grant competition is to support one peer-reviewed research project that is patient-focused and aims to have direct impact on improving health outcomes of pediatric solid organ transplant patients.
The successful application will support a team of junior and senior researchers working together across disciplines and across Canada within the research structure of the CNTRP.
The Canadian National Transplant Research Program (CNTRP), Alberta Transplant Institute (ATI), the Transplant Research Foundation (TRF) of BC, Astellas Canada Inc. and the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation (BCCHF) are partnering to develop a National Child Health Transplant Research partnership aimed to support research to improve outcomes for pediatric transplant patients through cross-Canada, multi-disciplinary collaboration. This partnership will provide a unique opportunity to conduct research with a team of experts from centres across Canada that would not be possible at a single centre.
Awards:
The grant will be awarded to the successful team of applicants via the Team Leads’ institutions. It is anticipated that 1 grant of $100,000 CDN will be provided to the successful applicant team by the National Child Health Transplant Team Grant competition over a 24-month performance period. Of the total $100,000 available to the successful team:
- $50,000 ($25,000 each from TRF and BCCHF) must be allocated to support team member(s) in British Columbia,
- $25,000 from ATI must be allocated to support team member(s) in Alberta, and
- $25,000 from Astellas can be allocated to any team member(s) at any eligible institution(s) across Canada. This amount can be allocated amongst several researchers at several institutions if required.
Eligibility
The CNTRP NIC will receive and process applications and will organize a Peer Review Committee to evaluate the submitted proposals. Proposals will be deemed eligible based on the following:
The successful applicant tea, must:
- Be comprised of independent researchers working at Canadian universities or research institutions
- Conduct the research at Canadian institutions (study subjects may be enrolled from other countries)
- Agree to integrate their study within the CNTRP structure if funded and become a new project aim under the CNTRP framework
- Agree that all principle team members will become participating CNTRP members
- Include at least one current CNTRP member as a team member on the submission
- Agree to sign a Research Grant Acceptance Letter with the Canadian National Transplant Research Program who, in partnership with the Canadian Liver Foundation (who will manage the Astellas funding), the ATI and the TRF, will provide financial administration for the National Child Health Transplant Team Grant competition
- Agree to provide a progress report, including publication plan, to the CNTRP, who will share the report with ATI, BCCHF and TRF to assist with dissemination of study results
- If successful, agree to have their application shared in confidence with ATI, TRF and Astellas for internal documentation and auditing purposes
Eligible Research Proposals
Eligibility for the competition:
- Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to, investigator-initiated clinical trials, clinical research, ethics, patient-centred projects, and/or basic research projects
- Research projects must have direct impact on solid organ transplantation and may have secondary impact on areas related to donation and hematopoietic transplantation
- Must be focused exclusively on a pediatric population
- The funded team must include (at a minimum) one Team Lead in British Columbia and one Team Lead in Alberta, both located at institutions eligible to receive funding. The research team may include additional Team Leads from other centres across the country. Applicants are encouraged to involve patients and family members as active team members on the project.
- Preference will be given to research that can improve pediatric transplant care on a national scope
- Projects that involve external collaboration are eligible and encouraged
- An individual can be a Team Lead on only ONE application per competition, but can be a team member on any number of other applications
- The funded application must become a new project aim under the CNTRP framework
Application Procedure:
The research proposal should be novel, previously unpublished and not exceed 5 pages (excluding references and budget table), with a maximum of 3 additional pages for figures or tables.
Suggested headings for the research proposal include 1) Statement of objective(s), 2) Brief review of literature and background information, 3) Recent relevant research by applicants, 4) Description of the research team 5) Hypothesis(es), 6) Design and methodology, including data analysis 7) Anticipated timeline, 8) Impact, future research plans and knowledge translation, and 9) Budget (separate page; use budget template).
Deadline:
The CNTRP NIC must receive the completed application no later than 11:59pm PDT on November 1, 2016. The magnitude of the project should match the size of the award; the award is not intended to supplement a major grant.
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