Sponsor
CIHR Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in partnership with the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI)
For More Information
For additional information, please visit CIHR site and Terry Fox Research Institute site for
- Program guidelines
- Application forms
- Evaluation criteria
- Registration template
Description
The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), a National Funding Agency, runs an annual competition to support New Investigators to be mentored as part of their funded teams’ activities. The current competition will expand this program to teams funded by TFRI and CIHR Institute of Cancer Reserch (ICR). The goal of the program is to support outstanding New Investigators as they develop their careers as independent research scientists or clinician scientists, to undertake high-quality cancer research, while in close collaboration and mentorship with established TFRI or CIHR-ICR-funded research teams. Support will target high-quality research in all four funding pillars, providing information that may form the basis of innovative cancer prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment across the cancer control continuum.
Recognizing ongoing efforts to harmonize across the tri-agencies, for the purpose of this funding opportunity, ECRs are referred to as New Investigators and defined in line with the TFRI definition, i.e., researchers who are within seven calendar years from the start of their first faculty-level appointment.
Research Areas
This program will support outstanding New Investigators to collaborate, and be mentored by, one or more senior investigators of a currently funded research team. Specifically, the research teams are:
- Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project
- TFRI Translational Program
- CIHR Cancer Control Partnerships in Health Services Improvement (PHSI) Grants
- CIHR Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) Canada Dream Teams
- CIHR Large Scale Applied Research Cancer Projects (LSARP)
Eligibility
- The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must hold either a PhD, MD, or the equivalent.
- The NPA must hold a full-time appointment, or an equivalent that is leading toward to a full-time, faculty-level contract of employment at an eligible Canadian research institution (See Institutional Eligibility Requirements for eligibility process and associated timelines).
- The NPA must be within seven calendar years from the start of their first faculty-level appointment.
- The application must receive support and sponsorship from a currently funded research team.
- The application must be sponsored by an eligible Canadian research institution.
Please consult the Terry Fox Research Institute website for more details on Eligibility.
Funding Availability
$2,250,000, enough to fund approximately 5 grants
Maximum Project Value
$150,000 per year to a maximum of $450,000 per grant application.
Indirect Costs
0%
Project Duration
3 years
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
External Deadline | Registration: Registration must be submitted by applicant to TFRI. For more information, please consult the Terry Fox Research Institute website for details on how to apply to this funding opportunity. Note: Documents do not need to be submitted to CIHR at this stage. | |
Internal Deadline | Application: Applicant to submit copy of both the Full Application to TFRI and CIHR Abbreviated Application along with 1 complete OR5 form (total amount requesting from TFRI) to: research.services@uoguelph.ca | |
External Deadline | Application to TFRI: Full Proposals must be submitted by applicant to TFRI. Please consult the Terry Fox Research Institute website for details on how to apply to this funding opportunity. Application to CIHR: Applicants who submit a Full Proposal to TFRI must complete an abbreviated CIHR application and submit it through online application system ResearchNet. |