Sponsor
Kidney Foundation of Canada
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Applicants are encouraged to review the sponsor's instructions for each stage:
Description
Kidney Health Research Grants provide financial support to researchers in defraying research operating costs, including the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment and the payment of laboratory assistants. Grants are available for one, two or three years. The research must be carried out in Canada.
Eligibility
There are various applicant categories and criteria for each which can be found in their Policies Guide.
The Nominated Principal Applicant is an individual who:
- Is an Independent researcher; and
- will be responsible for the direction of the proposed activities; and
- will assume the administrative and financial responsibility for the grant or award; and
- will receive all related correspondence from the KFOC.
In cases that more than one individual will be responsible for the proposed activities, you may denote ONE additional team member as a Principal applicant. The KFOC defines a Principal Applicant as an individual who shares responsibility for the direction of the proposed activities.
NOTE: A Nominated Principal Applicant or Principal Applicant may not apply for or hold more than one (1) Kidney Health Research Grant from The Kidney Foundation as an award. It is the responsibility of the nominated principal applicant to ensure the additional principal applicant (if applicable) is aware of this restriction.
Funding Availability
The maximum grant amount is $60,000 (CAD)/year. Applicants can apply for one, two, or three year grants
Indirect Costs
0% per sponsor funding policy
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
External Deadline | Applicant to submit Letter of Intent to sponsor directly through ProposalCentral. | |
Internal Deadline | Applicant to submit full application with signed OR-5 form to Research Support Services via email at research.services@uoguelph.ca. | |
External Deadline | Applicant to submit full and final application to sponsor through ProposalCentral. |